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PAGE FOUR THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, JUNE 4. 1959. The Butler Herald Widow of Albert Hardy Died in Private Hospital Entered at Post Office in Butler, Georgia as mail matter of Second Class Chas. Benns, Jr., Business Mgr. Chas. Benns, Jr., Managing Editor O. E. Cox, Publisher & Bus. Mgr. OFFICIAL ORGAN TAYLOR CO. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Average Weekly Circulation Fifteen Hundred Copies Phone: UN. 2-4485 Gainesville, Ga. Mrs. Mabel Har dy, 81, widow of one of the state’s outstanding newspapermen, A. S. Hardy Sr., died in a private hos pital after a lengthy illness. What About Cotton? Dixie Dewdrops By Olin Miller Many a girl secured a man by catching him on first bounce when another girl threw him down. "Miss Georgia Day' Slated by Governor Georgia Women Lawyers Seven Appointed for ! Reach 31st Anniversary Mental Health Study | Atlanta, Ga. — Nearly 50 years Atlanta. Ga. — Gov. Vandiver i ago t h e first woman graduated . .. t f r om a law school in Georgia. But it took five more years before the Ga. Bar requirements were amend ed to allow women to practice. This first woman graduate, Mrs. Minnie Daniel, was instrumental Notes and Comments It still remains a mystery why such light pats on the back will make a fellow’s head swell all out of proportion. * • When a boy graduates from high school, he may need a new watch. He’s been wearing the old one since he entered kindergarten. * * * Fellow' says some women talk so much over phone that their husband ought to build little booths around the phone with this sign: INFORMATION! * * * The widest difference imagin able would have to be between . what a modern artist names hisitive challenge; and the U.S. m- painting and what a layman view-;dustry in responding agressivley. - would call it. Significant yield increases, lower manpower requirements and im proved fiber and textiles — re sults of research — are making cotton more competitive pricewise and qualitywise. Scientists say ,«JtrieK' ra-’jK s?_ (From the Vidalia Advance) Is there any future for cotton? That question has been asked before in the long history of this fiber’s service to mankind. It’s be ing asked again. There are an estimated 2.8 bil lion people in the world consum ing an average 6.7 pounds of cot ton per person annually. They use more cotton than all fibers put to gether. World population is increasing and living standards are rising. This points to vastly greater mar kets for fiber and a staggering potential for expanding cotton consumption. Synthetic fiber, fiber substitutes and foreign grown cotton are ey ing with the U. S. Cotton industry for these markets. Price, quality, and promotion are the competi issued a proclamation setting June 1 as “Miss Georgia Day” and fur- “Not more than 10 per cent of, t h er proclaiming the first week of the people in America know what!j une to p e “Miss Georgia Week” an artichoke is,” says a grower of in honor of Miss Kayar.ne Shoff artichokes. This sounds as if it ner _ might be another case of ignorance, The proclamation was made in!j n organizing the Georgia Assn being bliss. 1 Atlanta with Abit Massey director j 0 f women Lawyers in 1928 and Benevolent and liberal Uncle ; of t h e State Department of Com-l servec i as first president. Sam is constantly giving until it ; merce, and Harold Hughes, Presi- ‘ hurts—until, that is; it hurts the dent of the Columbus Junior taxpayer. I Chamber of Commerce, on hand The type person who doesn’t ! for t h e ceremonies. Atlanta, Ga. — House Speaker Geo. L. Smith II of Emanuel has appointed seven state representa tives to a special House Mental Health Study Committee. Smith said i*n his letters of ap pointment that the committee should prepare mental health leg islation for the 1960 session of the General Assembly. They say a small town is a place where (he news gets around before the paper does, but every body takes the paper anyway just dared to print- - Bernice Mccular. door f to tremendous new improve oaieu LU ^ ^ ments. Promotion that has ad- He'viu? ~r A ro d AG It L will T |,e e forSv b,!r ?’« P !«'■»•*« iSw"l*S '» know where his next dollar is coming from scarcely knows where his last one went. “Considering the many benefits people receive from tax money.they should smile when they pay their taxes,” says a tax collector. It’s in poor taste to suggest that people be hypocritical. “At least once a day you should seclude yourself in a quiet place and relax and meditate,” advises a psychologist. Yes, you should— the nap soon brought on by medi tation would benefit you. If pole vaulters continue to set new high records, it won’t be so long before they’ll have to use parachutes. Probably the most intense form of indigestion one man can have is mental—i. e., mental indigestion caused by having to swallow one’s own words. An old timer remembers when every house had a parlor and a piazza. (Note to young whipper- snappers: The word is “piazza”, ■not “pizza.”) "The person who doesn’t worry in these hectic times is a neurotic Hughes said a parde is planned in Atlanta honoring the 18 year old Agnes Scott sophomore. Kayanne, who entered the con test as “Miss Gordon County,” was crowned Miss Georgia on May* 16 in the finals of the pageant in Co lumbus and sponsored by the Co lumbus Jaycees and the Miss America Pageant. The Luckless legion b, Irwin Caj.lan convention in Atlanta August 18- J 19. » * * Tiie value of pulpwood produced in Georgia totaled $77,180,000 in 1957, according to Southern Pulp- wood Conservation Association, At lanta. A total of 158 of Georgia’s 159 counties shared in this in come with Pierce, Wayne, Cam den and Clinch counties leading in this harvest of (he timber crop Alabama taking second place in certified acreage at a meeting in May. * * * Miss Kathryn Mobley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Mobley Jr., deserves much praise for her splendid performance given in her Senior Vocal Recital Friday night. Miss Mobley is indeed a talented musician and we wish for her much success. * * * If Congress is concerned about inflation — as it had better be — let it put the Federal house in or der, put an end to pointless ex travagance and continued spend ing above income. And to keep Congress in ijs proper orbit, let those who recognize a free econo my as essential to a free nation speak up — to Chairman Kefau- ver and to their own Senators and Representatives. * * • Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Cannon and family have indeed shown a Christian attitude in taking into their home Miss Leni Hafner of Stuttgart, Germany, an inter national Christian Youth Exchange student. Miss Hafner is fortunate indeed in being able accepted into this fine Christian home and she certainly will have all the advan tages guaranteed by a Christian environment. • * One of the most serious cancers growing within the American sys tem is the fiscal responsibility that is afflicting the people who run our government . . . We are engaged in a life and death strug gle with international commun ism. Further, they (Communist leaders) have told us over and over that they are not going to try to defeat the U.S. in a costly mili tary conflict but by encouraging fiscal responsibility and reckless spending in the U.S. GSCW's Gift of Bells Mrs* Bryan Writes About Gene Anderson “High on the column of victories for humanity is that Wonder Man of Georgia, Gene Andersen, author of Around the Circle of whom it has been said, "There is no more beloved man in Georgia than Eu gene Anderson. He knows more people; more people know him. A brochure interestingly tells of An- dersons birth “at an early age” in Houston County and wherever and whenever mentioned he is de scribed so many years young, ver satile, magnetic and experienced. .. „„ - According to Emerson, “He is never says a psychologist, Yes, or an in- i , , „ “ ’ rtnmh Llmlrt ° ld ’ S P rin S Stl11 makeS S P rln S 111 curably dumb optimist. The old are more pessimistic than the young for the reason that wisdom comes with age. Fifty-two of the law students who took the February, 1959 bar pend on cotton for a livelihoood. exam made the grade. the mind. When the years told. Love awakes anew his throbbing head and he is never old!" Bids on 44 projects costing an estimated $8 million will opened June 12th at the State Highway Department. Attention All Parents Student Guidance: What Does It Really Mean? From Macon Telegraph: A gift that perfectly fits the fine traditions of Georgia State College for Women at Milledgeville will be very much in evidence when Al umnae Day is observed on the campus June 6. On that occasion, the faculty and student body will unite in dedica tion of a carillon made possible by a bequest in the will of the late Miss Bessie Lindenstruth. Miss Lindenstruth, a member of the class of 1899, set aside S50.000 for purchase of the carillon which consists of 61 hells. What an excellent form of re- mebratice from one who went to school at GSCW, and realized so much from its influence and teachings. What an inspiration for all associated with the school in future years. EDITOR'S NOTE—Thli li the llx»l Of a series of articles dealing with vocational guidance released by the National Foundation for Student Guidance to weekly newspapers throughout this state. The purpose of this series Is to acquaint the parents of the youth of this naUon with the pressing need for understanding and providing adequate vocational guid ance. to the students of American schools. _ _. The author of the series, Dr. Ed- werd C. Roobor, Is widely known in this Held. Ho is Professor of Educa tion at tho University of Michigan. s>e has written numerous articles and books dnaUng with this problem lor various publications. Tho National Foundation for Stu dent Guidance Is a non-profit orga nisation dedicated to creating a s-ettcr understanding of tho need for vocational guidance throughout the United States. By Dr. Edward C. Roeber Ju.;t exactly what is vocation al guidance? Don’t be embar- lassed if you don’t know the answer. The truth of the matter is that probably the majority of the parents of school age chil dren in this country are in the same boat as you. Frankly, insofar as the over whelming majority of American .educators is concerned, this is not a good situation. You need to know about vocational guid ance and what it means because you owe it to your children to know. Basically, vocational guidance is simply this; a service provid ed through our school systems to assist pupils in making intel ligent decisions regarding sub jects which will prepare them for their life’s work. You’ve heard the saying about a “square peg in a round hole” and it is unfortunately true that too many human beings find them selves in this predicament when it is too late to do anything about it, or when it means giv ing up seniority or financial security in order to shift oc cupations. As a result, it is undoubtedly true that fine talents are wasted because young men and young women aren’t doing that for Which they are best fitted or in Which they are most interested. At the risk of oversimplifying the problem, let’s say that the primary function of vocational guidance is to prevent any square pegs from getting in round holes. When grammar school young s'ers are asked, “What do you Want to be when you grow up?” The most popular answers are always locomotive engineers, policemen, nurses, movie stars, doctors, forest rangers, firemen, and maybe bus drivers; but these answers are dream an swers. In just a few short years some of these same youngsters may be thinking seriously about engineering, education, journal ism, banking, law, medicine, or business administration. In every high school of Amer ica there are young men and young women who are per plexed about their future, their educational and vocational plans. We owe it to our youth and to our country to do everything we can to see that the native talents of American youth are steered in the direction which will best serve mankind as well as the individual. Let’s take a look, for example, at Bill. He could be in any high school in America. What’s on Bill’s mind? For one thing, he is wondering whether be will ever amount to anything. Like everyone else he wants to be somebody — nothing extra spe cial but a regular guy with a regular job living a respectable life. Bill wants his share of the future. He wants a chance to de velop some special skills and to get those things which we in America take for granted. It all sounds quite simple to those of us who have already made a place for ourselves in the world of work. To Bill, how ever, it is not quite so simple. Bill is wondering about a lot of things. Should he go to col lege? He’ll need help. Perhaps his family would have to give up all its savings. And what about his brother and sister? They will need help, too. Or, after high school, should he take some special training? Should he follow his Dad’s trade or strike out on his own? Dad could help him get start ed, sure, but maybe Bill isn’t sure he wants to do what Dad has done all his life. There's nothing wrong with Dad’s job, but Bill wants to do something with electronics — at least he thinks he does. What about chances for find ing a job in that field? And how about the armed services? He might be able to get some special training if he enlists. How much choice would he have? And so it goes. Lots of ques tions. Where are the answers? Professional guidance is the answer. If Bill were the only one with such questions, there would be no need for vocational guidance. But tiie case of Bill can be mul tiplied many times, and in ad dition there are all the Marys and other young women who also have special problems in career planning. Bill and Mary need special help in planning for and gaining a foothold in a career. Actually, there are many rea sons why Bill and Mary find to day's decisions rather difficult —perhaps even more confusing than the choices which faced their parents only twenty years ago. A few more examples of the challenges and obstacles which confront the Bills and the Marys might help all of us un derstand more clearly the in- ! creasing need for vocational guidance not only in the large | schools but also in every one of 1 the small schools. Jack will soon leave high school, having earned top honors in his class. He would like to try for a medical degree some day, but he realizes it will take at least eight years of college work. Jack is wondering wheth er he has what it takes to get good marks in college. What would he do if he found, after a couple of years in college, that he couldn’t do the work well? He would also like to know whether to go to a small college or a big university. Because his scholarship will not cover all his expenses, he would like to know how to earn part of his way. Or would that affect his marks and thus stop him from being accepted at a medical school? What would he do if he were not accepted? Jack also knows that there are many who would like to get into these schools and that there are not enough places for all of them. What else could he do for a living? Maybe something in bi ology, chemistry, or pharmacy? Jill is a tenth grade student in a large school. She has made average marks but has had special difficulties with Eng lish. Currently she is undecided about whether to drop school as soon as she is sixteen. She is wondering what kinds of work she can find if she leaves school. How does one go about finding a job? Does a high school diploma make any difference in finding jobs? If she decided to stay in school, which ones of the many courses should she take? For a change, she would like some thing which interests her. Of course, if she “sticks it out,” how can she do better work in English’ Jim is rot interested in a col lege degree. But he wants a trade of some kind, some work where he can build or repair things. He is not sure as yet what trade to enter.. In or near his home town are three kinds of schools, a trade school, a tech nical school, and a college offer ing a two-year course. There are also several industries with ap prenticeship programs. He is wondering whether to go to one of these schools, to start an ap prenticeship as soon as he grad uates, or to begin learning a trade in one of the armed serv ices.' What is best for him? Ron dropped school when he was sixteen. Since that time, he has held several “dead end” jobs. Each one paid enough to live on, but none of them of- i fered him a chance for promo tion or learning any special skill. Whichever way he turns he learns that the “good” jobs require at least a high schqol education. At the present time he 1' waiting to be drafted and feels sorry for himself, not sure what to do while he waits. Ron needs guidance desperately. Industrialization in America “The Square Pen in the Round Hoie , has brought about an increasing number of occupations—proba bly more than 40,000 at the pres ent time. Technological changes have been taking place at such a rapid pace that forecasting occu pational trends has become a hazardous occupation. Twenty years ago there was no such person as a space doctor. Today we cannot predict how many will be needed in the next twenty years. Farming has become so high ly mechanized and scientific that fewer farmers can feed more people. Refrigeration has changed the transportation of foods, such as oranges from crates to cans. The influences of America^ inventiveness upon jobs is end less. Young people today must aim at a “moving targec" for the world of work does not stand stiH. They have to learn to aim at and adjust-to as many for- seeable changes as possible — quite a task for even an expert on the subject. As America becomes involved in a struggle for survival it is essential that every person de velop his talents as much as pos sible. As a nation it is impossi ble to depend upon sheer num bers in the population for sur vival but rather upon ingenuity and an ability to outproduce unfriendly nations. Our young people are the hope of the future. They will be “pressured” to do this or to do that. Re cruitmcnt for various occupa tions may influence someone to enter an occupation for which he is not suited and where he is not as productive as he might be. Somehow the Bills and Marys must work their ways through the maze of opportunities, blind alleys, and obstacles. They can be helped in an organized man ner. This is vocational guidance. An organized approach to vo cational guidance is already pres ent in some schools throughout America. In these schools Bill and Mary are helped to find va rious kinds of information about themselves and possible educa tional and occupational opportu nities. Some of the information is given to them individually, as they need it, or in groups, such as regular classes, home rooms, or occupational planning courses. In addition, counselors, and teachers with special skills, counsel and talk over with the students how they can best use their talents in relation to dif ferent kinds of training and occupational requirements. Be cause young people grow and change with new experiences, they find these services avail able to them all through high school. Many who see the value in helping young men and wom en “get u good start” in the world of work hope that every young American can have an opportunity to receive adequate vocational guidance in his high school, regardless of its size or locution. ,