Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 27 Feb 1931, p. 37

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Mr. Vernon hopes that the pro- grains may be muade as personal and individual as possible by having- dis- cussions within the adviser groupi in which students wilIl takç a large part. He also bhopes té' be able to secure some outside 'speakers on th e occupa- tions in >which the largest number of boys are interested. Arecent survey taken in the junior boyvs' 'adviser rooms at the bigh school showed that a large percent- age of the boys are interested in engineering and business. The nurn- ber of boys giving their occupational interest as engineering was, 57. Forty-six said business was to -be their occupation in life. Others. expressed their occupational interests as folloWs: law, 19; scien- tific occupations, 14;, aviation, Il;- architecture,..8; inedicine, 8; publish- ing and journalism, 8; commercial. art, 7; prof essional athietics, 5; dentistry, 4; dramatics, 3; ,govern- nient service, 3, and mechanical trades, 2. In niaking the' announicement re- garding the vocational and ýeduca- tional guidance program for. junior boys at New Trier this semester, Mr. Vernon stated that .the vocational guidance part of the program would be 'taken up first, with occasionai discussion of. the choice of college and of college. entrance. The five main points to be con-, sidered in the programn of vocatioiîal guidance, Mr. Vernon said, are: the * importance of 'choosing a vocation, means that have been used in choos~- * ing a vocation, how best to choose a vocation, the importance of study- ing vocations and planning a career, and'analyses of some vocations. Less AccidentsRpre oni C. and N. W. Railway Ail records for. safety and accident- prévention in the history of the Chi- cago and North Western Railway company were surpassed in the year 1930 wlien a decrease of 22 per, cent Gialsworthy Lectures at Orchestra Hall Mar. 30 John Galsworthy, English. novel- ist, will talk on 'Literature and Life," at Orchestra Hall on Monday eve- ning, March 3p, announces Henry E. Voegeli. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICESý ,"Christ Jesus" will be the subject at the services in, the First Church of Christ, .Scientist, in, Wilmette , Sun- day morning, March 1.,1 at il o'clock. Sunday sehool convenes at .9:45, o'clock. Mr. and Mrs., Harold E. Spinney, 927 Ashland avenue, Wilmette,. are sojourning ini Miami,,Fia. Tbey ex- pect to he away. until the Iast. of March. For the convenience of our patrons, we heve a Loop office whryou can place your Wanl SUITE 1212-12.13 TOWER DLDG. 6 NORTH -MICHIGAN AVENUE' >CH-ICAGO. ILUNOIS COR. MICHIGAN .AT MADISON STREE PATRONIZE 'OURADVERTISERS orthe month. of 7ÀYCÀR LOS is fedturing d discount pTWL-EN TY PER CýENT On'al.1 STUDIO PORTRAITURE, YMention this announcement fl VV*L*u it 4 *. To Lecture at Flower Show in Hotel Sherman Mrs. Alice B. Harrington, famous speaker and ornithologist of Boston,, wIl give a lýecture at the Hotel Sher- man , lowver show, which. opens on, Miraldgo Building A 1647 S he rlid dn R oddc A4u thetake, beyween Wilmette and Kenilworth W1LM.ETTE 650 E E i

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