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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
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Here at the Academy the physical fea.tures of our Guidance program are first, private interviewing cubicle and second, somewhat larger Guidance Reading Room in which is gathered together a wealth of information on thou- sands of Occupations. Here, also, may be flound reliable directives on other matters pertaining to high school interests and developments which may not be purely vocational in their nature. The-se services are open to any student at any time. Requests for individual interviews are always welcome. -qi--Q-le-3..- DOSCO-ACADEMY DAY John Brown, XIA Last spring saw the inaguration of a new Academy activity, Dosco- Academy Day. For a -day Academy students took over executive positions of the steel plant and got a first-hand view of the nerve centres of a great indus- try at work. An outstanding success, it was the sincere hope of all participat- ing that HDosco-Academy Day would become an annual event. Preparations for the momentous event began about the first of April. Four boys were ele-cted from each class as candidates for the positions in the affairs of that occasion. At a meeting on April 14, Robert Marks was elected to the post of General Manager, and Dennis Connolly and Earl Ripley were voted to the positions of General Superintendent and Assistant General Super- intendent respectively. At the same time Mr. P. J. Po-wer of the Industrial Relations Department spoke to the other potential executives and handed out briefs on the Steel Plant. The other positions were soon filled out and on the 24th. the programs for the great day we-re distributed. , At.last the 29th. of April came and the Senior Executives introduced their Junior counterparts to their respective offices. At this point there was a bit of clowning on the part of the lb-oys, who pompously seated themselves in the big swivel chairs, stuck their feet urp on the desks, rang for their secretar- ies, etc. At 9.30 all the Jr. Erxec's. gathered at No. 1 gate- and began their tour of inspection. General Manager Marks made a dramatic entrance upon the scene in the plant car driven by a chauffeur. A bus took the boys through the Coke Ovens area to the docks and the power house. The group left the bus here, splitting up into three parties. Guides took them through the power plant and the boileir house, where they were shown the furnaces and the many gauges and indicators. Next to the Blast Furnace, to watclh the tap off, then they went through the Open Hearth to the Heavy Mills to watch the rolling of the steel ingots. By the mad scramble when some hot steel bars passed lbeneath them, it was indicated that they thought the bars would make a first class hotfoot! The groups cuontinued on through the Rail Mill and then t.o the- Wire and Nail Departments. It is said that Roger Ofann is still meditating on the prospects of selling ear-plugs there, because of the terrific noise. There was some more fooling here, as the boys engaged in long conversations without hearing a word they said. 35
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