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CAREERS FOR DAUGHTERS

AT HOME

CAR

JAREERS for daughters is a sub-the

he value of a university course for ject often in the news to-day any kind of work. As a mental and one on which great deal of discipline it is unequalled; but I nonsense is written, and talked.com-imagine many mothers must be ments a mother, writing in the faced with my dilemma-the choice "Manchester Guardian.' She con-between the ideal and the practical tinues:-

in a materialistic world.

of

As a mother who is now faced

Several of my friends" children with this problem I have a special have recently left college. With good interest in it. My twin daughters degrees and glowing. testimonials are within six months of leaving speaking of their "aptitude for the school. In spite of early plans for study of the classics" or their a university education, followed by scholarly interest in medieval Eng- some form of scholastic work, nei-lish," they are trailing about in- ther of the children has ever shown terviewing business managers, the slightest desire for this type newspaper editors, and social work- of work.

ers according to their lights, al- With difficulty and much persua-ways hoping for a job. They drift sion on the part of their parents into bookshops, private lending they have been induced to stay at libraries, offices where good short- school long enough to sit for the hand and typing are not necessary Higher School Certificate: beyond blind-alley occupations all this-we-do-not-feel-that-our-powers them. And infinitely worse of persuasion will prevail. The than poor salaries and poor modern eighteen-year-old is a very prospects is the * paralysing positive young woman and not so sense of frustration and dis- easily influenced by parental wishes illusionment, a complete reversion as her predecessors were. Notwith-of values, a feeling that the opin- standing my natural desire to say ions of their late pastors and mas- "Father and mother know best," Iters had little to do with real life sometimes wonder if their point of and the world outside the univer- view is not based on a more solid sity. Of course this is due to a foundation of common sense than lack of sense of proportion, but is I care to admit.

it reasonable to expect twenty-one years to possess it? Women's Employment

Teaching

Both my girls are intelligent. Federation

They are not afraid of hard work and like dealing with people, but

Discussing my family problems they have no outstanding ability in recently with a friend, she suggest- any one direction. Study they ac

ed that I should write to the Wo- cept as a necessary part of this men's Employment Federation, 31 trying business of being educated, Marsham Street, Westminster, Lon- but neither has ever

don. I did so, and for the fee of shown any pleasure in it for its own sake. This

half a crown I obtained an expert attitude was for long a source of opinion on the possible methods of bitter disappointment to

training and prospects in both the membering my own student days letter answered all my questions and careers my girls wish to follow. The when a university education. hard- ly won, long anticipated, and finally addition it offered a personal

gave much useful information. In in-

me, re-

realized seemed to me the ultimate good. My chosen profession, that should I be in London in the near terview without further eharge of teaching, was not then over- crowded, but now I am compelled and I shall certainly take advant- future. It happens that I shall be, to agree with the children when they say they will not teach because age of the offer.

My friend tells me the Women's they hate the idea and feel they could never do it.

Employment Federation has recent- Obviously they

ly held two vacation courses should not teach.

for Moderate secur-

school-mistresses and others inter- ity and a pension in old age is not a valid reason for entering the ment of educated girls. The courses ested in the training and employ- teaching profession. Whatever my own views on the desirability

ews.com teaching as a profession, I will not of

even try to influence the children in this direction.

Other Opportunities

sn

cover a wide field; not only post- the 16-year-old girl are dealt with, graduate openings but trainings for for the brilliant girl and the girl of average ability. Lectures by ex- perts are given, discussion classes held, and visits to training classes If we insist on college for three of every description arranged. years there will be no margin I rejoice to know that such to finance "a further training after organisation exists. It fills a des- graduation. For what specific career perate need and deserves the sup- other than teaching is a university port of all parents and educationists degree an adequate qualification? who seek to tackle our national Should I not be better advised to unemployment problem by avoiding spend the available capital on a at the outset the folly and wastage training which the twins can start due to forcing the square peg into now and are really keen to take? the round hole. One of them, fired by the life of Octavia Hill; wants to become house property manager. The other loves children and is intensely in ly Resident Engineer at the Shing Mr. G. B. Gifford Hull, former terested in the development of day Mun Dam and now nurseries "for the pre-school child. with Mareman and Co., left the connected Rochdale's splendid new schemes Colony on the "President Hoover" have clinched the matter in her for the North mind. Nothing will induce her to swaste three years at college:""

Let me state plainly that I do not share this point of view. In my opinion there can be no doubt about

Brigadier and Mrs. A. T. Shake- spear passed through the Colony from Shanghal on board the “Raj-

putana.”