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some of the courses incr.uded. History and. civics,
trnglfsh Language and composltion, Literature and. Biographyu
Sci.ence, Industrial History and Economics, Life princiol-es,
PracticaL poychorogy and Music and voice culture"
rn 1906, pars,ons delivered a Lecture entitled ,,The
rdeal citytt, ir whtch he set forth the need of help for
youth ln tire chof.ee of a vocatlon and later repeated thås
ad.dre'ss several tlmes to graduating cLasses of oae of the
evening high schooLs of Boston. Many graduates rei ained.
after the address and asked for personal intervlews * so
began the indlvidual counselllng from which d.eveLoped a
plaa for syetematic vocatlonal guid.ance"
rn the fa1l 0f 1907, parsons put hi.s id.eas on paper
annd on Jemuary l3thrr.g0g, the vocatlon Bureau of Boston
nas formally opened with parsonË himself, âs Director and,
VocationaL CounseLlor,
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parsons dled on september 26thr1g0', but his book
SooË1ng a Vocation arranged from hls noteå by nelptr
Albertson Tras pubLished. posthumously ln tre foL1owíng
yea,r,
Elght persons are 11sted. by Brewer as maklag an
lmportant contribution to,the firm establishment of vocational
Guidance in the city of Boston" They are3
1' Frank perrsons- furnished the ldea for the voca.tlon Bureau
and begæn its exeeution.
a, Ralph ar.bertson- pars'nrs constant intellectual companion