Central High School - Cog N Pen Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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Are | CHOOSING AND SECURING A POSITION Bv L. С. Wilsey Globe Indemnity Co. [he title of this article divides it into two parts, and while one would assume that choosing natu rally precedes securing, many applicants attempt to secure employment without first analysing their prefer- ences, qualifications, and aptitude, and the market for In addition they make the mistake of considering only such service as they are competent to render. the immediate present rather than having their minds set on a goal they want to reach within the next ten years. “Ном shall we choose a position,” you say, “whe і there аге so many things to do, so many people io do Also you ask, Isn't it true that an employer puts a new them, and we have never done any of them? applicant wherever there is a vacancy?” Let me answer the second question first, by saying that the prudent employer makes a careful effort to fit the employee to the work. Now for the first question. It is agreed that any- one can do better work when he likes or is interested in what he is doing, for it is no effort to concentrat e on the duties to be performed; nothing distracts him. and the work that would ordinarily seem hum-drum ог difficult, appears fascinating and even easy іп many cases. For that reason, one should, in choosing the kind of work he will do, try to find that in which he can take a natural and lively interest. Again, I hear you say: “That is all right for the boys or girls whose parents have told them from childhood that they are to be engineers, dentists, phy- sicians, teachers, etc.; but what about those of us whose parents have not planted those preferences in our minds—those who must get out and ‘find a job’ We do not know what we want to do, except that we know as soon as commencement exercises are over? we want inside or outside work. To you I say, there is ample opportunity and time to determine what you want to do and in what line your bent lies—if any, and you can do this while earning a living. 19 It is true that unless a boy or girl Is equipped for some particular thing such as stenography, bookkeep- ing, filing, telephone operating, etc. it is necessary to start at very small remuneration, and yet there is 1 certam advantage in this; for the one who starts at the bottom misses nothing in the general training, and when he or she becomes a department head, divi- sion head, or executive officer, the ability to handle people comes from having gone through the mill, knowing what the duties of an office boy or messenger are, how long it takes to accomplish various routine tasks, work. For the boy who knows he wants to follow а cer- and all the little kinds that come in a day’s tain line it becomes a question of finding an opening that will lead toward the goal he has chosen; but the fact is that relatively few of the really big busi- ness men knew at the outset that they wanted to be- come bank presidents, railroad presidents, or general managers of this or that. In most cases they started for little or nothing in the way of salary, kept their eyes and ears open, learned all a job had to offer and then moved to the next one. That, however, was in the days when most estab- lishments were small; but today the average boy can if he becomes associated with a good firm—find his opportunities there: and by remaining long enough, get well along toward the top of the ladder right in that industry, no matter what his particular bent may be, for the really big organizations employ profes- sional men of almost all kinds including physicians, lawyers, research and industrial chemists, operating engineers, as well as all the specialists in the commer- cial field, such as accountants, office managers, ad- vertising managers, purchasing agents, credit men, etc. Nor are the opportunities confined to the boys; for big business houses require secretaries for their vice presidents and other officers, stenographers to de- partment heads, supervising file clerks, chief clerks in many sections where large numbers of junior and senior clerks are located, supervisors of stenographic (Continued on page 91)

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A CHAPTER ОМ TONGUE By Antoinette Greenberg I have no tongue. Mistake me not, dear reader, nor even imagine that I am by nature destitute of that interior projection, meaty decoration and, рһувіо- logically speaking, muscular organ. I am, I think, rather sparingly than generously provided with this adornment, and І feel no disposition to envy the horse his lavish amount, nor the chicken her limited supply of that necessary feature. Neither have I done any- thing to incur any criticism on the part of the local cartoonist, because of this. I was never, thank my stars, in the comic movies, nor is there the slightest possibility of my ever being in them. When, therefore, I say I have no tongue, I mean no tongue for talking to the opposite sex. To say that this jabbering instrument never wagged fiu- ently under the stimulus of a sympathetic feminine ear would be a falsehood. But when “Не” arrives, this muscular contrivance suddenly becomes rigid, and all the wonderful speeches prepared beforehand are dammed up and forever zone. I think that I am naturally a linguist, but senti- mentally I am incapable of speech. For days before, I rehearse pretty speeches to myself before the mir- ror, to my dog, and also to the sympathetic manikins but all in vain. Yet, hath the noble Antoinette never been dismayed. I think practically, I can converse fluently, but romantically, І am incapable of utterance. І have à suspicion that I have an undeveloped fluency of talk with the opposite sex. Just the other day while prac- using on my Poodle dog, my sister Ruth came in and said, “I thought that it was the parrot. However, I soon convinced her that the Parrot would not have had quite the fervor, the ardor of that speech. | mention this hoping to cast no reflection on Poll’s linguistic ability. I have received a great deal more pain than pleas- ure from this dried up faculty. susceptible to harsh utterance. sometimes irritate me beyond words. I am constitutionally A misused word will I have сай through graduation orations ‘till sheer desperation made me rush madly out into the streets, where quiet and solitude reign. I sometimes wonder what an orator Pluto would be like. (Poor Pluto. ) Some day, perhaps, I will be able to overcome this mental paralysis and if “Не” proposes, I shall be able to stammer out “Yes.” (This is а 3B English Theme.— Editor.) MARCH WEATHER Ву Jerry Toscano Perhaps the sun might shine at midnight. Any- thing is possible in March. Burr!-- Now it’s raining. Неге and there, running as fast as they it's cold. can to find shelter, are men and women who mutter something unintelligible under their breaths. Patter Patter—Patter against the window panes. Now it’s hailing—n ow it’s snowing. The wind blows. A FEW HOURS LATER Men walking with their coats open and umbrellas under their arms. Now and then someone will wipe the perspiration from his forehead. ‘The sun is a ball of fire. People regret that they brought their coats. The snow is melting very fast. Streets look like rivers. Тһе sidewalks look like swamps. Ah—for cold weather! Cold weather comes and it comes with a rush. Ah—for warm weather. The place for the month of March is in a lunatic asylum. (This is an English Theme Grade 3A.— Editor.)

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ГНЕ IDEAL CENTRAL STUDENTS is for Clean, the way we play. for Energetic, I surely can say. stands for Neighborly, to all we ar for Thoughtfulness in all is Reserved, in actions not loud. for Alert, never dimmed by a cloud is our Loyalty, of Central we'r proud. is the Honor, that is ours in hand for Industrious, our future we've plannea 15 Generosity, in all we donate for Habits, to correct never late is to Study, so subjects we pass. for Courage, all others to surpass to act Human to one and io ail. to Obey, answer those who call. Observation, го facts we learn. is our Leadership, others all yearn is to Serve in a righteous way. stands for Toil, a path to lay. to Unbias our opinions of some. our Debt, an accruing sum. for. Enthusiasm I hope never wanes is for Nimble in action or brains. is Thankful, to Central, so dear. to Shine, from year to year.