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

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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.

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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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“SOMETHING FOR NOTHING” By Arthur Siniscal From the sun comes our unending supply о! nergy, ind in the sun originate all other forms of energy, either directly OI indirectly,” began the pro- fessor of physi s as he opened his address tO the class, May. the first one afternoon late in [ he period had just commenced and at words of the instructor, the majority of the pupils had already begun to com- fortably arrange themselves in their seats, preparatory to their accustomed afternoon nap. [he rest were shifting around trying to find a better position of com- fort, and, about five minutes after class started, al- most all were ready for the professor's continuation of his Sing me to sleep, recited in scientific lan- guage. 1 say almost because one, Fred Billingstone, who at this particular moment abandoned his daily rest, was quite agitated. 71 he last few words of the professor were still ringing in his ears, and phrases like Sun's unending energy, Supplied directly or indirectly,” In his lessons dealing with electricity he had learned were being turned over in his mind. that when heat was applied io a joint of two different metals, constituting a thermopile, electricity was gen- erated! And that а buming glass was ап instru- ment for concentrating the sun's rays in a minute spot. Also that mirrors reflect objects, especially the sun’s rays. Wham! Ап idea struck Fred Billingstone! Хой often did such luck occur to him, but he was one of those chaps to whom one idea out of a thousand brought fortune. His agitation increased and he be- came mentally excited. Not many ideas like this one True, he obtained many before No, this was different and one that deserved the trying; thus should be let alone. this, but, as usual, they were of no avail. his mind was made up. For the next few days members of the faculty observed that Fred's intelligence was reaching a still Also his pocket-book was usually empty, and that he stopped lower standard. fair friends noticed his raving about dances and the latest in the movies. 2l Besides this, various household utensils were missing, for which Ma could not account. Fred's appetite had decreased also and soon Pa began to wonder. Why had he been out in the back-yard so often lately? And why had he cleaned up the scrap and (A thing which was recorded for the first time in the his- tory of the Billingstones.) brush there lying around on his own account? And again, Fred had asked for (and received) his next week's allowance in advance. Four days later it rained unusually long; so all were indoors—except Fred. Ma looked out through the back window to see her promising son working inside the shed. The doors were open, and curious, she spied him fooling around something very odd. Peeping over her shoulder, we shall describe what On the table lay a thick board of some- On this, and spaced evenly, were three concave mirrors, with their re- she saw. thing like two by four feet. flecting sides up, and above these were three burning glasses (no wonder she missed them the other day on looking over her hope-chest) each placed directly over a mirror. Still above these were three funny- looking things; they seemed like circles, the spokes of which- she used in embroidering (the nerve! thought Ма) — and, yes, those were the wooden frames were formed by thin wires, their ends joined at the center. These were placed in a manner similar to the glasses, so that the entire contraption formed a base on which were mounted respectively the concave mirrors, the burning glasses and—well, let me here tell the secret—three thermopiles. Ма” curiosity in- creased when—remember it was a rainy day—the wind changed direction and blew the shed doors to- zether. Next morning, bright, calm and peaceful as ever— Hurrah! The day of the event. Fred was going to give his invention a trial! Of The idea had been there all these ages, waiting for someone to hap- was Saturday. course it would work—and why not?