t.{.l y1.'1, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1927 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THRMU WORKS TO MODIFY CAMPAIGN FOR EARLY Myers Talks On 'Vocational Guidance THE VOLSTEAD ACT_ SHOPPING STARTED CHRISTMAS IN ANN ARBOR !i WORK V'NSISTS iN FINDING THE PROPER FIELD FOR EACH PERSON EACH CASE IS COMPLEX Work Being Done In Public Schools Is Outlined In Detail By The Speaker (Editor's note: The following address on "Vocational Guidance," delivered on the fifth Michigan radio night program over WWJ, the Detroit News station, last night, was written by Prof. George E. Meyers, professor of Voca- tional Education and Guidance in the School of , Education.) Nearly one million boys and young men and half as many girls and young women in the United States each year face the problems involved in transfer from school or college to wage-earn- ing occupations. There are, of course, outstanding differences between individuals in this great army of annual recruits to the ranks of wage-earners. They differ in age at which work is begun, in phy- sique, in schooling, in general intelli- gence, in social intelligence, in special ,aptitude, in temperament, in initiative, in persistence, and in other ways. Occupations 1Differ On, the other hand, the thousands of occupations which are open to these ;young recruits differ. Some call for ~youth; others demand a fair degree of maturity. Some require extensive edu- Mcation others may be carried on suc- cessfully by illiterates. Some demand a high degree of intelligence; others are open to morons. Some require 'physical strength and endurance; oth- oers, quickness and dexterity. Some call for special aptitude of one kind; others, for special aptitudes of a very different kind. Some are impossible to the stolid and plegmatic; others are equally impossible to the high- strung and excitable. Some demand initiative and leadership; others re- quire doing the same thing over and over again. How do these boys and girls and young men and women of such varied characteristics and qualifications find their way from school and col1ege into the places they are to fill in this maze of occupations, .with their widely dif- fering demands and requirements? Studies which have been made indi- cate,, especially in case of those who leave school early to enter employ- ment, that chance and trial and error play far more important parts than scientific method in this matter of chopsing and entering occupations. There can be no question that enor- mous economic and social waste re- sults. There is economic loss to the individual who shifts from one occupa- tion to another in the effort to find work for which .he is suited. This loss is particularly heavy if the individual spent a long period in special prepara- I .will nPPfl l1Pln in nlanninLy and obtain- i tinn fnr tho f7rc:t nooilnatinn Thoro is IIn fintic nr nr>rrZIrlaiinnal fic+lric and ac . i"" fo"1 nLe nr 111ocupatin.weispinU ""o""o""" "I UC"Up "t"'"1 ""' l a"iawle n p"" "" "i lani ian I"""" "" economic loss to the employer when- an aid to teachers in discovering pu- ing better preparation for their work; ever he has to select and train a new pils interests, special aptitudes and or for promotion. This follow-up ser- worker to take the place of one who limitations. Practical art courses in vice also aids in checking up the ef- proves unsuited to the work. There junior high school serve this purpose, fectiveness of other parts of the guid- is economic loss to society in that as should, also, the dramatic, musical ance program. much of the employer's loss is passed and other activities of the school. It, may be argued that so compre- on to society in the higher costs of 3. Assembling and making avail- hensive a program of vocational guid- product or service. There is social able for use pertinent information ance is too costly for a city school waste due to the development of a concerning the ablities, aptitudes, tem- system to undertake. The cost will be bitter anti-social attitude on the part peraments and personality traits of in- high if the job is well done. But the of those who fail to find suitable oc- dividual pupils. Much information of haphazard methods of entering occu- cupations; or due to the formation of this sort which teachers acquire in pations which have prevailed in the unwholesome habits' or ideals by the connection with their work is dissi- past are far more costly. And in young in the process of shifting from pated because it is not brought to- either case society pays the bill in the occupation to occupation; or due to gether for use in advising pupils. long run. the fact that the work one does fails Would aProvide Counsel to call forth his best latent possibili- 4. Providing expert vocational FIND ONE FORD ties. cou:s'ling for each pupil. This in- $4,0 Would Abolish Waste volves aiding pupils by means of per- IN THEFT Vocational guidance is an effort to sonal interviews to interpret and eval- reduce this great economic and social ,at;e the in orration which they have One Ford roadster was the only waste by helping young people to acquired concerning occupations and part of the $4,000 loot stolen by thieves choose and enter occupations more the results of their Exploratory expe- during the Minnesota game which had successfully. It may be considered riences in terms of their personal been recovered -late yesterday, accord- part of the conservation movement in qualifiactions and limitations; in oth- ing to local police officials. The car that it seeks to conserve the priceless er words to compare their personal is the property of Victor Westerman native capacties of our youth and the qualifications with the requirements of Ann Arbor, and was found by the results of the costly training provided of occupations which interest them. Ecorse police. by our schools. 5. Providing vocational education Vocational guidance is rapidly gain- as far as is practicable in order that Ambassador Tellez says at Wash- ing recognition as an educational ser- pupils may make suitable preparation ington that American Ambassador vice, and, as a legitimate part of the for occupations which they may Morrow already has created a spirit work of our schools and institutions choose. of amity in Mexican-American rela- of higher learning. It should not be 6. Assisting pupils when they are tions. thought of as something which is add- ready to leave school for omploymebt ed on to education but as an integral to obtain positionf i iier that they Although the area of Bolivia is and essential part,of an educational may ontlr -advantageously the occupa- about 560,000 square miles, its popula- program. t~itrs chosen. It is not at all uncom- tion does not exceed that of Chicago. As vocational guidance is develop- mon for an individual whose choice of ing in public school systems, it in- occupation is wise and whose prepara- Juneau, Alaska has been recently cludes the following activities: tion is good, to get off to a bad start shaken by a severe earthduake. 1. Aiding pupils to obtain adequate because his first job is with the wrong and significant information concern- firm. It is part of the guidance pro- ing the requirements and opportun- gram to prevent this whenever possi- ities of occupations. This is done in ble. . many junior and senior high schools, 7. Helping pupils who have been especially in the former, by giving aided in obtaining employment to ad- courses in occupational information. just themselves to employment condt- 2. Providing opportunity for pupils tions and to progress in their work. to try themselves out in the work of a Some will need help in obtaining a few occupations in order that they second position hecause they prove to may test their fitness for these occu- be unsuited for the first one. Many I . . , , G k G 4 As has become customary in many parts of the country during the past few years, the (jay after Thanksgiving marked the official opening of the an- nual Early Christmas Shopping cam- paign which was instituted in Ann Arbor yesterday. The retail merchants committee of the Chamber of Commerce which is sponsoring this program opened its drive yesterday with the definite hope in mind that much of the last minute shopping might be finished sooner this year. It will mean that the peek of shop- ping will be moved forward a few days thus lessening the last minute demands on the shopkeepers and their employees. It will also mean the dangers and inconveniences that would accompany shopping in in- SPEC A L Bridge Lamps Complete $2.98 We Carry a Complete Line of Bridge and Floor Lamps ERNST BROS. 21, orralShop 210( South Pourth Ave. clement weather should such be et case on the days 'immediately, pro- ceeding Christmas will also be re- moved. In furtherance of this campaign the local post office is mailing each of the city's residents on Monday a card urging early shopping. Other features of this campaign such as Christmas trees' and extensive sign board adver- tising are beng prepared for use in the near future. Your Favorite t I1 w, ~I= .iberts Judge S. Harrison White, shown above, a Democrat of Denver, Colo., who has been elected to succeed the late William N. Vaile, Republican, said that he interprets his victory "as a mandate rom the people of Denver to modify the Volstead Act and make it a workable law." The dry forces de- clare "the congressional election is a great disappointment to the Christian mnd tpaerv' for"" of DrMvy Mary Lee Page and Shaw I Martha Washington TICE'S (Near 'Arc) z ~___. -" Y.C~ ONl\1E 'AR NATIONAL MONTHLY HAS ARTICLES BY THREE ANN ARBOR PHYSICISTS JLV Two articles by members of the Phy- sics department of'Michigan appear in the current November issue of the Journal of the Optical Society ofj America, a monthly publication con- taining news and descriptions of latec achievements in the field of optics. A report "On the Infrared Absorp- tion Sepctra of Several Gasses," by Prof. Charles F. Meyer, D. W. Bronk, and A. A. Levin and an article ,"A New One-Meter Vacuum Spectrographc Design" by Ralph A. Sawyer are pub- lished. All the authors are of the staff of the Physics, department with the ex- ception of Bronk, who recently ac- cepted a position at Swarthmore. Professor Meyer has been studying the infrared section of the spectrum for several years and the article re- ports the results lie and his confreres obtained in the study of the spectra of several gasses using a grating of 1134 lines per centimeter. Professor Sawyer's article deals with the new spectrograph recently built in the Physics shops and now on display in the East Physics building. The article contains a diagram of the instrument which is used for the mea- suremetit of extremely short ultra-vio- let rays. CaptivatingLight Opera Star, writes: I- "It was a welcome discovery for me-I had hoped to find a cigarette as delightful as Lucky Strike yet as utterly harmless to the throat. This marvelous cigarette combines both pleasure and safety." AUDAcIOUS ENGINEERS are filling our popular publications with descriptions of the cities of the future. We have all seen their prophetic pictures: tiers of gigantic buildings rising one hundred, two hundred, three hundred stories above four or five levels of street. All the ingenuity of these prophets is required to explain away, even theoretically, certain problems of con- struction. IF this material can be made to bear so much more strain; IF means can be devised to ensure a solid foun- dation-IF, IF. One important detail, however,*"is always taken for granted. "There will be express elevators," they say, "from the various street levels to the hun- dredth and two hundredth floor." THERE TILL BE! We find no "if" in connection with the elevators. For all builders have come to expect a perfect solution of every interior transportation problem, no matter how audacious. As the cities of the future are being planned, the OTIS COMPANY expects that dependable vertical transportation will continue to be taken for granted by architects, en- gineers, and the public. 1 Photo by Strauss Peyton Nr THE TOBACCO CROP Afr. Hugh Ferriss has visioned many outstanding gigantic "buildings ofthe future." This reproduction is particularly appropriate at this time and special permission has been ot I F