| | Here are 14 people who are puttin g county schools on the map with a rare guidance program doin work they like and can do well. Left to right, front: much to steer pupils into school | E. W. Wakins , Eleanore Schmidt, Virginia V__ gGailey, Ida D. Draayer, A. Parley Bates, superintendent; Lue Groesbeck, Drs. D, Alton Alder, Merli nN, Cook; back row, left to right: Glen J. Ward, Lowell Cutler, Spencer Wyatt, LaVerd John, Howard Shupe, John M. Re ese. Leland Rhees was absent when photo was taken. ese aN la a eT x Se is ee fi r t | sonal and emotional. Stent Ree ta ain objectives. ee ties ee ra puncaemnmnnsnscencsigussiospoa iti gt aneneeetets a ct A guidance program recog-| - The demands society is makWeber county schools are now nizes that each pupil is an ining of youth are continually 4 providing a number of services dividual, not just one of the puchanging. The occupations are and activities commonly considTo bring to full fruition | pils.in a class. It accepts each becoming more and mcre specialered guidance services. Howpupil as an independent personized. Economic conditions are that which is the best withever, a comprehensive long range ality. A guidance program nebecoming more and more chalplan must be developed for this cessitates arranging a school enin each student and prepare lenging. All the children of all as well as for any other imporvironment in the interest of the of the people are going to school. tant school function. We should him as a worthy citizen in student. It necessitates a sysThe prospect ahead is of an correlate our efforts and intetematic study of individuals who indefinite period of severe miliour democratic ‘society is grate new activities to a districtdeviate from the average. tary and production strain. Dejp ee A guidance program helps stu- _velopments may require schools the ultimate objective of _to view themselves not only as wide program. We must provide ‘he Weber county schools. a policy and directions for new dents understand themselves, to | the means of handing down the _ And a coordinated. guidculture of; the race and supplymodify their ways of adjusting. growth and advancement. ing an education adapted to the It helps each pupil learn to live ance starting with students individual’s needs. Adequate Program 7 | as a cooperating member of a of the first grade and reachfamily and of a community. One of First Jobs . An adequate program will inIt helps each pupil learn to make ing through senior high elude: (1) counseling, (2) parThe schools may be asked to the best use of his physical accomplish this in a shorter peent-teacher conference, (3) cuschool is helping gain these equipment. It helps him make a riod of time. This fact points realistic choice of a career. The mulative records, (4) testing, (5) to one of the first new tasks of final goal of all education is selfoccupational and vocaiional inthe school—making an inventory The guidance program is proguidance, formation, (6) orientation, placeaS complete and meaningful as gressing gradually aftera year’s it can of every pupil enrolled Basic ASsumptions ment and follow-up, (7) comstudy. .Guidance committee is and making every pupil aware of munity resources and services. | Need for guidance is apparent his own characteristics. under the direction of Dr. Ver(8) in-service preparation and in view of the following basic The war with communism, professional growth, (9) personnon F. Larson, director of guidassumptions: Rimi ecaaa S 1 nel, organization and administra' 1. In a democracy each perance-services of the state de| ee son is of value. whether hot or cold, is no two- | tion. partment of public instruction, ' The heart of modern »guidance 2.. Individuals can think for to-four-year affair. It will probis counseling—a purposeful, faceNeed for Guidance | themselves at all ages. ably last from a decade to a to-face relationship conducive tc 3. Self-de termina tion is the There is a need for educational, adjustment of the individual, right of every individual. generation. It is the first forvocational, cultural, moral, civ- The parent-teacher conference 4 Adjustment is a continuous eign war about which real doubts ic, leisure time, leadership and is a two-way exchange of inforprocess, exist that we will win. Spiritual guidance in our schools. mation on the growth of the __9. The human being is a comOur enemies consider psycho— The student should know himchild. It takes the place of, 01 plex individual. logical weapons as important in self as an individual and as a supplements, one-way systems 0: _ Today it’s more difficult than warfare as phosphorous grenades member of society: his limitations reporting to parents such as re: ever before for youth to chooseand massed artillery. During and his abilities. Guidance propport cards or letters. vocations, prepare for them and the time of national anxiety we } erly given will be very valuasucceed in them. Why? Because also find increasing juvenile de- | ble in this project. of the complex economi¢e and Solinquency, high divorce rates, \ The guidance program should Cial aspects of our society. Many earlier marriages, lowering of { be considered an organized ser‘Tesponsibilities formerly carried | social morals, insecurity and exvice designed to give systematic ‘by church, home and industry _travagant living. Schools can do ; aid to pupils of all ages and levhave been shifted to the schools much to counteract this national } , els to adjust to various probhysteria through a well-informed lems —: edueational, vocational, guidance program. health, moral, social, Civic, per- a By A. Parley Bates Superintendent