Torrance High School - Torch Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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,N 1 aimcereld Nwwlls C014 fueling n in Torrance H i gb Counselling is an educational service which should be considered an essential and integral part of the program of public education. Vocational guidance includes most of that which is usually connected with the term educational guidance. The latter has its foundations in abilities, interests, and limitations which are necessary in relation to a definite vocational choice, and deals with helping the individual to plan an educational program which must be related quite definitely to this choice. At Torrance Counseling is to become a regular school function. The Counselor will aim to reach all pupils. Interviews that determine wise choice in courses and programs are being encouraged. These interviews are scheduled and appointments made at least a day be- fore the meeting. Out of these interviews there will come a wealth of information concerning pupils, which will be placed on a personnel card. There are no two humans alike in the world, and the same program is sometimes diflicult for more than one person. Each human is a law unto himself. Every one is simply a human being. He has some interest, and it is held by psychologists that with that interest teachers can disarm prejudice and win over to Ways of wisdom even the most difficult mind. RAYMOND CASEY.

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Perhaps there is no better time than during this quiet period between ac- complishment and nevvendeavors, for our Seniors to determine what influ- ence the past few years have had in shaping the ideals which will in the future unify all their knowledge and give a larger meaning to even the most transitory of their human ex- periences. It would seem that if the years have been wisely spent, there should come permanently to remain with these gtadu arcs adeepened appreciation of beauty whether If is found in literature art, or human characterg a more sympathetic understanding of others, and a greater ability to be of ser vice to them. Indeed these understanding beautv loving boys and girls are the best equipped to live life graciously-are the truly educated ones

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Tlne New Deal in i Torrance High How astounded would be the hardy pioneers who founded and developed our country, if they could know that one of the great problems facing America today is the training of her people for proper use of their leisure time. As the old order changeth, giving place to new, machines are taking the place of men in doing the work of the world. While economists seek the solu- tion of the stupendous problems as to how men may make a living, each of us must Work out for himself an equally important problem. How shall we spend the hours in which we are not working? To help the pupils to prepare for this phase of living, T.H.S. has this year made an attempt to introduce them to profitable ways of spending their leisure time. During the first semester, groups went the rounds, in an exploratory fashion, of all sorts of recreational activities, physical and social. During the second semester each student elected, for a Five week period at a time, the type of activity which he felt he might be interested in working into a hobby of his own. All sorts of interests developed ing some cases latent talent was uncovered. The Leisure Time program represents a real effort on the part of the School to face the needs of its stu- dents, who must be able to meet the demands of a changing social order. IRENE MILLS.