The problem involved in this investigation is to determine and evaluate the need of a functional guidance program within the Sanger, Texas, Public School, and to effect an organization which will adequately meet the needs of the students, both individually and collectively.

Of the 1190 four-year high schools of Texas there are 941 with an enrollment of 250 or less. This group of schools is missing many opportunities to guide the youth they graduate into effective and wholesome living by means of an integrated guidance program. It is the purpose of this study to develop a program which, if incorporated into the curricula of these schools, should result in an integration of guidance into the many phases of the school's activities and increase the school's usefulness to the student.

The purpose of this study is to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed guidance program for the Beaumont High School.

In this study, it is the purpose of the writer to formulate a simple, practical, and sound plan for occupational education and counseling which a small high school can introduce without unduly burdening its personnel or budget.