Sydney Academy - Record Yearbook (Sydney, Australia)

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8. Understanding of People. He must be able to understand people in every way. 9. An Able Organize-r: A leader must be able to organize people to the best advantage. 10. Foresight: A leader must be able to see ahead so as to avoid any trouble. A good leader must also know and use several key words, which are Col. I-' ' Drives' ' Col II-J' ' ' Authority ' ' C6 I , , ' ' Fear ' ' 4 4 G0 , , Coaches ' ' Good Will We Enthusiasm Let 's Go ' ' The words in Column II should be used, instead of the Words ln Column 1, because they are more encouraging. ...iii-'-1.Eq.... MY HAIR Abie Hashe-m Stubborn as barbed wire, Mocking me there, Dried as a thatched roof- That 's my hair! Toiling with brushes Will not make it bright, Patiently combing, It still isn't right.. I've tried to snnelak up on it, Armed with a few Slimy concoctions- All known as goo. Though it's spread thickly And with a frown, My hair 's like tlhe British, You can it keep it down. Please somebody, tell me, Do you also find Circular partings, And palm trees behind? 33

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ACADEMY GUIDANCE SERVICES This service was introduced to Sydney schools in February, 1948, under the direction of D. M. MacAdam, with offices at Sydney Academy. Guidance as a formal service is new in this area, and has suffered from its newness in that there have been many misconceptions about it. Tlhese vary from that of Guidance 'being a supernatural type of crystal--biall fortune tell- ing, to its being just a repository into which individual family units dump such responsibilities. Tlo forestall growth of such erroneous concepts, Guid- ance service in its earlier years must concentrate on explaining its principles, aims, methods, and also its limitations to those concerned. Thanks to the whole-hearted co-operation of various cfofmmunity groups it is felt that much progress has been made in explaining Guidance to the pub- lic. Several of the more successful means to this end were: 1. A Radio review of Guidance during Education Week. 2. Numerous visits to Home and School Associations for discussions on Guidance topics.. 3. A sho-rt course on Guidance princinples-held on six consecutive Monday nights with parents representing various branches of Home Sa School Associations. 4. Visits to local service clubs--a contribution of particular value to Guidance resulted from this activity. Rotary Club, with its diversified mem- bership, has set up a Guidance Committee to work in close co-operation with the school Guidance Office. Tlhe Committee arranges interviews, whenever requested, for any student who would profit by such pe-rsonal contact with a successful worker in the -particular field of the studentls vocational interest. 5. The local branch of Engineering Institute has made permanent ar- rangements whereby two senior students from Sydney Academy who expect to enter Engineering Schools are invited to attend the monthly luncheon meeting as guests of the Institute. By rotating individual students concern- ed, it will be possible to have 'each attend a minimum of one such meeting and thus have an opportunity to discuss his vocat-ilonal plans with persons already successful in the Engineering field. 6. A highlight in Sydney Guidance year was Dosco-Academy Day which was staged last Spring by the Industrial Relations Department of Do- minion Steel and Coal Corp., Ltd. The thirty-two highest Executive posit- ions on the S-teel Plant were taken over by a like number of Academy stu- dents who became- bosses for the day. Program included a tour of the plant in operation, luncheon, Junior Executive B-usiness Meeting, and finally a complimentary formal dance. Results were judged so successful that this Dosco-Academy Day is to be an Annual event. In-school developments of Guidance have been largely confined to sen- ior grades to date. Establishment and improvement of Cumulative Record files, expansion of available Occupational Information beginning at Grade IX Occupations Course Level, standardized testing surveys, individual interview- ing and initiation of placement work are phases of Guidance in which pro- gress is being made. 34