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ADEQUATE PREPARATION SEEN AS MEANS TO SUCCESS IN WORK (Continued From First Pa) vocational and professional school offers teaching opportunities in its own line. _The persons with managerial minds are ~needed- as - superintendents, principals and supervisors where they may find endless opportunities for doing good and - schieving distinction. Teaching Opportenities Limited. Unlike business and the professions of law and medicine, the ope teaching are limited in numbver. The teacher as a rule must wait for an ap-/ pointnient. Owing to the World War, teachers were scarce from 1919-1924, and it was easy for the beginner to ob- tain a foothold, but since 1824 there has been an over-supply of trained instruc- tors. Good teachers, however, always will be scarce. Every good teacher must nowatlays also be a trained teacher, but it by no means follows that every capable person who has the back- ground of education and is well trained in the theory and practice of teaching is therefore a good teacher; the in- Id;is ensable personal adaptation may be cking. The difficulty for all concerned is found in distinguishing the person born for teaching from the person born for some other calling before appointing him to a responsible position. The course in practice teaching is doing something, but this needs to be supple- mented by a period of apprenticeship and by diagnostic tests. Psychologiste are working on tests for teaching fitness, but so far they have achieved relatively little. Field of Effort Compared. Tt is easy enough to evolve tests for intellectual ability, but to devise tests for more basal qualities of emotional fitness is baffling. Were such tests in existence much could be saved in time, money and heartache by guiding young people into the right channels of preparation from the beginning. This is the ideal and will no doubt be ap- proximated in time, but the present . method of limiting the supply of teach- ers by merely extending the period of education and training is probably do- ing as much harm as good. ‘The primary reward in every calling must be found in the consciousness of achievement, in the satisfaction of service, and in the exercise of personal powers. To this teaching forms no ex- ception, but neither is there an excep- tion found in any other honorable call- ing. The young person who starts out in life with his eye primarily on a fortune has his vision centered wrong, no matter where he steps in. Average Return Not High. ‘The salaried rewards of teaching, like those of Government service and sala- ried positions generally, do not aver- age high, but they have other advan- tages that offset this. They are defi- nite, they are sure, and even the low- est do not fall far below the average. ‘The teacher knows where he stands. He has enough for a modest scale of living while in service and a pension now generally when he retires. The discouragements that beset the teacher are not financial, primarily, but personal. Teaching is a social call- ing and the teacher must do team work in a corps. Whenever this is the case, friction, due to the clash of personali- ties, is almost sure to arise. A domi- neering superintendent, a self-centered g:mc!paL or a one-track supervisor may the source of endless difficulties. Even one misfit teacher in a building may be a grave annoyance to all of his colleagues. On the other hand it should be noted that group life is one of the great at- tractions of the teacher’s calling. We all crave the fellowship of our kind and teaching offers this fellowship. Give a group a competent leader and the chances are good that it will be a delight to be connected with that group. Fine group spirit, furthermore, is the first condition for good work. It 1s this that gives the selection of super- intendents, principals and supervisors such outstanding importance. They are the ones who strike the keynote and lead the ensemble. It depends upon them whether they have harmony or discord. « Discipline a Problem. Another drawback that is said to be‘ inherent in the-teacher’s calling is the problem of managing a group of youngsters. This, far more than in- structing, makes the work nerverack- ing. But, it is interesting to note, only certain teachers are troubled with dis- cipline. Others, even when handling the same group, may forget all about | discipline. It is here where inherent | fitness for teaching especially mant- | fests itself. It should be admitted, | however, that a teacher unsuited to the fourth grade may be well suited to the | twelfth. Teaching demands almost infinite patience, it is beset with troubles from above and from below, it has its share of drudgery and its financial rewards are modest, yet in spite of thsse limita- tions it is still the ideal calling for those Modern Art Color and Design National .School of Fine & Applied Art FELIX MAHONY, Director Connecticut Avenue & M 1747 Rhode Island Ave. North 1114 hy interested in the affairs of the l:h:dfid who at the same time like to be helptul to others, . Commerce. BY DR. FRANK M. SURFACE, istant Director, Bureau of Forelgn A mestic Gommerce, O. 8. Department Commerce. Commodities have no economic value and t of in | yutil they can be:brought to the place where the ultimate consumer can.use them. The business of con= modities from the place where they are produced and.offering them for sale at the time and place desired by the con- sumer is encompassed :in -the fleld of commerce. And it is an ‘enormous busi- ness. The annual volume of retail sales in the United States is estimated at more than $40,000,000,000. and the sales to industrial buyers probably total an- other $35,000,000,000. Ta carry on this enormous business requires an army of trained men and women, involving hundreds of different occupations, such as buying, selling, transporting, ~delivering, managing, advertising and others. ‘There is today perhaps no field of endeavor which offers larger rewards to the well trained, alert man or woman than that of commerce. It is true that on the whole we have made greater progress in increasing the efficiency of the productive industries than we have in that of distribution. On the other hand, we are just on the threshold of marked developments and improvements in our marketing system. The next 5 or 10 years will bring about significant changes. ‘The man who can keep abreast of these changes has a wonder- ful opportunity before him. Need Trained Personnel. One trouble with our marketing system in the past has been the lack | eq, of sufficient trained personnel. . It has been assumed that any one could keep a store and as a consequence thousands have branched out in one form or an- other of marketing who ought never to have been in business for themselves. The vast turnover in retail establish- ments and the records of our bankruptcy courts indicate the end to which many of these have come. 2 Success in_commerce ‘depends upon the same f as.in other lines of business; first, some natural liking for the work. One is never fully successful unless he is in ‘love” with his work. Next, it requires some education and special training or experience and, finally but not least, one must be willing to work hard and long. Success may be two parts natural ability, but the other eight parts consist of hard work. Education Great Benefit. ‘The young man who is preparing to go into commercial work should first of all get a good education. The day is past when the uneducated man can get very far. A college education may seem unpractical and of little real use, but the man who has mastered a col- lege course, who has really learned to think, even though it may have been in trigonometry or history, has a far better chance, other things being equal, than the man who lacks that training. Business is largely applied economics and the young man expecting to enter commercial life should have a thorough grounding in practical economics~ Next to that he should study the sciences because the method of thinking in science, the drawing of conclusions from facts, is of inestimable help in business. Some knowledge of business law may be of practical help, but I should attach less importance to it because legal thinking is based largely upon prece- dent, and if there is one thing the business man needs it is to think less of how a thing has been done in the past and more about how it can be done better. For the man or woman with average ability, a reasonable education, a fair degree of common sense and a willing- ness to work hard, the field of com- mercial endeavor offers an opportunity not only for g satisfactory financial return, but also to while service t6-his" erform a worth- llowmen. Learn ‘| to think and aim to serve, to render a full return for the wages or profits you receive—are rules which will yield large returns in this world's satisfactions. PREPARE NOW ‘Stenography, typewriting, speed dictation and complete secretarial course, $5 per month. The Civil Service Preparatory School, se. cor. 12th and F Sts. n.w. Met. 6337. * m Color & Design National School of Fine & Applied Art FELIX MAHONY, Director Connecticut Avenue & M 1747 Rhode Island Ave. North 1114 00006000 00000000000000060¢ got his start-qgnda 90% raise with Lewis Hotel Training HERE is a man who saw and grasped his Opportunity—the same opportunity that is open to YOU today, man or woman. 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Quick Action Assures Place all day Employers by our Employment We are constantly called n ’ // This FREE Book Is Your Key to Success We have prepared this in- ter g book for you. It touch with and Women. in Class and evening classes forming now. F: Only a limited number of students can be ac- cepted. Act quickly! LEwis HOTEL Penna. Ave. at 23rd St. TRAINING SCHOOLS Phone: West 2192 vand s HARDSHIPS BESET LIFE OF FOUNDER OF KINDERGARTEN (Continued From First Page.) vironment. ‘These early years of child- hood—how long it takes to undo them! Fol his two years in the forest, Proebel went to school in Jena. This experience was a bitter one, for here, as in childhood, he was misunderstood. satisfied ged to teach, but not by established Geerman methods, Inspired by Swiss Teacher. All great men owe their an inspiration. Froebel had as his in- spiration a Swiss teacher, Pestalozzi. Pestalozzi had studied the natures of children. He found them nomadic— they want to go somewheré. He took chiidren of 8 to 12 years and had them work with him in’ his garden, They tended fowls, sheep and cows; and as they worked he taught—taught them the fundamentals of an education, na- ture study, mathematics. Their powers of observation were de- veloped. Things they didn’t understand were made clear by explanation or by T from his library. If bad weather drove them indoors, theré was a ‘shop where they made bird houses finple furniture. Here also they were taught to mend their own snoes and clothing and to prepare ‘ood. When work became irksome, they play- Pestalozzi belleved in play as a medium of education, and in this he was far in advance of his time. Pres- ent day parents and teachers have hardly caught the vision yet. As a result of his experiments, Pesta- lozzi discovered that although he could look after only a few children in tnis , they surpassed those educal y ;‘tyco\n‘u& of instruction. His slogan was: “From within, out.” It was Pesta- lozzi who first recognized that education is not an acquirement but a develop- ment. He publfished accounts of, his experiments in pamphlet form. One of these fell into the hands of Friedrich Proebel, who was then an architect’s assistant at Frankfort. Mind Prepared for Theories. Proebel was 22 years old, but since babyhood fate had tossed him about as a plaything. His experiences thus far had prepared his mind for the theories of Pestalozzi. Quite by accident he met Herr Gruner, who was master of a model school for teachers at Frankfort. Herr Gruner was also enthusiastic about the theories of Pestalozzi and was seeking an instructor who could teach by his methods. Froebel applied for the position. He was accepted in the dual capacity of janitor and teacher. His salary was 10 marks—about $2.50 a week. Froebel had never been so happy in his life. His enthusiasm and cheer were a joy to Herr Gruner. To- gether they read and discussed all of the work of Pestalozzi and began a cor- respondence with the great man. This led to an invitation for Froebel to visit him at his farm school, near Yverden, Switzerland. Gruner supplied Froebel the money with which to replace his badly worn clothes. Froebel walked the entire dis- tance—more than 200 miles—wearing his old clothes and carrying his new ones, so as to present himself to the master with no apology for his appeaz- ance. Each was delighted wi! the other, and Pestalozzi was a bit amused at the- younger man, with his intense earnestness, his abundant imagination and his vivid dreams for the future of his work. Had No College Degree. Froebel returned to Frankfort full of enthusiasm, a necessary P the teacher. Herr Gruner The Eastman School 1305 Seventeenth Street Cor. Massachusetts Avenue A Tesident and day school for girls. Primary, Intermediate and High School. Opens Sept. 24th him. the BEGIN TODAY Special Preparation for Census Office Exam. The Civil Service Preparatory School, sie. cor. 1%th & F sts. n.w. Met. 6337. ¢ ANGUAGE SIMPLIFIED ern vemsctional method. 50th ar, * Fresent this sdvertisement for free trial lesson. . BEELIT, "H O oF LANGUAGE 1115 Connecticut Avenue Tel. Decatur 3952 FepLax YNAHORY'S NATIONAL FINE AND APPLIED atness to | * 800d | ki, .- Alas!. for poor. Froebel. ‘was lurking round the corner. Govern- ment inspectors found that he had no | to e in but to no forced to leave his position. ‘“Time will adjust it,” he said, and set out on a von Holzhausen family. This was his first interview with wealth and leisure, and his hungry mind madsthe best of great privilege. 3 The following four * years found Froebel in as many coll tinger, Berlin, Weimar and Jena. was able to erase the blot former record. The old stigma was gone. He was an educated man and considered so by the world. The boys ed all that they needed to make them successful men in later years, but it was doubtful if their gain was as great as that of their teacher who pro- fited so richly from his opportunity to Teceive an cation, Friendship Evolved: ‘Then war came. Students rushed to arms. Froebel went, too, with pupils. During this military service, he made two friends—Willlam Middendorf and Henry Langenthsl. Through Froe- bel's influence both became Pestalozzi enthusiasts. The three men evolved a friendship as beautiful as it was rare and henceforth worked together in the interest of the new system of education. Although Froebel lowed by disappointment, misunder- standing, accusations of revolutionary Iideas and heresy by the clergy, who par- ticularly opposed his idea of - woman teachers, and disputes with ants: of the old system of learning, the kinder- garten idea was slowly making headway. Middendorf and Langenthal , were loyal to Proebel. Not one of the three was willing to give up the fight for education by natura! methods. Out on a mountainside the three friends. st discussing their work. A great thought came to them; and a great word ht—"ki.nderznmn." the children's gar- len. The schools which.they had started previously had been called ‘“The Insti- tution for Teaching According to the Pestalozzian Method and the Natural Activities of the Child,” “Institution for the Encouragement and Development of the Spontaneous Activities . of the Pupil,” and “Friedrich Froebel's School for the Growth of the Creative Instinct Which Makes for a Useful Character.” There is little wonder that they failed with such names. The parent could not remember them long enough to send the child there. The new name took. The children loved the name, and ‘they remembered it. They clamored to go to dergarten. Another Great Idea. Another great idea came to Froebal— that of reaching the home and the mother through the children. 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