Civil Service Leader, 1940 December 17

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15,000 Pass

EADE R Attendant Test

OLICE SERGEANT
KAM-Open in Januar’

See Pag ,

CITY FIREMAN TEST

How It Will Be Graded—Scee Page 3

Many New Opportunities
For Sanitation Eligibles

See Page 3

Promotion Plan
For U. 8S. Employees see Pave 4

What the Labor Class Change
Means to 11,000 City Workers

See Page 2

ONEY- LENDING TROUBLE HITS cops

See Page 2

Pact Two

CIVIL SERVICE LEADER

Here’s the
On Police

Latest Information
Sergeant Exam

By BURNETT MARPHEY

The promotion test for Sergeant, Police Department, will be announced next month
and applications will be received during a three-day period, Tue Leaver learned this

week, The official requiremen

ts of the exam have been sent by the examining division to

members of the Commission, and if they are officially approved this week or next, the test
————————* will be announced the first week in January.

160 Subway
Transfers

The 14th and 15th resolutions fe-
fying subway workers on the
transit lines from the nor
competitive to the competitive class
were adopted last week, The new

transfers involved 160 employees of
the IRT and 110 BMT employ

The Commission is going ahead
with this reclassification program a
fast as possible in the hopes of com-
pleting the transfer of the entire

27,000 transit employees by May or
June at the latest.

Before employees can be given a
competitive status, their citizenship,
ecords, period of service, and
er must be investigated. So
the Commission reports that it
fingerprinted and made field in-
vestigations of 25,600 BMT and IRT
workers, It has investigated 10,000
of them and made reports on 7,000.

‘The total number brought into the
competitive class is 3,100, of whom
2,500 are BMT employees and 600
IRT workers,

It is expected that some 7,000 Patrolmen will be eligible and that
| at least 5,000 will file for the test, which will be one of the biggest
|on the Commission’s 1940 schedule. Official requirements will not

be known until actual announcement of the test is made, but {t is
expected that Patrolmen with as little as three years’ experience
‘may be permitted to take the exam, provided that they have
served at least five years at the time of actual appointment.

A fee of $5 will be charged of ap- +
plicants, ‘They will be given a writ-|Lranen is publishing the complete
ten test sometime before July 1, 1941, |rating method used in the last exam-
‘This part of the exam will count 50| ination, given in 1936, A similar
percent. The other half of the rat- | procedure will be used in the next
ing will be a computation of credits |{est and from the following, a can-
given for record and seniority. didate can compute very closely his

Rating
The written test is to be rated as
follows: administration and report—
4-70 percent required; laws and
ordinances—3—70 percent required;
and regulations—3—70 percent
required. A mental average of 70
will be required, and a final average
on all parts, of 80 percent,

It is expected that the written test
will be similar to that of previous
exams for Sergeant, except that
|more emphasis will be placed on
testing for “judgment.”
| _ Previous Rating Method

Because half the final
lbased on record and senio

rity, The

score on half the actual test.

Record and Seniority:

Beginning with date of appoint-
ment as Patrolman 60 percent,

For each additional year next pre-
ceding the last day of the mental
examination, add 3 percent, amount
at the end of five years 90 percent,

For each additional three months
in the rank of Patrolman, add % of
1 percent, or 1 percent a year, mak-
ing at the end of 10 years’ service a
| maximum of 95 percent,

For each day's fine on and after
June 25, 1936 (the date of the last
‘examination for Sergeant), deduct

Money-Lending Trouble
Explodes Among Cops

The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, which bands together all but a handful of
the city’s 19,000 cops, is sitting tight on a hot story involving its Social Welfare Department.
Only a few of the high-ranking officials in the Police Department know the whole story,
but from various sources the following leaked out last week:

The welfare department was started two and a half years ago as the answer to the
money-lending difficulties in which patrolman after patrolman found himself. Its director
was soft-spoken, smiling William McDonald, who resigned under pressure November 28,
after a 40-page report on his activities had been read to the board of trustees of the PBA,

Set forth in the report were
charges that: (1) McDonald!
made loa to PBA members ex-

tremely easy, and that some 70
members of the department now
owe $3,000 or more apiece; and
(2) that the 1 percent service
charge, plus another %4 percent
charge slapped on by the PBA
for handling these loans, was ex-
orbitant.

Kick-Back Racket Charged
Certain PBA members — also
charged that someone got a kick-
back on the interest paid on a total

Didn't Tell It All—

the Sanitation Department, received
‘8 30-day suspension last week as the
result of withholding information on
his Civil Service application, Relli
was arrested in 1926 for speeding
and fined $75, That same year he

obtained a hack license under the
name of his cousin and renewed it
in 1927 and 1928, None of this in-
formation was set forth when he ap-
plied for a Civil Service job, As a
result of an anonymous complaint,
the Municipal Civil Service Com-
mission checked up, found out
Relli's record and wrote to the Sani-
tation Department recommending
some sort of punishment. Matthew
J. Diserio, deputy commissioner of

the department, last week notified
the Commission that the suspension
had been put in effect for Relli

Action on Exempt
Tunnel Jobs Delayed

‘The Municipal Civil Service Com-
mission has delayed action until next
week on the proposed amendment to
strike from the exempt class and
place in the competitive group a
number of high-salaried jobs in the
New York City Tunnel Authori

Vice LEADER
Copyright, 1940, by Civil Service
Publications, Ine. Bi
ond-class matter Octobs
the post office at Ne

Cv,

York, N. ¥.,
under the Act of Mareh 3, 1879

of more than $3,000,000 of loans han- |
dled by the Social Welfare Depart-
ment in the last two and a half
years. The whole thing is a mess
that has PBA officials quite per-
turbed, They contend that at worst,

McDonald was guilty of inefficiency
and short-sightedness, But they say
that an elaborate investigation has
shown no evidence of wrong-doi

There will be more on this
future issues,

256_ percent. add
For each reprimand on and after | B®
June 25, 1936, deduct 6 percent.
Note: The reason for this limita-
tion is to prevent penalizing a can-
didate twice for the same offense,

Added Points

(Official awards, Police Dept.)
—Pereent———

Recom.

Welghta in mend

Navy) add.......
Citation Star (Army) add.
Note: In the consideratio,, ,, |
orable service in the U, ¢°! m
Navy, Marine Corps or 4,,,.\"%y,
rine Corps, credits will jy"! Me
under the following condit
(a) Service for less than 4
will receive no consideratic),
(b) Only service which y
considered is that rendere;
Spanish War between Apri)

Jast
Departmental Medal of
Honor 1

Police Combat ‘Crows,
Honorable Mention and

1.80 | August 12, 1898; the World y)
Aen 100 | tween April 6, 1917, and yy
: “| 1918, except that service reno, !h
1,00 1,00|the Philippine Insurrection, |,.,°"
80 woo | April 11, 1899, and July 4, jy).
the Boxer Uprising in
é as {tween June 20, 1900, and j1,y %

ndidate was an bar
(For honorable service in the U, 8, | Cordidate wos an fetual peiticgy
Army, Navy or Marine Corps | campaign badge. PMon ah

in time of war) (c) Credit will be given |

For every month's service in. the" | examination only as in the ca © wi
UF AU Arig, Savy ot hlarine Cora the official awards made by 4
Amt Garant hf MAX 6. Tice Dept, if the candidate js 2M

or nusticination in he battle, Addy 48 | pointed from the list.

Medal" of Honor (Army "or material

Study
forthcdming issues.

H Navy
Dintingu 5)

Will oppear

The Proposed Amendment
To Make the Labor Class Competitive

(a) By striking from the Labor Class, with the exception o
Helper involving a salary of less than $960, all titles presently ¢
that class effective in each and every case upon the expiration o
eligible lists established for such positions,

(b) By including in the competitive class a new
numbered) to be known as the Labor Service:

Group A
Porter, Grade 1, maximum $960,
Porter, Grade 2; maximum and minimum $1,080.
Porter, Grade 3, maximum and minimum §1,200,
Laborer, Grade 4, maximum and minimum $1,320.
Laborer, Grade 5, maximum and minimum $1,440,
Laborer, Grade 6, maximum and minimum $1,560.
Group B
Service Man's Helper (various specialties—approved specialties:
mechanical, highway, power),
Grade 1, inaximum $1,500.
Grade 2, maximum and minimum $1,620,
Grade 3, maximum and minimum $1,740,

f the tu

existing ty
f present

part (appropriate

strvetur

Group GC
Service Man (various spectalties—approved specialties:
cal, highway. power).
40,

mechanie

Promotion in this

A
Service shall, in general, be from the lower to the
higher grade within groups and from the lower to the higher soups in
sequence as far as practicable. In group A promotion may be mace with+
out formal examination on the basis of seniority at the request of the
Department head with the approval of the Budget Director and the Civil

Service Commission.

Temporary or per diem employment shall be allocated to graces by
multiplying the per diem rate by 300 and assigning the employee to the
grade in which such product falls. In Group A and B such allocation
shall be made to any grade within $60 of the product of such mi ltiplici
tion. In Group A and B the maximum and minimum of the pra‘es i

signe

per diem employees shall be $60 above and $59.99 below the «
rate for per annum employees,

Persons now serving in labor class titles which are abolishe:
are transferred to competitive titles of appropriate grade
Such employees shall not be otherwise affected as to salary, sti
tenure and shall retain whatever promotion rights or salary ris!
now possess unaffected by the terms of this resolution except th
future they shall be eligible for promotion in the competitive
addition to all present promotion rights,

caliry
SOF
ther
1 the

Large Meeting Argues

Labor Recelassification

Before the largest crowd that has attended a public hearing this year, members of the | tion of Machinists; James P. |l\)'s
n last Thursday heard objections and comments on the
Herbert P. Relli, an employee of proposed resolution which would eliminate all but one title from the labor class, and bring
approximately 11,000 city workers under a competitive status,

Muni

ipal Civil Service Comm

preferred lists for reinstatement,
additional promotion rights vot
sured, *
Among those who appeared at tht
hearing were James
tary of the Central Trade
Council (AFL); Timothy
of the Civil Service For

Edgar, of the Internationa) Sf
of the Engineers, Firemen 1! Olt

Clarence Cavanaugh, Brot
Painters; Charles Van Hor
can Federation of Labor

This resolution was described +
| this week by one oMfcial as “the |jabor class, except hospital helper,

|| Paut

most important reclassification
change in the history of the
Commission,”

| Objections to the reclassifica-
(tion fell into certain categori
(1) it would discriminate against
skilled labor and lead to a break |
in the prevailing wage struc-
tures; (2) tt would “freeze” sal-
aries into their present molds;
(3) {t would make promotion
more difficult; 1t wouldn't aid |

those city workers who need pro- | s

tection most—the group which |
earns less than $900 a year; (4)
that the present maximum sal-

of Civil Service employee organ- |
izations—argued their points |
vehemently. Commissioners Kern,
Sayre and Morton had to answer |
some exceedingly nimble reason-
| ing.

Kern Explains

J, Kern, president of the

wal pre
nd that skilled trades would

affected. “This resolution ap-
| plies only to labor jobs,” he declared.
' Kern said that all jobs now in the |

would go into the competitive class.

He gave a comprehensive explana-
tion of the resolution and its pro-
visions, He pointed out that this was
not a sequel to a recent Board of
Estimate proposal also dealing with
labor clas:

the

ried for the last three
to put labor jobs into the com-
ve class. We waited in trans-
ferring these jobs until we found
whether we could hold a competitive
examination for a purely labor job,”
id Kern.
He cited the new Sanitation list as
the first and conclusive experiment
in this direction and declared that
‘it has worked very well.”

“It is no longer possible to fill jobs

decently by the old first-come, first-
and among them were | so:ved principle.”
atives of a wide variety |” Kern recalled experiences in the

past, notably the Porters’ examina-
tion, in which riots resulted when
thousands of men lined up, some as
many as three days before applica-
tions were issued,

Doesn't Affect Pay

“There is nothing in the resolution
affecting the status of rate of pay of
men working in the skilled trades,
since they are already in the com-
petitive class and the Commission
has no power in establishing the pre-
vailing rate of pay,

“All this resolution means is that

Feinstein of the Federatii
Municipal Employees,
The Commission, at the
the hearing, agreed 10
action on the resolution
weeks and indicated that
make certain changes b:
objections set forth at the hevrith

those working in the labor ¢lass go
into the competitive class.”

‘The advantages of such a transfer
to present employees, Kern pointed
out, include the right of seniority in
lay-offs, the right to go on four-year

Connie Trons Out
Problems of 36 Transit Men

Thirty-six IRT and BMT employees, whose services terminate
before June 1, 1940, the date of transit unification, we't ie
qualified for transfer to the non-competitive class by the Mun y
Civil Service Commission last week, The commission decided io
they had the required amount of service in the period of 1!

At the same lime four former IRT + =
employees who worked for periods | wii
ranging, from, one month to 10 | Wine eee ia: Geos!
| shall: Alfred Volkers; Jan
Daniel J, Clancy; ’ Ma
Maurice Cleary; John Colli!

Greegan; Eugene De Geos
Di Richard, |!

Beatrice Burkard

months in 1938, 1939, and early part
of 1940,

were declared ineligible for

me
actin

R rick Kelly: Bernard Kiern:
The 36 who were oked met one of | Knapp: | Francis | McKen)
the following requirements: (1) six

months’ service from June 1, 1930 to eRe
June 1, 1940; (2) nine months’ service Thomas H

from June 1, 1938 to June 1, 1940; or : James

(3) one Year's service from June 1, Jeremiah shea; :

1937 to June 1, 1940,

ie
Their Names ‘Those marked disauoliliet| 8) Ny

iti
cent Arra; Louis Rv Cucl

Those qualified are; George C, Bull-| Devoe and Frank A, Ward.)
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER

Pace THREE

ne LEADER Will Be Out
NEXT MONDAY

Instead of Tuesday, as Usual

Special Publication Date Was Set

the §
Pacis of the Christmas Holiday.

New Job Classification

Opens Many Opportunities

To Sanitation Eligibles

Prospects last week indicated that the new Sanitation eligible list will be used to fill the
bulk of the jobs in the present labor class, at least for many months to come. The Municipal
Civil Service Commission intends to abolish the labor class, as such, and switch the present
47 titles into the competitive class. This means that a vast new group of jobs could be made

BIG SMILES

t Friday at Department headquarters. Together

appointing officer, and Commissioners Diserio and Powell.
{ Sanitation men is conceded to be the finest of any city in the world.

ls resolution the Commission is
now considering, each of the
titles now in the labor class will
go into the competitive class as
soon as the present eligible lists
for each title expire. There are
only six or seven lists now in ex-

istence, including Able Bodied
Seaman, Auto Truck Driver
(which ends January 20);
Climber-Pruner (with three

years to run); Porters (for de-
partments other than the Board
of Transportation) , and Butcher.
Wor some 40-odd other titles now
in the labor class there are no
eligible lists and the Sanitation
list will undoubtedly be used to
fill many of the vacancies that
occur, There are a total of 11,000
labor-class jobs, and the month-
ly turnover, according to Paul J.
Kern, president of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission, is approximate-
ly 100 a month.

To Be Used Often
Thus, for appropriate jobs, in ad-
dition to these in the Sanitation De-
partment, the Sanitation eligible list
will be used often and rapidly. +

McQueen (he’s the young chap on the left) at the induction of. Sanitation

with McQueen are George
The new group

hy Anthony Greco, A

By MAXWELL LEHMAN

has this ominous charge against
him, so you look again, and you
find the name of the defendant:
Anthony Greco (or Grego).
This is the man, you remember,
who, together with Abe Kasoff, Elias
Shapiro, and Michael Morro, heads |
the Joint Council of Drivers and
Sweepers in the Department of Sani-
tation, Kasoff and Shapiro control
Manhattan, the Bronx and Richmond
between them; Morro’s preserve is

W Fireman Exam
il be Graded

TO BE ANNOUNCED IN SPRING

Physleal tests will count at least 50 percent in the
andidates for the next competitive test for Fireman,
this spring. This was-learned last week from officials
ervice Commission, who view the results of the phys-
the recent Sanitation exam as “extremely successful.”
) heavier credit for

of the test, extra
en to candidates
and training in
engineering and

he Central Court
hermerhorn
and enter the
rk, on the first
for file number
they will bring
‘ument which says

Cle
d ask
ar 1939,
Perjury in Sec-

(to see who it is that

which were used. to test Sanitation
candidates, These events tested
agility, endurance, speed, strength
and coordination, Swimming may be
added as a requirement.

To Be Announced in Spring
According to present indications,
the Civil Service Commission will
announce a test for Firemen early
this spring, probably in February or
March, and will hold. the written
part soon afterwards. The com-
petitive physical tests will be given
during the summer months, and the
final eligible list will be prepared
by the end of the year.
Requirements are expected to be
similar to those of the last test
nearly four years ago, At that time,
candidates had to be not less than
5 feet, 7 inches in height and weigh
at least 140 pounds. They must fall
within the age limit of 20% to 29
years. A fee of $3 was charged.
Study material and additional in-
formation on the Fireman test will

De gi

Gradi
for Fireman, the
tuted 60 percent
1 8t4ae; the other 40 per
‘ed on the physical, In
‘t least 50 percent, and
will be Weighed on
sombetitive physical
ing prepared by Pro-
Patrick Wall of N.¥,U.
; Sood guide to the
Ml to be given in the
series of events

—

a Helpers Must
by January 10
” which candidates
* iotte, competitive
ce catons for Maintain-
PD ig January 10;

Muni
ite ed this St ric Bevin

Forme

finer?

{end of the business

be published in future issues of THE
LEADER.

be Kasoff’s -

|, Faces a Perjury Charge

Greco runs the Brooklyn
While Kasoft |
may talk more, Greco is actual Pres- |
{dent of the Joint Council. He heads, |
too, the Brooklyn Sanitation Man's
Protective Association, Inc., formerly
known as the Broo Sweepers |
Protective Association, Inc.

This perjury charge which hangs
over Greco's head has never come
to trial. Filed in September, 1939,
the case was adjourned five times
and finally on February 19 of thi:
year, it was “D.O.R’d.” This is
legal short-cut language. It means
“Discharged on Defendant's Own

Queens;

Recognizance.” To the layman, it
means that Greco may be placed on
trial at any time the District Attor-

ney moves to do so.

Back of that perjury charge is a
story that is surely of interest to em-
ployees and officials of the Depart-
ment of Sanitation, It involves
money.

Probe Gets Started

In October 1937, the Supreme Court
of Kings County appointed an
vestigator to probe into the finan
of Greco's organization, The sleuth’
job was to uncover, if possible,
whether or not funds were being|
siphoned away from their proper
uses. Reason for the investigation
was the rumblings among members
ot Greco's outfit—that something was

rotten in the treasury. What happens |

to dues, they asked? Where do the
initiation fees filter away? And the
various events which bring in cash—
why don't they build up a big bank
acount for the organization? Is
money being spent the way the con-
stitution and by-laws say it should
be spent? If everything is on the
up and up, then why aren't regular
financial statements submitted to the |
membership?

It was questions like these that
finally crystallized into a request to
the courts for aid. The referee
pointed by the courts to look into the
financial situation of Greco's organ’
zation didn't know Greco from Kas- |
off or Napoleon, He had probably

never heard of the Brooklyn Sweep-
(Continued on Page 14)

President Kern has predicted that
all the eligibles will be offered either
3 permanent or temporary position |
during the four-year life of the list.

Note: You boys on the list can
mark down as garbled misinforma-
tion the repeatedly false assertions of
Abe Kasoff and his side-kicks that
only 1,600 jobs will be

offered |

available to the Sanitation eligibles, if the Civil Service Commission so chooses.
According to the provisions off

How Abe Kasoff and the
Forum “Helped” the
Sanitation Eligibles

A Letter from Paul Kern to

Murray Hirsch

Mr, Marray Hirsch
1275 Sterling Place
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Dear Mr. Hirsch

In reply to your recent letter,
please be advised that while we
shall be glad to answer any in-
quiry from an individual eligib!

on the Sanitation Man, Class A
list, this office is not willing to
th an eligible association

apparently being led by

organization whose office
were recently involved in civil
service frauds.
I refer, of course, to the fact
that Mr. Joseph G. Crowley,

former city-wide Vice-President
of the Civil Service Forum,

@ fugitive from justice, for con-

spiring to corrupt the examining

system of this Commission.
Sincerely you

ern,
President.

eligibles on the list. We know better.
The only persons qualified to tell
you how many and what kind of
| Jobs you'll get, are the Civil Service
Commissioners. The information in
| this article and in previous articles
| on the subject is obtained directly
from that source.

The Leaver will at all times keep
you fully informed of matters that
are of interest to you,

State Appr

oves

15 NYC Actions

Fifteen New York City resolutions have been approved by
the State Civil Service Commission, it was announced last
week. Eight of the resolutions formally bring 1,619 em-
| ployees of the unified transit system under the competiti
| Civil Nebvice classification. § ————————

No action has yet been taken | 20, section 10 of rule V, relating to
on two important reclassification | *¢tvice ratings.

resolutions affecting the entire, 7. Amending par

tion 5 of rule V by striking out

aph 1 of sec

ngineering and Architectural | on ee oy oT cated
i ords “each subject shall be rate:
|Betvice and” the: Statistical and by two examiners acting separately,”
Actuarial Service, Grace A.| and substituting the words “each
|Reavy, president of the State) subject shall be rated by two ex-
| Commission, told the City Com- | aminers,
| mission last week. They may be| ‘he eight remaining resolutions
| taken up today, when the State | dealt with different groups of transit
Commission meets in Albany. employee: .
The s vice Commis-

7 roved resolutions follow
mherapproved’ee ’ miseel. | $108 advised the Municipal Commis-

1, Amending Part 40,

“4 sion that it was continuing on its
laneous service, of the competitive | calendar five others, one dealing
class, by including therein the title | With a recta af 3
of Core Drill Operator's Helper, | jinetti, a BMT employe
maximum and minimum ot $1,500 | competitive title of Assis
j per annum, jneer, Ata recent public hearin

Labor to Competitive ue seraintion, appoettion. was slsed
ae , | 10 the reclassification of Minetti, and
2, Striking from the labor clas :
the title of ‘Typewriter Repairman | jepresentativ Ae he eli eeivin
and including it in the competitive | forum charged that it was an at-
class, Part 40, Group A, the Office {arate is Paths 4b SS easy e
Appliance Maintainer’s Group, under Ldn eh BEE EOS saad)
|the title of Assistant Maintainer. | Resolutions Held Over
| Also, amending Part 40, the miscel-| phe four other resolutions still on
|laneous service, by including Group | the State Commission’s calendar are:
|A, office appliance maintainer’s| j, Resolutions affecting reclassi-
froup, as follows: Assistant Main- | qcation of the engineering and archi-
tainer, to $1,800; maintainer, $1,860 | tectural servic
to $2,400; senior maintainer, $2400) 9 Resolution affecting reclassif
to $3,000, cation of the statistical and actuarial
| 3, Amending the competitive cl vice.
by including in Part 5, the le; 3. Resolution affecting recla
service, the title of searcher and b. cation of the Bridge Oy ation Serv-
triking it from Part 1 of the un-| joe, .
graded service. 4. Resolution affecting reclassi-

| Scation of the Psychologic

Able-Bodied Seamen

To Become Laborers
| The Municipal Civil Service Com-
mission last week declared the list

| Mayor’s Aide Exempt Service.

4. Including in the exempt class
in the Office of the Mayor, the posi-
tion of director of commerce,

5. Striking the following titles
| from the labor class, and including
the same in the competitive class,
Part 28, the skillea craftsmen and |
operative service: scowman; able- | for Able-Bodied Seaman appropriate
hodied seaman; deckhand, |tor Laborer in the Department of

6. Amending paragraphs 19 and | Docks,

Pace. Four CIVIL SERVICE LEADER ®

Postal Teleqvaph

\
“ys. cwunt Seon
——

By CHARLES SULLIVAN

Mead, Ramspeck to Sponsor
New Promotion Plan for U.S.
Workers; Regular Raises Set

non
‘eivie Benvier

ove
He en 109

THE LEADER'S PART
in passage of the vital Ramspeck Act is attested |
above telegram from Senator James M. Mead

LEADER urged New York's junior senator to ib

; " ; ; hen it appeared held up. Speedy paseace 4
The team of Ramspeck and Mead is expected to continue its fight for Federal employee meses 1Sscge fi
reforms when the new Congress convenes in January. lowed. Latest news on the progress of the Act ADpecyy

And the outstanding reform to be presented is a uniform promotion plan which would Fegulorly: fn. THE LEADER:

give automatic salary raises to roughly 160,000 Federal workers in each of its first three years
of operation,

In short, the plan provides for a one-step, In-grade salary
step-up for competent workers in the lower brackets each 18
months. The step-ups would amount to $60 and $100 a year, de-

INGYS Below Quota

New York State is si
quota for appointments jj, \y

Commission

Training for

periding on the individual employee's grade.

Defends Its

ton, D.C, in the appor
ice. For months, New Y

tioned

Air Foree Employees in the middle and high . quota and this slowed dow sl
sat <i) -4 brackets where step-ups amount to a ments to federal jobs \y)
‘ ppropriated to carry it out in the ig i ft
Ground Work | inna nossler 225 |B eprint cee F OMIA on
sround 10) months under the plan, which’ was |1°8! ‘The United States Civil Service | der quota several we« .

Former ‘ying cadets and civilians
‘able to meet the requirements should
be interested in a new course offered
by the war department to qualify
men as Air Corps ground duty of-
ficers » engineering field, Ap-
to meet the

nL le aves i! * oe
standards prescribed for ap- members, ‘The Civil Service Commission has) The U, S. Civil Service
pointment in the Officers Reserve Chairman Robert Ramspeck of the |for several weeks been conducting | cion again last week calle

Corps in the Army and for appoint:

drafted by the Budget Bureau fol-
lowing months of study.

Covers 304,000 Jobs
|. The plan would cover only 304,000
jobs and only permanent employees.
Exempt would be those employ
whose salaries already are covered

and the money appropriated after-
wards, Appropriation committee
members who have listened to the
endless complaints over Uncle Sam's
|haphazard promotion policy are in- |
|clined to appropriate the necessary |
|funds to carry out the budget plan. |
| However, a fight will be put up by
|some of the more economy-minded

House Civil Service Committee told

Commission termed “inaccurate
and unduly sensational” a copy-
righted story appearing in an
afternoon Washington paper rel-
ative to certain investigations
being conductéd by the United

States Civil Service Commission, |

investigations of the qualifications

number of jobs.

To Need for Ski

to the urgent need fc

present is still 30 under 1

20, af

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it as flying cadets, ‘First priori this correspondent that he will in- |and suitability of employees of the | of siitted workers in
indidates must possess a college a troduce the plan as an amendment | Advisory Commission to the Council | tense program. On b: z
gree in engineering; candidat to the Classification Act after Con. |of National Defense. This has been |special bulletins the Conn
infor nding in engineering col- gress convenes next month, And | well known to employees of that /listea five jobs for which ined
ligible for second prior- Senator James Mead of New York, | office and its purpose, says the Com-| appointments cin be a
Ramspeck's Senate colleague on his | mission, has been obvious; namely, | are Lens Grinder ( i
Fifty stude sertoabeiis Civil Service bill, is expected to take |to0 assure the Defense Commission | roftsman ($1.044 to ‘
a Raa TRE Rete Cyer Ie ORIOETS up the Aight in the upper house. Both | that all persons on its rolls are suit-| Shingtter ($6.81 to $6.9 7

and Purdue in January on air-

of these legislators have potent in- |

able for employment both from the

($6.80 per day to $1.10

in
‘i OTe one fluence with appropriations com- |standpoint of character and from the |nstrument Maker ($714.1 1
Nea Non SS ee mittees in their respective houses | standpoint of loyalty to the United | ¢1 4g per hour)
plete this course successfully will ; a) Fre eEHATH P 5
receive six months’ training in the and if the money fs forthcoming itll |S pe of investigation |" Age limits for thes«
Ara inirolaneyachanita; courees at be due, in no small part, to their |used is exactly the same as that |peen set at 20 to 62, Requitene
the Air Corps Technical School. | effort ; [Reich haw heen anae dn tone) Of lexsept tar Lens, Grind p
Upon successful completion of these | “Average Clau thousands of cases in a period of| years experience in the

more than a decade.

two courses candidates will be com-|by approved scales suen as postal| Important also is the fact that the i 8 6 | Years prenticeship, For iq
missioned 2nd lieutenants, Air Re- | employees, immigration inspectors, |Budget Bureau recommended the | _ The Civil Service Commission be- | Grinder, six months of experieu
serve, and assigned to tactical units | customs clerks, lighthouse ve abolition of the so-called “average lieves that at all times, but par-| grinding or polis! é i
of the Army Air Corps as squadron | workers, mecha al arid labor fo: clause” in its report, The “average |ticularly during a period of a na-|work is required, At ns

engineering officers.

in Navy yards

employees paid from

| clause” is inserted in all appropria-

nal the Government

emergency,

pointments in the Fr

Applications for this training y relief funds, and officials | tion bills and it requires departments | !§ €n itled to the ser pacer of REXAODE, alone will be made
should be submitted direct to the 9,000 or more. |to pay their employees not more | Whose character and loyalty are be-| fied men are found.
Chief of the Air Corps t ‘with | Thousands of Federal jobholders|than the “average” salary of their |Yond question, ‘The Commission | tions, thousands of vacancies
three letters of recommendation, col- |in New York would be given annual | respective grades. holds investigations designed to de- | throughout the nation
lege transcript, and birth certificate, és under the plan which was | For example, it the Classifeation | termine such facts must be thorough | =
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‘Ramspeck Act Headaches

ses of Federal Land Banks also
| appear to be in the same boat, The
charters of all Government corpora-
tions have to be investigated before
| they can be ordered under merit and
it isp't beyond the realm of possi-
bility that all or some of them will

to give the present jobholders
are recommended for status a rela-
tive weight of 25 percent on the non-
competitive mental tests, ‘The mini-
mum passing grade is 70 and by
giying a weight of 25 percent for ex-
perience an employee could receive
an actual grade of 60 on the mental
test and still be certified,

3. The Commission also revealed

who

employees making more than $3,800
to cover the spread from minimum
|to maximum salary levels.

| grade professional employees (junior
| grade), Professional employees will
jbe given unassembled mental tests,
that is, they will be graded on their
experience and job performance.
Oral tests probably will be given
some higher bracket employees,

whether to count physical examina- |
tions as a part of the tests. Any de-
cision on this point will be vitally
important to thousands of employees
who stand to lose their jobs through
physical disability, Records show |
that physical tests disqualify more |
persons from Civil Service status
than any other hurdle. In the past,
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1940
2 December 17, 194 X

1VIL SERVICE IN NEW YORK STATE

By MORTON YARMON
Where Do I Stand?

a
5 0 ass osp ita The following are the latest certifications, in New York and
| | Albany, from popular State lists:

Junior Clerk
Ranking Percentage

EXCLUSIVE | Permanent—New York—$000............. 457 87.125
————| Permanent—Albany—$900 ............... 2,108 83.175
er, Temporary— —$900. 2 325
ver 15,000 eligibles—or well over 90 per cent of the 16,250 who competed—have passed! ton, Seabee ae eles) ae oo
Over 15) ; fe : seus nporary—Albany—$900 568 82.55
jospital Attendant exam, given by the State Civil Service Commission last June 29. The a
ol being placed on cards in the files of the Commission, but probably won’t be avail- Junior Stenographer
» publication until officially established January 1, 1941. The list will appear in The, Permanent—New York—sg00.. 673 87.50
; het ready. a Permanent—Albany—$900 1,879 82.70
a wh eee ipa ‘ A mea Temporary—New York—$900. 949 86.50
jper of eligibles in each of | eligibles will be appointed to insti- Zone It
vrones, into which oe ues tutions located in the zones in which Temporary—Albany—$900 2,034 81,90
K just been revealed by | they live. In determining the zones, rae ae
, this number have been | the Commission took into account Junior Typist
hundred candidates |the number of eligibles and the Permanent—New York—$900 809 88.34
records, who were | number of employees in each insti- Permanent—Albany—$900 962 87.84
y special vote of the'| tution, to try to give all eligibles | Temporary—New York—$900, 957 87.90
ommittee on Reclassi- | equal opportunity for employment. | C Temporary—Albany—$900 1,013 87.70
week, The number of employees in the ana ‘ ‘
headat Bei: wets a zones, as listed in The Leaver last 2 Total Assistant File Clerk
ek, with a Junior Ad- | week, | | ‘ ‘
bed Bu 2 * é Zone Ui Permanent—New York—$900. 100 89.50
«trative Aide eee rn 3,379; Zone IlI—3,476; Zone IV—| ... 162 Saratoga . Permanent—Albany—$900 . 1,075 85.70
and appointments in + | 9,323. | Comptia 30 Schenectady. = 5
= ite \nlnber cf jeligibles, by | usarecs pects Temporary—New York—$1,200. 285, 88.00
Rochester State Hospital, | counties follows: | tivan Temporary—Albany—$1,200 ... i 516 87.10
Zobert Rubendahl, Washington Temporary—Albany—$3.50 a day or $960 540 87.00
Utica State Hospital, | Attegnany NE a Temporary—Albany—$900 ............... 1,163 85.50
Oscar S. Parker. ‘attaraug’ Hh tk “1 e ti ts hese list. re:
at Ss Ta ee diver Slate pee | Latest permanent appointments from some of these lists a
ghkeepsie—Donald Mc- Eros. 338 free : Junior Clerk <5 Aas
Nassau as Westchester .. New York—$900 525
iv—Room 575, 80 Centre New Yor A
York City—Myron J, ater zo | Quenne. “le et mere | Albany—$900 1,469 84.50
pichal OU a ee ila! iar si UE
Jun Stenographer, taken
iar Civil Service list, li ae soe fore erase oh ee
ployed in each zone. | any—$900 ..... eee ere e een eee S
gee Establishes
Hospital Attendant job Junior
the competitive class, P li | New York—$900 . a path
a (6 Albany—$900 ao 5 5B
o. 6 Certified Transfer OUCY = ———
) Lt Senior Claims Clerk, Principal Ac- ) — ——-
om ABC Tats tor Investi. | _ Employees of the Division of Placement and Unemploy-| unt Clerk, and Assistant Statistics || State File Clerks
6 on the list for Investi- ranti sition | Clerk. q
olic Beverage Control | ment Insurance may make application for transfer of ns i | sateiwerillae is oly being fates tor| Get Together
been certified to the at any time, according to a transfer policy just establis! ed | cemntion. tn’ Senior Payroll. Ex- |
County board, a replace | Director Milton O. Loysen announced the new procedure this| sminer, and is expected || lists are forming an e!
es Ryan, on military leave: for | after intensive study of the problem by DPUI officials | shortly after January 1, sociation. Comp.
car, ‘The eligible is David | week, after : S P y By March 1, according to Commis- || oe addressed to Josenn H. Teper.

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should contain the name, title,
salary, and present location of
the employee, the promotion unit
and location to which he wishes |
a transfer, and detailed reasons |
for the request. The transfer |
must not prejudice the promo-
tion rights of the employees in
the promotion unit to which
transfer is requested. |

In the few instances where a trans- |
fer is mandatory for budgetary rea- |
sons, volunteers will be canvassed.
If no volunteer is available, the em-
ployee having the least seniority in|
the locality affected, on the basis of
entrance into the State service. will
be transferred. The employee's su-
pervisor must explain fully the rea-
sons for the transfer. Thirty day:
notice will probably be given.

How Transfer Works

The rules governing the operation
of the transfer procedure are:

1. Transfers are to be made only
after consultation with and approval of

| the Administrative Finance Office.

2. Personnel Administration shall be
responsible for the maintenance of a
file of transfer requests.

3. Transfer requests shall be accept-
ed immediately upon appointment from |

nent homes.

4. Job assignments shall be made,
whenever consistent with the mainte-
nance of efficiency, in a locality near
the residence of the employee.

Mutual transfers should be facili-
tated if they do not interfere with
operating efficiency.

6. Seniority in State service shall
govern transfer priorities.

7. A 30-day notice of transfer should
begiven. if possible. Reason for trans-
fer should be explained by supervisor
(not by Personnel Administration).
sfers designed to improve the
of the service are to be ef-
fected whenever advisable.

9. The staff shall be canvassed for
volunteers before the completion of |
mandatory transfers. |

10. Personnel Administration shall
submit names of prospective transferees
to the appointing officer, so that he
may fill the vacancy by transfer instead
of by selection from Civil Service lists.
in the Employment Service, du-
plicates of requests for transfer shall
be filed with District Superintendents
and with Regional Directors.

12, Personnel Administration shall
not make transfers without the ap-
proval of the appointing officers.

13. Personnel Administration should |
give a 30-day notice, if possible, to the
Supervisor whose employee has been
accepted for a transfer into another
unit.

What’s Happening’
On State Tests |

Here are some late bulletins
from the State Civil Service Com-
‘mission's examinations division:

Papers for Assistant Analytical
Chemist, taken by 55 candidates on
October 26, are now being rated
The list is expected about the mid-
dle of February.

The written papers have been
completed for Toll Collector but
establishment of the list won't
come for another’few months as
many clerical tasks stand in the
way.

Factory Inspector papers are
now being rated, but more than
1,000 took the test so it will be
several months yet before the list
is established.

Rating still, hasn't started on
Safety Inspector of Construction,

Latest information on these and
other lists appears regularly in
The Leaver,

News About
DPUI Lists

All five lists for Unemployment
Insurance Claims Examiners—pro-
motion and open in the Associate
and Senior grades, and open in the
| Assistant—will be out late this week
or early next week, according to
State Civil Service Commission of-
|ficials. These tests were held Feb-
|ruary 17.

News on other DPUI lists:

Promotions to Assistant Clerk, As-
sistant File Clerk, and Assistant Ac-
count Clerk are completed and ready
| to be promulgated as soon as the case |
of Anderson y. Reavy is settled. An
injunction was obtained to hold off
these lists until the courts decide
temporary employees in Assistant
titles shall be retained because they
have stayed on beyond the three-
month period,

Just established are the promotion
lists for Assistant Stenographer,

105 First Street, Troy, sion officials, the open lists for Junior || man, attorney, 123 William Street
g meeting of the eligibles | A transfer request must be sub- Economist, Payroll Examiner, and | New York City :
or Friday night, De- | mitted to the Persomnel Admin- | an new employees who are assigned to| Employment Counsellor should be | xd
0, been restricted to the |istration office in writing, and | work at a distance from their perma-| available. Part II of Junior Econ-

omist is now being marked; experi-
ence is being checked for Payroll
Examiner, and rating for Employ-
ment Counsellor is almost ended.

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FIREMAN

The present Fireman eligible list expires on December 14, 1941, ‘The
next mental examination should be held not later than April, or five
months from now

The number competing will be large, the competition keen and the
examination difficult. Therefore, those who hope for success should
begin preparation at once.

Our mental classes are meeting three days weekly—physical classes
twice weekly at hours to suit the convenience of the student,

PATROLMAN

The present list for Patrolman should be exhausted by January 1,
1942. Therefore, the examination should be held early in the Fall of i941
Since the Patrolman and Fireman examinations are somewhat similar,
We suggest that you take advantage of the combination course and pre
pare for both tests (if you are at least 5 ft. 8 in, in height), at a reduced
combination fee.

+ According to the press a large number of men have en-
Draftees: fica" which wilt" reduce ine number’ to be" conserinted
for military training. Therefore, any person who is registered for mili-
tary training may enroll with the understanding that if he has paid the
full fee and is then drafted before the examination is held, half of the
fee paid will be returned to him and he may continue the course through
correspondence at the place of military training.

The purpose of this offer is to encourage men to begin preparation
at once, even though they may be in doubt as to their conscription status.

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December 17, 1940

Tuesd:

Kasoff Breaks Up
Sanitation Boys
“A to Break Up an Organization.”

The men on the new Sanitation list have
received a lesson, free, on this subject from
an old expert, Abe Kasoff.

When Abe appeared, apparently unbidden, at the
meeting of the eligibles, many of the boys couldn’t
believe their eyes. For he had done preci: what the
Lraper had warned he would do—muscled his way in
where he had no busine:

Abe couldn’t rule a group as clean-cut as the new
Sanitation eligib Maybe he could ruin them, how-
ever.

First result of Abe’s activities is the resignation of
Fred Schaudi is President of the eligibles. Fred, a
nice-looking, sincere kind of lad, dropped into the
Leaver office last week. He wouldn’t have his reputa-
tion sullied by contact with Kasoff. He'd rather not
head a group where Kasoff had his finger in the pie.
So Fred is quitting.

Another bunch of rank-and-file eligibles are getting
together to draft a resolution demanding an independ-
ent organization, and condemning Abe Kasoff and his
cohorts for interfering,

But Abe’s master stroke was accomplished in disillu-
sioning hundreds of boys who want decent organiza-
tion, and were so disgusted with Abe’s performance
that they will have none of the association from whose
platform Abe harangued.

An eligible organization has an important purpose to
serve. It can’t serve that purpose unless its honesty,
independence and singleness of purpose are clear to
everybody.

Kasoff has muddied up the first efforts of the Sani-
jon eligibles,

The boys will perform a humane act if they kick him,
his cohorts, and everything they represent out into the
gutter, where they belong,

Reclassification
the plan of New York City’s Civil

JHE Leaver favo:
he Service Commission to bring the labor class into
the competitive category.
While some of these objections raised at last Thurs-
day's hearing have great strength, none of them are
sufficiently powerful to overcome the purpose intended
by the reclassification.

First, and most important, competitive status gives
the city an opportunity to select its workers on a fair,
democratic and to obtain the best available

workers for the job. One has only to see the new Sani-
tation eligibles to realize how valuable the competitive
system is in practice.

econd, competitive status gives to the worker cer-
tain distinct advantages: he gets tenure rights; he
can’t be kicked out of his job just on the whim of some
higher-up; promotion comes through seniority or ex-
amination, and not by having “an in” with some big
shot; a preferred list 1a: four years instead of one;
there are certain additional pension advantages.

One point raised In the hearing was, however, well

taken, in our opinion, The present plan doesn’t allow
for salary increases within the grade. Minimum and
maximum ies for h grade are the same. Thus,
a Porter Grade 2 starts at $1,080, and can never earn
any more unless he enters Grade 3. This is what was
meant at the hearing by those who felt competitive
status would “freeze” salaries.
It's not the fault of the Civil Service Commission,
which n't determine salaries, The Leaver thinks,
howe that the Commission might consider the
removal of the word “maximum” from the salary of
each grade, This wouldn't change the resolution, but
it would make it easier for those groups who would
vish to put up a fight for salary in within each
grade. The Porter in Grade 2 ought to be able to work
up from his minimum salary of $1,080 to, but not in-
cluding, the salary of the next higher grade.

We think, too, that all those who would enter the
competitive class if the resolution goes through should
begin at once to gird for a legislative battle to see that
minimum salaries don't become maximums. +

In short, the Leaner is for a higher standard of living
tor low-paid government workers.

GAL who carried on an In-
Asner Decorating business

on the city’s time is re-
sponsible for the sudden end to
all personal phone calls in the
Welfare Department...Reason
for the low filing on federal ¥all-
road tests: the government
doesn’t get pass privileges for its
employees and their families, as
do the railroad employees them-
selves...An article in last week’s
Satevepost is having serious re-
percussions. It shows that fac-
tors other than merit go into ap-
pointment to U.S, Civil Service
jobs...Delay in the Court of Ap-
peals decision in the Hilsenrad
case is holding up a number of
promotion lists. Minor judges are
said to be waiting for this de-
cision before ruling on cases be-
fore them...An employee of the
Municipal Commission who is too
chummy with Ellis committee
investigators may get into
trouble...

Holiday News

A number of rooms in the State
Office Building in Albany are
kept lighted all night. They'll
stay lighted until Xmas, as they
form a cross...Hard-luck group:
the Social Investigator eligibles,
whose case was about to be de-
cided by the late Justice Noonan
just before his sudden death...
Eugene Schwartz, back in excel-
lent health, is giving police and
fire promotion courses at 147
Fourth Avenue...Wallace Sayre
had to cover six murders his first
day as a newspaperman. It was
also his last day...

School Department

Brooklyn College students are
worried that the Coudert probe will
harm their chances for jobs after
graduation...One topic coming up
later in the investigation; How did
certain big shots get high-paying
posts without ever having been in
the school system before?... State
Trooper applicants: sorry about the
mixup of Saturd: The troopers
changed from the usual Saturday
time, when most large exams are
held.

“DOC” POW-
ELL — Norman “
Jon Powell is a Fg ‘~~
manwhostrikes f
terror into the |
hearts of many i

j
who take New :
York City's ex-
ams.,.Before 4
you take a test, { j
Doc Powell has 3
tested: the test itself, to make
sure it tests those factors it's
supposed to test...Doc is a psy-
chologist...A. B. from NYU, M.A,
and Ph.D. from Columbia.
Worked at Sing Sing as psychol-
ogist, learned that imprisonment
doesn’t rehabilitate... Worked for
the Psychological Corporation...
Came to the Civil Service Com-
mission in 1936 via an exam for
Junior Civil Service Examiner...
Before getting up a test, Doc
watches the men at work...
might stand a whole day observ-
ing an elevator operator, noting
his movements and duties in de-
tail....Published a high-brow
magazine called Educational Ab-
stracts...Doc 1s a little on the
shy side, until you get to know
him...Rather witty...Looks like
a college freshman. ..He’s 33, has
a wife, two children... Thinks the
merit system is tops and ought
to be extended.

HE'S SMALL,
WIRY, young-
{sh looking...
You're surpris-
ed when he
tells you he’s
been a member
of the bar for
25 years...L. A.
Sigaud,as Pres-
ident of the
Customs and Immigration In-
spector eligibles, brings a new
conception of the function and
duties of an eligibles association
...“There’s a moral obligation on.
the part of the government when
it gives an gam to 250,000 per-
sons, to see that the results of
this exam are properly untilized”
on ‘here’s a moral obligation on
an eligible group not merely to
fight for itself, but to uphold the
principle of the merit system”...
You can’t sue Uncle Sam’s Civil
Service Commission, so Sigaud
and his group have worked out a
program of “cumulative pressure”
to show that it would be wise for
the government to use the Cus-
toms list for a variety of defense
jobs...They’re organizing broth-
er organizations in Washington,
Boston, Chicago, and elsewhere
... working with other Civil Ser-

vice groups...This \, ,
“dynamic” approach :, 'N
Jem of eligibles wh. ;\*
jobs... Sigaud served 9..'"y
World War Tas a coy %
officer. ..That was after )
uation from NYU jay, .\
He's been corporation, a
banker, author... His a)4,"°%
appeared in the New Yous
In the American Meyois.

VICE-PRESI-
DENT of the
Policewoman’s
Eligibles Asso-
ciation is Rose
Hildegarde
Nussbaum. ...
One of the
city’s most ac-
tive female
lawyers. . . «
Born on Pleasant Ayeny,
where the East Rive)
& spot now housing 1a
school, . . . Wanted tq?
actress, once refused 9
ship to a prominent jojij
dramatics. . . . A radu
St. John’s School of [34
passed the bar at the age
when most people are iy
rying about entering jay.
. . « Has been goin
ever since. .°. .
studying geology.
loads of interesting odg 4
with which she is const
prising friends... . '
ways interested in {
women in Civil Sery
licewoman exam wo
she ever took.
ment Insurance Referee yy
second, . . . As chicf coungd
the Bronx Legal Aid
handled the last breac!
‘se suit ever argued j
County. . . . Not married;
she takes the step, it won'ty
any difference if he’s a
not... . If your
licewoman is the tough, i
bitten matron, you're in
surprise when you sce Rox,

ACTING SECRET!
Municipal Civil Ser
sion, in the absence of
A, Schaefer, away on

ployee of the Comm
years...Was in charge ¢

promotion...Bill, who's 3,
graduated from Holy Cros iq
and got his law degree f
John's in '37...Is marrie'
son and daughter... Likes his
and intends to continue i
ministrative work

letters

Young Cops and the Draft

Sirs: According to your paper
there will be no appointinents to the
Police Department, until the draft
issue is settled. As an eligible, I
would like to take issue with the
Administration on this matter.

Dr. Dykstra, the National Director
ot Selective Service, issued a state-
ment to the press not so long ago, to
the effect that no more than 5% of
the men eligible to conscription in

ndustry or group in pub-
lic or private employment would be
taken into military service in any
given year.

‘There are, according to your pub-
lication, 450 men who are liable to
draft, ‘Assume, then, that 40% of
the remaining men on our list are
also eligible. ‘Then you have a grou
of about 850 men within the draft
ification, both in the depart-
ment, and on the eligible list, Now
5% of this group totals about 40 men
subject to call to the colors.

It is very difficult for me to un-
derstand why the possible draft of
40 men should hold back the ap-
pointments of 1,000, Especially is
this matter puzzling when in the Po-
lice Dept., according to His Honor, the
Mayor, there are over 500 vacancies
now, and there are 1,000 new posts
that’he would like to'cover.

Another inconsistency in the City’s
policy, is the announcement by the
Civil Service Commission, that 200
appointments are to be made from
the new Sanitation list before Janu-
ary Ist, Don't these men come into
the same group as the Police Eligi-

bles? I don't want any one reading
this letter to get the impression that
I desire Sanitation appointments
held up. Rest assured that I wish
these men all the good luck they so
richly deserve. However, the whole
proposition is a puzzling state of
affairs, and wish that it could
speedily be settled.
Potice Evicie.e
Tue Leaver takes the position that

cops and firemen should be dt!

in the draft, onthe grouilt
they are far more volwile
nation’s defense as protector a
nerable New York City thin

iers; they have received
easily equivalent to that of a

We think that the Police
twho wrote the above leit"?
a very telling point—Fuiter

Name...

Mayor LaGuardia.)

A Petition to the Mayor
On the 11-Squad Chart for Cops

Dear Mr. Mayor: As a member of New York
City’s Police Force, I feel that the 11-squad cha’
which would give us a 48-hour swing each week,
will improve the morale and efficiency of the
men, I urge that you, as Chief Executive of t/é
city, get behind the 11-squad plan and help us '0
gain the decent working hours which it provides.

Precinct......6.6600000s

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POLICE CALLS

Sy BURNETT MURPHEY

; Bill Coming U,
ise provide New vere City’s cops with an 1l-squad working

ri and a “real day of rest” is expected to be introduced in the City
oneil today (Tuesday, December 17). As this column went to press,
wngor of the bill had not yet been officially announced.
bill is in the form of an amendment to section 434-A-25.0 of the
Adm nistrative Code of the City of New York and its provisions are sub-
jantially as follows:
siyrours of duty shall commence at midnight, 8 a. m. and 4 p. m.

squad or any men thereof, shall not be assigned to more than one

¢ duty; any such tour of duty shall not exceed eight consecutive
of each 24 consecutive hours for six consecutive days; and at least
rs shall elapse between the termination of any such six-day tour
and the commencement of a subsequent six-day tour of duty.”

ow Colors for P.B.A,
Pp. B. A. will shortly dedicate its new set of colors which replace
those in use for the past 25 years.

500 May Be Appointed
While there is no direct word on when new police appointments will
ye wade, this column learned from usually reliable sources, that the
next batch may include as many as 500 men. Right now the delay, of
., is caused by the attempt of the Mayor and city officials to get a
‘orth on whether or not cops will be granted deferment.
event, once this matter is settled, the city will probably go
iftly and make some appointments. If as many as 500 men are
d into the service, it will be the largest group in a long, long
and it will mean that most of the eligible list will be used up,
suring the remainder of the eligibles that sooner or later, they
» appointed.
wing conferences last week between Mayor LaGuardia and selec-
rvice officials; the policy with regard to cop deferments and the
t of Firemen appeared to be still in the air.
site an inference by Mayor LaGuardia that cops and firemen would
delerred, officials of the selective service administration denied this
ynatically. They reiterated their statement that all deferments were
up to the local boards and that no blanket policy would be

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2 Names

eek Tue Leaver announced, upon authority from the Civil Ser-
ission, that 12 names had been added to the recent Lieutenant

ly, the Commission refused to reveal the names until certain

‘ities had been attended to. We'll probably have more in-

Those
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to

» on this next week.

eting =
sular monthly meeting of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Associa-
held at the Hotel Commodore, 42nd St, and Lexington Ave.,
um, Tuesday, December 10, Plans for the 27th annual entertain-
i ball were discussed and the committee appointments for the
nounced at Tuesday's meeting. The annual Police ball will be
Madison Square Garden January 18.
Pay for Conscripts
BA last week announced that it was in favor of the bill intro-
City Councilman Conrad and now being considered by the
» on Civil Employees, which provides for certain compensa-
ivil employees absent on military or naval duty, either volun-
through conscription,
ed To Notify If Called
s of the force were instructed last week to notify their com-
mandi officer immediately if they receive a questionnaire from the
i diaft boards, Notification is then sent to the commanding officer,
Miitsry Service Bureau, of the rank, name, shield number and com-
mand of the members receiving the questionaires.

PBA Me

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affair

favor P

Cops Ask:

FIRE BELLS

by JAMES DENNIS

has resulted from the batch of other

Fire Lieut. List

v 10 days or two weeks will|
fore the Municipal Civil
Commission completes its
f successful candidates on |
romotion list for Fire Lieu-

ording to the latest official

mission, such as transit unification,
the Sanitation exam, etc.

At any rate, nearly a year after
the written test was held, the list
will become available, and some 800-
odd men will soon be informed that
they have received passing grades.

As soon as the list is officially re-
leased it will be published in The
‘Leaper,

has now been overdue
ust, the month the Com-
riginally figured it would be
The delay in completing it

kadies Night

| The Fire Square Club will hold its
20th anniversary ladies night dinner
and dance at the Hotel New Yorker,
34th St. and Eighth~Ave., Manhat-
| tan, on January 18, it was officially

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_) fo 20 Months to Pay | announced this week.
| King, Original cost $75 $30
| il: Original cost 100 40 | Must Report for Draft
i fee All members of the Fire Depart-
" x 440 || ment who have registered for the
King, Original cost 600 225 }| draft must report to their local
‘1 ttlng. Original cost 190 $3 || boards if they leave the city for va-
nine? Orisinal coat 180 85] cation, officials of the Fire Depart-
et nal cost 178 60 f, ment ann thi: os
Hawn Wlng. Original cost 175 60 |, Ment announced this week.
i |
ont 10 || St. George Association
pimeinalveit Waieh.°""" 0) | ~The St. George Association of the
aad Welee Wad Fire Department will hold its next
wal cost 100 4 regular meeting on Tuesday, Decem-

ber 17 at 8 p.m., in the World Build-
ing, 63 Park Row.

An election of officers will be held
at the meeting; also the entertain-
ment committee will report on the
next entertainment and dance,

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By HENRY TRAVERS

SCMWA Wins in Landslide Over Forum | *e'er, 00 5; Caroiyn Weisberg, DO

As the results came in last week, it was evident that the SCMWA | John
had won a resounding victory in the elections for representatives Bressler, DO 48; Etta R. Richman,
on the Personnel Rating Board, overwhelming the candidates of |DO 33; Virginia Greenwald, DO 34;
the Civil Service Forum by a landslide.

Background of this election is one
of the most interesting examples of ,
administration-employee __relation- |
ships existing in Civil Service. The
voting was time and again delayed,
for a variety of reasons. Unkind,
and sometimes ugly, words were
spoken, as issues arose upon which
concurrence was not immediately
possible. But the union stated, after |
the election, that it had been a “dem-
ocratic election,” and there is no
doubt that Commissioner William
Hodson and his staff had done every- |
thing to make it a fair, clean-cut |
contest.

The Winners

Winning candidates: | Julius
Schwartz, for the investigators, with
2,091 votes against 971 for his op-
ponent; Malcolm Martin, for the as-
sistant supervisors, with 294 votes to
110 for his opponent; Helen Kosmi-
dor, omnibus candidate, 1,984 against
985 for her opponent; Mollie Kersch- |
ner, for the supervisory clerks,
nosed out a victory by 109 votes
against 101. |

Local 1 of the SCMWA plans a
“giant victory dinner and celebra-
tion” this Thursday evening at the
Port Arthur restaurant.

Things We Never Knew
About T.B.

We learned these facts from Bill
Hodson in a radio speech he made |
last week....that in January, 1940, |

ty homeless relief recipient, |
falling 8,085 men and women, was
ayed.,,.that the Department of
Welfare has been a laboratory for
studying the T.B. scourge..« that
the Department arranged to care for
TB. cases, with excellent results. ... |
that about 2.5% of home relief re-

| tot:

ing germ... %
men....that 130 men have only re- |

cently been _ hospitalized... .that
WPA and the Department of Hos-
pitals have cooperated in developing
a preventive and remedial program
....Good work, Welfare, say we
New Yorkers ought to know about
these things.

D. 0. 17 Reports

The Abie Spalters, he’s head file
clerk in D. O. 17, have a baby bo:
their first, The little fellow is named
Hilary Neal Spalter. It looks very
much as though Abie’s passion for
reading Elizabethan literature is
going to take second place from now
on,

eee

Rosalynd Beckoff, commodity
clerk, celebrated her sixth wedding
anniversary last week. The boys in
Relief Issuance remembered the oc-
casion with a big cake and followed

| that up with a telegram of congratu-| Buy

lations.

. .

Irene Cohn, social investigator, is
a connoisseur, and also a collector,
of art pieces and bronzes. She fre-
quently cuts her lunch period so that
she may have a few minutes to
brouse around in the antique shops
on near-by Third Avenue.

Recent Assignments

Administrative Supervisors
Irving Ross, DO 23; Lorraine Wall-
ing, DO 10.
Assistant Supervisors
Beatrice R, Singer, DO 60; Werner
Lutz, DO 10; Blanche Arkin, DO 72;
Esther Caufman, DO 79; Harriet Se-
gal, DO 25; Pauline Charney, DO 15;

Dietz, DO 32; Elvira R. Signore, DO

Mental Hyg

By JOHN F. M

Legislative Program

Bill McDonough, formerly. presi
dent of the Association of State Civil |
Service Employees and now legis-
lative representative for the Mental
Hygiene employees, has sent out an
appeal. He wants suggestions from
the employees themselves on amend-
ments to the Civil Service law re-
lating to salaries, promotions, cla
retirement, hours of work,
sick leaves, vacations, or “any other
matter which you believe would be
in the interest of better State serv-
ice or better working conditions’

Here's another good suggestion
from Bill: |

“I think it would be an excellent
thing if you would establish contact
with your Senator and Assembly-
man so that you would feel free to
|discuss with them at any time any
legislation which affects State work-
ers.

Appointed

New superintendent of Middle-
town State Homeopathic Hospital,
Middletown, is Dr. Walter Schmitz.
For 12 years he’s been clinical di-
rector, and Commissioner® Tiffany
has just appointed him to the post
vacated by the retirement of Dr.
Robert Woodman,

Dr. Schmitz won his M.D. in 1913
from Hahnemann Medical College,
| Philadelphia. He served a year as
‘house physician at Yonkers Homeo-
pathic Hospital, then was appointed
clinical assistant at Middletown,
where he’s been ever since.

Survey of Nurses

All registered and practical nurses
in New York State are being asked
to fill out questionnaires of the New
York State Nurses Association, in an
attempt to make an inventory in
case of national emergency. Leo F. |
Greenberg, charge nurse of the
Ryon-Hall Service at Hudson River |
State Hospital, handles publicity for
one -of the Association's districts
He urges that all nurses except those
retired or inactive who have not yet
received a questionnaire write the |

iene Notes

ONTGOMERY

New York State Nurses Inventory
for National Defense, 152 Washing-
ton Ave, Albany.

Commission

A survey of ways and means to
reduce admissions to State hospitals,
and also to lessen the increase in
the resident patient population, is
under way by a commission recently
mandated by Governor Lehman.
Among the subjects studied:

1. Such new methods of
ment as insulin and metrazol.

2. Relation of syphilis control to
hospital patient load.

3. Increased and earlier use of pa-
role,

4, Outside care, with payment for
board, of a larger number of pa-
tients.

5. General matters of hospital ad-
ministration.

treat-

Welfare Department News

, 43; Armando M. Greco, DO 40; Mae

May Zurzolo,
Moller,

0. A. A, Ma
Vet. Div.;

George

Miriam Gerson, DO 24; Dora McNa-
mara, Vet, Div.; Helen Brinkman,
|DO 26; Marjorie Kingsbury, DO 63;
Sarah Ettinger, DO 24; Evelyn Dug-
gan, DO 48; Bernice Wallach, DO 48;
Rose Lichtig, DO 65; Elizabeth Law-
son, DO 48; Tessie Rauch, DO 15;
Bernard Shapiro, DO 48; Frieda
|Richards, Field Audit; Sylvia B.
Deutsch, DO 32; Rebecca Klang, DO
|17; Louis Salpeter, DO 11; Anabel
|Haas, Jay Platt, Non-Sett; Claudia
O'Hare, DO 84; Virginia C. Lanni-
gan, DO 25; Arthur H. Geisler, DO
72,

/Free Milk Program

The free milk program for chil-
dren in home relief families gets
under way on December 17. Thou-
sands of applications are being
signed, the Department has printed
posters for participating stores, and
everything seems to be in line.

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Question, Please?

by H. ELIOT KAPLAN

*t Confuse Offer
h Appointment

W.L.O.—Again I must caution
you not to confuse offer of ap-
pointment with actual notice of
uppointment, Many eligible: e
made the mistake of assuming that
an offer of appointment was
notice of appointment up
their jobs and tray
able distances y
pense, only to learn that they h
not been actually selected for
pointment, but merely asked
whether they would accept ap-
pointment if offered, Please read
the letters carefully, and do not
make any changes in your position
or report for appointment until
y ¢ notice of ap-

cifle request to
report for duty. You will save
yourself time, money and embar-
rasement, if you exercise care in
reading the letters and telegrams
sent to you by the Commissions
or the departmental appointing of-

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Who's a ‘Ver

E.H.M.—It would
some recent court rulin,
one who had been mt
the military or navi
time of even if
only for a few hours,
honorably dischar; E
such person under the
classification of a war veteran. It
makes no difference under the
il Service law whether the vet-
drafted or enlisted vol-
he privileges are the
Those Who Fail
H.O.7.—Your assumption that
those who fail to receive a passing
mark in a Civil Service examina-
tion are necessarily unfit to per-
form the work of a particular posi-
tion for which they sought to
qualify is faulty. The Civil =

Ice examination is not designe
primarily to determine whether
tandidates are qualified to do the
work. On the contrary, it is a
competitive means of determining

who are the best qualified for a
number of positions t may be
reasonably expected to be filled
during the life of the list, It is
possible that all candidates in an
examination for Typist may be
qualified to do the work of a Typ-
st, but only those who are

the better qualified may be placed
on the list. One who has failed a

Typist test has not necessarily in-

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

dication that she ts not a good typ-
ist. It merely indicates others were
better, that’s all, The purpose of
the test is to get a sufficient num-
ber of qualified eligibles to fill an-
ticipated vacancies, not to see how

. or examinations
tice medicine, pharmacy or
plumbing, It is for these reasons
that the Commissions often fix the
ark at some more or
bitrary number of eligibles
they did in the last Policeman
The Commission realizes tha
a percentile passing mark is
able and often of little practi
value, The Commission could, for
many tests, fix the passing mark at
90, 85, 70 or even 50, depending on
the kind of examination, the num-
ber of candidates in the test a
the number of eligibles needed.
The Commission realizes there is
no good purpose served either to
the government or the candidates
to establish a list of ten thousand
ames when there may be need for
no more than 100 eligibles

Lunchroom Helpers

Not Civil Service

| erations.

E.S.—Helpers in the lunchrooms
of the public schools, where di-
rectly run by the education de-
tment or by concessionaires,
not in the competitive Civil
Service class, It may be possible
for the Commission to classify the

all who

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This Department of Information is conducted as a
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il Service Leader, $
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Questions for this column receiv,

f
for eligibles, "4!
your questions
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Therefore,

Civil Service authority,

employees directly undtr the
school authorities some time in
the future, but the employees of
private operators may hardly come
under the commission's jurisdic
tion.

No ‘Right’ to Reinstatement

P, A.—When you resigned from
your position in the Welfare -D
partment to accept a “defens
job in Washington, you severed
your connection with the city
service so far as any “rights” you
may have had are concerned.
‘There is no such thing as “resign-
ing and maintaining my right to
reinstatement.” There is no “right”
to reinstatement; it is ony a priv-
ilege which may be exercised only
in the discretion of the depart-
ment, When you accept 4 position
in the federal service and do not
change your legal residence to one

outside the state of New York,
you may still compete for a Civil
Service position in the state serv-
ice.
as a New York State resident does
not chahge the result.

Employment Interviewers

M. R.—Two suspended lists are
being used for Assistant Employ-
ment Interviewer certifications and
they must be used up before your
list be utilized. These are
the Employment Interviewer list,
with 12 names, and the Assistant
list, with 37.

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|10ith 785 pages, the book covers:
measuring tools, bench work, layout
| work, drill press, lathe work, the
shaper, the planer, horizontal and
| vertical boring mill, the slotter, mill-
ing machines, and floor work,

|
| Prepared by J. W. Barritt, who

was formerly supervisor of appren- |

tices at Westinghouse, practical in
all respects, it includes hundreds of
| illustrations, and aims to shorten the
school training period,

Single Fingerprints

For a keen analysis of the ad-
vanced New York State method of
identification by neans of a single
print, try to get hold of Meritman
William E, Cashin's pamphlet,
“Single Fingerprint Identification by
Automatic Means.” ‘The public li-
brary doesn't have it, but perhaps
you know some key law-enforce-
ment officer in the State. ‘The

pamphlet’s published by the Correc-
tion Department, where Cashin is in
charge of the Division of Identifi-

cation,

Two new volumes in the fleld of
personnel administration will be of
particular interest to those taking
the Administrative Assistant exam:
Research Methods in Public Admin-
istration,” by John M, Pfffner (Ron-
|ald Press) and “Public -Manage-
ment in New Democracy,” by Fritz
|M. Marx (Harper),...Those who are
taking the Personnel Technician
| will be interested in two
“Public-Personnel_Re-
published by the Civil Sery-
ice Assembly of the U, S. and Can-
ada, and “Personnel Administration,”
published by the Society for Per-
sonnel Administration, ... A study
manual for Court Attendant has
been put out by Charles J, Sheedy,
Supreme Court Clerk. It is 52 pages
long, and sells for $3.00, Arco Pub-
lishers have a study book at $1.50,
. .. The Domestic Relations Court
has bound up a series of In-Service
| Training Course lectures on “Health
| Facilities in New York City.” .. .
| We've just discovered three volumes
by William J. Barse on. preparation
for Federal Mental Tests; Customs,
|Immigration and Law Enforcing
Positions; for Rural Carrier, and
Clerical Positions, They each sell
for $3.00,

Mere “living” in Washington 4

Employees
Of Draft Boards

J.C.—Just how long employees
of the selective service (draft)
boards may be employed is not
generally known. We can only
guess, basing our guess on the most
reliable information that we can
get, It is possible that such po-
sitions may continue anywhere
from six months to as long as
three years, depending on cir-
cumstance: My belief is that
those employed at the induction
stations will probably last longer.
It appears that some of the clerks
at these induction stations have
been appointed .without examina-
tions, but most of them were from
eligible lists. Those appointed for
“permanent” service will probably
be continued in the classified serv-
ice.

Jobs for College Grads
S.G.—Is there a future in the
Civil Service for a college grad
who majored in accountacy and
business administration? I believe
there is; at least as much oppor-
tunity for a career as in private
Of course, the road to
in public office is no rosier
in private enterp: and

than
while recognition of exceptional
talent or outstanding service is not
as easily rewardable in the civil

service, the steps to promotion in
the civil service are more read-
ity defined than in private business,
One with your educational train-
ing should find ample opportunity
for a career in the public serv-
ice. I realize that the civil serv-
ice commissions’ requirements for
entrance into the service for ac-
counting work emphasize ex-
perience as essential (and often
unduly so), but the tendency is
| toward making entrance in the
| service for persons with special
educational training more ad-
equate and flexible through ex-
aminations for administrative po-
sitions of the lower ranks, Ex-
perience is de-emphasized, and
sometimes not required at all, The
idea is to get eligibles with good

—
educational background yw),
cial aptitudes, and then

them for more responsible aq,
istrative positions, It |; °."™
slow in developing, but the i,
ment will be accelerated
need for better-trained
trators and supervisory em
In the New York City so."
for example, bookkeeper,
countants, clerks and others 9.
enter promotion tests for jy;!
administrative posts, thereat
leading to higher respons,iic
sitions. #

Dy th
minigd
ploy

Temporary Jobs
Last 6 Months
LSS.—The new law relatiy

temporary appointments 4.4!
went into effect on October tf
1940, does not permit tempory
appointments for more than q ._]
month period. Successive tems]
rary appointments beyond 4
months are not permitted. i

an appointment “temporary” meq,

ly because the department {ay

te
it as such, or appropriations jy
made for’ semi-annual periyy

rather than annually. The
Service Commission is spe
required under the lay
termine whether or not
sition is in reality one {
be temporary or permane
oretically no position is '
nent.” It lasts only so
work is to be done or
available to pay for th
Emergency appointme:
more than one month dur
still permissible to any one op 4
list regardless of standir
pointments in place of
leave of absence may be mai
a “temporary” basis for the
tion of the leave not exceed:
year, The operation of th
law will depend for its «
ness on the diligence of the
Service Commission, the good
of the appointing officer
very often the sincerity and i
telligence of their personne! a
appointment clerks) as well a: tiy
coaperation of those on the ¢l
ists.

The

This column ts
offered to readers
who have legit-
| imate complaints
to make about
their jobs, salar-
ies, working con-
ditions, etc. Only
initials are used

complaint
corner

with letters,

| Low Wages Paid by U. S.

Sirs: Recent items published in your
news columns announced the in-
crease in the pay for Civil Service
employees in Navy Yards, which no
doubt they justly’ deserve,

However, there are numerous
other U. S, Civil Service employees
in the Metropolitan area who’ are
employed in the War, Treasury, La-
bor and Justice Departments ‘who
have long felt they deserve a higher
scale of wages than they are now re-
ceiving. These employees are being
paid wages far below the average
weekly wages of the Navy Yard em-

loyees before they received their
last increase.

These employees of the War,
Treasury, Labor and Justice depart-
ments have for years held-on to their
jobs with daily hope that some day
legislation may be put into effect,
which would give them increased
compensation,

It the heads of thelr departments
vecommend employees for periodic
increases in wages until each worker
reached the maximum pay scale for
his grade, the employees of these
departments would be receiving from
$400.00 to $800.00 annually,

As the Navy Yard employees are
highly organized under competent
leadership, it appears that this is the
course left open to the employees of
the other departments,

Pro Bono Pusttco

State Troopers Resent
Bad Working Conditions

Sirs: Knowing that you always ad-
vocate shorter working hours and
better working conditions, I was

State Troopers,
Where the majority of State em-

ployees and most employees in pri- |

| viate industry are working §
a day, 5% days a week. the
Police work 24 hours a dey, 7
a week, Sometimes we get ‘
of nights off during the month

Some of the troops won't ltl
man live with his family ot be
the same territory where ‘
side, You can see that getting
only a couple of nights 1
wouldn't be a very happy hi
We get 28 days off in the wint
that’s about the only home life ™
have,

Now I know with your help sm
sort of legislation could be s0ll@
through whereby working condili®]
could be improved, It we could}!
get our hours reduced to 12 0
that. would be a step in the righ! (
rection. Later, we might be #lt
get one day off in 7, 7

T'm sure if you would go {0 bt
this matter we should be able !?
some place.

‘Troon

The Leaver favors an 8-H"
for government employees, and
said so editorially, We shill |
into the matter raised by
Trooper, and try to make col
tive suggestions—Editor.

Maurice Hoenid

the St
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elected to write you in behalf of the
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THE

CIVIL SERVICE LEADER'S MINIATURE NEWSPAPER FOR TEACHERS

Pace Ninw

Excuses for
Declination

‘Teacher eligibles who decline an
appointment may not be considered
for another year—unless they have
a sufficient excuse, Teacher eligibles
who decline two offers of appoint-
ment may have their names stricken |
from the eligible list—unless they
have a sufficient excuse,

Last week twenty-seven eligibles |
who twice declined second offers of
zppointment and three who actually |
declined appointment provided ex-

which were accepted by the
rd of Superintendents, The ex-
es of those declining second of-
srs of appointment were: A desire
to complete Ph.D thesis; a desire to|
obtain a permanent appointment un-
Ger present license; serious illness
in the family; serious personal i

s; class program not entirely in

subject for which appointee is}
nsed; a desire to continue as a|

C.R.M.D, teacher to qualify for a
nse as an assistant C.R.M.D. di-
rector; a desire to complete three
years as a regular junior high school
her to qualify for an assistant
license,

An eligible who declined an actual
appointment was excused because the
pal of a New Jersey schoo! in|
hich she is employed asked that
be permitted to remain in charge |
the mid-year graduating class. A |

made by three members of the sec-
retarial department of James Monroe
High School. The survey was con-
ducted to see if the Commercial Ed-
ucation Association could validly op-
pose the Board of Regents’ recom-
mendation that secretarial work be
made a post-graduate course only,
The three teachers—Julius H. Levy,
Belmira Nunes and Mary K. Berlin—
sent questionnaires to the graduating
classes of 1938 and 1939 of all the
big city high schools having commer-

cial courses, in an effort to find if}

the high school studies had benefited
the students in their search for work,
Seventy-eight percent reported they
were employed; a majority of these
stated that they had secured their
job within a month after graduation;
almost all stated that they owed their
position to the courses taken in high
school,

No Vengeance

Last week, the Board of Education
handed down a decision in as inter-
esting case as it has pondered in
many a day. The issue was this:
Would the Board take action which
might be construed as vengeful

|against a teacher who had dared to

speak vigorously against the Board

|in what he deemed to be a protection

of his own rights?

‘The Board decided against ven-
gence,

Rather than appear prejudiced

second eligible was excused because | against a teacher for having brought
tvavel to the Staten Island school to}legal action against it, the ruling
which she was assigned would pre-| body dismissed charges of “conduct
vent her from completing courses at| unbecoming a teacher” in the case

Broadway. Upon Mr, Barasch’s mo-
tion for dismissal of the Board's
charges against Liebler, the Board's
committee last week acted favorably.

The committee's report suggested
that charges against Liebler be
dropped, but emphasized that the
committee did not in any way con-
done the statements made by Liebler.
‘Their suggestion was based, the com-
mittee stated, on “sound public
policy.” They believed that disciplin- |
Jary action might be construed by
| some as an act of revenge, and rather
than cause this mistaken idea among
other teachers, they stated that they
would consider Liebler’s testimony
before the State Commissioner as
privileged, and could not use it as a
basis for action against Liebler.

With the charges dropped, Lieble
case is to be referred to the Board
of Superintendents for further action
on his probationary or permanent
status, acording to the report, “as
the best interests of the school sys-
tem may require.”

Retarded Kids

Aid to mentally-retarded and
physically-handicapped children has
doubled in the past twenty years, a
recent survey show; 9,852 mentally
retarded children are being cared
for in 511 classes; 1,712 homebound
children are being taught by ?14
home teachers; 1,611 children attend
91 sight-conservation classes; 1,977
children with heart. conditions are
enrolled in 96 cardjopathic classes:
4,855 children with lowered vitality

Hunter College. A third eligible was
excused because she is under con-
t to serve as an instructor in the
science department of a
‘hington university,

Trained in H.S.

enty-eight percent of the com-
cial graduates of ten New York
ity high schools are now employed

jobs for which they trained in
high school, according to a survey

of David C, Liebler, a teacher in P.
S. 9, Brooklyn, The charges pre-
ferred by Dr. Harold G, Campbell,
Superintendent of Schools, had risen
out of Liebler’s statements to the
State Commissioner of Education
that the NYC Board had acted un-
fairly in denying him a license to
teach in the high school system.

In making the charges, Liebler, a
member of the bar, had ‘acted as his
own attorney, Later, his case was
steered by Charles Barasch, eminent
young attorney with offices at 11

Eligibles. Address May Healy

My Dear Mrs. Healy:
On behalf of the License No. 1
igibles Association I should like to
vour attention to certain facts
respect to the problem con-
onting the people on License No.
sts, I present these facts to you
that we may benefit by your manyy
rs of experience in the teaching
ion and by your broad back-
ground in educational legislation,
The people now on License No. 1
lists took and passed a highly com-
petitive examination between the|
vears of 1929 and 1932 and were|
placed on lists to await appointments |

hich the Board of Education as-
ed would be forthcoming,

Due to the policies of economy
and non-appointments, these lists|
did not move appreciably until after
the Vandervoude decision. In order
to give the people on lists the bene-
its of this decision all lists, in 1939,

re extended until 1943, All indi-
ions at that time were that suf-

ficient appointments would be made
to exhaust all existing lists.

During all this time, from 1929 to
1940, License No, 1 Eligibles were
assigned to long term leaves by the
Board of Education. These people
were constantly being used to fill
the places: of regular teachers for
long periods of time; thus Eligibles
gained experience, not in day to day
work, but in assuming all the duties
of @ regular teacher.

Since list emtension was effected in
1939, there have: been no appoint-
ments in the Elementary field. We,
now in 1940, are faced with expira-
tion of our lists in 1943 and no em-
ployment in the fleld in which we
were trained. We are, in addition,
confident that a grave need exists
for the appointment of young ex-
perienced teachers.

What now, Mrs. Healy, do you sug-
gest that License No. 1 Eligibles do?

LILLIAN JANEL,
Chairman, Legislative Committee of
License No, 1 Eligibles Association.

learn their three r’s in open-air
classes. The city also maintains six
hospital classes, fifteen tubercular
classes, 46 classes for the deaf and
117 special classes for crippled
children. The number of classes for
the blind remains about the same.
| There has been a noticeable decline
in the attendance of tubercular and
crippled children in the past fifteen
years,

Extra-Curricular

The traditionally thankless task of
the teacher—extra-curricular advisor
for school activities—is at last to be
rewarded. According to the Board
of Education, teachers conducting
training courses, giving lectures, or
working on school projects on as-
| signment by the principal for at least
sixty hours a semester, a minimum
of thirty of which must be before or
after school hours, may be excused
from the alertness course which is
now a requisite for salary incre-
ments,

The principal of the school is re-
quired to keep an accurate record ot
such work done by his staff and to
turn this over to the assistant super-
intendent in his report. Credit for
these services is limited to two suc-
cessive terms.

Opinions of The Week

Fort
Good Manners,
Good Speech

Less cacophonous, more correct,
less colorful, more uniform will be
the speech of future New Yorkers

trend to “soft education” today is fit
only for “low I, Q. and no:
demically minded students.”
Huebener described the present
tendency to eliminate foreign lan-
guage study as a “form of liquefied
pabulum.”

if Dr. Elias Lieberman is able to) Against:
develop his good manners, good

American speech program in| Budget Cuts
Junior High Schools. Dr. Lieber-

man recently advocated a ‘‘cul-
tured American speech _recog-
nizable from one end of the country
to the other.” Anent manners, Dr,
Lieberman said: “. . . in a metropoli-
‘an city, you find very little courte
or consideration for other people.
‘The subway is a marvelous example
of the wrong way ... I would have
a definite program laid down for
good manners, not excessive in in-
terpretation, but typical of a good
understanding of others’ rights . . .
I think our young people would be
willing to receive this training if it

| At its 1941 hearing on the capital
Joutlay budget, the City Council
|heard objections against cuts in the
|tentative appropriations. Objecting
|was Harry Weinberg of the Joint
Committee of Teachers Organiza.
tions, who termed the budget

" The budget purports
provide for ten new schools. “To=
ward one of those,” Weinberg said,
it actually appropriates one dollar,
Another is already under contract,
though it should have been built
three years ago. Plans for three
others were sent to City Hall dur-
ing the past summer.”

is not given too much trumpet-| Weinberg criticized the buildings

ing. used to train national defense worle-

—— Jers, Referring to the Murray Hill

For: | High School of Central ‘Trades (A.D,

1855) he said: “We think you will

More Essay-Type agree with us that this country can«

art not be defended adequately with

Questions relics, or through the use of build-

Candidates for New York City | ings left over from the civil war.”
teachers’ licenses can expect more | aS
essay-type questions than short-

answer type questions in future e:
aminations, if New York examiner he:
Dr. William A. Hannig has his way. Teachers

At a recent conference of Teacher
Examiners in Washington, D. C., Dr.
Hannig said: “I am not yet convinced
that the short-answer type of ex-
amination alone is adequate for te:
ing applicants for teachers’ licenses
+... “The essay type question per-
mits us to explore fields which are
not open to short-answer papers.”
. ++ “Essay type questions permit us
to gauge more accurately a candi-
date’s ability for sustained thought
on a high level.”

| Against:

Authoring

Textbooks

| Bushwick High School principal,
Dr. Milo F. McDonald, who ci
ized official book lists containing
titles of books written by associate
superintendents, principals, assistant
principals, and teachers. | Speaking
at a meeting of the American Edu-
ion Association, Dr. McDonald
id: “We believe that no person who
is in a supervisory position in the
city should enjoy royalties from
books used in the schools.”

For:
Restoration of

Foreign Languages

The drilling of declensions and
conjugations may once more re-
verberate through 8A and Junior
High School classrooms. Dr. Alberto
Bonaschi, Bronx member of the
Board of Education, said; “If there is
a time when we should think of ex-
panding foreign language study, it
is this, Many of the misunderstand-
ings that occur between nations are
due to the fact that we read transl:

chology of other .
Theodore T. Huebener, acting di-
rector of language study of the
Board of Education, said that the

Less people are taking Civil Sery-
ice exams .. , More jobs are avail-
able . . . Your chances are better..
THE LEADER keeps you informed
| of all opportunities,

PARK TOPICS

By B. R. MEEHAN

Blotter Signing
mel
leas
b

William Latham, park engi-
in a memorandum recently re-
@, states that it has been
ht to his attention that in sev-
‘ral locations employees neglect to
{8 the blotter when they leave for
jinch and when they return. ‘This,
© States, is a violation of depart-

tienes and should be discon-
ued

further states that employees
not to sign the blotters more
‘0 15 minutes before or after their
cr. of duty, Only the actual time
blo ine is to be indicated on the
auitets. Once having signed in, they
hot to leave the location on per-
business, but are to remain for
ay's assignment, Time should
Sned immediately after the tour
ene is ended. In no case will an
reune@ be permitted to leave and
seh some time later to sign out.
indigemPloyee is to sign the blotter
idually and for himself alone,

He
ar

ai
be gi

ot ¢

Si
a iB Py proxy will be considered
on, 0S Infraction of the regula

Overtime

Accumulated overtime, where it
exceeds one day in one week, must
be taken off within the next two
succeeding weeks according to a
memorandum recently issued. It fur-
ther states that where the overtime
amounts to a fraction of a day it can
be accumulated until a day’s time is
due the employee, at which time the
day must be taken off within the
next two succeeding weeks.

Meetings

The Supervisors of Park Opera-
tion Eligible Association held their
first meeting Dec. 6. Eugene S, Mc-
Quade was unanimously elected
president, John A, Dale vice-pre:
dent and S. Emanuel Klauser secre-
tary and treasurer,

The second meeting of the organ-
ization was held Dec, 13, when re-
ports on tentative surveys in ap-
propriate positions were read and
discussed,

The next regular meeting of the

Ass't Gardeners Eligible Association
will be held January 21, 1941, at
Washington Irving High School,
Manhattan, at 8 p.m,

Promotion to Gardener

Study Series No, 4

26. (a) What is the object of sod-
ding certain areas while other areas
are seeded? (b) Describe the process
of sodding a lawn area, (c) State
the seasonal care necessary to main-
tain good turf.

27. Define each of the following
gardening terms: (a)- puddled soil,
(b) accent plant, (c) Massey dust,
(a) puddling—as applied to shrubs.

28, Enumerate the difference be-
tween heeling-in and heading-in of
hedges.

29. What is the season~for setting
the following for outdoor planting:
(a) Grape hyacinth, (b) Star-of-
Bethlehem, (c) Oxalis, (d) Tigridia?

30, Define the term cultivation—
as applied to soil. (a) State the ad-
vantages arising from the process,
(b) Name three cultivating tools,

The Retirement System

Regardless of length of service be-
fore your resignation or dismissal,
you are entitled to collect a refund
of the entire amount of your con- |

tributions with compound interest at
4 percent, You may withdraw % or
less of your contributions without
breaking your membership in the
system until 5 years out of service
and off the preferred list (10 years
if you are credited with 25 years of
service before, regardless of years
out of service, if over 25 years in
service, and past your minimum
service age). The portion not with-
drawn will continue to draw interest
at 4 percent throughout membership.

If you have withdrawn your de-
ductions and you are subsequently
reappointed to service, you have the
privilege of redepositing the money
80 withdrawn, to restore your mem-
bership credit, providing you do so
within five years from the date of
leaving the service or within five
years from the date of withdrawal
of deductions while your name was
on a preferred eligible list.

Dismissal Without Fault

if you are dropped from service
withoat fault or delinquency on your
part, you are entitled to retirement
allowance based on your length of
service, average salary and age, it
you have more than 20 years of al-
lowable service, or if you are in the
competitive or labor class and haye
less than 20 years of service and
your name no longer appears on a
preferred eligible list,

This benefit is a commutation of
the larger service retirement benefit
paid at higher ages, actuarially
equivalent if begun before age 50,
more than actuarially equivalent if
begun between age 50 and your
minimum service retirement age.

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Index

To Exams

cITY
Open Competitive
Assistant Bacteriologist.. . 10
Director of Public Assistance. 10

Gasoline Roller Engineer and
Asphalt Steam Roller Engi-

neer - 10
Insp tor of Blasting, Grade 2 10 |
t (Orange County) 10

Resident Buildings Superin-
tendent (Housing) 1
Senior Administrative Assist-
ant (Health Education) .... 10
enior Maintainer (Office
Appliances-Typewriters)... 10
Superintendent of Camp La-
Guardia: crscscseerersrenes 10
peryising Tabulating Ma-
ne Operator..........++ 10
Promotion
Railroad Cle: aitayerien sy 30
Assistant Bacteriologist...... 10

Chief Medical Officer (Depu-

ty Chief), Fire Department 10
Housekeeper (Women)...... 10
FEDERAL

Aeronautical Engineer. .
Aeronautical Inspector, ..... 10

Air Carrier Maintenance In-
ctor ‘

Aircraft Inspector, .

Animation Director. .

Assistant Biological Aid.... 13

Aquatic Biologist eee Eh

Attendant, Neuro P:

Hospital
Bindery Operative

Blueprint Operator
Civil
Civilian Medical Officer.
Deck Engineer

Engineer

Engineer Atewts
Engineering Aid (Acronau-
tical) *
Engineering (Topo-

graphical)

creat

Horizontal
Operator
Inspector of Clothing
Inspector, Enginee

Inspeetor of Engineering M.
(Aeronautical)
of Hats

of Miscellaneous

Supplies : 2
Inspector of Textiles... 12
Inspector, Ordnance Material 11
Inspector, Powder and Ex-

plosives 1
Inspector, Ship Construction. 11
Insp 4 Signal Corps

Equipment were ls
Instructor, Air Corps Tech-

nical School toe
Junior Graduate Nurse. .
Junior Engineer. ,

Junior Warehouse Examiner

Lith ‘apher

Machinist .

Marine Engineer. , .

Marine Surveyor, .

Mechanical Engineer

Medical Officer. m

Multilith Cameraman and
Platemaker .............-. 12
Multilith Press Operator... 12
Naval Architect.........0... IL

Photographer

Photostat Ope

Precision Lens, Precision and
Test Plate Maker.......... 12

Radio Monitoring Officer... 11

Radiosonde Technician.

Second A Engineer
(Marine) ..... Ronee:

Senior Bookkeeping Machine
Operator ... sLescashoen ae

Shipwright 12

Storekeeper (Deck) 10

and

Transportation Tariff E
ner

Public
cuse)

Health Nurse

Ramspeck Act
(Continued .rom page 4)
persons whose jobs came under Civil |

Service by executive order were |
permitted to remain in their jobs if |
they failed physical tests, although
they ‘were denied status, Under the
Ramspeck Act it is presumed that

employees failing the physical would
he ousted in six months. The Com-
mission believes it can get around
the compwis»ry dismissal provision,
probably ky executive order,

City Tests

Assistant Bacteriologist
(Competitive)
Salary: $2,100 to $2,700.
December 30, Fee, $2.
Requirements

M.D. degree from an accredited
school or a Ph.D. in bacteriology; or
an MS degree in bacteriology
plus one year’s experience in a bac-
teriological laboratory; or an M.S.
degree in biology or chemistry plus
three years’ experience in a bac-
teriological laboratory.

Basis of Ratings

Written test, 60; training, experl-
ence and personal qualifications,
40.

File by

Director of Pub!
Assistance:
(Competitiwe)

Amended notice. Candidates who
filed in October nved not file again.

ry: $6,000 and upward. Fee, $5,
by De

vile ember Applications
willl be received on a country-wide
basis and if no qualified person is

ecured from New York
list will be certified in
those passed regardless of
residence.

City, the
order of
prior

Requirements
elor’s degree and a master’s
in public administration or
in Social work. In addition, within
the past 10 years, six years of paid
administrative or private or pub-
lic welfare experience. ‘Two years
must have been in public admin-
istration; three must have been in
responsible direction of a compre-
hensive program of public assist-
ance, of a state, municipality or
county with a population of over
50,000; or an equivalent combination
of training and experience

Basis of Ratings

Written, 30; training, e:
and personal qualifications, 70,

rience

soline Roller Engineer
and Asphalt

Steam Roller Engineer
(Ci gonna

Salary:
Fee, $2

p
Bile by, December 30.
Requirements
Two years experience as a gaso-
line roller engineer or as an asphalt
steam roller engineer or a satisfac-
tory combination of both as grad-
ing and paving work, or equivalent
experience, Candidates must _pre-
sent a certificate of fitness for the
tion of both types of rollers at
the time of the practical tests,
Basis of Ratings
Written, 30: practical 50;
cal, 2

physi-

Inspector of Blasting,
Grade 2
(Competitive)
Salary: $1,800 ta $2,400.
December 30. Fee: $1
Requirements
One year's contiguous
asa. laste!
charge of @
blasting operations for buildings or
public works.
Basis of Ratings
Written, 60; training, experience
and personal qualifications, 40.

File by

Pathologist (Orange
County)

(Cone
Amended notice

Candidates who
1 not file again.
ith maintenance.
File by December 30. The
Bigible list will be used. ouly for
positions outside New York City.

Requirements
Graduation from a medical school
one year’s | Keneral | interneship:

In addition six months’ pathological
interneship and two years’ work
in a pathological laboratory; or the
equivalent. ‘Candidates must have
performed independently 50 autop-
sles.

Basis of Ratings

Written, 30; training, experience
and personal qualifications, 30; prac-
tical, 40,

Resident Buildings Super-
intendent (Housing),

Grade 3
(Competitive)

Salary: for Grade 2, $1,800 to
$2,400; for Grade 3, $2,400 and over.
‘The eligible list may be used for
appropriate positions in the lower
grade and also for the title of As-
sistant Resident Buildings Superin-

tendent (Housing), Fee, $2. File by
December 30.
Requirements
Five years’ experience in the
operation, maintenance and repair

of tenanted buildings, exclusive of
loft and factory buildings, three
years of which’ must have been in
responsible charge of properties of
considerable magnitude; or a satis-
factory equivalent.
Basis of Ratings
Written, 20; training, experience

personal

qualifications, 30;
? mactidals 40,

Senior Administrative As-
sistant (Health Education)

(Competitive)
$5,000. The eligible list
will be used. for appropriate posi
tions in a lower grade. Fee, $4.
File by December 30.
Requirements
A bachelor’s degree: Plus five
years of recent experience in one
or both of the following: (1) edi-
torial, advertising, or reportorial
ewspaper or magazine experience
rectly related to work of city,
state or federal governmental agen-
cies; (2) public relations work for
a city, state, or federal govern-
mental’ agency or executivi for
large industrial or philanthropic or-
ganizations or foundations; or a
satisfactory equivalent of ‘experi-
ence and education.
Basis of Ratings
Written te-t, 50; training, experi-
ence and personai qualifications, 50

Senior Maintainer (Office

Appliances—Typewriters)
(Competitive)
Salary: $2,400. Fee, $2.
December 30.
Requirements
Five years of experience as a
typewriter repair man or the equiv-
alent. Supervising experience, while
not requir !, is desirable.
Basis of Ratings
Written, 50; training. experience
and personal qualifications, 50.

File by

Superintendent of Camp

La Guardia (Men)
Salary: $3,600. File by December
30. Fee, $3

Requirements

A_ bachelor's degree, or have
equivalent training; in addition
within the last 10 years, five years
of full time paid administrative, in-
stitutional, or social welfare experi-
ence of ‘a character to qualify.
Graduate study in social work or
public administration will be cred-
Ited up to two years of this experi-
ence requirement

Basis of Ratings

Written, 30; training, experience

and personal qualifications, 70.

Supervising Tabulating

Machine Operator
(LBM, Equipment), Grade 4
(Competitive) -

Amended notice. Candidates who

filed in November may, if they

ish, amend their original applica-
Hons. Salary: $2,400. Fee: $2. File

December 23.
Requirements
‘Two years of full-time experience
as a tabulating machine operator, or
a key punch operator or operator of
machines in an

one |

auxiliary

other
i installation,

stallation which included such ma-
chines as accounting, key punch,
collators, comparing repro-
ete,

Basis of Ratings
Written, 60; experience, 40.

Railroad Clerk
(Promotion)
Open only to employees of the
Independent Divisions of the N.¥.C.
‘Transit System. Salary: 55 to 652

City, (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bronx, 6 cents elsewhere).

offices, Second District.

applications are being received.

How to Apply for a Test

For City Jobs: Obtain applications at 96 Duane Street, New York

or write to the Application Bureau of the
Municipal Civil Service Commission at 96 Duane Street and enclose
a self-addressed 9-inch stamped envelope (4 cents for Manhattan ang

For State Jobs: Obtain applications at 80 Centre Street, New York
City, (9 a.m, to 5 p.m.), or enclose six cents in a letter to the Examina-
tions Division, State Civil Service Department, Albany.

For County Jobs: Obtain applications from Examinations Division,
State Civil Service Department, Albany. Enclose 6 cents.

For Federal Jobs: Obtain applications from U. S. Civil Service Com-
mission, 641 Washington Street, New York City, (9
in person or by mail, Also available from first and second class post

m, to 4:30 p.m.),

U. S. citizens only may file for exams and only during period when

Fees are charged for city and State exams, not for federal.

Applicants for most city jobs must have been residents of New York
City for three years immediately preceding appointment. Applicants
for State jobs must have been New York State residents for one year,

The “weights” listed for various titles on these pages refer to the
relative value of each part of the exams, Therefore, if the weight of
the written part of an exam is 30, this means that the written part
counts for 30 per cent of the final mark,

cents an hour, Date of written test:
File by December 30. Fee,

Requirements
Open to all permanent employees
serving in the title of Porter who
have served continuously at least
one year in the title at the date of
the written test, and who are other-
wise eligible.
Basis of Ratings
Record and seniority, 50; written,
50.

Assistant Bacteriologist
(Promotion)
+ $2,100, to. $2,700, | File. by
The written

Pein be held Feb. i.
Requirements
Open ‘> all Juntor Bacteriologists
who have served as such for at least
‘one year on the date of the written
test, and who are otherwise eligible.
Basis of Rating:
Record and seniority, 50; written,
90; training, experience and per-
sonal qualifications, 20.

Chief Medical Officer
(Deputy Chief), Fire
Department
(Promotion)

Salary: $6,000. Open only to em-
ployees of the Fire Department. Fee,
35. File by December 30. Date of
written test: January 14. ~
Requirements

Open to medical officers in the
Fire Department who have served
at least six months.

Basis of Ratings

Record and seniority, 50; written,
20; training, experience and per-
sonal qualifications, 30,

Supervising Tabulating

Machine Operator
(LB.M. Equipment), Grade 3
(Promotion)

Open only to employees of the-
Tax Department. Salary: $1,800,
File by December 23. Fee, $1.

Requirements

Open to all Office Appliance
Operator: Grade 2, formerly Tab-
ulating Machine Operators. Yin the
Tax Department who have served

U. §.

Deck Engineer

Salary: $1,590. File by December
31. Piace of employment: Army
Transport Service, War Dept...
Brooklyn (home port). For duty on
transports plying between Brooklyn,
New York, Panama, Puerto Rico,
San Francisco and’ Hawail. Age
limit: 50,

Storekeeper (Deck)
Salary $1,182, less $252 for malnte-
nance, File by December 31, Place
of employment: Army Transport
Service, War Department, Brooklyn

(home ‘port). For duty’on trans-
jorts plying between _ Brooklyn,
Panama, Puerto Rico, San Fran-

cisco and Hawaii. Age limit: 53.

Instructor, Air Corps
Technical School
($2,000-33,800)

Junior, $2,000; Assistant, $2,600;
Associate, $3,200; and Instructor,
$3,800. ‘Twelve optional branches.
File until further notice. Age
limits: 21-53. Army Air Corps,

ay and Lowry Field, Denver,
‘olo.

Applicants must have bigh
school diploma or a certain sub-
stitution; four years’ experience
as instructor in shop subjects or

Tests

shop supervisor, which included
six months in the optional branch
for which application is made.
Certain college credits may be
Substituted for experience. There
are additional requirements for
grades above Junior Instructor.

Aeronautical Inspector
($3,200-33,500)

Associate, $3,500, and Assistant,
00; Civil Aeronautics Author-
Dept, of Commerce. File

‘Age: 24-40

ity,
until further notice.
tAsnciate), 24-35 (Assistant).
pplicants must have pilot's
certi cate, solo flying hours and
instruction experience.

Aircraft Inspector (Factory)
Associate ($2,900)

Air Carrier Maintenance
Inspector, Associate

($2,900)

Civil Aeronautics Authority
File until further notice, Age
limit; 24-53,

Applicants must have an air-
craft’ mechanics’ certificate of

(Continued on Page 11)

for two years in that title, and w!io
have been at least six months in the
department.

Basis of Ratings
spR0cord and seniority, $0; written,

Mousekeener iGivomen)
Promotion)
Amended soto, Candidates w
filed in October need not file aga
Salary: $1,200 to $1,800. File by ‘De-
cember 23. Fee, $1. The writt
test will be held’ Mareh 8

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T: ‘ypewriter Maintainer Among City Tests

(Continued from Page 10)
competency and (1) two-year
supervisory experience in the
mechanical field of modern civil
aircraft manufacture or repair, or
(2) three hers experience in
the same field, which includes
components, sub-assemblies, in-
struments, ‘and accessories, or
final assembly inspection.

Inspector, Engineering
Materials (Aeronautical)
($1,800-$2,600)

Junior, $1,800; Inspector, $2,000;
Senior, $2,600.’ Navy Dept. for
duty Wherever assigned. File un-
til further notice, “Age limit: 93.

plicants must have had two
teen gence expetietion tnnthallee
spection and testing of aeronau-
tical engineering materials, or
aircraft engines and their acces-
ories. Certain substitutions are
allowed,

Engineeriag Draftsman
($1,620-$2,600)

Assistant, | $1,620; Engineering
Draftsman, $1,800; Senior, $2,000;
Principal, ' $2,300; Chief,’ $2,600,
File until further notice. ‘These
positions are for work on ships.
Age limits: 45 (Assistant), 60
(other grades).

Engineering Draftsman
(Ordnance)
($1,620-32,600) *

$1,620; Engineering
Senior, $2,000;
Chief, $2,600,
ee

Assistant,
Draftsman, $1,801
Principal, ' $2,300;
Navy und War Depts.
Sune $0, 1941, Age lim

Applicants must be high school
graduates and must have two to
six years’ drafting experience, ac-
cording to the grade. One year
must be in elementary drafting
training or experience and the
rest in ordnance drafting,

Engineering Draftsman
(Aeronautical)
($1,620-$2,600)

Engineering
; Senior, $2,000;
$2,300; Chief, $2,600.
Age limit:

Principal,
File by June $0, i941.

Applicants must have two to six

years’ drafting experience, ac-
cording to the grade. One year
must be elementary training or
experience and the’ rest in aero-
nautical drafting. Certain substi-
tutions for college education are
allowed for part of experience.

Engineering Aid
(Aeronautical)

($1,620-82,600)

Assistant, $1,620; Engineering
Aid, $1,800; Senior, $2,000; Prin-
cipal, $2,300; Chief,’ $2,600." Army
Air Corps, War Dept. -File until
June 30, 1941, Age limit: 55,

Applicants must have had en-
gineering experience in testing,
research, desi; construction, or
other engineering activities, partly
in the field of aeronautical en-
gineering,

Inspector, Ship
Construction

($2,000-$2,600)

Inspector, Engineerin,
Materials ($1,620-$2,600)

Ship Construction: Inspector
(optional branches—hulls, _me-
chanteal, electrical), $2,000; Sen-
jor, $2,60

ingineering. Materials: Junior,
$1,620; Inspector (optional
branches—hulls, mechanical, elec-
{Bical radio), $2,000; Senior,

vy Dept. for duty in the

File Pantil further notice,
Age’ limit; 55, Applicants must
have had inspectional experience,
@ppropriate for the grade and op-
fonal branch.

Junior Engineer

($2,000)

Optional Branches: (1) Aero-
nautical and (2) naval architec.
ture and marine engineering.
Tile, until further notice, Age

‘Applicants must have a bach-

elor’s degree in the 0} tional
branch for which application is
made, Substitution of 10 special-

ized ‘college credit hours: or one
Year's experience in the optional
ranch is permitted,

Engineer

($2,600-$4,600)

Optional branches: electrical,
eating and Wontlating, 5 materials,
mechanical, mining, radio, ‘struc:
tural, telegr; fetephoie and

welding. File by June 30, 1941.
Age limit: 55,

‘Applicants must have a bachel-
or’s degree in engineering, but
certain substitutions for education
are allowed, Two to four years’
experience is required in the op-
tional branch applied for, Grad-
uate study in engineering may be
substituted for part of experi-
ence,

Inspector, Signal Corps
Equipment
($2,000-$3,200)

Junior, $2,000; Inspector, $2,600;
Senior, $3,000, Signal Corps, War
Dept. for’ duty in the field.’ File
until "further notice, Age limit:

Applicants must have had col-
lege study in electrical or radio
engineering. In addition, except
for the junior grade, they must
have had experience in inspect-
ing or testing of parts, assemblies,
or completed units of signal corps
equipment,

Inspector, Powder and
Explosives
($1,620-32,600)

Juntor, $1,620; Assistant, $1,800;
Associate, $2,000; Inspector, $2,300;
Senior, $2,600. Ordnance Dept.,
War Dept. File until further no-
tice. Age limit: 55.

Applicants must have had at
least 18 semester hours’ study in
organic chemistry. Additional ex-
perience may be substituted for
part of this requirement, For all
grades except Junior Inspector
applicants must have had experi-
ence in analytical work in a
chemical laboratory, or inspection
of powder and explosives.

Aeronautical Engineer
(32,600-33,800)

$2,600; Associate,
$3,200; Aeronatitical Engineer,
$3,800. Twelve optional branches.
File until June 30, 1941. Age
limit: 53.

Applicants must have a com-
mercial pilot's certificate for two
aircraft weight and engine classi-
fications; 1,000 to 2,000 hours of
solo flying, which ‘included 300
hours of instruction in two classes
of aircraft,

Assistant,

Mechanical Fuaiuest
(Industrial Production)
($2,600-$3,800)

Assistant, $2,600; Associate,

Mechanical Engineer,
War and Navy Depts.
File until June 30, 1941, Age
limit: 60.

Applicants must be graduates
of an engineering school, and in
addition, except for certain ex-
perience substitutions, have had
professional engineering experi-
ence ranging from two to five
years, according to the grade of
fhe position.

Inspector,
Ordnance Material
($1,620-82,600)

Junior, $1,620; Assistant, $1,800;
Associate, $2,000; Inspector, $2,300;
Senior, $2,600. Ordnance Dept.,
War Dept. File until further no-
tice, Age limit: 55,

Applicants must be high schoo!
ates or have 14 units of
gh achool Work: one to six years"
experience inspecting and test-
ing of ordnance materials as
armament, armorplate, demolition
bombbodies, etc, or of raw ma-
terials, including metal shapes
formed with dies, sheets, and bars
and machined parts. Certain col-
lege courses may be substituted
for part of experience in three
highest grades,

Civil Engineer
(32,600-$1,600)

Assistant, $2.600; Associate,
3,200; Civil Engineer, $3,800;
enior, $4,600, Optional branches:
Cadastral, construction, soil me-

chanics, safety, sanitary, general.
War and Navy Depts. ‘ile by
June 30, 1941, Age limit: 55,

Applicants must have completed
a four-year college engineering
course and must have had pro-
fessional civil engineering ex-
perience, partly in one of the op-
tional branches,

Marine Engineer
(34,600-35,600)

Senior, $4,600; Principal, $5,600.
Optional’ branches for ‘Senior:
power plant lay-out and piping,
turbines, boilers, Diesel engines,
deck machinery, and general. File
by June 30, 1941. Age limit: 70.

achPplicants must have a college

degree in engineering or naval
architecture, or experience in the
field to substitute year for year.
Also six to seven years’ experi-
ence in engineering, which in-

cludes four to five years’ experi-
ence in marine’ engineering.
Graduate study may be substitu-
ted for experience,

Marine Engineer
($2,600-$3,800)

Assistant, $2,600;
$8.200; Marine Engineer, $3,800.

Various optional branches, U.S.
Maritime Commission. File until
Tune 30, 1941, Age limits: Asso-
ciate and Assistant, 60; Marine
Engineer, 70.

A bachelor's degree in engineer-
ing or naval architecture is re-
quired, Substitutions of exper:
ence for education is allowed ii
part. Two to five years’ experi-
ence, which includes partial ex-
perience in marine engineering,
is required according to the grade.
Postgraduate study may be sub-
stituted for part of the experi-
ence requirement,

Associate,

Naval Architect
($2,600-$5,600)

Assistant, $2,600;
$3,200; Naval Architect,
Senior, $4,600; Principal,
Various optional branches. File
by June 30, 1941. Age limits:
for Senior and Principal, 70; for
other fredeso0 60.

Applicants must have experi-
ence as a Naval architect up to
seven years, according to the
grade. College and graduate
study may be substituted for part
of experience.

Associate,
$3,800;
$5,600.

Engineering Aid
(Topographic), Senior
($2,000)

U. S. Geological Survey, Dept.
of Interior, Age limit: 53. File
by December 31.

‘Applicants must be high school
graduates and have four years of
civil engineering experience,
which includes two years in top-
ographic field surveys. Certain
substitutions for these educational
and experience requirements are
allowed.

Marine Surveyor ($3,200)

U._S._ Maritime Commission.
Bile by June 30, 1941. Age limit:

Oh oolieants must hold a U. S.
license issued by the Dept. of
Commerce, either as chief engi-
neer or as master, of ocean ves-
sels of any gross tonnage, and
must have had certain appropri-
ate experience,

Junior Graduate Nurse
($1,620)

ic Health Service,
Security Agency

Federal and
Veterans’ Administration. File

until further notice. Age limit:
High school study and com-

pletion of a specified training

tourse in a nursing school are

required. In some cases persons

Jn their final year of training may
e.

Senior Radiosonde

Technician ($2,000)

‘i File until further notice. Age
imit:
Applicants must have four

years’ experience in the installa-
tion, maintenance and repair of
radio equipment, which included
six months with radiosonde (ra-
diometerograph) ground receiv-
ing and recording equipment.

Radio Monitoring Officer
($2,600-$3,200)

File until June 30, 1941,
limits: 21-55,

Applicants must have had tech-
nical experience in the installa-
tion, inspection, testing, or opera-
tion’ with maintenance responsi-
bility, of radio transmitters.

Machinist
($6.90-38.40 per day)

Ordnance Service, War Dept.
Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet,

File until further notice:
Age limits; 18-62, File with Sec-
retary, Board of U. S, Civil Serv-
ice A aime) Watervliet Ar-
senal.

Age

Associate, $3,200; Medical ob
ficer, $3,800; Senior, $4,600.

tional branches; aviation Arle
cine; cardiology; dermatology;
eye, ear, nose and throat (singly
or combined); general practic
industrial medicine

internal medicine and diagnosis:
medical pharmacology; neuro}
chiatry; pathology, bacteriology
and roentgenology (singly or com-

bined); public health (a. general,
b. venereal); surgery (a, general,
b. orthopedic, ¢, chest); tuber-
culosis; urology.

Public Heaith Service, Food
and Drug Administration, Veter-
ans’ Administration, Civil Aero-
nautics Authority, Indian Service.
File until further notice. Age
ipa : associate, 40; other grades,

Applicants must be medical
school graduates. For the two
higher grades three to five years’
training is required in the op-
tion applied for. For the associ-
ate grade, one year interneship,
general rotating or in-a special
branch, is required. Certain sub-
stitutions for these experience re-
quirements is allowed.

Machinist ($6.92-88.82)

Dover and Metuchen, N. J.
and Brooklyn. File until further
notice. Age Hmits: 18-55,

Applicants must have had a

years’ practical experience in the
trade.

Toolmaker
Fort Monmouth, N, J
$3,000; Picatinny A: Dover,
N. J.,'$7.20-$9,28 per day; Raritan
Arsenal, ere N. J, $7,206
pe Brooklyn Navy
Yard, $8.35-$9, si, File until fure
ther hotice. Age limits:
Applicants must have come
pleted a four-year apprenticeshi
br have had four years of practe
cal experience.

$2,000-

Navy Yard Jobs

Many exams

.re open for filln
at the Brook

yn Navy Yard.
Applications may be secured
from the Navy Yard, from the
al Building, or from any
ss Post Office, No exams
inations will be given but exe
perience is required. The jobs
and salaries follow:
Anglesmith, Heavy Fires, $8.54
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State Trooper Examination, , 1.00
Definitions ....6..605++ 5M 50
GENERAL PREPARATION

Everyday Law...... 50
Everyday Mathematics 50
General Federal Test Guide—Procedure, sample tests...cse++ 1.50
Civil Service Handbook—1,000 Civil Service questions 9
Guide to Municipal Government... , a, 1.25
Outline Chart of Municipal Government. i
Your Federal Civil Service—A 500-page manual on procedure. 2.50
Civil Service Handbook—Procedure, sample questions.,...... 1.50
Mental Tests for Civil Service Examinations (Federal, State,

and City)—Wm. J. Barse, 225 pages 2.00
Preparation for Civil Service—Donnelly & McKim, . 7B!
Civil Service Manual .., 1,00

MISCELLANEOUS

Legal, Political and Business Guide—A practical handbook on

polities, licenses, welfare agencies, taxes and labor laws.... 1.70
Mental Multiplication—A pamphlet by Charles Lipkin that

trains for rapid mental calculation..........sseeeeeeeeseenes 25
Let’s Play Vocabulary—A series of games that build vocabu-

lary without too much strain on the gray matter ee:
Draft Facts. i: ik
Conscription . >: ee
Building Code. + 180
Sanitary Code. 50
Penal Code. 2.50
C.S. Retirement Law 20
C.S, Arithmetic... 50

Pace TWELVE

CIVIL SERVICE LEADER

Tuesday, December 1

Opportunity Knocks as bionic Needs Soar

as for strength.
ladder climb.

(Continued from Page 11) Nios,

to $9.50 per, day; Anglesmith, Applicants must have had six

ote $7.50 to $8.54; Bite, | months’ resident training in

smith, Heavy Fires, $8.54 to $9.50; | nursing,. or six months’ service

Blacksmith incr srgi' to gees, | ta U.S. hospital corps, or three

$0.54; Boatbuilder, $7.87 to 38.0%; | months’ experience as Attendant

Boilermaker, $7.7 to | Soe, | doing ward duty for treatment of

aan eager epas. “to | mental or nervous dise

$9.51; Die Sinker, $8,83 to $9.79; =

Driller, Paeumatls, a 51 to sd a Toolmaker

lange’ Turner, $806 to 4 fe

Forser, Light, $9.50 to, gloss; (37.84-39.28 per day)

rare menicery 6.08 it £6 ” Ordnance Service, War Dept.

Cutter or Burner, $6.62 to 97.58, Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet,
Hod er Or Fee gua wtotden |) Nii %e, Sue until, further, notice
Dt ai : older, | with Secretary, Board of U. S.

$8.99 to $9.80; Pipecover and Mn | Civil Service Examiners, Water-

a Te tos ste $7.01, Rive | Vilet Arsenal. Axe limi

eler, $7.78 to $8.74; Rigger, $7.87 Spear

to Sons: Rivet Heater, $4.80 to Shipwright

$5.76; Sailmaker, $7.68 to $0.64; (87.49-88.45 per day)

Saw Filer, $9.02 to $9.98; Sheet ot

Metal Worker, $8.45 to $9.41; Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth,

Shipittor, $7.78 to Mee ckes | Yireinige File until further, no;

wrigh 7 to $8.93; Toolmaker, | tice, Age limits: 2

Yak Yo’ $0.31; Welder, Electric | ‘ce Age limi

(Specially Skilled), $7.78 to $8.74; ed
Welder, Gas, $7.58 to $8.54, Bere

Tool ar
($

Tool and Gauge
1,800; Senior, $2,000;
2,300; Chief, $2,600, Watervliet
Atsenal, Watervliet, N. Y. Open
to. New York State residents.
File until further notice. Age
limits: 18-55. tne

1 Gauge Designer
1800. $2,600) ue S,
Age limi

Designer,
Principal,

Attendant, N
Psychiatric Hospital
($1,020)

Veterans’ Administration Facili- | —fo1
Canandaigua and Northport,

PART OF A PHYSICAL TEST
New York City has the most advanced physical tests of
any city in the country. Police, Fire and Sanitation men
are tested for agility, endurance and coordination as well
Above, you see a candidate doing the

File by December 31.
53.

File until further notice,
Age limits: 21-48.

Senior Photographer,

92 00

nes: 1)

Assistant Photographer,

Requirements

Experience: Senlor Photographer |
yeurs of responsible paid ex-

perience in high grade photographic

Opti neh dry-plate
pholography; 2) wet-plate photogras

Age linit:

tion No

1 and
ography for option, No. 2. | Appll-
cants who are qualified in both

plate ‘and. “wel-plate photography
may be examined in both options.

Assistant Photographer: — Two.
years of paid experience in high
grade photographic work,

Substitution: Applicants may sub-
stitute year for year, up to a max:
imum of one year, for the required
experience in either grade, succes:
fully completed full-time study in
resident school of photography.

Additional substitution for the as-
sistant grade only: the following
may be made for a total of not
more than one year of the required
experience: 1) paid experience in

photostat work or multilith plate
making, up toa maximum, of six
months; 2) paid experience in ordi-

nary commercial photo finishing of
amateur work up to a maximum of
six months,

ian Medical Officer

(Temporary & Part-Time)

Full time duty, $3,200 or higher;
part-time duty, salary is comme:
surate with hours of duty. File
until further notice. Appoint-
ment with U, S. Army hospitals,
camps, ete.

Applicants must have an M.D.
with appropriate experience.

Inspector of Hats, $2,000
Inspector of Miscellaneous
Supplies (Hosiery and Knit
Underwear), $2,000
Inspector of Textiles,
$2,000
Junior Inspector of Tex-
tiles, $1,620
Inspector of Clothing,
|
Junior Inspector of Cloth-
ing, $1,620

Quartermaster Corps, War De-
partment, File until further notice.
Age limits; 25 to 55, except for Jr.
Inspector of Textfles and Jr, In-
Spector of Clothing, which 1s 21 to

Senior Artistic
Lithographer, $2,000
Artistic Lithograph

,
Negative Cutter, $1,800
Assistant Artistic
Lithographer, $1,620
Junior Copper Plate Map
graver, $1,440
Junior Artistic
Lithographer, $1,440

Applications will be rated until
further notice, Age limit; 20-53,

Multilith Cameraman and
Platemaker, $1,620

Multilith Press Operator,

1,440
File by December 31. Age mits:
18 to 53.
Requirements

Muitilith Cameraman and Plate-
maker: Two years of paid experi-
in multilith work, at least one
of which must have ‘been in the
photographte and platemaking

New City Eligible Lists

(Subject to Medical)

Seven new competitive and promotion eligible lists
were published by the Municipal Civil Service Com~-
this week, One of the lists contained only

mission
one name,
The lists, with the names, relative standings and
final grades, follow:
SSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF DEMOLITIONS
to Medical)
jeamoy, Daniel R

sting
bell, Wi
Charl

& stecklow,
PROMOTION—ASSISTANT COUNSEL, GRADE 4
BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION
(Subject to Investigation)

4 La, 10.00,
MECHANICAL ENGINEER, GRADE 4
(Subject to Medical)
(Before certification candidates must have a valid New
York State Professional Engineers License)

1 Warburton
ASSISTANT

1 Rosenthal, Henry, 85,55, 6 Bengal, Morris, 17.00.
+ ke 7 Burny,” Charle
8 Hrawn, Louis,
OM

10 Prasi,” Herman,

CTOR, GRADE 1 (CARDIOLOGY)

(Subject to Medical)

(Candidates must be licensed to practice medicine in
New York State at 1 time of certification)

Abrams, Alfred 1,
%e Joshua ¥
Nathan i

MEDICAL INSP:

Samuel B.
Charles R
i

88,00,
88.00,

Robert

fi
Mannanbai, Bamtual, th10

‘

1 Simon, Prank 11,
H Davien, Walter
8 Realy,’ Francis Dy,

ASSISTANT MECHANICAL ENGINEER, GRADE 4

1 (PW) Wood,
1,10.

2 (City-Wide 0}
Daum, Moye!

ASSISTANT ENGINEER, GRADE 4

(Before certification candidates must have a valid New

12 Barron, Maurier, 700 43 Mallory, Donald

1B Abramowitz, Daniel, 7 Forbes,’ Francis 1.,

14 Riordan, Jan Heller, Joseph, 70.25,
Viola, Feitx, Brlmbere, Jacsb, 74.

al, Ellhu,
‘M1 Lanigan, John J, 77.08,

9 Caplan
0

i
Mack. Pant W.,

me Max
\ Rosenbers, 1
, Harry

4 MeCarthy, Jer
8 Farrell, Willan

87.79,
‘WIDE PROMOTION—

(Subject to Investigation)

Robert Wi, Jn

70.87.

8 (WB Haat, | Div.) Gollmer,
Hugo ©, 76.80.
Tannens ¢ PW) Shipira, A
6 (PW) Dicker, | Inad

(Subject to Medical)

York S)

Paul,

80.10, 42 Hauptman, Mi

tate Engineers License)

82 Johneon, John A,,
18 Samaon, David Te,
Dickie, WER

11.05,
TO,
40,

40, i

88 Goldwater, Sid
0, AT Pompa, Alby 77,05,
38 Roggins, Louis 1h,, 77.00,
9 Seaman, Ayres C., 70.7;

Rayn
80.20. 41 Rammo,

Sergit,
Phomasn, Knud C.,
Brennan,
Geriah, ‘Ait
Atel,’

44
45
48
AT Gottlieb,
‘8
4
50
BL

Paul,

74.60.

White, Maxim Ht, 4:40,
58 Grant, Forest, Jr, 7438.
59 Groner, David,

OL Grazulis, ‘Albert C.,

78.25,

phases of the proc

Bperation of a copyini it
development of negative
sitizing of multilith

transfer of prints fro
pistes, and the prepa
for use in multilith ma

ss, including the
mera, the

the ‘sen=

plates, the

negativ

ion of pla

‘Multilith Press Operator: Six
months of paid experience in the
operation of a multhith press,

Ingpector Engineering Ma-
terials (Optical Instru- ©

ments)
$2,000. File by December
. Piace ‘ot employment: Nav:
Department, New York City, Ag
limits: 21 to 53,

Horizontal Sorting Machine

Operator
File b;
118 to 53,
Requirements
At least three months of paid ex-
perience in the operation of hori-
zontal sorting machines.
Basis of Ratings
1, Clerical tests.. 1
2, Arithmetic (20 practical prob=
Jems involving the funda~
mental operations, common
and decimal fractions, per
centage, and their business
application)

December

Transportation Tariff
Examiner (Freight),
$2,300 and $2,000

Transportation Tariff
Examiner (Passenger),
$2,300 and $2,000

File by December 31. Jobs in the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
Age limit; 53

Requirements

‘Transportation ‘Tarif Examiner
(Erelght): (a) At least four years
of full-time paid experience in the
compilation of railroad, motor-car-
rier, or water-carrier freight rate
tariits, or

(b) ‘At least four years of full~
time paid experience in the general
traffic department or important
local offic of a railroad, motor-
carrier, or water-carrier company
engaged in interstate commerce,
where the duties performed re-
wired a thorough familiarity with
the intricacles of freight rate tariffs,

‘Transportation Tariff Examiner
(Pastenger): (a) At least four
years of full-time paid experience
in the compilation of railroad, mo-

pas-

time paid experience in the general

traffic department or {important
local office of a railroad, motor-
carrier, or Water-carrier company

engaged in interstate commerce,
where the duties performed 1e-
quired a thorough familiarity with

the intricacies of passenger fare
tariffs, or
(c) ‘Any combination of (a) and

(b) immediately above aggregating
at least four years.

Senior Bookkeeping

File by December 31,
18 to 53.

Age limits:

Requirements
Experience: Candidates must have
had at least 1 year of paid exp
ence in the operation of one style
of typewriter general accounting
machine, stich the Burroughs
bookkeeping-typewriting machine,
the Elliott Fisher flat-bed book-
keeping machine, the National type-
writing-bookkeeping machine, the
Remington electrified bookkeeping
machine, or the Underwood ac-
counting machin
‘Applicants must state in their ap-
ications the style of machine they
ave operated, giving (1) the trade
name of the machine, the manufac-
turer of the machine, and the model

number; (2) the exact operations
performed (describing in detail in-
voicing, billing, ledger postin)

check writing, pay-roll work, stoi
records, or other work performed):
3) the names of the employer and
the supervisor under whom the ex-
perience was gained; and (4) the
dates of each employment.

Senior Blueprint Operator,
’

Junior Blueprint Operator,

1,2
Senior Photostat Operator,
$1,440
Junior Photostat Operator,
$1,260
no by December 31, Age limits;
Requirements

Senior Blueprint Operator: One
year of paid experience in general
photographic blueprint or photostat
work, including or supplemented by
at least 6 months of experience in
the operation of electric or auto-
matic blueprint machines involving
preparation of the necessary solu-
Hon incident to the making of blue,
brown, blue-line, and brown-line
prints, The other 6 months may
have been distributed between blue-
printing, photostat operating, and
general BHGragrARhiey or photo labo-
ratory work,

Junior Blueprint Operator: ‘They
must have had at least 3 months ot
paid experience in general blue-

must have hai
paid, experience in
lographic blueprint
wor ing or
Byrat teast 4. mmonthe
As operator of electric OF automatig
photostat| machin forming
Rich work as making photograping
copies of drawings, tracings, and
photographs; written, printed. “or
fypewritten oR ; or copies direct

from any object; and preparing
Recessary’ solutions for. deve loping
d finishing prints, and the actuay
making of such prints, The other ¢
months may have been distributed
between blueprinting, " photostat
operating, and general photographig
or photo laboratory work.

Junior Photostat Operator: ‘Three
onths of paid experience in photo-
fat work,

cane Checker

Watervilet (N, Y.) Arse.
‘Age limits: 18 to 62.

partment.

nal,

Bindery Operative (Hand
and Machine)

Salary: $.66 an hour, Positions in
the Government | Printing , Office
File by January 3, Hours ‘of em-
ployment; 40, Age limits: 18 to 50,

Associate Animation
Director

$3, War Department,
rile a January 3, Age limit: 63,

Requirements

High school graduation of 14 units
of completed high school ‘study
Candidates who do not meet this re-
quirement will be given a gene:
test in which a rating of 70 is re
quired,

Experience.—Applicants, must
have had the experience, specified
under (a), (b) and (c) b

a) 5 yeurs “of ‘experience in
directing people on creative motion-
picture production,

(b) 1 year in planning and direct~
ing animation and special effects.

Such experience may have been
gained concurrently and must have
demonstrated familiarity with mo-
tion-picture methods of photogra-
phy, planning and editing, anina-
ton’ equipment and accessories,
methods of animating motion pic-
tures with various mechanical de-
vices; and the ability to design
special equipment to meet specific
problems.

Second Assistant Engineer

(Marine)
Positions will be filled as mtd

Assistant Engineer,

Junior Third

$2,190, File by January 6. Place oF

employment: Army Transport Serv-
ice, War Department, Brooklyn. For
duly on transports plying Between
Brooklyn, rk, Panana,
Puerto Rico, San Francisco and
il, Age limit: 50.

Junior Warehouse
Examiner

Salary: $2,000. Optional subjects.
1) cotton ‘warehouses; 2) grain
warehouses. Agricultural Marketing
Service, Department of Agriculture,
ile by Jenuary 6, Age limit: 93,

Requirements

Completion of 14 units of high
school study, or graduation fiom
high school, ‘Candidates who do not
meet this requirement will be given
‘a general test in which a rating of
70, will be required,

idition, applicants must have
had fhur yeara of experience in one
of the following: 1) operating 4
public warehouse storing cotton, of
rain, or 2) assisting th a junior

capacity In the management, of a
public warehouse storing cotton. of

) serving ax an accountant or all;
itor jn the checking of stocks a a
records with a public warehoust

Bids and “Propo! ale

FOR BALE to tho hidhoat bidder, £)
York Stata Grain Blevator, 0°!
Street,

1 Ha, Winter Wh
at, unita

pect a8)

Hea

is, i
tna i920 bus, No,
And about 1/8 hi
Antloipated bidders

Wi
should

ent, Grain ‘Elevator Terminals,
Beit Mk. With be sontinaiaae oniy Ul ty
by the bushel will be accepted and pu

chaser, must accept the wheat, 0!” ond

rn i

DAY, DECEMBER 19, 1940. Bids #00

be addressed to Hon, /Abraham S. We

Director of the Budget, Room 11%, (at!
Y,

2° GOLDS

To relieve

Misery of
110U10,
6 6 6 ie
DROPS
hese, “amor,

Try tRub-My-Tham''—a Wandertul_Linio™tl

Tuesday, December 17, 1940

CIVIL SERVICE LEADER

Pace THIRTEEN

Government F ishing for Aquatic Biologists

or 4) employment in a banking in-
ftitution engaged in financing cot-
fon or grain businesses where the
ppplicant’s duties consisted in pass-
ing upon the loan value of cotton,
or.5) any combination of these,
Applicants may substitute ‘one
year of study successfully | com=
pleted in a college, university, or

~ USED CAR
BARGAINS

/{iLipp.

or a resident school of
accounting, with major study in
economics,” agronomy, field crops,
accounting, business administration,
‘or law, for each year of the pre-
scribed’ experience, up to a maxi-
mum of three years,

law school,

Accounting and Auditing

Assistant

San $1,800, File by December
30. Age limit: 53. Vacancies in
other positions requiring similar
qualifications at $ ,620 and $1,440 will

be filled from this register.
Requirement
Appleants must meet the require-
ments specifies in any of the
following: 1) succesatal completion
of at least two full years in a resi-
dence school, in an accountancy
course, or in a commercial or busi-

hess course which has included the
study of accountancy in each year;
2) at least three years of paid ex-
erience in the performance of
jookkeeping, accounting, or audit-
ing duties of a responsible nature;
3) a time equivalent of (1) and (2);
or 4) possession of a certificate as
certified. public accountant in a
State, Territory, or the District of
Columbia,

Junior Airway Traffic

Controller
Salary; $2,000, File until further
notice. Age limit: 53,
Duties
To stand regular watch, maintain
contact by telephone, interphone
and teletype with alr carrier, mili-
tary and other aircraft dispatchers,
with airport radio stations.

CORPORATION

$150 to $495

‘38 Chrysler 4-Or. Trunk Seana

Oldsmobile 4-Dr, Trunk Sedan
Buick “48” 2-Dr. Trunk Sedan
k “90-2” Limousine
Baas 4-Dr, Trunk Sedan
Buick “40-C” Conv. Sedan
Ford 4-Dr. Trunk Sedan
Buick “64” 2-Dr., Sedan
Packard Conv. Coupe
Buick “67” DeLuxe Sedan
Ford 4-Dr: Trunk Sedan
Buick "61" 4-Dr, Trunk Sedan

$525 to $895

Buick “61” 4-Dr. Trunk
La Salle Conv. Coup
Buick Sedan
Ford 4-Dr, Trunk Sedan
Buick “48” 2-Dr, Tk. Sedan
Lincoln-Zephyr 4-Dr, Sedan
Buick “51” Super Tk. Sedan
Pontiac 5-Pass. Coupe
Buick '81-C” Conv. Sedan
Oldsmobile Business Coupe
40 Buick “48-C" Conv, Coupe
Mercury 5-Passenger Sedan

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This Week’s
Federal Exams

Assistant Biological Aid

(Fisheries), $1,620
File by January 15, ge limit: 53.

Duties
‘To assist with fishery studies and
investigations, including: surveys
ot lakes and’ streams; commercial
fishery studies and experiments on
shore and on board private and
government-owned vessels; collec~

tion of statistics and other records;
routine duties in the laboratory in-
cident to the conduct of experi-
ments and investigations: the mak-
a

ing of routine mathematical calc
tlons with accuracy; and other
ilar duties,
Requirements

‘Three years*of practical field and/
or laboratory experience in some
phase of fishery investigations in-
volving duties similar to those de-
scribed. For each year of this ex-
perience requirement, up to a max-
mum. of two years, applicants may
substitute one year of successfully
completed college study, provided
that an average of at least one
course in ybe shown
for

given and
candidates will be peauised to score
at least 70.

Associate Aquatic Biologist,

$3,200
Assistant Aquatic Biologist,
$2,600
Optional subjects: (1) fishery
biology; (2) aquiculture and lin
nolowys (3) physiology and nutri-
File by January 16, Age limit: 53,
Duties
Associate Aquite Blologist.—-ro
perform responsible field and labor-

Atory work of considerable technic
difficulty, to perform related worl:
98 assigned in the optional field
elected, and’ to Prepare reports and
scientific manu

Education. didates must
have successfully) completed @ full
4-year course leading to a bachelor’s
degree in a college, “with major
study as follows: Optional
Branch 1, in zoology including. at
least 6 semester hours in aquatic
zoology; for Optional Branch 2,
zoology including at least

hours in aquatic zoolog

Jeast 9 semester hours 1m Himnolog:
for Optional Branch 3, in zoology
in blochemistry in eltne
cluding at leas

general physiology and 3 semester

hours in ‘general. parasitology.
Experience.—Exeept forthe sub=

stitution provided for below, the

must show a minimum, expel
ene acquired subsequent to, sa
Uation of the length and quality 4
dicated below for the various op-
tional branches.

Associate Aqu: At
least 3 years of field and/or labor
tory experience in. responsible
biological investigations,

ie Biologist.

Assistant Aquatic Blologist—At
least 2 years of field and/or labora~
tory experience in biological investi-
gations,

Optional, Branch ITF ishe ry
Biology.—Applicants must show that
their “experience dealt with and

qualifies them to perform the fol-
lowing activities: ‘To plan and con-
duct investigations of biological
problems concerning mafine and/or
resh water fishes, crustaceans and
mollusks, and related fisheries, 1n-
cluding ' studies of abundance,
migration, distribution, life history,
taxonomy; to study
juate methods and practices
in the fisheries in their relation to
conservation of the stocks; and to
Gevelop and recommend conserva
ion mi

STerling 3-5400 i
shed Optional Branch 2—Aquiculture
CIPI GI III IE PIII DIS ATI IS SA

of Razor Blades

For Christmas

100

Blades
Send 60¢ ‘and

thin

AAdre4H, so ss000

ete ese ee.

SWEDISH STEEL RAZOR BLADES
Double-Edge
rani, teated and guaranteed,

50c

Must satlsfy or money back.

and Limnology.—Applicants must
show that their experience dealt
with and qualifies them, to perform
the following activities: To plan and
conduct field and laboratory work
related to improvement of fish-cul-
tural practices such as rearing,
selective breeding, and stocking: to
make limnological studies of lakes
and streams and their aquatic in-
habitants; and to develop and rec-
ommend methods for the restocking,
rehabilitation and management of
the fishery resources of interior
waters,

Optional Branch 3—Physiology
and Nutrition—Applicants) must
show that their experience dealt
with and qualifies them to perform
the following activities: To plan
and conduct laboratory investiga-

Tax Cours

An advanced course in tax and
government accounting for State em-
ployees has been launched by Dep- |

uty Commissioner Mortimer M. Kas-
sell, counsel to the State Tax Depart-
|ment. ‘The classes are being held on
|Monday nights in Hearing Room 2,
State Office Building, Albany,

Dollow the shone

Bargain Buys for
Leader R

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eaders E

Wewill mail Instructions and

ft |
Game to you far only $1.80

CHARLES STUART CHESS SCHOO
513028 34m St, Astoria, LI NewYork

RENT YOUR TYPEWRITER
FOR EXAMS
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YPEWHITERS FROM 88

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SOLD - REPAIRED -
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tions and experimental programs in
connection with artificial propag
tion of fish and shellfish, including
studies of metabolism, the develop-
ment and testing of artificial diets,
and the detection, identification ani
control or elimination of diseases,
pests, and parasites,

Substitution of postgraduate study.
Associate Aquatic Biologist.—A\
plicants mav substitute, year
Year up to a maximum ‘of 2 years
for the experience prescribed above,
postgraduate study Cully
completed in a college or university
of recognized standing, provid
the major field of study was zool
for Optional Branches 1 and 2,

Op-
|

zoology, or biochemistry for
tional Branch 3

Assistant Aquatic Biologist
plicants may substitute 1
postgraduate study for 1 year of the
prescribed experience under the
Same conditions as provided above
for the associate grade.

In any event at least 1 year of the
prescribed experience “must be
shown for all of these positlo

Candidates will be rated on their
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100,

Up-State
Exam

Public Health Nurse
Department, of Health, Bureau of
Nursing, 0), File’ by Decem-

ber 19,
Duties

Under general supervision, do pro-
fessional nursing Work in promotio

V conduct of clinics and conte
ces, arranging consultations, mak-
ing home visits, and demonstrating
approved methods of care in home
at clinics and in family and other
group conferences; related work,

Requirements.

Either a) high school graduation
or its educational equivalent; or b)
graduation from nurse _ training
School; or ¢) registered or eligible
ion as a graduate nurse

or d) either
completion of a four-month course
in residence in public health nur
ing or one year public health nurs-
ing experience. Candidates must be
residents of Syracuse for one year.
Basis of Rating

Written, 5; training and experi-

ence, 5,

New State Lists

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER

sch Ni
Tuesday, December 17, 1940

Greco Perjury Case

(Continued from Page 3)

ers Protective Association.
in cold,
at the books,
which was the job the court had
signed to him. Most’ of his conc
gions are simple addition and sv
traction.

The referee's report, after he had
ed only
easy |
to understand, and the facts, on the
look pretty bad for Mr

vestigated the books, consi
f five typewritten pages. It

face of it,
Greco.
Death Benefit Society

He points out that—far from beitg |

® union — Greco's organization
mainly a little death benefit socte
‘The benefits amount to $100 a1
$200, depending on how long one b

bean a member

The court had asked Greco's or-

ation to list its property and
No such inventory
filed, but a financial
@uced, covering a typical veor
only property which the re

able to find consisted of a Chevrol
furni-

automobile some office
ture).
What the Figures Show
Maybe the figur
somewhat dull reading, but let's ha
@ look at them anyway. Ther
nothing so revealing.
Total income for a single year,
cluding dues, initiation fees, and
, plus bank balance came

and

total sum fF

h
benefits for the year came to $1,025

BANQUETS

WEDDINGS, PARTIES, Etc.

FAULTLESSLY ARRANGED
$1.50 PER PERSON
Including Music and Dancing
Accommodations, 10 to 1,000
Dinner Dances from $1.00
Cocktails from 25c

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He went
without prejudice, to look
and question witnesse:

was
t was pro-
(The

ss themselves make

ing Mark of 85 %

Yet, at the year's end, the financial
report showed a cash balance of only
$6,894.05!

What happened to the rest of the
money? Where did ovec tweive
| thousand dollars gu?

Where the Money Went

The first thing we learn is that
section stewards collect “commis-
sions and expenses.”

The record shows that of every
thirteen dollars collected in dues and
initiation fees, one of those dollars
found its way into the pocket of a
section steward. Pretty nice pickin’s,
| In other words, stewards weren't do-
ing the work merely because of their
belief in the fine objectives of Gre-
|co's Protective Association, They
were doing it for the very earthy
son that it helped bring nice,
jangling coins into their nockets.

Nothing wrong in that, except that
the administration frowns on city
employees holding down outside
jobs. Tue Leaver hasn't checked
up on whether the members of
Greco's organization knew that
their stewards were getting ‘“com-
missions and expenses.” Won't you
tell us, Mr, Greco?

The referee says in his report,
bluntly, of a certain $9,694.60, “the
following disbursements were made
for purposes other than that for
which the corporation was incor-

ul
1b-

ve
e's

in-
in-
to

the list, Sweepers who p:
75c dues each month to M
little club should study these
items carefully:
1, Convention,
eling expense:
(a) New York State legis-
lature, Albany, N. ¥

(b) Civil Service Conven-

publicity and tray-

$1,860

tion, Kingston, N. ¥ 427.55
2, Compensation of officers
for services rendered... 5,883.75

Automobile operation

and maintenance ex-
PENSES e+ es sree 243.27
4, Entertainment expense

347.84

and refreshments.
Dues, subscriptions,
contributions to other
organizations
. Miscellaneous organ!

tion and administration

EXPENSES vesesssereeveee 905.54
“Expenses”

Note particularly~ the item of
$1,860 covering traveling expenses,
publicity, and other things, to and
in Albany,

476.65

Is It true, Mr, Greco,

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to prepare for the FIREMAN OR PATROLMAN examination should
attend the school which trained over 80% of all members of both
departments for their entrance and promotion examinations,

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New Officers
For Store Workers

New officers of the Association of
Store Service Employees were elect-
ed at the Jast regular meeting. They
are: Jacob L, Goldberg, president;
Elwood Louer, vice-president;
Charles Fischer, secretary; Anthony
Cerone, treasurer; Charles Benedict,
sergeant-at-arms, ‘The following fed-
eration delegates were named:
Elwood Louer, Benjamin Seibel; de-
pository delegates: Anthony Cesone,
Gustave Soutangelo and Charles
Fischer.

There is no charge

Identification Society
Installs New Officers

New officers were installed by the
Grand Chapter of the American
Identification Society of New York
at a regular meeting Monday, De-
cember 9 at its headquarters in the
23rd St. YMCA. The officials of the
group for 1941 are: Norman A.
Crews, president; Edward W. Kes-

ick, Ist vice-president; Paul J.
Jacobson, 2nd vice-president; Frank
Sasa, financial secretary; Ida Gold-
smith, corresponding | secretary;
Louis L. Day, recording secretary;
Leonard Heyman, treasurer; Irving
Purow, sergeant-at-arms, and Ruby
Crawford, historian, New trustees
are Emma Gebhardt, Anthony Di-
orio, Herman Potter. The active
director is Sidney Samuelson.

Before the installation ceremon-
ies, President Crews conferred the
title of Honorary Director upon G.
| Typer Mairs.

The Society maintains a file of
15,000 sets of prints for the use of
its members who wish to get filing
and searching practice. Information
concerning membership in the So-

BULLETIN BOARD

All Civil Service organizations are invited to forward notices
of meetings and events for appearance in the Bulletin Board.
Please have your notice in by Friday of the week preceding date

for this service.

ciety can be obtained by writing the
membership committee of organiza-
tion. A branch chapter of the So-
ciety is now in the process of for-
mation in Newark, N, J. Informa-
tion concerning this group can be
secured from John J, Itzel, 102 Wat-
son Ave., Newark.

Fire Eligibles
To Hold Election

‘The next general meeting of the
Fire Eligibles Association will be
held on Friday, December 27 at
P. S. 27, 42nd St. near 3rd Ave.,
Manhattan, at 8:30 p.m.

Eligibles may secure 1941 member-
ship cards and badges at this meet-
ing, or by sending a money order
for $1 to treasurer Warren F. Smith,
97-11 Waltham St, Jamaica, L. 1

Law Clerks Form

Eligible Association
Eligibles on the state lists for
Principal Law Clerk and Head
Law Clerk who are interested in
forming an association should send
a postcard to M. K., Room 1411, 132
Nassau Street, Manhattan. These
lists expire October 18, 1941,

Last of Eligibles

A meeting of eligibles of the Su-
pervisor of Park Operation list was
held at Gilhuly’s Restaurant last
Friday, Nine of the 10 remaining
eligibles attended the meeting and
voted to form a permanent organi-
zation to be known as the Supervisor
of Park Operation, Eligibles Associg-
tion. It will survey the field of ap-
propriate positions for this title.

Approximately 500 filed for the
competitive exam which consisted of

that you charged your organization
$30 per day to cover these expenses?
And can you prove that you. were
actually in Albany on all those days
covered in your expense account?

Now observe the item “Compensa-
tion for services rendered,” the big-
gest single expenditure ofall. Ac-
cording to a dictum by Mayor La-
Guardia, no city employee earning
more than $1,200 may hold down an
outside job for pay. Mr. Greco’
eee ‘of compensation from his

organization, if he's still being paid,
subjects him to possible dismissal
from the department.~ There is even
a question whether the City Charter
hasn't been violated.

Is This Fraud?

a |

What is worse, the referee pro-
nounced what looks to us like bad
business practiced by the officers |
Fr this organization upon the mem-
bers, if it’s true.

Here's what he

“Although under the constitution
and by-laws there is a provision
|‘Salaries of officers shall be deter-
mined by the Association and dis.
| bursements by the Executive Board,
I find that the Association as such
did not determine the salaries of the
officers at a duly constituted meet-
| ing at which a lawful quorum of its
members were present, or that the
question of salaries of its officers
| was presented at any meeting of the
Association for their determination,
and that the disbu
approved by the Ex
junder the authority
| were not proper dis

in it vested,
ursements.”

“Fritz Kuhn Defense”

Greco Seen going to take this|
So he en-
Une 's since become known
‘itz Kuhn defense.” It
|works this way, You get members
| of your organization to say that they
| knew and approved of the questioned
expenditures, Tom Dewey blew this
ee of defense sky-high in a case

THON AND GIVES you THAT ||

| WALKING ON

FEELING
GRADUATE NURSE ED |
ATT)

‘hwarte-Caddell School)

that sent Nazi bundist Fritz Kuhn to
prison.

Well, Greco got about twelve
hundred signatures of men say-

ing the expenditures were all right
with them, He swore that all
the members of the association sign-
ing this affidavit came down to
headquarters at different times on
the afternoon and evening of April
25 and 26, and signed the affidavit
in the presence of two notaries
public,

The names of the men appear on
sheets of paper attached to the
original affidavit, The accusation
says that “Anthony Greco commit-
ted the crime of perjury in the sec-
ond degree in that he....swore to
affidavit, knowing the contents of the
said affidavit were false." What's
more, Greco is charged with having
perjured himself when he said that
his members came down to Associ-
ation headquarters during a single
day and evening to sign the affi-
davit.

If this perjury case, lying there in
the files at 120 Schermerhorn Street,
should be reopened, it would be ex-
ceedingly interesting to hear Mr.
Greco discuss some of the matters
which led up to it in the first place,

We don't know whether Mr, Greco
will take the same attitude as his pal
Abe Kasoff, and laugh off serious
charges against him, We'd like to
ask him: Are the disbursements of
his organization for the past year a
public record? Has he given a full
and honest accounting to his mem-
bers of all moneys spent? How
regularly does he report on moneys
spent? Does he still get a salary in
defiance of the Mayor’s order? Will
he account, in detail, for all ex-
penditures out of his Association's
treasury?

If Mr, Greco doesn’t answer these
questions, The Lxaper will try to do
it for him,

New President for

Auto Truck Drivers

The Auto Truck Drivers Eligibles
Association will hold its next meet-
ing on Thursday, December 19, at 8
p.m,, at 10 Seventh Avenue, South,
Manhattan. Alexander D'Agostino
resigned last week as president of
the group and Nicholas Pisctotti was
chosen as acting chairman, Perma-
nent new officers will be elected at
Thursday's meeting. Plans for a
mass rally will be discussed at the
session,

The 11-squad system will give
cops a decent working week...
That's why THE LEADER's for it.

SANITATION ELIGIBLES |

‘The Civil Service LEADER ts
offering all the men on the list
$1,00 discount on a year’s sub.
scription,

Simply send in your name, ad-
dress, and number on the list,
together with $1.00, This offer
lasts only to December 2

Ellis Resumes
Investigation

Before a small crowd of specta-
tors and ir an atmosphere of com-
parative peace and quiet,*the Coun.

cilmanic Committee investigating
the Municipal Civil Service Commis-
sion, and its president, Paul J, Kern,
resumed hearings yesterday in the
Supreme Court Building, Foley
Square,

As Emil K, Ellis, counsel for the
Committee, began yesterday's pro-
ceedings, Kern himself appeared and
sat quietly on the sidelines.

Ellis intends to probe the opera-
tion and selection of personnel at
the city's Information Center: on
42nd St? The first witness was Mil-
dred J, Marshall, of 208 East 19th St,,
who is assistant director of the bur-
eau, She admitted that she was a
life-long friend of Mayor LaGuardia
and that she was provisionally ap-
pointed to her present $2,400 a year
post after he sent her a letter of
introduction to the personnel direc-
tor of the Department of Public
Works. She had had a number of
years’ experience as a social worker,
but was dismissed last April after
she failed to pass the social inyesti-
gator test. In May she got the In-
formation job.

It is expected that testimony coy-
ering this appointment and others in
the bureau will occupy most of this
week's sessions.

a written and technical-oral test, The
final list was. promulgated Jan,
1940, with 13 names. The eligible lis
includes lawyers, accountants, chem-
ists, assistant landscape architects,
athletic directors, coaches and teach-
ers. All of them have had some ex-
perience in the Park Department,

Eugene S. McQuade was unani-
mously elected president of the As-
sociation, John A. Dale was elected
vice-president and S, Emanuel Klau-
ser, secretary-treasurer. Those who
attended the meeting were John A.
Dryfuss, George T. Eastme
Thomas F. Boyle, Francis P. J, Ken-
ny, S, Emanuel Klauser, John A
Dale, George J. Schwank, Eugene S
McQuade and Israel Harris. George
T. Cronin, the lone eligible who did
not attend, is now supervisor of
pool in Connecticut,

Fire Chief Attends
Opening of Loft Store

The largest store in the L
Candy Company chain was opened
last Friday night at 922 Flatbush
Avenue, Among those who attended
the opening were Deputy Fire Chicf
Edward Quinn; Patricia Ellis, Holly-
wood star, and Blue Barron, orchi
tra leader. A number of other city
officials and officers of the Police
and Fire Department also attended
the affair,

Pharmacists Organize

All eligibles on the Assistant
Investigator, Pharmacy list
who would like to organize an
eligible association should
write to E. J. G., care of THE
Leaver, box 132,

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Your Chances for Appointment
And Latest Certifications

Following is a tabulation of certifications made by the Municipal Civil
Service Commission during the past week. All lists which were certified
to city departments appear alphabetically.

Readers should remember that certification does not necessarily mean

be appointment. Usually more names are certified than there are vacancies,

By JAMES CLANCY MUNROE Aiso, 1% 1s not necessary for the department making the appot*ment to

sophisticate. you'll enjoy the good- | notify all the persons certified to it by the Commission,

natured kidding the cobwebby plot Anyone who has a question concerning the certification of his list should
receives from such club car cow- | ¢all or write the Information Bureau, Municipal Civil Service Commission,
hoys as Franchot Tone, Broderick | 299 Broadway, New York City, COrtlandt 7-8880,

Crawford, Andy Devine, Mischa
Auer and Warren William,

IT’S IN THE AIR (British) at the
Little Carnegie. George Formby is
A really talented comic of the now
moribund custard pie school. He is
amazingly funny even if the direct-
ing and photography are not of the
best, The RAF helped make this
film, recently arrived from Britain. \,

THE BANK DICK (Universal) at
the Palace. Mahatma Kane Jeeves | a/tehqunty
authored this, and Ma&J. is none |” ment'at §
other than W. C, Fields. He has
slipped rather badly, we hope only
temporarily,

GALLANT SONS (MGM) yl br
amcls developed by Leonardo Da Criterion, This picture should be
“ I vei 10" Which presage EUNNY: MAN nae the small boys’ dream as in it all
of the inventions of our own| Jack Oakie appears in “Little |grown-ups are either villainous,
It you want to see lady Men” at the Rivoli. spineless, or stupid. Jackie Cooper

Zostke Burska and Betty —___ Jand his pals track down a criminal
hy, in action, toddle over to | prait,” with Errol Flynn and Olivia |i" Whose place Jackie's papa has
nd Eddie's on Friday or later, | cle Havilland; Abe Lyman and His|been imprisoned. The lads subdue
v't expect us to be there, Californians ‘will lead the stage [him with ball bats when the skunlk

December 17, 1940

quesdays

LUNCH AND JUNK
y Roosevelt's first film as an
jent producer has gone into
1, It concerns some hilari-
dents arising from the radio
8 i, Pot o' Gold and bears the
Y title Tirumny Stewart anid Paul”
same (\qdard play the leads. .
The Old Foolishness” by Pint
ne carroll, author of “Shadow
eUubstance’ and “The White
opens December 20, Rachel
well-known playwright,
rect....-Two thousand Dele-
tudents have been visiting
feller Center over the week-
view the aviation, power,
« machine, and machine tool
in the Museum of Science
justry there, Most interesting
ng them is 2 display of machine

‘ountant, Gr, 2—Last number certifed, Dent. of, Hoapltaln, 4960, robatiy

Last number verti
1 a

Chemist—Last number cert!

(tor appo
her certifies
Last number ap-

nt nt

phemist

y tompornry, Last number certined,

visor, Gr, 2—Last number | ical Inspector—Dept of Health, $6 oe

Gr, 1 (for appolnt-
ist number certified, |

| numb
1 (for appotnt-
‘dny)—Laxt number

Last number cette
Last number. cer

Nuinber appointer

for Gr, 1)—(1) Dept
probably. permanent
On

tale, $1,200,
permanent and temporary, Last nun
1, 62 and
Last number appointed,

(3). Board
perma

nent. Lat number

100 LATE FOR REVIEW show. Dulles red and all the kids shriek of Parks, $8 i i
ove Thy Neighbor” opens today MOVIES with satisfacti vi, 4,60
" it Paramount, In it Fred Allen| THIRD FINGER LEFT HAND | MERIT SYSTEM ADVANCING, &) permanent, ‘Tart apply, $840 i i
{Jack Benny bury the hatchet,|(MGM) at the Capitol, Myrna |three-reel motion picture with nar-] (8) Personnel Bureou. $840, probavly
fie no one knows just where.| Toy is the perfect wife as usual [tative accomplishment, produced by mate) Dent. of Hospitam,
There'll be & gala opening tonight] except that she has invented a hus- |the Municipal Civil Service Com- ne
h these two battling broad-|}and to escape the attentions of her | mission, will be on the program of nt— Last “number ap-

casters will appear, Tommy Dorsey's | yusiness associates. Melvyn Douglas |the Rialto Theatre, 42nd St. and me erry

chestra will head the stage show. | catches wise and claims he’s the hus-| Broadway, beginning Wednesday, a Pi deed
"No, No, Nanette” opens Thursday | tvand with imaginable complications, | December 18. It will also be shown pEBbEnIv pay ta Dépl,. ‘af Pabile
{the Music Hall with Anna Neagle |Jt's pretty funny. at a luncheon of the City ‘Club, 55 ed, 14, probably permanent,
dR hard Carlson. Also on Thurs-| TRAIL OF THE VIGILANTES | West 44th, on Thursday, December rt aeeu tas

(ay the Roxy will show “One Night | (Universal) at the Rialto, If you |19 at 12:30 p.m, Paul J. Kern, presi- “Laat number
jn the Tropics.” Beginning Friday | Jike westerns you'll find this movie | dent of the Commission, will address

the Strand will show “Santa Fe orthodox and exciting. If you'r re a | the Club at that time.

Probation | Omicer
pointed, 60,
Sanitation Man,
and Lighting, Board of | Porter, R.R,), B
(promotion) —Last nun 60 ce)

IMed, 3,223.
Telegraph Dispatcher
cortined, 20,

Foreman, ‘Sig
‘Tran:

Lant number

i A
tests for the various specialties now | , ber certined. 400 0

in progress. number certified, 14
Typewriting Copyist, Grade 1: The Handyman$1,500, probably permanent nun
i et aunt number certified, $5,363,

rating of the written test is still in | j)oee' alnter twat nuinber certified, 48, | Station

progress, Inspector of Carpent y
Maintainer’s Helper, Group A: The r

Below is the latest news from the Muntctpal Civil Service Com- | t#ting of the written test has been

st | Soe!

Is Your Exam Here ?

‘Agent—Bourd of ‘Trans
title Clerk

probably

mission on the status of ecams which attracted 300 or more candi- | Completed. i paabee
T Maintainer's Helper, Group B: The ber certified, 17, (2) Dept. of Honpitals, $96
s, THE Janitor (Custodian), ast number proba ermanent ant num!
i Lrapen oilt publish changes as soon as they are made | tay tr the written ion isn Dros reartifet, 0. TSE SEND | BODY PI Ge ete aetre
‘ ress, Junior Engineer ss tes trical), Gr. 8—Last $1,200, temporary, Last number certi~

umber cartit fled, 1,339,
t number | Telephone Operator—(1) Dept. of Ho

Itals, $1,200, tempo

OPEN COMPETITIVE jfare): Same as Administrative As-| Maintainer’s Helper, Group C: The

sistant (Welfare). rating of the written test is in prog-

Accompanist: Part II of the prac- ¥ Junlor " Ansesnor — De a tare,| Funnel autho OO yrobably
tlea) test will bor held tnatrwecs: Jr, Engineer (Sanitary), Grade 3:7 icing Helper, Group D: Rate | $1", a mova pattnanenks Lae yen: |) caprmanenee cee rey
Administrative Assistant (Wel- |The rating of the written test has per, Re ber certined

Trackman——Hoard of ‘Transportation, 49
ing of the written test has been com- nt.

pleted. The competitive physical

| will probably be held the latter part
Management Assistant (Housing), | of this month,

Wah (fee sppropriate appointonat)
er certified, 4.
ointment at $1,200)— | Typewriting Copyist, Gr. 2 (for appoint

ON ment at #000)—Last number certined,
(Bacteriology) —

fare): The rating of Part IL is in|een completed. The oral interview, |
eset | will probably be held this month,

Aulomobile Engineman; Physical

" 450.

{ests are row. ni pRORT ENS Grade)$:/ Rating of written test: has Dept. of Hospitals, $1,200, probably | Watchman-Attendant, Gr. 1—Last num-
Aulstant Raginsen Geaderalcihal| bo eoeabintad riahe ora in ievigee PROMOTION Pernianent, Last number certified, 24.1 ber appointed, B24.

Tolling of all parts of this examina- | have begun. | Assistant Engineer, Grade 4 (City

t een completed; Management Assistant (Housing), | Wide): The rating of all parts of this

, litker: 00° of the written test-has | Grade 4: The oral interviews have | xamination has been completed.
| been completed, Clerk, Grade 3: The written test
Office Appliance Operator: The | has been completely rated.
ire lion): The rating of the writ- al tests are continuing. Clerk, Grade 4: The rating of Part
progress. round Director (Male): Qual- | has been completed,
® rating of the written | ifying practical tests are being given | Lieutenant (Fire Department):
ess, as needs require, Record and seniority are being rated.
Na Stenog® pher: The rating of — Playground Director (Female); | The list will probably be available
: 1 pro, The oral practical tests will begin | Within two weeks.
ghitinecring Assistant (Electrical), | late this month. Stenographer-Typewriter, Grade 2
title ® The rating of the experi-| Stenographer (Law), Grade 2: Rat-| (City Wide): All parts of this ex-
; be completed late this ing of the written test 1s now in| amination have been completed. The
a, | progress, | ist fs being compiled.
' Administrative Assistant (Wel-! Structure Maintainer: Practical) Supervisor, Grade 3 (Social Serv-
- ~ —— fee) (City Wide): This examination
lis being held In abeyance pending
the outcome of litigation,

LICENSING TESTS
Master Plumber: 356 candidates
filed for this test.
| Oil Burner Installer: Appeals on
tentative key being considered,

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vacation Notes

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER

Tuesday, December 17, 1949

Postal News

By DONALD MacDOUGAL
Posial Unity An
Accomplished Fact

To anyone present at last Thursday's meeting of the Joint Con-
ference Executive Board it was clearly evident that the postal
workers have achieved an excellent sense of unity, So we thought
we'd tell you a little about the set-up of the Joint Conference.

‘The body consists of these organi-
gations: Local 10, New York City.
National Association of Letter Car-| Local 251, Brooklyn, N. Y.
mies. Local 1022, Jamatea, N. ¥.

Local 1241, Long Island City, N. ¥.

Branch 1557, West New York, N.J. | Local 2259, West New York, N. J.
National Federation of Post Office) Railway Mail Association,
Clerks, | Second Division N. ¥. C. Branch,

Hudson River Branch Second Di-
vision, N.Y. C,

‘Ninth Division N. ¥, C. Branch,

National Association of Post Office
and Railway Mail Laborers,

pocal 1, New York Cit

Local 3), Brooklyn, N. ¥.

National’ Federation of Post Office
Motor Vehicle Employees,

Local 2, New York, N. ¥,

Together, they represent about 20,-
000 postal employees. ‘The president
and officers of each local, and the
officers of the Conference, make up
the Executive Board. President is
affable, well-liked’ William F. Me-
Hale,

Here's the Conference's legislative
program for 1941;

1, Longevity Pay—This would pro-
vide a moderate reward to the postal
employees, in addition to their bai
pay, after 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30-y:
periods of service,

2, Court of Appeals—This proposal
calls for an impartial body to which
any employee could appeal his case

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on its merits in the event of dis-
missal or severe penalty,

3. Retirement — Liberalization of
the Retirement Act to allow optional
retirement after 80 years of service,
and to provide for some sort of
widow's annuity commensurate with
the part these women play in the
postal service,

4. Ald for the Substitute —The
forgotten man of the postal service,
the sub, is in dire need of liberal
legislation, even though
ready ined the same vacation and
sick leave as the regular,

5. Defeat of False Koonomy—Any
attempt to cut meagre base salaries
of postal employees will be vigor-
ously tought.

At last week's meeting, the Con-
ference decided to hold a mi
meeting in New York City to spot-
light these problems, with special em-
phasis on longevity pay and the court
of appeals proposal. It 1s « safe bet

that this meeting will be one of ¢y,
most successful yet, -

‘The Conference Resolutions Com.
mittee is now at work drawing 1,
identical resolutions to be adopteq
by the constituent member groups,
| These will then be introduced to thy
| verious state and national conver,
tions, so that all will have the same
legislative programs,

Big 3

In his book POSTAL POLIcy,
|Congressman Clyde Kelly writes!
| "The Big Three organiations of the
postal employees are the National
Association of Letter Carriers, the
National Federation of Post Office
Clerks, and the Railway Mail Asso.
ciation, These are affiliated with
Federation of Labor, and have out.
standing achievements to thelr
credit”

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