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Arkansas State Press
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
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At the Kansas State NAACP Youth Career conference in Wichita, attended by 200 students, NAACP secretary Herbert L. Wright predicted new employment opportunities for young Negro applicants and advised realistic career choices amid workshops with experts.
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WICHITA- "Employment opportunities never before thought possible will soon be opened to qualified young Negro applicants" Herbert L. Wright, NAACP secretary, stated in an address delivered at the Kansas State NAACP Youth Career conference, here, attended by some 200 high school and college students from throughout the state.
Mr Wright urged the youth to be frank and realistic in appraising their own interests and abilities before deciding upon a career.
He cautioned against going blindly into traditional fields which may not be as productive or rewarding as other vocations for which the students may be better qualified.
Many prominent staff persons from local schools, colleges, governmental organizations and private industry, served as resource persons for the various workshops.
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Herbert L. Wright, NAACP secretary, addressed the Kansas State NAACP Youth Career conference in Wichita, predicting expanded employment opportunities for qualified young Negro applicants. He urged realistic career appraisal and caution against traditional fields. The event, attended by 200 students, featured workshops with prominent resource persons from schools, colleges, government, and industry.