Adventures into the Future

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HAD ASKED THE DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST• . DR. EDWARD POWERS, TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND CHOOSE THE WINNING EXHIBIT .•• BUT HE HAS ASKED TO BE EXCUSED, SINCE HIS BROTHER.. JOHNNY, IS •. •

... EDUCATION IS, TO LARGE DEGREE, TRAINING- FOR LIVING-. SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE DEPENDS ON GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR TRAINING . NOW.' AFTER ALL .••

THANK YOU, MR . RICHMOND ... FRIENDS, WHATEVER. I'VE ACCOMPLISHeD BEGAN WITH THE EDUCATION Z RECEIVED RIGHT HERE . YOU SEE •••

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"YOU COULDN'T HOPE. TO BE A 6000 ATHLETE WITHOUT TH! RIGHT rRAfNJN6... • .


_. TH'E "TIN ' CAN TURBINE" - D8sIGNED AND BUILT BY

.JOHN POWERS.'

IT'S NOT QUITE THAT SIMPLE ,I YOU 'CAN'T WISH YOURSELF A FUTURE, IT TAKES PLANNING " PLANNING THAT STARTS RIGHT NOW IN HIGH SCHOOL.'


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YOUR .6ROTHERHERE CAN Ai'lSWERIT EVEN BETTER T~AN r.CAN.

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THE IMPORTANT THING FOR EACH' OF YOU 15 - - TO PLAN YOUR FUTURE NOW-WHILE YOU 'RE iN • SCHOOL, WHERE YOU (:"AN START TRAININGr FOR IT,

GEE; eoys ARE ' LUCKY.' THERE ARE 50 MANY EXC/TINGr KINDS OF WORK YOU CAN TRAIN FOR -' ENGINEERINGr ' . • SCIENCE ", BUT A GIRL-UNLESS SHE 'S A GENIUS LIKE MADAME CURIE- -

PHEWW !. L .JUST ABOUT SKIDDED THROUGH ,.HIS liME . .. AND THERE YOU ARE ON THE HONOR 'i"ii' ~L""," ROLL AGAIN, ED.'

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,.-WE DID IT, TOMMY.' YOUR B l.OCKING ·OID THE TRICK!

' OF COURSE, WE WERE PI?ETTY BUS Y O(JTSIDE THE CL ASSROOM, . TOO .. . THE

STUOENT COUNCIL , THE

PAPER .•• ANO WE WERE A REAL TEAM IN THE.

SPORTS OEPARTMENT...

THE WORLD IS 50 FULl. OF A NUMBER OF iTHINGS •. , HMMM - ' AND I:'M GOING TO HAVE A HAND IN SOME OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS TO-COME!

WELl., YOUNG MAN, YOUR SCHOLASTIC RECORD AND YOUR APTITUDE TESTS INDICATE YOU'RE WELL-SUITED FOR ENGINEERING-. NOW, 1l1E IMPORTANT THING IS TO TAKE ALL THE MATH AND SCIENCE YOU CAN HERE. IN HIGI1 SCHOOL .

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I WAS IN THE TOP THIRO 01=

G;OOD LUCK, ED••• YOU'1.L. KNOCK DEAD AT

STATE U.'

/r1Y' ClASS AIIOI HAO , .TAKEN ALL THE MATH ANO SCIENCE COURSES IWAII..ABLE. 17 WAS A HAPPY OAY--SUT A SAO ONE,700, AS TOM ANO SETTY ANO I 5EPARATEa•• )

UNDERSTAND, SON, THESE DEPARTMENTS OVERLlxP A GOOD DEAL. WE'RE LfARNINGTHAT ENG-INEERIN'G- IS BASICALL Y ONE GREAT SU6J~CT.

•EVEN BEFORE G~AOUATION,

PEOPLE FROM INOUSTRY, GOVERNMENT ANO EOUCATION CAME

TO THE COLLEGE LOOKING- FOR. RECRUITS ••• "


WAS A WONDERLAND OF SCIENCE ..... AN!) THE CHOlet WASN'T EASY! I BECAME' ESPECIALt.Y INTERESTEO IN THE GREAT TURBINES ANO GENERATORS-ANO FINALLY OECIOEO ON MY SPECIAt..,.y••. II o

YOU'LL START· IN THE TEST ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, ED, .. ·AND THEN .AFTER A , WHILE, CHOOSE YOUR SPECIALTY,

"YES, WE'RE STILL A TEAM ..,.A SCIENCE TEAM" WORKINGTOGETHER AT THE .JOB WE EACH . KNOW BeST.'"

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THERE CERTAINLY 15 ROOM IN SCIENCE ' FOR iliE RIGHT MAN ~ EVEN IF~ E HASN'T A COLLEGE DEGREE.' WE NEED LOTS OF SKILLED MACHINISTS AND OTHER CRAFTSMEN •• , AND A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERT TECHNICIANS , .


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'NEXT MORNING .

I 'VE SEEN THINKING ABOUT ALL YOU AND MR . BARTON SAID YESTERDAY 路 路 ABOUT PLANN ING NOW FOR. THE FUTURE , AND STUDYING THE RIGHT SUBJECTS ,'


ANO S(J", FEW LATER, WE FINO A VERY EAGER · ,jOHN N y' FIRING A 8AIt/lAGE' O F QUESTIONS AT THE SCHOOL's COUNSELOR... . . ARE THERE A lOT OF JOB OPENINGS IN THIS FIELD ~ AND I'M NOT SURE ' YET WHAT KINO OF ENGINEERING I WANT TO' AND--

WEll, SON , YOUR GRADES ARE GOOD .. . AND YOUR PERSONAL QUALITIES AND NATURAL APTITUDES ALL • POINT TOWARD A SUCCESSFUL ENGI NEERING CAREER. FOR YOU • . •

TRAINING FOR ANY SEVERAL YEARS OF HARD, . WORK . .• . AND YOU ,WANT- TO SURE - YOU'RE-6UITEO FOR THAT WORK BEFORE MAKING SUCH AN INVESTMENT OF ' TIME AND E'FFORT .

YES , AND YOU 'D BETTER WRITE TO THE COLLEGES YOU HAVE IN MIND TO MAKE SiJRE THEy'RE ACCREDITED . .. FIND OUT THEIR REQUIREMENlS : -. AND FILE. YOUR APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION EARLY.


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IWfi,s JUST ' TELLING BUP AND JANE WHY THERE'S A <SHORTAGE /N eNGiNEERS ... BeCAUSE A LOT OF BOYS AND GIRLS THINK "THE FIELO.' s OVER(:ROWDeD AND DON'T ~O INTO IT; ISN'T . THAT RIGHT, eD!

' LET'S SEE - - THAT MEANS THE NEED FOR ENGINEERS JUST ABOUT QUADRUPLED IN THOSE 50 SOME YEARS.' AND I'LL BET IT'S STILL GROWING--


... THERE' S A JOB IN ENGINEERING' TO SUIT THE TASTE'S AND TALENTS OF EVERY TYPE OF PERSON ...


, , ;. IT COVERS ALMOST ANYTHING 'THAT MAKES LIFE 6ETTER FOR US NOW ... AND IT' S OUR HOPE FOR AN EVEN oJ BETTER LIFE. IN THe FUTURE .'

WELL, JANE -- WE SOMETIMES SAY, IT'S THE SCIENTIST'S J06 TO DISCOVER. SOMETHING NEW ... AND THE. ENGINEER'S JOSTO TURN THAT SOMETHING NEW INTO SOMETHING

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"The art of directing th" great ,sou.rces of

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Nature for the u.se and.

convenience , of .Man. II

·WHY, IN A1Y COMPANY ALONE, ENGINEERS A,ND OTHER SCIENTI57'S ARE OESIGNING- ANO BUILDING-, , ,

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LINES THAT CARRY THE '" NfIRACLe OF ELECTRIC PP~R ALL OVER THE NATION.••

'TELEVISION ' ANORAOIO STATIONS, TIfANSNfITTERS ANO RECEIVERS t:!J"~i:i==-1 THAT BRING- . THE WORLO INTO OUR HOMES •••

"ELECTRIC 'SLAVES'TO

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WORK IN HOMES ANO FACTORIES:••

U A VARIETY .OJ:! X-RAY MACHINES LtSED IN HlEOICINE AND . INOLtST'!! TO S/!t;' THIlOLlil/f SOLIDS •• !


ENGINEERING STUDENTS l,EARN ,0 THINK -- TO STICK WITH A . PROBLEM UNTIL IT'S SOLVED .•• AND BUSINESS AND INDUSTRy ..·· WANT AND NEED PEOPLE WHO HAVE

ER-)OMNNY •••

1 HATE. ,0 PUT A DAMPER ON THINGS, BUT SUPPOSE A PER SON STARTS TO BECOME AN ENGINEER AND THEN CHANGES HIS MIND!

IF YOU WANT TO PLAN) YOUR FUTURE: Decide 'what you Wan~ to do Check your qualifications Find out the requirements Make your preparations

BEEN TO THINK

IF YOU WANT TO' ENTER THE'·

FIELD OF· ENGINEERING :.'

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your personal interest . .Concentrate on math and 's'cience .' Get t,he.facts from established engineers Prepare you~elP for require·men~s·

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