Murrell Dobbins Vocational Technical High - Flame and Steel Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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C011 ELM! PERC ANDREE EDWARD M. BANGS NELL CRAMER HELEN F. WALGRAN Admissions Counselor ALICE E. HOLT Senior Secretary Counseling came about through the realization that specialized help was needed in order that schools might more nearly approach their aim ol assisting each pupil develop to the maximum of his ability. not only educationally, but personally and socially. Some children and young people need a great deal of individual help in order to make the most of the group opportunity the school offers. Schools likewise need special knowledge of some pupils to make the school experience of real value to them. The functions of the school counselor is to serve individual pupils who need special under- standing and help so that they may derive the utmost benefit from their school experience. Pcrq e Five . Ll z 4,1

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Each co-ordinator serves the students pursuing certain vocational interests while they are in school and works in close relationship with em- ployers and other agencies in regard to placement and lollow-up. Another important function ol the co-ordinator is to assist in the administration ot the whole school. Improvement and retraining ol employed per- sons is also a part of his responsibility. He vital- izes the instruction by keeping it abreast of the technological changes in modern industry. Con- ferences are held with employers and labor organizations in order to promote a more harmon- ious relationship between the school and industry. Page Four UUIIRIH A'I'0li. HAROLD S. BOSTWICK IOHN I. L. GROSS LAWRENCE I. LIPP FRANK L. WHITE WILLIAM YOULTON

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Page Six ' ...A K L X fx x is V Vi The most vital organization and ioundation for world peace is the United Nations-composed ot freedom-loving countries, large and small, oi every corner of the globe. The strength of this group, however. depends upon the human motivations and attitudes which are reflected in its representatives. At the conclusion of four terrible years of global warfare and nearly two years ot comparative peace, youth is again able to look ahead into the tuture. with its numerous possibilities beckoning to them. We who are leaving our classrooms and entering the world oi work find that the entire outlook has been bright- ened. It is radiant in the sense that human values ot skill. craftsmanship. cooperation, and understanding have been restored to their proper place in the complexities oi civilization. Let us resolve that to be bound by law alone is not to maintain permanent peace: that to have an established set of rules is not to guarantee future halcyon days. Previ- S X .