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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1941
The KANSAN Comments...
JOBS IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE
By W. ROLLAND MADDOX Assistant Professor of Political Science
Among employment opportunities toward which college graduates are looking in increasing numbers are the positions available in government service. Surveys of positions held by recent graduates of several universities have shown surprisingly large numbers in public employment—as high as one-third to forty per cent of those receiving diplomas. Of course, one thinks of the teachers as comprising a substantial portion of the number. However, a list of positions in government would range from accountant and attorney to zoologist. Simply to mention the vocations and professions would exhaust the space allotted to this editorial. With the elaboration and extension of activities of government to meet the demands of our complex modern civilization there has arisen the need for the talents of trained personnel in the service of national, state, and local units.
The executive civil service of the United States is now larger than it was at the peak period of the World War, as the result of the defense program. State and local governments are recruiting employees to replace those lost to the national government, to military service, and to defense industry. In the broad view, opportunities for jobs for college graduates are more plentiful now than at any time in twenty years.
National civil service offers the most obvious and direct avenues of entrance. Subordinate positions are available in a wide variety of more or less specialized fields which are open to the college graduate. Here he may begin work under supervision and direction and may qualify himself for advancement. The greater portion of the service is on the merit system and eligibility is established by presenting evidence of training and experience, and successfully passing a written competitive examination. In the last few years, particularly, there has been a recognition of the value of general university and college training outside of the more technical scientific fields. Eligible lists have been set up especially designed to attract those who have done major work in a number of fields of college work. There also are positions as "Student Aid" on a part-time basis which are open to those who wish to continue their education, particularly at the graduate level. While many of the positions in the national civil service require residence in Washington, the field services of the several agencies account for a similar number. Just at present, many employees are being taken into the service, given brief, intensive training, and then will be stationed in the new defense plants in various parts of the country.
Although, as a whole, state service does not offer quite the same opportunities for entrance as the national civil service, there also, the college graduate is in demand. All states have need for employees with specialized training, particularly in the technical and scientific branches. The trend toward the merit system is fairly well established, it being required by law in about 20 states. Federal law, now requires the use of the merit system in agencies receiving federal money, and other state services frequently, though not uniformly, operate on the basis of an informal merit system with substantially permanent tenure. For these positions, residence in the state usually is necessary, and except where formal merit systems exist, appointment may be through political channels.
Furthermore, experience requirements in state civil service sometimes reduce the number of openings available to candidates freshly graduated from school.
Local government in general presents the least satisfactory picture of all. However, many of the larger cities and some counties have operating merit systems and offer a wide range of positions. Local residence is likely to be required and the relative number of positions for which education of college graduates is necessary is not as great as in state or federal service. The large proportion of local units of government have comparatively small staffs of employees, and recruit informally to fill vacancies as they occur. Direct application to the head of the agency usually is necessary and political considerations frequently are significant. In spite of this, the opportunities for government employment in one's home community may be worth investigating.
This bit of information from the Associated Press:
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"By some curious circumstances a bomb dislodged a bathtub in a boarding house and sent it scooting downstairs and out into the street. Unharmed but, of course, badly shaken, was a young lady inside the tub."
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It was after the historic peace parley that Will Rogers dropped this classic remark: "Yep, the United States never lost a war or won a conference."
OFFICIAL BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Vol. 39 Sunday, Oct.26,1941 No.31
Notices due at News Bureau, 8 Journalism, at 10 a.m. on day of publication during the week, and at 11 a.m. on Saturday for Sunday issue.
PHI CHI DELTA: Phi Chi Delta will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, October 28, at 5:30 at Westminster Hall. Pledging services will be held. Everyone who is interested is welcome—Ruth Moritz, president.
To Y.M.C.A. & Y.W.C.A. Bible Study Groups; Ellen Paullin's group will meet at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon, Dr. Price's group at 4:30 and Harry O'Kane's at 7:00. These meetings will be at Henley House. Royal Humbert's group will meet at 4:30 Thursday in the Pine Room—Helen Martin, chm.
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Everybody in Union fountain from 8:30 to 9:30 last Wednesday night knew that something was going on. At one booth there was great merriment, a birthday cake, and even some talk of dancing in the aisles.
The occasion was a double birthday party, followed by a mock wedding. Birthday celebrators were Joanne Johnson, 18 years old on Oct. 18, and Russell Baer, 21 yesterday. Besides splitting the date difference to hold celebration Wednesday night, they split the difference in ages and had "either 19 or 20 candles" on the cake.
15 of 20 caddies on the aircraft. Guests at the affair were Ruth Krehbiel, Fred Robertson, Bob Groom, Bob Glotzbach, Hazel D. McClure, Ward Snyder, and Dorothy Stump. After candles were blown out, the group witnessed a mock marriage of Joanne and Russell, indicating that they had both "come of age." Bob Groom acted as minister.
The birthday party followed the I.S.A. dance in Memorial Union ballroom.
Before Friday night's rally, Sergeant William Kollender, in charge of passing out cider, apples, and doughnuts at South Park, threatened, "I'm going to dump it all in a trough and let them go to it." He didn't but he still thinks it's not a bad idea.
Vic Dolchek, Ray Niblo, and Charles Avey took Ostrum up the Hill on the tractor the Sigma Nu's have been using to recondition their lawn, damaged by the building of the new driveway.
Dean Ostrum, Sigma Nu, made it known around the house Friday that he would appreciate a ride to his 1:30 class in Frank Strong hall. Three of the brothers immediately came through.
The tractor, a streamlined number reported to do nine miles per hour in high, chugged Ostrum to center ad on time. The men drove it on down Oread, turned around in Lilac Lane, and came back down campus, to the amazement of onlookers.
A salesman of Chinese handiwork visited the Chi Omega house Thursday noon. He had Oriental politeness, Oriental features. While other girls examined his wares, Dorothy Burkhead took the salesman aside to say in her best Spanish, "Habla usted espanol?"
"Sorry, I am Chinese," he replied coolly.
Sisters observed that Dorothy knew more about Spain's language than its people.
It's man's only chance until 1944 to "get taken out," and the Jay Janes intend to do the occasion up with proper ceremony.
The Vice Versa dance, to which all university women may come either stag or date, will be held from 9 to 12 o'clock Saturday in the Memorial Union ballroom.
'Sadie' Hawkins' Night Near Lil' Abner Not Alone
Originally scheduled for Oct. 31, the dance has been postponed one day to assure Charlie Spivak for the Freshman Frolic on that date. Clayton Harbur's band will play for the Vice Versa dance, at which only women may cut.
Men invited to the Vice Versa dance will be called for, taken to the dance, and escorted home by their fair femmes only, but at the dance they will be held at a premium and cut at every other step by admiring women.
After all the rushing the men will enjoy it's doubtful if they will be wearing their hats for several months, but the women won't mind either, for they will have the chance to cut that man they've been dying to meet for simply ages.
And to completely reverse the procedure, women are going to elect a king, and crown him at the dance. Every woman who buys a ticket, either stag or date, will have the opportunity to cast a vote for the Pep King of her choice.
J. M. Osma, professor of romance languages, will lead an open forum discussion on the South American country, Costa Rica, at a meeting of the Spanish club, El Ateneo, at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in room 113 Frank Strong hall.
Osma Will Speak
The candidates for Pep King are Roy Edwards, John Conard, Ed Lindquist, T. P. Hunter, and Jing Boyd.
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