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*‘Companies are looking for people able to think," Millar said. "Often they are willing to train employees." Millar is *‘very optimistic‘ about future With this in mind, university graduates should be considering careers in fields like banking, accounting and management, she said. Often students with arts degrees feel unqualiâ€" fied to apply for these positions, Millar said, but. *"graduates with degrees in social sciences do very well in these careers." Bruce Lumsden, chairman of the coâ€"or dinating committee, agreed with the mayor. "It is too early to give all the details .. we keep getting more ideas." In Canada today, Millar explained, demoâ€" graphic studies show that, except for the civil service, the areas of greatest employment are the business, industrial and corporate sectors. _ Those organizing the celebration, Carroll said,. have been faced with a difficult probâ€" lem: ‘‘we have so many ideas that we don‘t know which ones to do first." (Continued from page 3) whinney; the examinaâ€" tion of fireâ€"fighting equipment: "we have to be careful with the fire company as not to appear arbitrary, warned Alderman Glen Wright; and the allocaâ€" tion of $6,000 for the construction of a new school in Waterloo‘s core: *‘some would suggest that the school In a press conference before the meeting, the 125th anniversary com mittee outlined the many special events planned for the year. Council agreed to discuss the petition at the next city budget meeting. DISPELS MYTHS Foliowing the mock session Carroll calleg a special meeting of counci) to hear a deleâ€" gation from Bluevale collegiate which reâ€" quested that the city provide a water trough for horses in the Menâ€" nonite stables on Reâ€" gina Street. ... would stand vacant, (but) that‘s not the issue," said Mewhinâ€" ney. This is the time of year when graduating students begin their job search in earnest, and said Millar, although some companies have been forced to stay away because of economic reasons, 32 new companies have come onto the WLU campus for employee recruitment. In 1980, 95.3 per cent of WLU‘s 1,060 graduates found jobs after leaving school. Only 9.7 per cent of those said Millar, took jobs where a university education was unnecessary. And, although it is still too early to predict with accuracy, the jobâ€"placement rate for 1981, Millar said, ‘"may be down a little bit... (but) the feeling among staff is that it will still be over 90 per cent." Well, said Marjorie Millar, director of placeâ€" ment and career services at Wilfrid Laurier University, (WLU) if any graduate is driving a cab it is by choice, not necessity. According to Millar there are "lots of jobs out there for university graduates if they are at all flexible"‘ about the type of work they want to get into, geographic location or salary. The average starting salary for the 1980 graduates was $15,955, Millar pointed out. By Melodee Martinuk The story has been told often enough â€" the one about the university graduate forced to drive a taxi because he is unable to find a job. City‘s University grads land jobs: Millar A major celebration in uptown Waterloo, at King and Erb, followed by a public reception at the Wateribo Arena has been planned for Founder‘s Day, May 27. Lumsden said. Waterloo Days, from June 18 to 20 he said. will be expanded this year to celebrate the ¢iiy‘s birthday Planned are many sporting events, a major parade and a concert for Seagram Stadium. From Aug. 7 to 14, the Canadian Hot Air Balloon Championâ€" ships, with over 100 balloons competing, will be heid in Waterâ€" loo. According to Lumsden anywhere from 50,000 to 250,000 people are expected to attend the competiâ€" tion. Two books are being published dealing with Waterloo, he said. The first, to be released around Founder‘s Day. will be a history of the city; the second, to be available in late Auâ€" gust in conjunction with an art exhibit at the KW Art Gallery, will highlight the Wa terloo prints and paint ings of artist Woldeâ€" mar Neufeld As well, Lumsden said. there will be a number of support acâ€" tivities occurring throughout the year. The celebration reâ€" volves around several major events, Lumsâ€" den explained. 125th A recentlyâ€"released Ontario Manpower Comâ€" mission study, which concluded that by 1985 twoâ€"thirds of aill university graduates would be unable to find employment requiring a university education, she said, is based on a number of false assumptions. According to Millar the study is based on 1971 census figures. ‘‘They took a look at the population as a whole and the education and position people were in." _ The study assumes, said Millar, that the educational requirements for any job have remained constant since 1971. employment possibilities for university gradu ates. _ ‘"They are just looking at the entryâ€"level job, but down the road, a degree may be needed,"" she explained. o And, this is completely erroneous, she said. "It is ridiculous to assume that the same opening is available now for a highâ€"school graduate" as was available in 1971. **Society is much more educated now," Miliar continued, ‘"more and more jobs have been closed to those with only a high school education." Also, Millar said, jobs have to be considered in terms of longâ€"range career paths and the possibilities for future advancement. _______ _ The report, Millar maintains, was ‘""a political move to support government cutbacks in univerâ€" sity funding." The rationale is, "why give money to universities when graduates won‘t need a degree to get a job," she said. "It is ludicrous for educated people to say a university degree isn‘t important for society as a whole." What the report does highlight, Millar said, "is the sad state of the art of manpower training in Canada. We are not that large a country, yet we haven‘t got our act together." The situation in nursing only a few years ago, when Canadian nurses were forced to take jobs in the United States she said, is a "classic example" of poor manpower planning. ‘One yvear we sent them down there and the next we wanted them back. We should have been able to predict that." said Millar. No age limit. Photographic portrait package includes two 8x10s, three 5x7s, 15 wallet size, and 3 colour miniatures in charms. 95¢ for each addn‘l. subject in portrait. Choice of backgrounds. Poses our selection. 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