Jamestown High School - Red and Green Yearbook (Jamestown, NY)

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10 I. H. S. SENIOR ANNUAL 1931 Teach ing flVlerton P. Corwini The profession of teaching offers one of the finest and noblest services to mankind and a position of respect and honor in the com- munity. lt demands the highest type of char- acter, a strong pleasing personality, an en- during physique with emotional control, and a good mind. ln return its rewards are a comfortable living, reasonable security in tenure, and insurance for old age protection. Minimum preparation may be made in the state normal schools with two and three year courses, or in college with a four year course. Prospective teachers are advised to go beyond the minimum in preparation as the present trend in the field of education is to require broader and more extensive education. The time is not far distant when at least four years of education beyond the secondary school will be required of all teachers. The basic entrance requirements for state English four years, math- science two years, history language two years with normal school are ematics two years, two years, foreign elective subjects to total fifteen units. Adjust- ments are made in these requirements for those who plan to enter special fields such as l ,,,s,,,.r,.,, art, home economics, commercial and music. ln general, the grade of scholarship must be ten per cent above the passing mark to insure acceptance. Colleges vary considerably in their entrance requirements, but the subjects as outlined above with additional foreign language units are acceptable. Recommendation to college by the Jamestown High School is based on the local marks, seven-eighths of which must be G or above. The supply of adequately trained teachers is slowly approaching the actual demand, but as yet the profession is not seriously over- crowded. Increased standards set up for teacher license and the gradual centralization of rural schools will offer additional open- ings for well trained teachers. Architecture fEllis Becki The practice of Architecture consists of pre- paring sketches, working drawings, specifica- tions, and the supervision of the construction of buildings. It requires the services of drafts- men, designers, structural and mechanical engineers, specification writers, supervisors, and, in the larger city offices, business admin- istrators and various specialized consultants. At the head of this organization is the archi- tect or a firm of architects. An architect,

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1. H. S. SENIOR ANNUAL 1931 9 A doctor is a public servant and therefore subject to the beck and call of the public at all hours, and in all weather, Many demands made upon him are unreasonable and severely trying to his patience. Often, after a doctor has given his very best to a patient and the desired result has not been accomplished, the patient will severely criticise him. A busy physician is deprived of practically all home life and its happiness. The short hours of sleep, strenuous labor and great responsibility are sufhciently wearing that the doctor7s life is shorter than the average. lf a boy can know all these things and still wish to study medicine, 1 believe he will have the courage and ambition to succeed. ln this area such schools as Cornell, Syra- cuse, Buffalo, University of Pennsylvania, Yale, Harvard, John Hopkins, Michigan and many others are given high rating and are acceptable as a choice for graduate education. The Law f Robert ,lacksonl No profession calls for a wider range and variety of talents than the law. The lawyer counsels in the most petty domestic contro- versy and in extended financial plans. He con- ducts litigation involv- ing the accuracy of land surveys, the correctness of a physician's diagno- sis, the workmanship of all kinds of mechanics, the plans of engineers and the calculations of accountants. Law is an inclusive profession de- manding an ability to absorb accurately and to present clearly, and upon short notice, the disputed aspects of any- body7s problem. Therefore, success will sel- dom come at the bar to one who has not a wide and varied reading, a broad experience and resourcefulness, to which must be added a command of simple, forceful and accurate speech for which the English Bible is the best example. The income of lawyers is often exaggerated. Distinguished success in the legal profession probably pays as high a return as equal suc- cess in most professions, but the law clerk gets less than the grocery clerk, the lawyer of mod- erate talent will make a bare living and the ustarvation period through which all profes- sional men must pass, brings down the aver- age return. lVfany lawyers of considerable ability lack the art of attracting business and it does not always follow that financial return will be proportioned to learning in the law. The profession attracts many because it is an open door to public life. lt offers a variety of contacts with all classes and conditions of men and the intellectual stimulus of many kinds of problems. The legal profession is so overcrowded that it is not attractive unless one has out- standing qualifications. The State of New York in 1920 supported one lawyer for each 562 persons, the United States as a whole, one for 862, Canada had one for 1319, England one for 2211, Germany one for 4134, France one to 4-585, and Italy one to 2310. ln 1918, New York had 850 new applicants while in 1928 there were over 3,000, an increase of 300 per cent in ten years or 30 per cent a year. The increase in application continued but examinations have become more severe so that while in 1928, 54 per cent passed, in 1929 only 45 per cent passed and in 1930 the percentage of successful was reduced to 39 per cent. Even at that rate, 2290 passed. Excessive numbers intensify competition, re- duce the financial returns, lead to a decline in ethical standards. An applicant must complete two full years attendance at a college or university approved by the State Department of Education and 3 years study of law in an approved law school. Qualifying wholly by law office study is possible but is an obsolete method and is not recommended. Six months clerkship in a law office after examination is required. Many law schools are operated as profit making institutions whose standards are low and in some instances students have found their time spent in such institutions lost. The American Bar Association Council on Legal Education publishes a list of approved schools which is available in the office of any member. Schools located in New York State approved are Albany Law School, Columbia, Cornell and Syracuse. While the study of most sciences is wholly independent of loca- tion, the place where one receives legal edu- cation depends somewhat on where he intends to practice and one considering the profession should consult with officers of the Bar Asso- ciation in reference thereto.

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I. H. 5. SENIOR ANNUAL 1931 ll especially in the larger ollices, must be a cap- able executive and should have sales ability, for architecture is a business as well as a profession. The professional character of architecture requires special talents in design and a taste for the beautiful, but combined with this should be a practical mind which has an understanding of plan, structural and mechanical requirements as well as business. If a man does not have this necessary balance of the artistic and the practical, he may specialize along the line where his talents would be most required, as, for instance, structural engineering at the one extreme and architectural design and delineation at the other extreme. To prepare for architecture a student should complete the full course of instruction given in architecture in one of our leading universi- ties. This course, in general, is a five or six year course. ln many cases it is desirable to extend the course of training if special tal- ents in design are revealed by the university course of study. This may be done by taking extended courses at the University, or by study abroad, or through the various travel- ing fellowships. The cost of this training is, of course, the cost of standard university train- ing and varies considerably. It is entirely possible for a student to pay all of his ex- penses through scholarships and part time work, and the cost may be as much as 352,000 a year if he is paying all expenses in cash. ln addition to this university training and study it is, of course, necessary to have com- bined with it the practical experience of actual work in architectural ofhces and a man should have at least five years of this additional training. Of course this period of training will produce various amounts of revenue, de- pending upon the man's talents and adapta- bility. Architectural draftsmen receive about 3520 to 3575 per week, designers, 3550 to 3150, engineers, 31550 to 3100. The the practice of architecture as like any business, depends on the ability of the architect to execute work. returns from an architect, the location, procure and Architecture, as a part of the building in- dustry, is, of course, quickly affected by busi- ness depressions. The work is liable to be seasonal, particularly in the north, and it is very diHicult to maintain a steady flow of work, one month the architectural oflice may be extended to do the work required while the next month it may be working at a 50 per cent capacity and employment in architectural oflices is therefore variable. Among the universities usually attended by students in this section, that have recog- nized architectural colleges, are Cornell Uni- versity, Columbia University, Yale University, Harvard University, University of Pennsyl- vania, Carnegie lnstitute of Technology, and Massachusetts lnstitute of Technology. The Ministry tLucius H. Bugbee, DDJ The Christian ministry offers an unusual challenge to those who are more interested in service than in money. It requires, to begin - with, certain nat- ural endowments such as sympa- thetic interest in people, an unsel- fish attitude tow- ard life, an abil- ity to think clear- ly and to express oneis thoughts in an intelligent way, and a vital consciousness of religious values , linked with a con- viction that the world needs these values more than it needs anything else. ,.l . .An adequate Christian ministry today de- mands the best training which should not be less than a background of college work and three years of graduate work in the seminary. The cost of such an educational preparation varies, of course, with the individual, but supply work can often be obtained during student days which reduces the cost to a minimum. The rewards of the ministry in terms of money vary with the individual and local con- ditions, as is the case in any other occupation, from pitifully small and inadequate salaries at one extreme to large and generous ones at the other extreme. An effort is being made throughout the churches to adjust salaries on a more equitable basis with a minimum of about 31800. But money cannot be the main objective for those who enter service occupations. The compensation in terms of inner satisfaction,