SURVEY QUESTIONS 



What vocation are you interested in ? What abilities and physical con- 

 ditions are necessary to a successful professional man or woman? What 

 advantage would a hobby or some definite interest be to you in choosing 

 a life work ? For what kinds of work might biology partially prepare one ? 



UNIT XIX 



HOW MAY BIOLOGY AID IN MY OWN IMPROVEMENT? 



Preview. High school is the time of life when we dream dreams 

 as well as work and play. And one of the dreams that most of us 

 indulge in sometimes during a study period, sometimes on the 

 way to school, sometimes in the quiet of our own room, is the 

 dream of our future and our life work. Most of us sooner or later 

 will come under the influence of some strong personality, and the 

 leadership of that teacher or friend or parent may have much to 

 do with the forming of our plans for future work. In my own 

 case, it was a professor in college who gave me the inspiration to 

 devote my life to teaching. I have always been happy in my 



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