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STATE EMPLOYEE

OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

IN THIS ISSUE

A CRISIS IS HERE!

ANNUAL MEETING — OCTOBER 5, 1937
REASON OR RACKET?

ASSOCIATION URGES ADEQUATE PAY
EIGHT HOUR DAY AND COMMUTATION
WANTED: 15,000 REPORTERS

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ames A. Connoy, Secretary
Josern D. Locuntn, Executive Secretary

VOL. 6.

SEPTEMBER, 1937

NO. 6.

The merit system is now passing
through the most hazardous period
of its history. Those who look up-
on positions in public service sim-
ply as spoils for partizan party ad-
vancement; those who wish to con-
trol public activities in the interest
of selfish profits; those who fill pub-
lic office but who lack wisdom and
true patriotism, are outwardly or
secretly making the most of trubled
times to destroy the merit system.
The conscienceless political pirat-
eers of all parties makes no pre-
tense as to their aims. They al-
ways show the sword. They flashed
it again and again during the ses-
sion of Congress just ended. And
those who would kill civil service
“with a kiss” issue sanctimonious
statements or propose progressive
legislation relating to the civil serv-
ice only as a cloak to dangerous
and weakening proposals,

The friends of the civil service
system are not deceived. They have
had to cope with this for a long
time, They are concerned, how-

A Crisis Is Here!

ever, with the effect upon citizens
generally of lip service on the part
of prominent people and organiza-
tions unless strenuous efforts are
made to properly inform as to the
constantly increasing need for the
application of the principles under-
lying the merit system. No truly
great prirftiple or purpose long en-
dures the sword or the serpent un-
less loyal defenders meet each gen-
eration of citizens early on the
highway and walk the whole way
with them, Those who would save
the government of the United
States and each of its sub-divisions,
and insist that these fulfill their
highest destiny, must insist that the
merit system apply and apply com-
pletely in the selection and direc-
tion of public servants.

No man living today can deny
honestly the vital need of following
the civil service system in recruit-
ing civil service workers and as to
their development and guidance af-
ter recruitment. For the reason
that forces opposed to it have been

successful in preventing the full ap-
plication of civil service principles,
and for this reason only, there is
fair criticism of the results of the
present functioning of the merit
plan. By inadequate financing of
civil service commissions and de-
partments, by unfit appointments to
civil service commissions and de-
partments, by retention in civil
service commissions and depart-
ments those who have been false to
honest civil service practice, by
laws and riders to laws that have
in effect hamstrung honest civil
service commissions and depart-
ments, the full benefits of the merit
system have been destroyed or de-
layed to the disgust and disappoint-
ment of all true patriots in all times
and in all jurisdictions who under-
stand well what could be accomp-
lished along the line of good gov-
ernment if the civil service system
was supported fully by those in
power.

In our own State we have been

Continued on Page 6

The Annual Meeting—October 5, 1937

The Annual Meeting of the As-
sociation will be held at 7:30 P. M.,
Tuesday, October Sth, in the State
Office Building, Albany. At that
meeting ballots electing officers and
the members of the Executive Com-
mittee for the ensuing year will be
canvassed and results announced.
Association Headquarters, Room
156, State Capitol, Albany, will be
open until 10:00 P. M., on that day
to receive ballots, properly execu-
ted, either by mail or delivered per-
sonally, Ballots for use of mem-
bers in electing officers and depart-

mental representatives may be
found on pages 15 and 16 of this
issue.

Reports of officers, counsel and
chairmen of standing committees
of the Association, as to the work
and accomplishments during the
year closing, will be read into the
minutes.

Discussion will doubtless be had
concerning amendments to the Con-
stitution of the Association which
were presented in proper form at
the last annual meeting and printed

in a previous issue of this maga-
zine.

The proposals for inclusion in the
Association’s program for the com-
ing year will be thoroughly dis-
cussed, together with suggestions
as to the program which may be
presented at the meeting. If any
group of members, or individual
member has any proposal which
should be presented, and is unable
to attend the meeting, please sub-
mit it with memorandum to the
President or Secretary before the
date of the metting.
THE STATE EMPLOYEE

September

Reason or Racket?

‘The best course to pursue may
still be in doubt as to many politi-
cal and economic problems. But
there is no doubt and no reason for
doubt as to the course of action
with reference to organized effort
which New York State civil service
employees should pursue.

Without adequate organization
for many years prior to 1930 State
workers were the ready victims of
selfishly organized bodies, and were
hopelessly helpless in formulating
a progressive program for the im-
provement of State service or for
their own welfare, and equally lack-
ing in power to advance such a
program,

From the very inception of the
organization and practically since
1930 they have adopted the fairest
and sanest course ever devised for
promoting human welfare. They
have met in orderly assembly, told
the people of the State of their
problem, pledged their aid to each
other in a cooperative form of As-
sociation, financed that association
by means of moderate dues, choose
leaders from among their own
members, and appealed for work-
ing conditions that would give their
employers and themselves a square
deal. They pledged loyal, efficient,
cheerful service to the people of the
State; they asked that their services
be regarded with the dignity of
careers, that they receivé salaries
to enable them to maintain decent
standards of life, that they and
their employer make joint contri-
butions to a retirement fund to care
for social needs when earning pow-
er ceased, that untold hours of toil
be banished, and that employment
conditions emphasize the human
needs above material consider-
ations.

‘They have gained many of their
objectives while improving the qual-
ity and the strength of their organi-
zation, While 40,000,000 workers
throughout the nation remained un-
organized they went forward har-
moniously toward the better things
which unselfish organization brings.
They observed the need for disci-
plined action; they did not abuse
their power,

The foregoing is a description of
the position taken and now advo-
cated by your State-wide, State

employees organization — The As-
sociation of State Civil Service Em-
ployees. In the face of this com-
mon sense action is there any ra-
tional reason for the announce-
ments that appear from time to
time in the daily press that the C.
I. O. or the A. F. L. or any other
organization is establishing a chap-
ter or a council or a lodge com-
posed of State employees? With
millions of workers throughout the
country not organized in any kind
of an efficient body why is there
even a thought given to replacing
a vigorous workers organization
that has a record of accomplish-
ments on behalf of its members in
its own sphere better than that of
the A. F. L., C. I. O., or any other
labor body?

There is but one answer and we
make it bluntly and fearlessly so
that no one within State service or
out of it will be deceived — all such
movements must be considered as
rackets of the most despicable sort.
They thrive on the sucker-born-
every-minute philosophy. They
would out — Barnum.

This Association resents upon be-
half of the workers of the State the
insinuation and implication carried
in bids for employee membership
in various groups that these em-
ployees would be better off if they
discarded their own present effec-
tive organization and embarked up-
on a new, costly and questionable
experiment.

This Association has fought side
by side with every other organized
body of workers for the betterment
of the conditions of employees
everywhere. It pioneered together
with hospital and some other State
service bodies the welfare of New
York State employees, There is no-
where in the world today brains or
vision of greater breadth or of
greater usefulness to the cause of
New York State workers than in
their own ranks and in their own
Association. Here are men and
women of every profession and
possessed of every skill giving un-
selfishly in unpaid offices and on
unpaid committees to the progress-
ing of policies of employment
which they know of their own ex-
perience in service are best for the
State and best for themselves.

The Association has no quarrel
with the C. I. O., the A. F. L., Mr.
Green, Mr. Lewis, or any other or-
ganized body or leader of an or-
ganized body. It is standing four-
square with all labor groups that
seek to better the standard of liv-
ing in America and to assure Na-
tional progress. It does condemn
and resist the utterly foolish and
futile policy of any leader or of any
group that in the face of the great
need for organization in a thousand
fields throughout the country,
wastes its energy and jeopardizes
its power for greater service by en-
gaging in proselyting efforts in
fields and among groups already or-
ganized and with glorious achieve-
ments already to their credit. Any
activities to enroll State employees
in separate and new groups in the
face of their present organized and
successful situation, is an insult to
employee intelligence and gives a
laugh to those who look upon labor
as unable to deal with its own
problems. It is treason to organ-
ized labor. It is disloyality to State
service. It is a direct play into un-
friendly hands and the promotion
of undesirable employment policies.
To divide State employees is to de-
lay if not destroy the progressive
program for State employee better-
ment. Disunion is a mark of un-
worthiness.

There is no call for State Civil
Service workers to pay large dues
to any organization. Such pay-
ments may be considered only as
tribute to unsound action. The dues
of your own Association are only
$1.00 per year. They go solely for
necessary expenses and are care-
fully accounted for. Working to-
gether and with all employees as
members this annual sum has cov-
ered necessary expenses. It has
taken years to build up the present
great organization with its fine
membership of over 15,000. Would
you scuttle this splendid labor
movement by yielding to the de-
mon of dissension? Those who op-
pose salaried and wage earning
groups have no greater weapon
than employee dissension.

There is no new organization
now secking members among State
employees that can add one iota to

Continued on Page 6
THE STATE EMPLOYEE

5

Over twenty chairmen of occu-
pational group committees of this

Association, armed with factual
evidence collected and supplied by
thousands of State workers, ap-
peared before the Temporary Sal-
ary Standardization Board, on Au-
gust 23rd to ask that positions in
State service be allocated to proper
salary grades as contained in the
Feld-Hamilton Civil Service Career
Law and thereby establish adequate
and equitable pay in State service.
This was the goal sought by this
Association in first sponsoring the
Career Law. Under the general-
ship of President Charles A. Brind,
Jr., each chairman was called in turn
to submit the report of his respec-
tive committee and present the
pleas of the employees he repre-
sented,

The thoroughness of the reports
submitted indicated tireless efforts
on the part of these occupational
group committees to properly and
completely present the employees
side of the picture. Each report
contained specific recommendations
as to the allocations of positions
which it represented, and contained
all supporting evidence collected
and supplied by the present incum-
bents of these positions. Important
data as to duties, responsibilities
and salaries of positions in State
service, as well as salary ranges in
Private industry, was contained in
each report. The splendid oppor-
tunity accorded employees gener-
ally to have their arguments pre-
sented in this business-like manner
should be appreciated by every em-
ployee. The work of the Standard-
ization Board was doubtless greatly
lessened in having this memoranda

transmitted to it in the method em-
ployed. Our Association hereby ex-
presses sincere thanks to each and
every member of the chapter com-
mittees, the general committee and
the occupational group sub-com-
mittees for their fine work. Every
chairman and committee member
unfalteringly assumed his duty, and
spared no efforts attending frequent
meetings, personally interviewing
numerous employees, even sacrific-
ing vacation periods to complete
his job and submit a worthwhile re-
port.

Preceding the presentation of com-
mittee reports, President Charles A.
Brind, Jr., addressed the Tempo-
rary Salary Standardization Board,
and urged unselfish devotion to the
task which, lay before them for the
social and economic future welfare
of State workers. His remarks were
as follows: “As the President of
the Civil Service Association, I
want to assure you that it has been
my honest endeavor, as well as the
other officers and committee mem-
bers, to as unselfishly as possible
bring about a reform in the salary
situation of state employees which,
as we have often said, would pro-
vide in some measure equal pay for
equal work. To this end, the Asso-
ciation has from time to time
sought through commissions and in-
vestigations some method to bring
this about, The reclassification of
State employees was accomplished
some four or five years ago but the
first concrete effort to establish
adequate pay levels was brought
about through the drafting, presen-
tation and passage of the Feld-
Hamilton Career Bill. As you all
know, our State Civil Service Em-

ployees Association sponsored this
measure. We believe, in it and we,
above all others, are anxious that
it will work itself out to bring the
results which we hope for,

“In appearing today to lend every
possible cooperation and help to
your Board in its great but difficult
task of correcting errors and short-
comings of long standings in an
important phase of State personnel
administration the representatives
of the Assocation of State Civil
Service Employees of the State of
New York feel that they are but
continuing a task which they took
upon themselves with their entry
into public service, namely, con-
structive endeavor toward the es-
tablishment of the highest type of
public service.

“We consider that the very con-
tinuance of the sound principle of
merit and fitness in public employ-
ment inherent in the Civil Service
system is dependent upon a proper
respect for the employee as a hu-
man being and as a citizen and
proper efforts on the part of his
employer, in this instance the State
of New York, to encourage and
promote interest in a constantly in-
creasing efficiency.

“The law which you are inter-,
preting in this study of salaries and
in the establishment of compre-
hensive and equitable salary scales
is clear cut and honest in every par-
ticular. Because the problems met
in fitting positions into classes and
grades equitably are found to be
many and perplexing is all the more
reason for prompt and decisive ac-
tion. You are dealing with a patient
suffering from many bruises and

Continued on Page 8
THE STATE EMPLOYEE

September

N. Y. C. Chapter Dinner

The members of the New York
Chapter of the Association will
tender a testimonial dinner to Gov-
ernor Lehman, Senator Feld and
Assemblyman Hamilton, to cele-
brate the enactment of the Feld-
Hamilton Career Bill.

The dinner will be held at the
Hotel Astor in New York City, on
Saturday evening, October 9, 1937
at 7 P. M.

The enactment of the Career Bill
furnishes state employees with a
most fitting opportunity to express
their appreciation to the Governor,
the Senator and the Assemblyman.
It is expected that members of the
Governor’s Cabinet, prominent state
officials and department heads will
attend. Dinner will be served in
the beautiful new ballroom of the
Hotel Astor at 7 o'clock. During
the dinner, stars of radio, stage and
screen will appear and entertain.

In addition, there will be a special
moving picture feature and dancing
during and after the dinner, to the
swing music of one of New York's
most popular orchestras.

All the members in the Metro-
politan area who will attend are as-
sured a most enjoyable evening.
Their friends and members of their
family are welcome to join with
them in this event. State employ-
ees in the Albany area and in dis-
tricts outside of New York City
will find the date, October 9th, a
convenient one for them to attend
the function, inasmuch as it pre-
cedes the Columbus Day holiday.

Reservation cards will be placed
in the mail soon to all members in
the Metropolitan area. Those wish-
ing to attend should communicate
with Charles J. Conklin or J. Earl
Kelly, Chairman and Executive
Secretary respectively of the Dinner
Committee.

Buffalo Chapter

By Harry C. Dupree

The Officers and Executive Com-
mittee of this Chapter held its first
fall luncheon meeting on September
9, 1937, at which all Departments
were represented. A plan for a mem-
bership drive was instituted and it
was agreed that vigorous efforts
would be undertaken to enroll every
State employee in this area in the As-
sociation,

Leo Clark, President of the Chap-
ter, reported the substance of the
meeting of the Association held in
Albany with regard to the Feld-
Hamilton Bill and a series of ques-
tions were prepared to be forwarded
to headquarters of moot points that
perplex representatives of the vari-
ous departments with regard to the
Bill.

The Buffalo Chapter voted ap-
proval and its support to the propo-
sition of increasing membership dues
in the Association, Specific recom-

mendations will be given the Presi-
dent in this connection for presenta-
tion at the Annual Meeting of the
Executive Committee in Albany to
be held in October, 1937.

Wide interest and vigorous discus-
sion with regard to the Feld-Hamil-
ton Salary Bill has taken place
among the employees of the State of
New York in this area, There is
also a strong sentiment that all State
employees must maintain an alert in-
terest in the progress of this bill in
order that any attempt to nullify its
provisions in the next year could be
repelled.

The Buffalo Chapter also ex-
pressed its approval of the suggestion
that semi-monthly paper be instituted
by the Association and that it would
fulfill a much needed service to the
employees of the State of New York.

The Buffalo Chapter is formulating
an active program for the coming
year.

Reason or Racket?
Continued from Page 4

the well-being of State workers.
Don’t be a sucker — don’t waste
your money — don’t play into the
hands of the enemies of labor, Join
with your fellow workers in your
own well established, financially

sound Association and be loyal to
your own organization, your own
best interest, and to the principles
of wise, honest worker organiza-
tion,

Crisis Is Here
Continued from Page 3
faced with inadequate fiinctioning
on the part of our Civil Service
Commission and our Civil Service
Department for many years, We
do not point the finger of blame at
any individual or group. The Con-
stitution has decreed what should
be done. But in the face of direct
mandate of the Constitution and
high legal opinions, many less than
half the employees of the State are
under competitive civil service. The
Constitution is openly flouted in

this particular.

Each year sees exemptions and
provisional appointments by the
score although such practices are
wholly at. variance with the merit
system, entirely in the interest of
political and other chicanery, and
destructive of every honest employ-
ment principle.

What is to be done about it be-
fore it is too late to do anything?
First, the people of the State must
save civil service and through it
efficient and economical govern-
ment. State employees cannot do
it. But State employees through
their own unselfish, public spirited
Association, can bring the issue to
the people and once the people un-
derstand they will not be slow to
act, The way is clear! the call to
this service is urgent.

The Association of State Civil
Service Employees as the largest
body of its kind within the State
and among the largest in the
World, sets as its first duty and the
most important feature of its 1937-
38 program, the upbuilding of the
functioning of the State Civil Serv-
ice Department and the application
of the civil service laws and their
extension to assure that the people
will gain the real benefits inherent
in a complete and honest merit sys-
tem.

To arouse the interest and sup-
port of the people for a great civil
service renaissance the Association
needs but one thing — the loyal,
united, unselfish support of State
civil service employees. This can
be given by membership in the As-
sociation and by hearty, effective
action on the part of officers and
committees. The freedom of Asso-
ciation efforts from the stultifying
influence of paid officers and com-

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September

THE STATE EMPLOYEE

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

State employees are urged to give special consideration to this directory, arranged alphabetically, of business
and professional firms and to patronize those listed herewith. When patronizing them, mention that you saw their
advertisement in THE STATE EMPLOYEE:

BEAUTY SHOPPES

GREETING CARDS—KODAKS

Lido Beauty Salon
Specializing in Permanent Waves
Soapless Oil Shampoo and Wave 85c
105 No, Pearl St., opp. Strand Theatre
Telephone 4-2518

CURTAINS AND VENETIAN BLINDS

‘The Curtain Shop

Curtains—Spreads—Draperies _
9% So, Pearl St, — Tel. 3-4534
Discount to State Employees

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

Champagne’s Radio Store
Radio — Frigidaire — Blectrical
Appliances
41 Beaver St. — Tel. 3-5417
Expert Repair and Service

3, Harry Kane,
ors, Radios, Washers, Vacuum Cleai
ers & Sewing Machines. Repairing

and Servicing. 170 N, Pearl St. (Next

Palace Theatre). ‘Tel. 4-2010,

Shelvador Refrigerat-

FLOOR COVERINGS

Olark Carpet Co,
Floor Coverings Specialists
112-114 No, Pearl St., Albany
Phone 5-3418

FLORISTS

Danker’s
New Location—121 N. Pearl St.
Just above Orange St.
Phones—3-4250, 3-4258 and 3-4259

FURNITURE

john B, Haut, Inc.
‘he House of Quality.” “175 Central
Ave. Phone 4-2104, Furniture that
adds distinction to any home.

GIFTS

‘The Linen Chest,

Ine.
Linen — Lamps — Gifts
Ask about our Layaway Plan
87 Maiden Lane — 4-3216

Kodak finishing 2c per print, any size
roll. Sizes 127-120-116-118, 130-124-122.
Lawyer's, 39 Maiden Lane, formerly
106 State St.

HUNTING AND FISHING

RIDING EQUIPMENT

Army and Navy Store
90 So. Pearl St., Albany
Riding Habits and Boots for men,
women and children—Cut Prices

Al Susser’s
Sporting Goods
20 Green St., Albany
Tel. 4-8723

JEWELERS

John A, Regan & Co,, Jewelers
Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry. Expert
Watch Repairing, Temporary Addre:
518 Broadway. Phone 3-0500.

KODAKS

Kodaks and Photographie Supplies
85 Maiden Lane, Albany

MUSICAL

Modern Music Shop
and Studios
86 No. Pearl St. — Tel. 3-500
The latest popular sheet music, player
rolls and records.
Band and orchestra instruments,
Instructions on all musical instru-
ments.

OPTICIANS

Louis J. Berben
Dispensing Optician
35 Maiden Lane — Phone 3-0560
8 Doors Below No. Pearl St.

SHOE SPECIALIST

T. Arthur Cohen
M. W. Locke Shoes
New Address,

81 Chapel St.

STAMP COLLECTORS

Albany Book Shop, Inc.
7 Steuben St, — Phone 5-9295
Collections of all kinds, U. S, and

Foreign, Finest stock available,

STAMP EXCHANGE

U, S, Br. Col. Foreign Singles, Blocks,
Sheets, Rarities, Finest stock in north-
ern N. ¥. Approvals—want list filled,
61 Columbia St., Albany.

STATIONERY

C. W. Lewis

Office Supplies
91 North Pearl Street
‘Pel. 4-3615

UN

FORMS

PAINTS, WALL PAPER

Sherwin-Williams
Paint and Wall Paper Headquarters
480 Brondway — 324 Central Ave.
Albany, N. Y.

PICTURE FRAMING

Capital Glass Co.
Attractive modern mouldings and
frames at reasonable prices
385 Central Ave. — Phone 5-9711

Doyle's Uniform Shop

Nurses’ Uniforms, Maids’
Smocks for Men and Women,
way Arcade. Phone 4-852.

Uniforms,
Broad-

WINES & LIQUORS

Winchell & Co., Ine,

Wine and Spirit Merchants
59 State St., Albany
Prompt City Delivery — Phone 4-b616

Crisis Is Here
Continued from Page 6

mittees and the enthusiastic zeal
developed only where men and wo-
men work together because of loy-
alty to a cause they know is right,
constitutes the Association’s great-
est strength. The Association is as

strong as the loyalty of its mem-
bers. With a cause that by its
truth, its righteousness, and its pa-
triotic need, is a holy cause, can
any one doubt its success?

The program of the Association
for the coming year will include
activities to meet all phases of per-

sonnel administration needs and of
employee welfare, But make no
mistake — the great ambition is to
salvage the merit system itself, and
the action herein briefly put, for-

ward must be carried out in elabor-
ate particulars and MUST BE
SUCCESSFUL !!!
THE STATE EMPLOYEE

September

Association Urges Adequate Pay

therefore many sore or swollen
places. Definite and wise treatment
by you, and patience on the part of
the patient will reward you and
those who pay the bill a million
fold.

“The thousands of workers with-
in the service and the thousands of
workers in private employment see
in the application of the provisions
of this bill the actual and real meas-
ure of the interest of the State in
the problem of adequate pay for
those who work. The very life of
honest wages in this State is bound
up in what is done by the State un-
der this bill, The Legislature in
passing the bill and the Governor
in signing it, accepted the challenge
to leadership in fair dealing with
salaried and wage earning men and
women. I congratulate your Board
upon its policy of keeping every-
thing in the open. Those who were
skeptical after the bill was signed
that the splendid things there writ-
ten might be delayed or harmed by
weak action here or there, have all
but disappeared. This Association
and every other public spirited body
would rise up as one man to com-
bat any efforts anywhere to defeat
the success of the work which has
been placed in your hands, The
forces of right triumphed in bring-
ing about this improvement in pub-
lic functioning and these forces will
carry on continuously and vigor-
ously to see to it that the full meas-
ure of good sought is achieved.

“We have come to present sug-
gestions and recommendations with
regard to many positions. We have
in mind to be sincerely and unsel-
fishly helpful. Where you find we
differ in conclusions as arrived at
by your Board we ask that we have
opportunity to present further proof
before final action by you. Our
membership extending as it does
into every service and every part
of the State, is in a position to
serve quickly as to liason and re-
ports, We recognize the impor-
tance of time to you in making de-
cisions as to salary classifications.

“You are familiar undoubtedly
with the fact that occupation group
committees have been appointed by
the Association and I assure you
that each and every member of

Continued from Page 5

these committees, and particularly
the chairmen, have worked very
strenuously and faithfully to gather
together information which we be-
lieve would be pertinent to the al-
location of salary grades. All in-
vestigations have indicated that the
salaries of State employees have
been far below the salaries gener-
ally in Federal and Municipal serv-
ice and in many instances are be-
low the compensation which would
be received for similar service in
private employment. I do not need
to go into any discussion on this
matter with this committee because
I know you are all familiar with
the Griffenhagen report, as well as
other surveys and reports before
you.

“We believe it to be the duty of
this Board to disregard the indix
ual occupying a position and to al-
locate that position to a rate of pay
that will be commensurate with the
service to be performed.

“In presenting these reports, may
I say that we have been greatly
pleased with the representative
character of your Board and we
have every confidence that the
Board fully intends to bring about
the reforms which the Association
has sought for so many years.”

In accordance with the principle
incorporated in Chapter 859 of the
Laws of 1937, better known as the
Feld-Hamilton Career Law, which
provides that “the head of any de-
partment, any employee, or the rep-
resentative of any group of employ-
ees desiring to submit facts for the
consideration of such Board should
be afforded reasonable opportunity
to do so,” this Association did every-
thing possible to provide machin-
ery to facilitate the presentation of
facts and evidence to the Salary
Standardization Board by employ-
ecs.

A general committee was first ap-
pointed to consider the best method
of representing the Association and
its membership with the Board.
Each chapter of the Association
throughout the State was contacted
and asked to appoint a chapter com-
mittee to assist employee members
in its locality, this was done. Then a
survey of titles in State service was
made, these titles being separated

into occupational groups. A person
serving under each title was ap-
pointed to act on the particular oc-
cupational group committee in
which his position might be con-
sidered. In this manner an occu-
pational group committee had con-
tact with practically every group of
employees throughout the State.
Executive Headquarters then sup-
plied each committee chairman with
names of positions his committee
was to care for, the number of posi-
tions with each title, the minimum
and maximum salary paid in State
service for each title, and the aver-
age salary paid.

Under date of August Sth, the
Association mailed to every mem-
ber affected by the bill, a circular
letter containing a list of members
of the general, chapter and occu-
pational group committees. The
letter urged members to file at
once their written memorandum as
to their salary and duties or pay for
like work outside State service, and
as to where they believe their title
should be placed in the “services”
and “grades” as provided in the law,
with the proper occupational group
committee, or to send it to Associ-
ation Headquarters for proper ref-
erence. Thousands of employees
availed themselves of this oppor-
tunity and as a result our commit-
tees received much invaluable in-
formation, which enabled them to
correctly represent the employees’
best interests.

Immediately following news re-
lease of August 9th of the Stand-
ardization Board which stated that
employee representatives would be
heard beginning August 23rd, our
Association formally applied to the
Board asking for the opportunity
of having our occupational group
committees appear. The Board
therefore set aside August 24th to
hear our committees.

Under the terms of the Career
Law, the Temporary Salary
Standardization Board must allo-
cate all positions in the competitive
and non-competitive classes which
are not already covered by statu-
tory salary schedules, to the proper
salary grade in one of the eleven
services provided in the law. The

Continued on Page 13
September

THE STATE EMPLOYEE

State Hospital
Employees Meet

Delegates from _ institutions
throughout the State attended the
Annual Meeting of the Association
of Employees of the Dept. of Men-
tal Hygiene held at the State Office
Building, Albany, September 9th.
Presiding at the meeting was John
A. McDonald, of Rochester State
Hospital, who is president of the
Association, Assisting him were
Herman Redmond, of St. Lawrence
State Hospital, Ogdensburg, who is
Vice-President, and Mrs. Lucy
Baumgrass, of Marcy State Hos-
pital, who is Secretary-Treasurer.

Various problems confronting in-
stitutional employees and improve-
ment in working conditions were
discussed generally for the purpose
of formulating a program for 1938.
Charles A. Brind, Jr., President of
our Association, and John T. De-
Graff, Counsel, attended the ses-
sion and explained the Association’s
intended program for next year. A
vote of thanks was extended to Mr.
Brind, and through him to the other
officers of the Association, for their
splendid interest. Executive Sec-
retary Joseph D. Lochner also at-
tended the meeting.

Delegates present included: An-
drew Masseo and John F. Rice,
Harlem Valley State Hospital,
Wingdale; Mrs, A. Nicholas, Roch-
ester State Hospital; George H.
Cook and Fred King, Utica State
Hospital; Wm. Wiskin, Ellis M.
Truax and Harry Baumgrass, Mar-
cy State Hospital; Fred O. Field
and R. K. Roach of Willard State
Hospital; Harry Blake and Floyd
Winderwood, Brooklyn State Hos-
pital; Samuel Decker, C. C. Cole-
santi and Thomas Stevens, Middle-
town State Hospital; Willard Amell
and Guy Campbell, Rockland State
Hospital, Orangeburg; Ralph
Briggs and Robert Kinch, St. Law-
rence State Hospital, Odengsburg;
Joseph Sarrow, Buffalo State Hos-
pital, Carlton Nunn and John Liy-
ingstone, Hudson River State Hos-
pital, Poughkeepsie; Patrick Don-
ohue and William Callahan; Syra-
cuse State School; Charles Sand-
wick and Frederick Lawson of Go-
wanda State Hospital, Helmuth.

Wanted 15,000 Reporters!!

Wanted!! 15,000 reporters to help
edit this mazagine. “The State
Employee” is at present edited at
the expense of sacrificing many
hours off duty by the officers and
committees of your Association,
time which would naturally be
spent in recreational, social and
other enjoyable activities. Don’t be
misled, those charged with this re-
sponsibility are not complaining,
they enjoy the opportunity of being
useful to their fellow employees,
but they honestly plead for your
help, and feel sure that you will
cooperate.

Your help is needed. As a mem-
ber of the Association and as a
regular reader of THE STATE
EMPLOYEE, we urge you to as-
sume your share of responsibility
in making this magazine more in-
teresting and appealing than ever
before.

How? By being a REPORTER
FOR THE STATE EMPLOYEE,
together with the other 14,999 other
members of the Association.

Here are just a few suggested
things you could report for your
magazine, and doubtless you have
additional ideas. If you have, don’t
keep them to yourself, give us the
advantage of them.

If an employee in your office, de-
partment or institution becomes
Engaged, report it to the Associa-
tion, and send a snapshot of the
employee, and one of the fiancee
too. We will try to find space to
print them, If an employee be-
comes MARRIED, or is blessed
with CHILDBIRTH, do the same
thing.

If you are an amateur PHOTO-
GRAPHER, let’s see some of your
work, it might be worth while to
place it in our magazine.

Tell us what you think the com-
ing FASHIONS will be. If an em-
ployee proves to be extra good
along this line, maybe we could use
a fashion editor.

Don’t fail to keep us advised as
to EVERY SOCIAL OR RECRE-
ATIONAL ACTIVITY of your
office, department or institution.
Write the affair up. Send pictures.
Give names of employees attend-
ing. Even better, let us announce
coming social events. Perhaps it
may help attendance.

We would like to receive all
CLIPPINGS FROM LOCAL PA-
PERS referring to the activities of
this Association, its local organiza-
tions or any group of employees.

Are there any POETS in State

service? Send a sample of your
verse. .

We would appreciate LETTERS
at any time from employees giving
their opinion on the program and
work of the Association.

We would be glad to print.any
news about your local CREDIT
UNION.

‘These are just a few ideas; there
are many more ways in which you
and every other member can act as
a REPORTER for this magazine.

This work will just take a few
minutes a week on your part. Just
think how it will help our Associa-
tion and THE STATE EMPLOY-
EE. Jot down your material on a
piece of paper and mail it to Ex-
ecutive Headquarters. We will put
your name beneath what you send,
or will withhold it, just as you re-
quest. Don’t worry about duplica-
ting the material of a fellow em-
ployee, our editoral staff will catch
the duplication and absolutely no
harm will be done.

Don’t disappoint our editorial
staff; they have sacrificed their time
on your behalf, so why not take a
few minutes of your time and show
your appreciation of their efforts
by cooperating in this matter,

AND WHILE ON THIS
SUBJECT OF COOPERATING
WITH YOUR OFFICIAL MAG-
AZINE, why not assist it also in
the matter of ADVERTISING.

First of all, patronize our adver-
tisers. When you anticipate pur-
chasing any article, first look over
your magazine and see if you can’t
get it from one of your advertisers.
Remember, advertising does help to
a certain extent to finance your
magazine.

Secondly, mention THE STATE
EMPLOYEE to your regular mer-
chants, and suggest an ad therein,
Increase in advertising income
means an increase in size and at-
tractiveness of your magazine.

Let us have the cooperation we
expect in this matter also,
10

THE STATE EMPLOYEE

September

Things Ideal

“Public Health Is Purchasable” is
a slogan used by the State Depart-
ment of Health on all its letterheads,
“An ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure,” is another adage with
which we are all familiar. Another
saying regularly used is, “Penny wise
and pound foolis

We feel that public health is pur-
chasable, that an ounce of preven-
tion is worth a pound of cure, but
don’t be penny wise and pound fool-
ish and believe that by proper at-
tention to your health and living
habits you can prevent altogether
disability descending upon you in
a form of accident or sickness.

‘Would it not be ideal if each of
us knew just when we were going
to be sick? Or when we would fall
down a stairs; or have an automobile
accident, or get a toothbrush bristle
caught in our throat, or bump our
teeth on a steering gear, or have our
auto trunk top fall and cut off a piece
of our nose. Then we could budget
accordingly—an ideal arrangement—
and we could easily determine
whether we would need accident or
sickness insurance. But, while we
can’t forsee these things, we can seek

protection to prevent economic dis-
tress.

During the first year that our
group plan of accident and health
insurance was in force, over 700 em-
ployees filed claims. When these
700 applied for the insurance, they
had no premonition that they
would be disabled. But over 100
different accidents overtook them!
Illnesses stole upon them — septic
sore throat, appendicitis, cancer,
nervous breakdown, kidney diseases,
rheumatism, hernia, stomach ul-
cers, gastritis, ear absesses and
mastoids, heart disease, goitre, gall
bladder diseases, high blood pres-
sure, and hardening of arteries.
Over $74,000 was paid out in claims.

The Association and Terbush &
Powell, Inc., of Schenectady, the
agency which is handling the state-
wide application of the plan, are
making one more attempt to bring
the plan to the attention of every
State employee who has not as yet
entered the plan. The opportunity
of explaining the various features
of the plan only is asked. If you
have not as yet investigated our
group plan of accident and sickness
insurance, please do so at once.

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our Group Plan

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$5.50 quarterly for Class “A”, or $6.90 for Class “B”

Send in your application today —
Pay on the next pay day

Ter Bush & Powell, Inc.

Schenectady, N. Y.

Examinations

Examinations for the following positions
in State service will be held October 23,
1937. Written examination application
forms may not be issued by mail after
Sept. 30, and to be accepted should be de-
livered personally or bear a postmark not
later than October Ist. Unwritten Exam-
ination forms may not be sssued by mail
ofter October 20, and to be accepted should
be delivered personally or bear postmark
not later than October 21. When writing
for application form specify number and
title of position and enclose a 3% x9-inch
or larger self-addressed return envelope,
bearing 6c postage. Address request and
application when completed to EXAMINA-
TIONS DIVISION, STATE DEPART-
MENT OF CIVIL SERVICE, ALBANY,
N.Y.
WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

180, Assixtant Food Chemist, Division
of Food Laboratory, Dept. of
Agriculture and Markets. Salary
varies, Appointment expected at
$2100.

IS1. Assistant Hydraulic Engineer,
Dept. of Public Service. Appoint-
ment expected at $3000 a year.

182, Assistant Sales Manager, Saratoga
Springs Authority, Conservation
Department. Salary $3000,

183. Chief of Pneumonia Control, Divi-
sion of Communicable Diseases.
Dept. of Health. Salary over $3240,
Appointment expected at $5500,

184, Forester, Dept. of Correction. Ap-
pointment expected at Clinton
Prison at $1600 a year. Preferred
age limits 25 to 40 years.

185. Junior Hydraulic Engineer, Dept.
of Public Service. Appointment
expected at $2400 a year.

186, Medical and Statistical Clerk (with
ability as typist), Dept. of Mental
Hygiene. One appointment ex-
pected in the Utica State Hospital
at $72 to $84 a month and main-
tenance, Minimum age 18 years.

187, Milk Inspector, Dept. of Health.
Twelve appointments expected at
$2000.

188, Senior Milk Inspector, Dept, of
Health, Two appointments ex-
pected at $3000,

UNWRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

(Applications should be filed by
October 21st)

189. Senior Education Supervisor (Vo-
cational and Educational Guid-
ance), Vocational and Extension
Education Division, Department of
Education, Salary varies, Ap-
pointment expected at $3100. Pre-
ferred maximum age limit 45 years,

No Increase in Rates

There will be no increase in the
cost of your state-wide group plan of
accident and sickness insurance—you
can still buy $70.00 per month acci-
dent and sickness indemnity for $5.50
per quarter for Class “A” employees.
September

THE STATE EMPLOYEE

11

Eight Hour Day and Commutation

Hundreds of State institutional
employees in the Social Welfare
and Mental Hygiene Department
were recently benefited materially
by the action of this Association
through its Counsel.

Immediately following receipt at
Association Headquarters of nu-
merous inquiries from employees in
Mental Hygiene institutions with
reference to the granting of, and
withholding of the $10 commutation
allowance for “Heads of Families,”
as required by Section 61 of the
Mental Hygiene Law, this Asso-
ciation, through its Counsel, con-
ferred with the Commissioner of
Mental Hygiene. The following
rules have since been made by the
Mental Hygiene Department to be
applied uniformly in all institutions
in the Department:

1, “Head of Family” is defined
as follows:

A “head of a family” is an
individual who actually sup-
ports and maintains as a fam-
ily unit one or more depen-
dent individuals who are
closely connected with him by
blood relationship, _relation-
ship by marriage or by adop-
tion and whose right to exer-
cise family control and pro-
vide for these dependent in-
dividuals is based upon some
moral or legal obligation.
(This is the same definition as
contained in the State Income
Tax Law.)

2. If the husband is employed by
the State and the wife is not
employed, $10 allowance for
head of family is to be given
to the husband.

3. If husband and wife are both
employed by the State and
there are no dependent chil-
dren or relatives within the
definition above set forth in
“1”, the $10 allowance for
head of family will not be al-
lowed, but both husband and
wife may receive the usual
commutation for lodging and
for meals not obtained at the
hospital,

4. Where the husband is em-
ployed by the State and the
wife, though not employed by
the State, has private employ-
ment, the $10 head of family

allowance will be granted to
the husband.

5. Where both husband and wife
are employed by the State but
maintain as a family unit de-
pendent children or relatives
as defined in “1”, the $10 al-
lowance for head of family
will be allowed to the hus-
band. The bulletin issued by
the Department on July 13,
1937 denying the allowance in
such a case has been rescind-
ed.

6. Where a single person has de-
pendents as defined above in
“1”, $10 allowance for head of
family will be allowed.

The Association is advised that
present appropriations for payment
of commutation in certain institu-
tions are insufficient to enable pay-
ment of such allowances to employ-
ces entitled to same. Our Associa-
tion will make every effort during
the next few weeks, while the budg-
et for the next fiscal year is being
prepared, to secure the increased
appropriations necessary to remedy
this condition.

Again, in the matter of the estab-
lishment of the eight hour day in
Social Welfare institutions, this As-
sociation, through its Counsel, acted
most promptly. A number of tele-
grams and letters were received at
Association Headquarters from em-
ployees of Social Welfare institu-
tions advising that the eight hour
day, as established by law July 1,
1937, had not as yet been put into

effect. A conference with officials
of that department was had im-
mediately. The re-organization of
the department was given as the
reason for the delay. Instructions
were sent out to superintendents of
institutions to make the shorter
working hours effective by July 15.
Additional personnel was supplied
to each institution.

The Association has recently
been advised that although the
working hours of employees in
these institutions have been re-
duced, the eight hour day is not yet
a reality, and that the available ap-
propriations for this purpose are
not sufficient to establish the short-
er hours for all employees. Suffic-
ient appropriations will be sought in
the Budget for the next fiscal year,
which will be in the course of
preparation within several weeks.

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12

THE STATE EMPLOYEE

September

Sympathy Won’t Help

In times of distress, we all know
that a kind word of sympathy on the
part of a good friend certainly braces
a person up. But don’t overlook the
fact that sympathy doesn’t cost any-
thing. Just as there are professional
mourners, there are professional sym-
pathizers—people who abound with a
sympathetic nature,

When you are disabled due to sick-
ness or accident, when your doctor's
bill, your nurse’s bill, your hospital
bill comes in, and in some cases your
income even ceases, THEN just plain
sympathy won't help. You probably
will receive flowers, candy, fruit, sym-
pathetic cards, and may be a good
book to read, BUT, will you receive
a check to help meet your ex-
penses?

YOU WILL, IF YOU ARE A
MEMBER OF THE GROUP ACCI-
DENT AND SICKNESS INSUR-
ANCE PLAN SPONSORED BY
YOUR ASSOCIATION. The need
of protection provided by this type
of insurance is acknowledged by every
sound thinking human being. Many
State employees had this type of in-
surance even before our group plan
was initiated. However, many em-
ployees could not afford to purchase
it on an individual basis because of
high cost. Others refused to pur-
chase this protection on an individ-
ual basis because of the limited cov-
erage resulting from the power of
insurance companies to cancel their
policy at any time or place riders on
it excluding coverage under certain
conditions,

Our Association sponsored the

group plan of accident and sickness
insurance to save money for its mem-
bers who already had such insurance,
and to give them broader coverage;
to enable the employees who hereto-
fore were unable to secure this insur-
ance because of high cost of individ-
ual policies, to enjoy the low rates of

the group plan; and to provide non-
cancellable insurance without excep-
tions as to coverage for the employees
who would not secure this protection

on the individual basis because of the
right of insurance companies to can-

Continued on Page 15

Cost of Insurance

PRESENT RATES FOR CLASS “A” AND “B” COVERAGE
SALARY GROUPINGS, BENEFITS AND PREMIUMS
STANDARD PLAN

Accidental Death Monthly

Dismemberment & Sickness & Quarterly

Loss of Sight Accident Premium
Monthly Salary Indemnity Indemnity Class A Class B
$150 o- over $1000.00 $100.00 $7.65 $9.70
135 to 150 1,000.00 90.00 6.95 8.75
120 to 135 1,000.00 80.00 6.20 7.80
105 to 120 1,000.00 70.00 5.50 6.90
90 to 105 1,000.00 60.00 4.80 5.95
75 to 90 1,000.00 50.00 4.05 5.00
60 to 75 500.00 40.00 3.15 3.90
up to 60 500.00 30.00 2.15 3.15

NOTE: There is a slight decrease in rates if paid on an Annual or

Semi-annual basis.

SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS AND PREMIUMS FOR CLASS B
EMPLOYEES
(With Occupational Coverage)

Monthly Salary Principal Sum

$150.00 or over $500.00
135 to 150 500.00
120 to 135 500.00
105 to 120 500.00
90 to 105 500,00
75 to 90 500.00
60 to 75 500.00
up to 60 500.00

Quarterly

Monthly Benefits Premium
$100.00 $11.45
90.00 10.35

80.00 9.25
70.00 8.15

60.00 7.05

50.00 5.95
40.00 4.85
30.00 3.70

Group Plan Accident and Sickness Insurance

STATE WIDE .

HEALTH .....
CORRECTION ..
SOCIAL WELFARE .
MENTAL HYGIENE
EDUCATION .. .

TOTALS ....

Avg. Amt.

Percentage of of Claims
No. of No.of ClaimstoNo. Total per Policy Average

Policies Claims _of Policies Claims Issued Claim
OFFICES
1520 196 12.9% $39,416 $26.00 $201.00
INSTITUTIONS

223 29 13% 7,010 31.50 241.70
179 21 11.7% 2,435 13.50 116.00
170 ty 6% 1,877 11.00 17.00
1115 4 6% 10,718 9.50 144.80
173 7 4% 274 1.50 39.10
3380 338 10% $61,730 $18.25 $182.50

NOTE: The above table shows that for every policy issued it takes $18.25 for claims payments on the

average, to say nothing of overhead, claim expense, etc.

study it carefully.

This table is very interesting and we hope you will
September

THE STATE’ EMPLOYEE

13

Adequate Pay

Continued from Page 8

Board has no power to exercise any
of the functions which properly be-
long to the Civil Service Commis-
sion in the matter of classification
of titles. It must deal with titles of
positions as they now exist and this
allocation must be completed by
October Ist. The law further pro-
vides that “every employee whose
position is allocated . . . shall be-
fore January 1, 1938, be notified in
writing by the State Civil Service
Commission of the official title of
his position and the service and sal-
ary grade to which such position is
allocated.”

Employees generally are looking
forward enthusiastically to long-
promised salary recognition for effi-
cient services. Many employees have
reported that they have received no
increase in salary since entering the
service twenty years ago. Recent
surveys made by the Association
indicate that if proper allocations
of existing titles are made, the “for-
gotten man” in State service will
disappear. The basic pay scales of
the rank and file of employees are
materially increased by the Career
Law, and the pay of supervisory
and administrative positions will be
placed on an adequate basis. The
effect of the law will doubtless tend
to increase morale considerably as
inequalities in pay are corrected
and personnel within departments
should become more stationary
than at present due to the equal
pay for like duties that will result
throughout all departments. Ap-
pointments to service will be made
at an established minimum salary,
and it will be impossible for ap-
pointing officers to reduce appoint-
ment salaries to secure persons far
down on eligible lists,

It is conceded generally that the
titles of many positions are at pres-
ent at variance with duties per-
formed. As the pay grade allocat-
ed to a position depends upon its
present title, these employees are
put to a disadvantage if opportun-
ity is not given to secure a correct
title. Our Association will sponsor
legislation in the near future which
will provide necessary personnel
and funds for the civil service com-
mission to investigate into duties
and responsibilities of position for

the purpose of correcting names of
jobs where this is desirable. In-
correct titles, however, will not pre-
vent employees from receiving
their first increment under the
Career Law, because in the major-
ity of cases these employees will be
allocated sufficiently below the
maximum of their salary grade to
allow at least one or two yearly
increments before their incorrect
titles handicaps their salary prog-
ress. The bill provides that em-
ployees shall be increased only by
the amount of the annual increment
of the grade to which their position
is allocated, which gives employees
having misnomers opportunity to
secure correct titles before reaching
the maximum of the grade their
present title is allocated to.

There are numerous positions af-
fected by the bill in institutions and
other miscellaneous groups which
were not classified in title along
with other positions in State serv-
ice in 1932. These positions are at
present being classified by the Civil
Service Commission so that the
Standardization Board may alloc-
ate them to adequate salary grades.

The Association will keep in as
close touch as possible with the
working out of every detail of the
Career Law to see to it that the re-
sults intended, when the Associa-
tion first sponsored this law, are
obtained.

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THE STATE EMPLOYEE

September

Election of Executive Committee

In order to carry out fully the intent of the Constitution of the Association to have the Association truly
representative of the wishes of its members, opportunity must exist for each member of the Association to

choose by ballot the representative of his or her respective department on the Executive Committee.

The rep-

resentatives of the eighteen State departments thus chosen will be the duly elected Executive Committee. Under
the Constitution in cases where the members within a department fail to elect a representative for the Execu-
tive Committee, the Executive Committee is empowered to make the selection.

In line with the election of offi-
cers by popular ballot supplied in
this issue sent to all members of
the Association, we believe mem-
bers within a Department should
elect directly their representative
on the Executive Committee and
thus enable the Association to func-
tion democratically in a complete
sense.

Employees are urged to use the
ballot below. The success of the
Association depends to a great de-
gree upon the personnel of the Ex-
ecutive Committee.

The duti of the Executive
Committee, as stated in the Con-
stitution, are as follows:

“Article VIII, Section 2. The
Executive Committee shall estab-
lish the general policies of the As-
sociation, and shall have power and
authority to transact all business
pertaining to the Association not
otherwise provided for in this Con-
stitution and By-Laws or the will

and purposes of the Association
as expressed by its members in
regularly conducted meetings of
the Association.”

Numerous meetings of this Com-
mittee are called during the year,
and many on brief notice when
immediate action on important is-
sues involving Association action
is necessary. Members are urged
to bear this in mind and to select
their representative from among
their membership residing in Al-
bany or vicinity. It should be
wholly possible for employees
wherever located throughout the
State to keep in close contact with
such representative.

The present members of the Ex-
ecutive Committee and the Depart-
ments which each represents are
listed below. Blank space is pro-
vided to write in the name of the
representative desired.

W. F. McDonough—Agriculture
and Markets.

R. B. Haner—Audit and Control.

Elizabeth Staley—Banking.

Charles L. Campbell—Civil Serv-
ice.

R. M, Little—Education,

John Wright, Executive.

Arthur S. Hopkins—Conserva-
tion.

Mrs. C. P. Farrington—Correction

Clifford Shoro—Health.

John W. Henry—Labor.

F. C. Maher—Law.

Dr. H. M. Pollock—Mental Hy-
giene.

George Kehoe—Public Service.

William A. Arnold — Public
Works.

W. C. Hinckley—Social
fare,

Harold Fisher—State.

John A. Cromie—Tax.

Davis Schultes—Insurance.

Envelopes containing _ ballots
should be marked “Ballot,” and
should also bear signature or mem-
bership card number of member.

Wel-

Name and membership card No.

OFFICIAL BALLOT

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To Select Representative on Executive Committee

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This ballot to be considered must be delivered or mailed so as to reach Association
Headquarters, Room 156, State Capitol, Albany, N. Y., before 10 P. M. October 5, 1937.

September

THE STATE EMPLOYEE

15

Civil Service Near and Far

Michigan

Michigan's legislature has passed
a merit system bill which was
signed August 5 by Governor Frank
Murphy. It establishes a three
member bi-partizan commission to
be appointed by the Governor. The
act goes into effect January 1, 1938.
It appropriates $138,000 for remain-
der of current fiscal year and $143,-
000 for next fiscal year. The pres-
ent incumbents of the approximate-
ly 10,000 positions must pass quali-
fying tests to secure civil service
status.

Other states that have adopted
merit systems this year are Arkan-
sas, Tennessee, Maine and Connect-
icut.

Massachusetts

Cram schools recently were given
competition by the Massachusetts
State Dept. of Education, which an-
nounced that it would sell home
study courses to applicants’ who
plan to take civil service tests next
October, for positions in the Massa-
chusetts state or local police de-
partments. Residents of Massa-
chusetts are charged $6,00 for com-
plete course; non-residents, $8.00,
National League of Women Voters

Strong condemnation of the Fed-
eral Congress for its raids on the
merit system was expressed by Miss
Marguerite M. Wells, President of
the League. She declared: “Despite
campaign pledges by both parties
to immediately extend the merit
sytem, the present Congress is
whittling it away... . The League
of Women Voters believes a con-
tinuance of this attitude toward ap-
pointments to public office is con-
trary to the people’s expressed will
and is hindering efficient public
service.”

Arkansas

W. D. Sisson, in a recent issue of
the Memphis Commercial Appeal,
stated: “C. T. ‘Chappy’ Ryan, asst.
secretary to Gov. Bailey, who had
charge of the ‘employment office’
before the governor took office and
later dispensed patronage from his
Capitol Building desk is sleeping
much better now that civil sérvice
has become a reality.” “Boy, it’s
Breat not to have folks on your
neck about some job,” Chappy’says,
“IT can sleep all night now without
getting up to answer the telephone
and tell some fellow that I’ll do the

best I can for him and if we have
an opening he'll be given first con-
sideration,” “Civil Service is a good
thing in more ways than one.”

‘Washington

The University of Washington
in Seattle on July 26, 27, and 28,
held its second annual Institute of
Government for employees of the
State of Washington and its coun-
ties. In service training courses for
government employees is a matter
well worthy of investigation by
New York State employees.

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Sympathy Won’t Pay
Continued from Page 12
cel at any time or to attach riders lim-
iting coverage.

Many employees in State service
who failed to secure this protection
became sick or met with an accident.
After returning to work they applied
for the insurance. In other words
they locked the barn door after the
Would you
go out in the rain without protection
of a raincoat or umbrella? No? Then
why subject yourself to everyday haz-
ards connected with business life
without protecting your income by
accident and sickness insurance.

State employees should remember
that this Association sponsored this
group plan of insurance because of
the demands of its membership. It is
a form of group purchasing arrange-
ment and together with the 4500 State
employees who have already become
policyholders, you are invited to in-
vestigate into its many benefits and
avail yourself of its advantages and
savings.

horse had been stolen.

Please remember that your Asso-
ciation gets no financial benefit from
this plan—we have sponsored it for
you,

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Annual Election of Officers

The election of Officers of the Association for the year beginning October 5, 1937, will occur on Octo-
ber 5, 1937, and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution quoted below:

“ARTICLE VII, SECTION 2. Election of officers will occur at the annual meeting which will be
deemed to continue from twelve o’clock noon to ten o’clock P. M. of the First Tuesday of each October.
When the meeting is not actually convened the headquarters of the Association will be open to receive pro-
perly prepared ballots either by mail or in person from any member of the Association. Ballots with the
names of the candidates printed thereon and blank spaces for insertion of any other names desired shall be
made available at least ten days prior to the annual meeting at all offices or locations designated by the
Executive Committee, and all properly prepared ballots of members of the Association received at Asso-
ciation headquarters up to ten P. M. of the First Tuesday of October of each year shall be duly counted
and recorded, The envelopes in which ballots are enclosed by the members shall be marked “Ballot”, and
such envelopes shall also bear the signature and membership receipt number of the member.

“ARTICLE VII, SECTION 3. The Executive Committee shall appoint a board of canvassers of at least
three members of the Association to canvass and count the ballots properly cast for the purpose of electing
officers of the Association, The persons receiving the greatest number of votes for the respective offices shall
be deemed to be the duly elected officers of the Association for the next ensuing year. ©

“Any person whose name is printed on the ballot may be present during the canvass of the ballots.
“In case of a tie vote for any office, a new ballot shall be taken.”

The officers to be chosen are, President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.

The Nominating Committee, selected at Meeting of Executive Committee held August 30, 1937, consisted
of W. F. McDonough, Chairman, Beulah Bailey, and John A. Cromie. The ticket presented below is that sub-
mitted by the Nominating Committee chosen under the following provisions of the Constitution:

“ARTICLE VII, SECTION 1. A Nominating Committee shall be named by the Executive Committee
at least one month prior to the date of the annual meeting, and such Nominating Committee shall, after giv-
ing full consideration to all facts or petitions presented to them by individual members or groups of members
present, at least two weeks prior to the first Tuesday in October of each year nominees for all of the elective
offices of the Association, to be voted upon at the annual meeting of the Association, which will be held on
the First Tuesday of October of each year.”

The names of candidates other than regular nominees which you may wish to vote for may be written
on blank lines provided.

Members will note that envelopes containing ballot must be marked “Ballot” and bear the signature and
number of receipt card of member. This must appear on reverse side of envelope.

Members are urged to exercise their voting power.

THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

Mail or deliver this Ballot so as to reach the Association Headquarters, Room 156,
State Capitol, Albany, N. Y., before 10 P. M., October 5, 1937.

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