Comments on: The Young Man and His Vocation (1925-26): Introduction

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:00:41 +0000

Sure enough, Clark, thanks. Series like this tend to get some curious attention for the first few installments then fade into ho-humness, so I’d like to post what people are most interested in while there is still some interest.

By: The Other Clark

The Other Clark — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:57:17 +0000

So much has been said about getting a good fit between the man and his job, that I’d enjoy reading how they proposed to do so in Chapter 18. (I know it’s not job specific, but you did ask for suggestions.)

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:24:15 +0000

No, you sound delighted! It’s a good chapter, too.

By: Jeff Johnson

Jeff Johnson — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:15:04 +0000

They included my profession-librarian. That is unbelieveable! I almost never see it mentioned as a honorable vocation for a young man. Do I sound bitter?

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:44:34 +0000

TOClark, that’s a great line and idea, isn’t it?

J., I’ll post that one for you next time. They do talk about injured war veterans. My sense is that the concern of the author was less doing something helpful for a disabled man than it was finding something a disabled man could do to support himself, both for the dignity of the disabled and so that the rest of society wouldn’t be so heavily burdened.

By: J. Stapley

J. Stapley — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:44:07 +0000

Vocations for the Disabled and for Special Conditions

Cool. Do you think that they were mindful of this generally, or was this a special concern because of War veterans?

By: The Other Clark

The Other Clark — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:12:39 +0000

“Occupied in the highest employment of which his nature is capable.” If everyone were so employed, both the worker and the business would greatly benefit.

I look forward to the series.