San Jose High School - Bell Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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'I' FIIIHHCIHL HID FROM MISS ROOSE: N. Y. A. siuclenls-All 'lime repor'I's for lasl monlh are due lomorrow. This no'l'ice in 'lhe bulle'I'in is apparenlly lhe closesl' con+ac'l which mosf of us have wi+h 'lhe work carried on by 'lhose sfudenfs working un- der fhe Nafional Youfh Adminisrralion. Bul, as one mighl suppose, lhere is much more 'lo +he N. Y. A. program 'lhan +his. ln 'lhe midsl of lhe depression, faced wi'I'h 'lhe facl' fhal many boys and girls of high school age were going 'lo be unable +o finish +heir high school educalion if They were unable for help supporl' fhemselves by parl'-lime work, fha Uniled Sfales governmenl underlook lo help +hese slu- den+s finish +heir educalion and al 'the same iims enable 'I'he school which fhey were a'H'ending lo gel' needed work done. The Nalional Youlh Adminisfralion was organized 'lo do 'lhis iob. Wilh fhe money assigned lo our school by lhe Nalional Youlh Adminisfralion in Washingfon, fhe counseling sfaff seeks oul fhe worlhy slu- denfs and offers 'lo lhem fhe opporiunily 'lo do various parl-lime iobs. Sweeping halls and class- rooms, copying records, lyping reporis and slen- cils, sewing, mowing lawns, lending alhlelic fields, helping in innumerable ways, N. Y. A. sfudenls have become a vilal parl in ihe main- 'lenance of our school. Everywhere presenl' buf li'l'+le recognized is lhe work of sludenls aided by fhe Nalional You'l'h Adminisfrarion lo find parl'-lime employmenl' aboul school. 17

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'FQ fi -eifeijjifm fgffi- G W 'gm JUB PLHCEHIEHT Through fhe work of our employmenf coordinaf- ing service many sfudenfs have succeeded in fheir search for jobs despife fhe demand of busi- ness firms for experience. l s 5 l E i 16 Encouraged in his sophomore year fo make his high school program wifh some parficular field in mind, each sfudenf is furfher prepared in his senior year, fhrough fhe vocafional conferences and fhrough a vocafional unif in his civics class, fo enfer fhe occupafion of his choice upon graduafion, if he so desires. Neverfheless, if is unforfunafely frue fhaf fhere are many people posifions: and so, as a culminafion of all fheself vocafional courses given fo sfudenfs, San Jose High School has organized a Job Placemenf Bureau conducfed by fhe employmenf coordina- for, Miss Jewell Godfrey. lf is fo Miss Godfrey fhaf sfudenfs come wifh fheir porffolio of recommendafions and qualifi- cafions, and if is fhrough her fhaf confacfs are made wifh employers fhroughouf fhe Sanfa Clara valley. Offen working in cooperafion wifh fhe Sfafe Employmenf Bureau, Miss Godfrey un- covers fhe special needs and abilifies of each sfudenf. There has long been a need for some service which mighf bridge fhe gap befween high school and a iob, and if is in fhis capacify fhaf Miss Godfrey has been rendering such oufsfanding service. foday who are prepared buf are unable fo find?

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STH Staffs: Attendance Officeg Main Office, Library, Bankg Lost and Foundg Depository. FFS Willing fo sacrifice fheir fime fhaf our school mighf be more efficienfly run, working liffle noficed and wifh less glory, fhe sfaffs of sfudenfs working in fhe various offices abouf our school are fhe vifal cogs, fhough fhey are seldom noficed, fhaf make fhe machinery run smoofhly. Have you ever losf your pen or found fhe locker room closed? ln eifher case you have probably come in con- facf wifh fhe girls who run fhe Losf and Found Office. Have you ever been Iafe or refurned fo school from an absence? If you have, you have no doubf been under fhe wafchful eyes of fhe girls in fhe affendance office who make ouf fhe absence cards and record fhe fardy slips. lf you have ever faken ouf a book or magazine from fhe library sfacks or if you have ever been a liffle lafe in refurning one, you have become acquainfed wifh fhe girls of fhe library sfaff. ln fhe main office, in fhe book deposifory, foiling in fhe bank, one and all fhey are giving of fhemselves fhaf your school life mighf be a liffle more pleasanf. Advising us in maffers of healfh, helping us over financial difficulfies, guiding us in seeking a fob or in direcfing our school lives info more producfive chan- nels, fhe counselors offer fo us fhe means of making our school experience vifal and lasfing.