Community civics and rural life . omes somethingmore than a measure of wealth or of services; it is also a means of exchanging wealthor services. These are the two uses of money. Money has value only because of what itrepresents in wealth, and wealth is useful because it enables us to satisfy things are mentioned because it is quite important that we should neverforget that money and wealth are worth working for only because of theliving, or life, that they help us to attain. EARNING A LIVING 125 earned money, even if they have not considered it necessaryfor their living. An inquir
Community civics and rural life . omes somethingmore than a measure of wealth or of services; it is also a means of exchanging wealthor services. These are the two uses of money. Money has value only because of what itrepresents in wealth, and wealth is useful because it enables us to satisfy things are mentioned because it is quite important that we should neverforget that money and wealth are worth working for only because of theliving, or life, that they help us to attain. EARNING A LIVING 125 earned money, even if they have not considered it necessaryfor their living. An inquiry in a large, first-year high schoolclass disclosed the fact that the girls of the class, quite as muchas the boys, were thinking of their choice of vocation. Moreavenues are open to girls to-day than formerly by which toearn their living outside of the family; but even the manage-ment of a home is a business as truly as the management of afarm or factory, and is an exceedingly important factor in theearning of the family Helping to Earn the Family Living What part, if any, do you have in helping to earn the family living ? What have you done during the past year to earn money (a) out of schoolhours on school days, (b) on Saturdays, (c) in vacation time? Tabulate theresults for the entire class. What vocation would you like to follow for life ? Why ? If you have not decided upon some one vocation, name several that seemattractive to you. Why are they attractive? What do you know about the opportunities and the qualifications neces-sary for success in the vocations you have named? How may you proceedto find out more about them? What vocations offer especial opportunities for girls and women to-day?How do these opportunities compare with those when your mothers weregirls? 126 COMMUNITY CIVICS Make a list of the occupations of the fathers (or other members of thefamilies) of the members of your class. Make a list of as many occupations in your community (town or county)as
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