Gorham State College - Hillcrest / Green and White Yearbook (Gorham, ME)

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ACADEMY HALL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Veeatienal Edueatieh should equip the individual te- aeeure a living, for him- self and those dependent upon him, to serve aaeiety well through his veeatien, to maintain the right relatianahips tawatd hi5 fellaw workers and aeeiety, and as far as possible to End in that vacation his own best development. Let us examine eaeh of these aims hf vacatienal edueatien in relation to just haw it ahe-uld be achieved. It edueatihn is to equip an individual ta earn his liveliw head, it must seek to determine in just whieh line at werk his abilities lie. New be- fore the aehaal child can ht himself for a 1n:neatie-It, he aheufd knew the generaI facts about severaI pm feaaiana. sueh as their present-day conditions, dangers, advantages, disadvantages, and returns. This mag.r he aeeetnpliahed in three ways, by reading pamphlets, beaks, and papers, by listening te- addreaaea given by men and wameh engaged in the prhfeaaiana, and by 1visiting the industries and learning first hand aamething ef the nature of the Deeupatiena and the environments they.r afford. Once a vacatienal goal is determined, let the student press onward, remembering that at the gnal aueeeaa and happiness are awaiting him. 1 To serve seeiety well through his wmaatian.F How much is itnhhed by that e-ne ward aerate! What a lovely picture is the life of a teacher who has faund the happy medium between egatiam and inferiority eamplea as regards her veeatien. I131

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RGBIE HALL THE WORTHY USE OF LEISURE TIME W e might ehenge'the quetetien te: llShew me hew yeti spend F011? leisure time and I will tell yeti what yeti ere. Everyene hes eeme te Gerhem Neriiiel Seheel with e tlefmite purpose ten pte- pere fer teeehing and to further his etlttetttien. Teaching is, thereiere, eur veee- tien; but every moment erl eur future will net be spent in elesst'eem etttl fer this reesen the authorities emf eui- seheel httve presided let the werthy use el leisure time. VUe spend an average of nine hours a day in Classes and in their preparation, eight heurs in sleep, ene heur anti a hall in the diningr reent. This leaves ehnttt Eve heurs te he spent in leisure. Nature tleilj.F issues an invitetien whieh few een resist and we walk out in the open, ears and eyes attentive te birds, flowers, trees and murmuring breeklets. Re- turning, we epen the deer pieturetl eheve. If it is eeltl er dreary eutside, tt warm rush ef air etweleps us, er if Old Sells rays have heated the etmesphere, e refresh- ing eeehiess greets us. It is always like a friend, selieiteus ef etir welfare. The reception teem is the eeeasien of 111511137 fetid lttenieries The library is: a restful pleee. It is here that yeti may ferget your prefessieh entl tlelse inter popular tiiegeeines sueh es everyene reeds. This I'UCIITI possesses l'the liliss ef senIittitle.H The wiiees in the halls are hushetl hefere they enter. But at ether times the mag- netie vivseity ef e seheel girl group is displayed befere the epen hrepleee, disettssieg seine plan to entertain the ether members of the student hendyt The pleee in whieh we have had the meet fun, however, meele the mest friends, and were Out 011? very,F sales in seeking enjeyment lSFCEntEI'. Neetl I mention the pest efliee, whese IJTDClUCIE we always antieipete? A New York firm saitl te its empleyees: l'A iellew whe is seen at e leetttt'e er deep in e heel: er httsietl ahnut seine hehhy is judged tn he a man ef self-respeet entl purposely Jikfltl eensitlering eur life at G. N. S. we might etltl: HAnd + H hRPPmES-li- lliRGaRET E-ICAULIFFE. llll

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FORGE MACHINE SHDP It is the picture ef e weil-reunded life. with the netien in the fer beehgreund, the eemtritlhitj,r in the feregreuntl. and e little ehiltl standing hesitle her. Ail these she serves. ' L-Teinteining the right i'eietienshipe tewerd title's JEellew werkers end SDCiEtF signihee that veeetiehel training has hreetienetl the need. heart, and setil ef the individual. It has given him a eeneeptien ef the duties ef ene 1meetienel greep te enether, ef the spirit at leyeity that should exist between empieyer end empleyee and between predueer end eensumer. It has develeped in him a spirit ef friend- liness, sympathy, and understanding toward each and every werker ef the werld. New we eeme ten the last eeeempiiehment ef edueetienel guidenee, the hnthng hy the individual his ewn beet develepment iii the prefeesien which he has eheeen. HI-Iew iind this ehanee fer develepment Em yen 3514. Think! Is net Ending eneis werk and making enels liveiiheed thereiw. SeIf-tlevelepmeht? 15 net serving se- eiety, the eemmunity, the tewn, the leved enee in the eettege we eeli eure, seifr develepment? And whet mere heeutifui way een be feund te express eerselvee then by werking daily beside eur feiiew worker and sharing his serrews end Stieeesses? Surely: VUCHHUHHI edueetien meet ultiii'ietelliF teeeh all earnest students te Give tn: the werid the best yen have. And the heat will eeme heek te lireefI ALTHEA I'IEALY, tee. i131