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*‘*So many people ask me what I‘ve learned from Junior Achievement,"" Chris said, "but it is really hard to put into a few words. Basically thought it has been the fact I‘ve learned to get along with people and have found out just what business is all about .‘ Junior Achievement projects consist of 12 mini forms, a bank to handle the firm‘s money and a radio station, CHJA. Chris was recently president of the station and said "I had no idea of what actually went on in a radio station. I never realized that there was so much more to it than the guy we always listened to on the air. Now I know he is The most important thing a company must first decide when it is formed is what product they will select to make or what service could they provide. They choose a name for themselves and capitalize their business through public sale of capital stock at $1.00 per share. * Chris VanderHoff of 229 Erb Street East in Waterloo has been in Junior Achievement since it started three years ago and is enthusiastic about what the program has done for him. by Wendy Herman There is a long corridor leading to the Kitchenerâ€"Waterâ€" loo branch of Junior Achievement at 154 Victoria Street in Kitchener. The organization‘s emblem is tacked at various places along the hall to remind visitors they are still heading in the right direction. Rent is paid on both equipment and operating space, salâ€" aries are given the employees and dividends are paid to the stockholders if the enterprise is profitable. These of course are all paid out on a small scale. Then in the spring the companies are liquidated, a stockholder report is comâ€" piled and issued and the company ceases to exist. It has to be that way so Junior Achievers can learn the full cyele of a company‘s existence. . Upon first entering the area being used by Junior Achieveâ€" ment confusion seems to reign. A boy may walk by shoutâ€" ing to someone in another room why the paint isn‘t drying or a girl will be sitting in pensive silence over a sheet of financial figures. Each area has a small scaled company in operation. Junâ€" ior Achievement has 14 altogether but only four are workâ€" ing in the centre during the two hour work periods on Monâ€" day, Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Waterloo students work together with those from Kitchener to operate a company which won‘t make a million dollars nor will it last for generations. The company will survive from only fall until spring, but the experience it provides for its members can last a lifetime. Each Junior Achievement company is organized in the fall as a corporate structure. 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Co% <ii Cl f i. ias h [ 6@ seal on uie e D at e a 4 4 m , = s s a es £ Even if these little markers weren‘t there, the Junior Achievement centre would not be hard to find in the buildâ€" ing. The noise of young adults at work gives it away. Production lines are set up and through until spring the miniâ€"companies advertise, promote and sell their company‘s product or service. All through the year careful records are kept and the young people learn they must take on all the same responsibilities as a full scale company would. Evan Tust a student at St. David‘s concentrates on his task of stamping a pattern in leather with a machine called the clicker. Evan‘s company, Jasman produces leather belts. Their businesses are born to die just a small portion of the action.*‘ Mr. McMullen runs the Junior Achievement centre and can safely be termed as one of the main reasons for its success. Enthusiastic about the young people who enter the J.A. programs, it is not uncommon for Mr. McMullen to spend 12 hours or more at the centre. A former businessman himself, he keeps an eye on the companies and offers suggestions when asked. More imâ€" portant though, Mr. McMullen takes an interest in his group of over 200. An interest which centres not only on the group as a whole but on the individuals themselves and he strives to make Junior Achievement a worthwhile experience for each one of them. According to Mr. McMullen the companies that do fold and end up with a loss at the end of the year are oftentimes more valuable experiences than those that sailed along fine all year. Members in such a company learn first hand why some businesses just aren‘t profitable. A practical foot stool which can be produced quickly is the product of a company called Juno. Jo Macdonald (left) and Mavis Ruddock of Waâ€" Mr. McMullen thinks the most valuable experience the young people get out of J.A. is learning how to get along with people. They have to learn not only to work side by side, but to approach complete strangers. ‘*The hardest thing for them to do is rap on doors.‘" He said, ‘"That first time out they‘re scared stiff, but they have to sell that product or their company will fail."‘ When problems come up in production Junior Achievers are thankful for their advisors. Bob Parky (left) helps Sue Ann Champion and Richâ€" Why not stop by some evening and view Junior Achieveâ€" ment in action. You just might learn something. > This education in business is heavily contributed to by the local manufacturing firms. When a company sponsors a J.A. company they also supply advisors to help the youths learn how to handle the financial, production and sales of a company. Area companies also help supply the J.A. groups with materials needed at a minimum price and they also frequently absorb losses. Advisors, eager to help coupled with Mr. McMullen‘s inâ€" tense interest in J.A. keep the young people enthusiastic about their work. Although the commissions received from selling their products and the wage received are both most times small or non existent, the young people can get the greatâ€" est satisfaction from the fact they did it all themselves. Throughout the year the organization holds various soâ€" cial functions such as dances and a carefully selected numâ€" ber get to attend the Eastern Provincial J.A. Conference in Toronto. It may sound as though Junior Achievement is very seriâ€" ous work, but one look at the participants in action will indicate they are enjoying every minute of it, managing to make it look as little like work as is possible. ard Heuss, both students at Waterioo Collegiate work out a problem encountered with making book ends. terloo work on the product which they will help their company distribute by way of door to door sales. Weterioo Chronicie, Wednesday, February 7, 1973 §