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In proposing to secure summer positions for juniors in the fields which they believe they wish to pursue after graduation the Students' Employment Office makes a new departure. The training obtained from the work will afford much more than the usual pecuniary advantages of a summer job; it will allow a species of sampling which is impossible at present. The first-hand information gained will enable the men to check up on the career of their first selection, without running the dangers of future disappointment.
For the men who find it necessary or desirable to supplement the numerous aids obtainable at Harvard with actual earnings the office performs a notable service. Too often, however, the positions open are uninspiring expedients that offer no real experience. If the new program can supply desirable positions with direct bearing upon the problem of choosing a vocation to the men who otherwise have to take what comes, the value of the employment is doubled.
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