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

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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,

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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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IZ I. H. S. SENIOR ANNUAL 1931 helpful service rendered, broken lives mended and contributions of life and thought to the common welfare-these are the chief rewards. Drawbacks in the ministry are such as nat- urally occur to all who hesitate to adventure everything in a field of service. There is not the stimulus of immediate rewards and visible values. There are the slow processes and the discouragements of those who deal with char- acter building. There is the shadow of mis- understanding and misjudgment which must be met with a smile of courage. There are plenty of excellent colleges and universities in which the training may be secured. It would be diiiicult to make specific recommendations. When it comes to post- graduate training in the seminary, then one's denominational choice would have much to do with it, though at present all our seminaries such as Boston University, Princeton, Union and Drew are increasingly inter-denomina- tional in their student body. Business fwalter H. Edsonj Business ability is valuable not merely to the manufacturer, the merchant, the banker, the managers of large business, private and public, but it is an im- portant accessory if not standard equipment in the successful practice of every profession and trade. It involves thor- ough understanding of the nature and proper use of money and other property, the keeping of accurate books of ac- count, the principles of credit, the careful plan- ning of affairs with reference to income and expenditure, all for the purpose of realizing adequate financial return from the enterprise, large or small, in which one may be engaged. Critics of our capitalistic system complain that modern business is conducted solely for the purpose of making profts. Business man- agers recognize that projfts constitute the chief if not the sole measure of their success, but it is a mistake to think of business as consisting of nothing but the fierce struggle for profits. That conflict is a partaa very important part of business but it is not all of it. Profits constitute the speculative return hoped for by owners of the business who gen- erally take the largest risk of loss. There are others involved in almost every business enter- prise who neither intend to assume large risks of loss nor expect to share in any large prohts that may be made. It is doubtless true that luck, special privilege, dishonesty and crime too often swell the share of the profit takers out of all proportion to the services they render and the risks they rung but the success of an enterprise may be more impor- tant to others involved than to the owners of the business. It is not necessary to be directly interested in speculative profits in order to be a business man or woman. In his excellent book on Trade Morals, Edward D. Page defines busi- ness as human activity in the exchange of services, commodities or services of another is, to that extent, a business man. One may be highly skilled in craftsman- ship, in art or in a profession without possess- ing business ability-i. e. ability in the ex- change of services, commodities or money for money, commodities or services. The best training for business is generally to be had in actual experience. It is through experiment by trial and error that one learns most thor- oughly. Experience is a dear school, how- ever, and it may be good business to exchange money, commodities or services for a little business education that is founded on the trials and errors of others. Fundamentals may be learned with little expense in high school commercial courses and in standard business colleges. Specialized training is to be had in many of the universities and col- leges of the country at about the same cost as other university or college courses. There are also special schools unassociated with in- stitutions of general education. The cultivation of business ability is im- portant not only as a means of acquiring wealth in large or small amounts. It affords the same kind of satisfaction that is to be found in cultivating skill or art in any other field of activity. The business manhthe lit- tle business man as well as the big business man-takes pride, and has right to take pride, in the excellence of his creation-the business which he successfully conducts. lf We learn to conduct successfully our small affairs we may grow into larger and more excellent business enterprises, benefitting not merely ourselves but others in the progress of our development.