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“So, ou see, as we meet here this week and talk about things that have a' definite effect on our lives and our future satisfaction, we must do some hard, straight thinking, and see beyond the immediate pleasure of. the moment, to the ultimate destiny of our lives. I know that you will accept the challenge of this week, and start living not for today only, but for tomorrow." A Girl and Her Career “Where Are You Going” was the. subject of a talk on choosing a career, by Miss Doris Baskerville, Lecturer on Child Psychology and Human Relations at Macdonald Institute and who, beginning next term, will be Dean of Women and Students’ Counsellor. Miss Baskerville remarked that it was not long since there were few careers open _to women; now a girl has many opportunities and most girls want some work of their own to do in the space from the time they‘leave school until they are married. And it is im- portant to choose a career early in the high school years so that the necessary high school work will be taken. For example, entrance to the degree course in Home Economics at Macdonald Institute requires nine papers in Grade XIII and one of these must be Chemistry. In choosing a vocation a girl should consider the job’s requirements and its advantages and her own abilities. The girls were given sample questionnaires such as are used by vocational guidance counsellors and they were advised to discuss their problems with the vocational guidance person in their high school. They were advised to look into a job thoroughly so that they would not be misled by the glamor on the surface; to consult with people already in the profession and if possible to have such people speak to the high school students. Some questions to ask about a vocation are: Does it offer opportunities for advancement or is it a dead end street? Is there a good chance of employment? Is there a brief age period of employment as in the work of an air-line hostess where a girl is not employed after thirty? Is the occupation limited to your own province or can it be followed anywhere in Canada? In a field like home economics what are the opportuni- ties in its different branches such as dietetics, extension work, teaching? If the cost of the necessary education is a problem, the girls were advised to investigate scholarships and bursaries. A Girl and Fashion With the five newly appointed county home economists acting as models, Miss Vivian Wilcox, Stylist of Chatelaine and Style Maga- zine discussed fashions. Miss Wilcox advised the girls to ask themselves these seven ques- tions before buying a dress or other apparel. “It is‘becoming?“ “Learn to know your good pomts and your bad points so that you Will know whether you can wear a dress even 10 before you try it on," Miss Wilcox said “Thinking of clothes you have worn that have. been especially admired will give you a Flue The becomingness might be in either tile/cul- or the color.” ‘ “Is the dress suited for your use?” “Does it fit?" Sometimes alterations are worth paying for but not always. “Does it go with whatever else you i, that you might want to wear with it?” sider this from the standpoint of both and style. “Will it give you your money’s WON; 1,, fashion?” Miss Wilcox explained that my,“ fashion is a type that will last for v at, "High fashion” may change. It is econ“ “cal to keep to classic fashion mostly and for mass- ing fashions to keep to the incoming in» ,1; “Will you get your money’s worth in u my?" “How long will you want to wear th‘. Ear- ment?" It is good sense in buying a winti that to pay a good deal for it and to wear for several years. A party dress will not bi UN] for long so it should not be expensive. “Will you feel at home in it?" It .111. Ul't‘: (Jun, L‘ll‘ol‘ portant to ‘buy clothes in which you “I 1 at home" right from the start. Occasional] =, 1,: interesting to venture into some in Willi vou may not feel at home at first but whit. ou will grow to enjoy wearing very much Miss Wilcox told the girls that they mid be leaders in their communities in being op» erly dressed for whatever they do at w v: or at play; and she said that country girl are fortunate in that “suburban clothes 31“ any popular just now â€" not SGphlSth-Bit" :niu wearable clothes such as tweed ‘lC‘, camel‘s hair coats and sweaters." art of the fashion show featured various he; of sweaters, the sports style to be "im with slacks or a tweed skirt, a white 9- 1-: with a suit of pink tweed flecked with ‘ lit. a fine black wool with a black velveteer :ir‘ for an informal party. Miss Wilcox get an attractive touch to this black costume 1;: id ing a pale pink ribbon scarf and a flo\- oi the same color. Another part of this i. lull talk was the choice of colors in blot: "'v wear with suits of a contrasting color. A Girl and Her Family Speaking about a girl’s relationship WII 901’ family, Ethel Chapman of Home Ecm 'iw Services, stressed the importance of :{m learning to think and plan for herself, ‘1“ me said “at the same time, living with your l» “HY may do something for the fullness of 3'0' “N and the enrichment of your personalir ‘lm nothing else can do.” On the question of the much talked oi‘ 0n- fiict of the generations," over such thin i; as clothes, late hours and social customs 11 .5611” eral, the speaker suggested that the wai' ‘0‘" 3 girl to avoid criticism of modern clothe. is _10 use the best in modern styles that no on “'1” want to criticize. If her parents worry who“ her keeping late hours sometimes, the “1‘13 m HOME AND mom“