Cheverus High School - Clarion Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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:,.Iq: Q3 '. ., ..i PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS Each profession has its societies, some of which attempt to set up standards for membership in the profession. Moreover, many profess sions are licensed-pliysicians, dentists, and pharmacists, for example- and in these cases the licensing board determines the qualihcations that a professional person in the field should have. Very often, however, there is no clear-cut line drawn between professional and other types of workers. Some fields are overcrowded, others not so. For example, serious shortages exist in the chemical, medical, and teaching professions. Even if a young man is interested in an overcrowded profession, he should remember that there is always room for the well-qualified member in any profession. Although the reward and satisfaction of a successful professional career is great, those who wish to embark on one will not End it easy. They must complete long periods of training and grinding study in competition with the brightest students. They must take and pass dillicult examinations both in the college and professional schools and before State licensing boards. ln most cases colleges will not even accept them for professional training unless their high school grades are well above averageg and often employers will give preference to graduates whose grades in their professional schools were in the highest half or quarter of the class. The professions offer glamour and prestige, but also hard grinding work. Yet there is found there great reward and satisfaction, Navi - ie I I' ' Pl' , f? 5 .1 If jr .51 .5 . all-t 1.5, , L - ,. '61 vii . ,Q .. .ff p

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VERY REV. FRANCIS J. GILDAY, S. J Rector of :Boston College High School 8