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EXAM
TYPISTS © ie
Maintainers exam answers a B
—Page 2
Sanitation Men:
Your questions answered
on Coordination Test
—Details on Page 3
Must Score 100% for Apprentice Jobs
City Adopts New Appointing Plan
—Page 2
Paar Two .
New Method of Appointment
“SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION” INTENDED TO CHOOSE BETTER PEOPLE
A new method of appointment from Civil Service lists was adopted last week by the
Municipal Civil Service Commission.
It means that some city appointments will not be
made in numerical order from lists but by a process known as “selective certification.”
The system of selective certification has been used by the Federal Civil Service Com-
mission but not by the Municipal Commission except in.an
Purpose of the plan is to secure®
better qualified persons for spe-
cific jobs, It would work as fol-
Jows:
A department wants a Civil
Engineer who knows something
about evaluation, There is no
Jist for this particular job, al-
though there is a Civil Engineer
list.’ Under the process of selec-
tive certification, a person on the
Civil Engineer list who has had
experience in evaluation would be
found and appointed, even though
he was not on the top of the list.
Safeguards
Commissioner Ferdinand Q.
Morton, who is drawing up plans
for the system, emphasized that
“safeguards” will be erected to
protect the system from abuse.
occasional modified form.
In order that departments can-
not choose anybody they want on
a list, the Civil Service Commis-
sion will have complete control.
When a department wants a
person to fill a job through se-
lective certification. the request
will be turned over to the Com-
mission's Board of Examiners. Per-
sons on the most appropriate eli-
gible list will be notified to send
in their qualifications for this par-
ticular job, Then the Board of
Examiners will call in the qualified
persons for oral interviews (or
even a written exam, if necessary).
The person closest to the top of
the list who qualifies will be ap-
pointed. The Board of Examiners
will be the sole arbiters, not the
Speed, wi
phase of this test,
Full information as to days
115 East 15th Street
Instruction In Coordination Test
For Sanitation Men
‘Apparatus similar to that used in the
official test.
ean only be acquired through practice, is an essential
as men have received as high as 98 in other
parts of the examination and as low as 60 om the coordination.
hours applicants may practice this
fest ean be obtained by calling in person or phoning.
The Delehanty Institute
,
STuyvesant 9-6900
Patrolman shortly thereafter,
FUEL OIL LICENSE:
115 East 15th Street
Preparation for Civil Service Examinations
, at 90-14 Sutphin Bivd., Jamaica
Special Review Lecture, Mon., July 29, at 7:90 P. M,
ALPHABETIC CARD-PUNCH OPERATOR
and CARD-PUNCH OPERATOR
Begin preparation for next exam and many openings in commercial field.
STATE PRISON GUARD; »oxasy at #:10 p.m.
JR. GSR. STENO. G TYPIST: “
JUNIOR INSPECTOR:
CITY ELECTRICIAN: ctsss forms xton, soty 29, at 8:90 P.M,
FIREMAN-PATROLMAN
‘The present list for Fireman expires Dec.
the present Patrolman list should be appo'
the Fireman examination should be held in the Spring 1941 and that for
Examination
forming.
STATE COURT ATTENDANT:
MAINTAINER’S HELPER, SANITATION MAN, POST
OFFICE CLERK-CARRIER, RAILWAY POSTAL CLERK
For full information regarding these examinations, the days and hours which
classes meet, Inquire at the school that has a background of
350,000 SATISFIED STUDENTS
Office Hours: Daily, 9 A.M. to 10 P. M—Sat., 9 AM, to 5 P.M,
The DELEHANTY INSTITUTE
ination Ordered
Now Forming
Monday & Thursday at 8:30 P.M.
1041, and all of the eligibles on
'd before Jan. 1941. Consequently
ordered, — Classes now
Wednesday at 1:15, 6:15
and 8:30 p.m,
STuyvesant 9-6900
Small Fee For All Courses.
Ol EAST 19TH STREET, N.
COLUMBIA INSTITUTE
former!
SCHWARTZ-CADDELL SCHOOL
SANITATION MAN—thice courses sel
MAINTAINERS'S HELPER—"
PRISON GUARD—ew clases
Re SCR AL EDUCATION. titesice cure in Cli Service funae
PATROLMAN.FIREMAN— clases now forming
OUR PHENOMENAL RECORD TO DATE—
UNEQUALED SUCCESS WITH NEW TYPE TEST
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um Fee $3.
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‘Top
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department. A departmental re-
presentative might be called in
to help with the interviews, but
this would be at the Commission's
discretion.
Applies to All Lists
It is assumed that the plan will
apply to all existing eligible lists.
Commissioner Morton believes the
Commission holds this power. In
the future, all exam advertise-
ments will carry the stipulation
that selective certification will be
applied to the list when necessary.
The closest thing to selective
certification formerly existing in
the city service is the selection of
Licensed Firemen from the Porter
list. This list has been canvassed
for men who have licenses to be
Firemen. Those who have such
licenses are eligible for appoint-
ment to these jobs.
It is not known yet just how
widely the plan will be used by
departments. Morton believed it
“would not be infrequently resort-
ed to.”
Subscribers are requested to in-
form The Leader of any change of
address at least one week in ad-
vance.
UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE
REFEREE
‘You Are Invited to =
FREE LECTURE
., July 24th—7 PM.
Fee $25 to Exam
MIDTOWN SCHOOL
276 W. 43 St. (8th Ave.) WIs. 7-0366
Div. of Unempl. Insurance
FREE LECTURE
Tues., July 23, 6:30 p, m.
@ Court Attendant
@ Probation Officer
®@ Wage-Hour Inspector
Rand Educational Inst.
7 E. 15 St. AL, 4-3094
Tuesday, July 23, int
—
Unofficial
Key Answers to
Maintainer’s Helper Exams
Groups A and B
Following are unofficial key answers to the first two Main,
tainer Helper exams, Groups A and B. They were prepared by
a board of experts from the Transport Workers Union, Next
week The Leader hopes to have unofficial answers for th,
Group C exam, which will be held Thursday, July 25:
GROUP A
1.0 11.C 21.C 31.L 41.T 51.C 61.D 71.B 81.A 91,4
2.C 12.B 22.C 32.M 42.U 52.A 62.D 72,B 82B 92.¢
3.D 13.D 23.A 33.D 43.R 53.B 63.** 73.B 83.C 93.4
4.B 14.A 24.D 34.A 44.G 54.A 64.C 74.A 84.C 945
5.D 15.A 25.C 35,B 45.B 55.C 65.B 75.B 85.C 95.5
6A 16.B 26.E 36.E 46.E 56.A 66.C 76.A 86,B {6.1%
71.C 17.B 27.3 37.P 47.L 57.B 67.B 77.B 87.A 97.p
8.A 18.B 28.F 38.0 48.L 58,E 68.C 78.D 88A 98,0
9.C 19.B 29.C 39.L 49.S 59.C 69.A 79.B 89.D {%9.p
10.B 20.B 30.K 40,.W 50.D 60.* 70.C 80.D 90,C 100.4
*Probably A, but could also be D.
Bor.
***No answer. Correct answer is 2,700 R.P.M,
GROUP B
1.D 11.D 21.B 31.E 41.Q 51,.C 61.A 71,.D81.A 91.¢
2.B 12.C 22,.B 32,.M 42.N 52.C 62.C 72.C 82,C 924
3.A 13.D 23,C 33.V 43.¥ 53.B 63.B 73.D 83.B 93D
4.D 14.C 24.B 34.U 44,B 54.C 64.D 74.A 84.D 94.5
5.A 15.B 25.A 35.U 41.W 55.B 65.A 75.A 85.A 95.D
6.D 16.C 26,.D 36.H 46.W 56.* 66.C 76.A 86.C 96.5
7.C 17.A 27.L 37.P 47.X 57.C 67.C 17.A 87.D 97.)
8.A 18.D 28.A 38.G 48,Q 58.A 68.C 78.C 88.A 98.5
9.B 19.B 29.V 39.K 49.G 59.B 69.C 79.B 89.C 99.C
10.B 20.A 30.Z 40.8 50.F 60.B 70.B 80.D 90.A 100.c
*"Borc
High School last Thursday.
That was the tenor of comment
on the Municipal Civil Service
Commission's Maintainer’s Helper,
Group B exam, given for 5,293
candidates.
Much of the criticism was di-
rected at the technical nature of
the questions, most of which dealt
with machine shop practices.
Charles Webster, 500 West 143rd
Street, who took the Group A
exam on July 9, said the Group
B exam was much the harder.
“You had to be either a genius or
have a four leaf clover to pass it,”
he said.
J, Goldman, of 2042 Washing-
ton Avenue, Bronx, said if he'd
been Einstein, he'd have passed.
The exam wasn’t anything like
the requirements for the job, as-
360 EAST 24 STREET
BRONX, NEW YORK CITY
Mondell Institute
230 W. 41, N. ¥.
Gentlemen:
for Civil Service positions.
been notified that I passed
Engineering Inspector, Grade 4.
tive examination for Jr,
Mechanical, Grade 3.
struction I received in your school
Service technical positions,
Very truly yours,
PHILIP E, HAGERTY,
July 15, 1940.
‘This letter is to congratulate you on
your splendid work in preparing candi-
dates to pass engineer examinations
T have just
second on
% vecent promotion examination for
I was
also notified @ short wile back that
I passed eleventh on the open competi-
Engineer,
Both of the above successes were
due in large part to the splendid in-
I thoroughly recommend your school
and its teachers to aspirants for Civil
MONDELL
SCORES AGAIN!
ist
Passes 2nd on
for Engineering
Inspector, Grade 4
ALSO MANY OTHERS ON
TOF OF LIST!
LECTURES TUES. and FRID.
or:
Laying, Accountant State, Boiler
Probation Officer,
Wage-Hour Insp.,
Post
MONDELL
230 W. dist St., N. ¥. C.
Engineering Draftsm:
tal Ci
PROFESSIONAL, ENGINEER,
DRAFTING, BLUEPRINT READING, MATHEMATICS,
MASTER BOOKKEEPING.
‘Tel, Wisconsin 7-2086
ALPHABETIC CARD-PUNCH OPERATOR
UNDER CARD-PUNCH OPERATOR
Classes meet every day and evening including Sundays.
MAINTAINER'S HELPER
FACTORY INSPECTOR
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REFEREE
P.M.
Review instruction every day and
evening,
Review instruction every day and
evening,
FEE UNTIL EXAMINATION $25.
jesigner, Jr, Engineer Mechanical, Gr. 3,
Train
Insp.
yn, Station Supervi
Motorman, Conductor,
Frison Guard, Court Atte
" Scientific Aid (Physics,
Carrier, Navy Yard Exams.
ELECTRICIAN, STATIONARY,
INSTITUTE
Call Daily 9-9, Sat, 9-4
“s1t’s for Geniuses’’
About Maintainer’s B Exam
GROUP A EXAM CONSIDERED EASIER
“You gotta be a college graduate to pass that exam!” |
mented Charles Pizza, as he emerged from Evander Child
“And a good one,” chimed Nick Dimora.
-Complain
serted Ralph Ragasto, 560 §
Ann's Avenue, Bronx, The wor
“machinist” was not used in th
announcement; yet much of th
exam dealt with the subject.
“It was fair enough for mej
countered Jim Dambrosio, 19
Matthew Avenue, Bronx. Ng
many agreed.
Group C exam for 1,312 cand
dates this Thursday, July %,
Seward Park High School, Es
Grand and Ludlow Streels, M
hattan, Group D, Tuesday, Jil
30.
Subway
Conductor Exam
A competitive test for Co
ductor, to fill jobs on the «ili
owned subway lines, will be si
nounced early in Septembtl
The last examination for Cot
ductor was held in Novemiet
1937 and a list of 283 clit
resulted from the test.
‘When the last exam. was hell
Other requireme!
were: two years of experithtl
as conductor, trainman, #3"
brakeman, locomotive ensint!
locomotive fireman, ev#i
motorman, motor _switchmét
switchman, nostler, switch tent
er, yard conductor, yard brs#
man, or driller: ‘en
Full official requirements *
the Conductor's test will be P
lished in THe Leaner as °°
as they are officially annou"
by the Commission:
inches.
Buy The LEADER every
State Troop?!
Study Books
Phone Orders
Call MUrray Hill
Tuesday, July 23, 1940
Short, Chunky Men Win
in Sanitation Exam
By JOHN F, MONTGOMERY
We took the ferry over to Sta-,
ten Island last week to have an-
other look at the Sanitation
exam and talk with handsome,
curly-haired “Tubby” Raskin,
Brooklyn College coach in charge
,.» We learned some odd facts
''. New York's next group of
Sanitation men will be mostly
short and squat. They probably
won't average more than five
feet seven inches in height ...
The boys with strong legs, broad
shoulders seem to do best in the
phusical competition ... The tall,
lanky ones have trouble, es-
pecially with the weight-lifting
and abdominal tests... Most of
the failures are caused by the
§-joot wall in the agility test.
I/ they had only practiced in ad-
vance, many of those who |
flunked could have scaled the |
wall. . . Two brothers both
made hundreds last week... .
Here's a curious thing: men
from different parts of the city
score differently. Highest scores
were made by the men from
Woodhaven and Jamaica. . . .
We haven't tried to figure out
why... We saw several fat men
trying to get through the test.
Not @ single one did. , , . Over-
weight means thumbs down for
Thousands to
In Sweltering
Examinations for several
anybody who wants to be a
Sanitation man .. . It's surpris-
ing to see some of the little,
scrawny-looking candidates go
through the tests brilliantly,
while their more muscular
brothers fail...The reason,
says Tubby Raskin, is training,
“Very few can get through this
test without previous training”
We were somewhat disheartened
by the number of men without
training—good, clean-cut fel-
lows who could have knocked
the test for a loop if they'd only
had a little running, broad-
jumping and weight-lifting for a
Jew weeks . . Tubby Raskin
and his montvors were most cour-
teous to the contestants...
Every part in the exam was
carefully explained to each man,
and all questions fully answered.
Glock measures your
These panels'tell time ra tenths of @ second
you what to do
ont cwratch the clock
watch the signals
‘
Row of green
lights (for examiner,
not candidate)
Each candidate Performs
feve separate movements.
Plenty of time alowed
between each movement
Row of red lights. These rad
lights are out when test begins:
Candidate performs movement
Cndicated in pane/ above hight
SIGNAL BOX IN THE SANITATION COORDINATION TEST
They were given a chance to
make good if they didn’t do the
job right the first time... , The
men who failed received sympa-
thetic words trom the monitors.
«+» There is very little kicking
among the candidates about the
fairness of the test. Almost all,
those who pass and those who
Jail, admit the test is fair,
Tue Leaver stilt estimates, un-
officially, that a grade of/86 or
above will be passing. |
Be Tested —
Weather
thousand candidates for city
jobs will be given in the next two weeks, the Municipal Civil |
Service Commission announced this week. The type of test, | petitive. It is part of the physical ruc\,
position and scheduled date for the exa:
Master’)-—
Practical, License for
Plumber, July 22, 23 and 24,
Practical, Carriage Upholsterer,
Suly 22, 23 and 24,
Medical, Playground Dir. (Male)
temporary, July 23.
Oral, Medical Social Worker
(open competitive and promo-
tion), July 23 and 24,
Practical Oral, Pro. Marine En-
gineer (Uniformed force, Fire De-
partment), July 23, 24 and 26. |
Written, Maintainer’s Helper,
Group C, July 25,
Oral interview, Sr. Administra- |
tive Assistant, (Housing Author-
ity), July 26, |
asphalt plant, a bright modern buildin:
pleasant than heretofore.
Dump, also re-designed to prevent sight, sound or odor of garbage disposal from reach-
The overpass will be used by Department of Sanitation
trucks driving Into the dump. The illustration is from “East River Drive,’ published
by the office of Manhattan‘s Borough President
ing the adjacent residents.
WHERE ASPHALT MEN WILL ;
A conception, drawn by Hugh Ferris, of a night scene on the new East River Drive at
92nd Street looking north. At the left stands the recently re-designed municipal
where Asphalt Men will find their work more
minations follow: |
elec.) Gr. 4, B.W.S., July 25. |
Special Written, Fire Lieuten-
ant, July 25, |
Oral test on training, experi- |
ence and personal qualifications,
Radio Dramatic Assistant, July
21, '
Physical (medical) experience |
interview, investigation interview,
Superintendent (Cold storage
plants), July 28.
Oral, Superintendent of Land-
fills, July 29.
Technical, Oral, Chief Life
Guard, (Temporary Service) July
29, 30 and 31,
Oral, Division Engineer, (Mech-| Written, Maintainer's Helper,) continue,
A block north can be seen the
WORK
QOuestionsandAnswers
On Coordination Test
Last Tuesday, the coordination test for Sanitation men got under way in Staten Island.
The Leader has received hundreds of questions from Sanitation candidates concerning this
part of the test. The most typical of these questions are answered below,
What is the purpose of the co- Se a =,
ordination test? | agility, 92 on the endurance, and, The grades, which appeared ex+
The purpose of the coordination (as you say) 85 on the coordina-| clusively in The Leader last week,
test is to find out how rapidly a| tion. Now add these four marks| are as follows:
man can get into action after he| together and divide by 4. Your) Less than
gets a signal, Eye-hand and eye-| final mark would be 8744, 2 seconds 100% 83
foot speed are registered by the The Signals 2 99 82
coordination exam. How does the coordination test, 22 oe ot
Is the coordination test com-' wore ae a 80
etitive? The % 24 96 19
Pp Yes, the coordination is com-| , ie candidate is seated in a cab 55 08 a6
p like that of a regular Sanitation 5° as i
Ten feet in front of the 57 hs +
test, and counts just as much as : 21 93 16
the other parts of the: phystoal|Ca? {® ® slenal box. The signal) 935 92 16
a box has five panels in which are 9°) . uy
‘How would I rate myself to tind| Munn’ phen RoOw, rear) 30 90 2
out my total grade if I received) ROOT, HAND BRAKE. Under| a oy 2
85 on the coordination test? each of these panels there are two 3's is u
Suppose you received 90 on the) lights. The top light is green, 3"? Hi if
strength part of the test, 74 on the the bottom light is red, But only 34 Be eS
—_— [the top lights are on when you, 3'y Head Hy
Group D, July 30, | begin the test. |
Technical Oral, License to Op-| Don't worry about the green
erate Oil burning equipment, July) light; that's for the examiner—| get 100% a candidate must do all
29, 30, 31, Aug. 1, 2 and 3. not the candidate. In the cab) the signals in two seconds with no
Practical, Fire Telegraph Dis-| there are a steering wheel, two! time between each of the signals?
patcher and Radlo Operator, AUg. foot pedals (one for the right foot,| No, There is plenty of time be-
6, 7 and 8. |and one for the left foot), and x! tween each of the signals, The
Medical, Physical and Coordina~ hand brake. The candidate keeps | two seconds is the actual amount
tion tests for Sanitation man | oth feet on the floor, both hands) of time taken to perform the sig-
on the steering wheel, When the nals, The time between signals
candidate is ready, he informs the | doesn’t count.
examiner, and the test begins, The, .
test is simple. A red light flashes Practice
on under each of the signals (one) Do I have a chance to try out
at a time) and the candidate then| the coordination test before I get
does what the signal says, as| graded?
speedily as he can. Suppose'a red! Yes, Ample opportunity is given
light flashes under RIGHT FOOT; | to get acquainted with the test.
ho pushes in the right foot-pedal.| When you sit down in the cab, you
Suppose the next red light flashes) may turn the steering wheel to
LEFT TURN, he turns the steer-| left and to right, try out the foot
ing wheel to the left. pedals and the hand brake, Then,
Please explain the clock above|when you are ready, the examin-
the signal box, er gives you a practice trial, He
The “clock” is a measuring de-| starts the signals and you go to
vice which records in tenths of a| work, Then the grading begins,
|second the amount of time a can-| You get two trials, and the higher
didate takes to perform the var-| grade is the one that counts,
ious signals, You should watch) How many different movements
the signals, not the clock, do I make in response to the sig-
How is the coordination nals?
graded? Five,
Do the signals come in the sama
order for each candidate?
No. They vary with each can-
didate,
How are the men making out so
for on the sanitation test?
The average grade so far is
about 77. That means it takes the
Over 7 seconds fails.
Does this mean that in order to
test
Eandidace sees signals
Chrowh window of cab
Department of Sanitation
Ellis and Kern at Grips
The tussle between bland Paul Kern and bland Emil K, Ellis begins.
he chambers of Supreme Court, Foley Square, Ellis moves up his light artillery for pub-
tn t
"lo inspection, The heavy m
The investigation of the Mu-"
Uicipal Civil Service Commission,
‘dered this spring by the City
Suncil, had heretofore been held
fare Session. Ellis and his
th ' of 22 volunteer lawyers and
om Stenos had been gathering
tp
Struct
Aints, studying the complex
Lite of Civil Service, hunting
By MAXWELL LEHMAN
unitions come later,
average candidate about 4.3 seo-
onds to respond to the signals,
Has anybody made 100% on the
coordination test?
writing, the highest mark
Hand brake.
[A te works eaily
This week,
Candidate (5
Does this mean that men who
|had made 100% on the physical
might have their grades brought
for skullduggery, Paul Kern claims
that skullduggery doesn’t exist;
Ellis claims he already has evid-
ence that it does, And that evid-
ence seems to involve not only
the Commission, but also the
Mayor, Ellis modifies the impres-
sion likely to result from this fact,
Foot Pestals ;down by the coordination test?
“I may have to impugn Democra- Candidate keeps feet on. Yes.
? Seeds Cal for pressun
tle politicians too,’ (ee tne eo Tf you have any further ques=
Ellis had planned to call Kern
and his associates early in the
course of public questioning, That
plan is now abandoned. The Ellis
strategy now is to accumulate all
(Continued on Page 11)
tions about the coordination test
INSIDE THE CAB or any other part of the Sanita~
These are the only instruments | tion exam, The Leader will be glad
involved in the coordination | to answer you. In the meantime,
| test now being given in Staten | full information on the progress
Island of the test wilt appear regularly,
Pace Foun
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER
Where Do I Stand?
The following are latest permanent appointments made in
New York and Albany from popular State lists:
JUNIOR CLERK
Albany—$900 ..sseeveee seeee 2166
Albany—$820 . 2194
New York—$900 , 212
AWASI=S1:900' yee sa rumennece ve picver seeeceeceseses 302
ASSISTANT FILE CLERK
Albany—$1,200 .... . teens 42
New York—$1,080 . 43
Albany—$900 .., teow 956
New York—$900 es 61
JUNIOR STENOGRAPHER
Albany —OG00 ics cy cvieviev conor varaeeyye 174
Naw Lork—9000 Gove cr se cerns tonne rane 409
ASSISTANT STENOGRAPHER
Albany—$1,200 . on 98
Albany—$1,060, 166
New York—$1,060 570
New York—$960 ssseevseseeere 4s 405
JUNIOR TYPIST
Albany—$900 ... veri ; 1287
New York—$900 410
Albany—$1,200 , 119
Albany—$900 . 386
New York—$960 173
New York—$1,140 on 8
Latest certifications in New York and Albany from these lists,
including ratings, follow:
JUNIOR CLERK
Albany—permanent—$900 . 82,95 2238
Albany—temporary—$900 ., 82.275 2778
New York—permanent—$900 , 87,70 323
New York—temporary—$900 84.675 1286
ASSISTANT CLERK
Assistant Mail & Supply Clerk—Albany—per-
++ 88.80 326
85.15 1582
Assistant Clerk—Albany—temporary—$900, 81.49 6068
Assistant, Clerk—Albany—temporary—$1,200,,. 87.65 641
Assistant. Clerk—New York—temporary—$1,200 88.87 306
Assistant Clerk—New York—temporary—$960.. 87.67 631
Assist, Clerk—New York—temporary—$4 a day 88.51 403
ASSISTANT FILE CLERK
Junior File Clerk—Albany—permanent—$900., 85.90 989
Junior File Clerk—New York—permanent—$900 88.90 153
Assistant File Clerk—New York—temporary—
$1,200 ARNO saaerinccas . 89.90 14
Assist. Pile Clerk—Albany—temporary—$1,200,, 86.30 193
Assistant File Clerk—Albany—temporary—$960 85.80 1046
Assistant File Clerk—New York—temporary—
Vee Wet rnan detec ++ 88.90 159
Junior and Assistant File C New York—
temporary—$900 apa iaeseiuls +e. 89.10 138
Junior and Assistant File Clerk—Albany—tem-
BOrADye FOOD Gi cry Wnannnteantetercur: 84.20 1946
JUNIOR STENOGRAPHER
Albany—permanent—$900 .......065 85.00 1351
Albany—temporary—$900 ...sseseeeere ‘77,80 2347
New York—permanent—$900 ....++ 88.90 476
New York—temporary—$900 Soran nin MODITO 1170
ASSISTANT STENOGRAPHER
Albany—permanent—$1,200 arnt +, 88.10 290
Albany—temporary—$960 , 78.50 1987
Albany—temporar. 00 81.799 1646
New York—temporary—$960 , 76.90 2028
New York—temporary—$1,060 83.90 1200
New York—temporary—$1,200 . + 80.40 1857
JUNIOR TYPIST
Albany—permanent—$900 86.40 1458
Albany—temporary—$900 84.48 2119
Now York—permanent—$900 ,, 89,84 426
New York—temporary—$900 .4. icaston BODO 1423
ASSISTANT TYPIST
Albany—temporary—$1,200 83,299 922
New York—temporary—$960 81.06 1240
New York—temporary—$900 .,, ++ 83.40 897
NYC Provides 5 of
Every 6 in DPUI Tests
Five of every six candidates for two open competitive
DPUI tests given Saturday by the State Civil Service Com-
mission came from the metropolitan New York City area,
Filing for the Payroll Examiner test’ was 1,477 State-wide,
1,243 from the metropolitan area; on the Employment Coun-
sellor test, 684 State-wide, 529 from the metropolitan area.
97 employees filed for the pro-——————
motion test for Employment Coun-
, 76 from the metropolitan |
area, The promotion to Senior |
Payroll Examiner found 136 filing
from the State, of which 111 came |
from the city area,
Examiners
Must Wait
The 500 candidates who took
lthe : :
The present Payroll Examiner | ‘@ Examiner of State Expendi
list 1s exhausted for up-State, but |!ure (Junior, Assistant, and
still contains names in the city, | Senior grades) tests on December
The new list will be used up-State 9, 1939, will have to wait several
only, until the present list is com- | weeks before learning the resiil!
Bletely exhausted: Latest status on the three lists
Junior—rating has been coi
pleted, and the list will be
tablished by August 1.
Anything you want to know about
Civil Service? Come In and inquire
of the Civil Service der
Assistant—experience is 10!
FREE Information Buroau yet rated,
lust off Senior—interviews on expr
jence are now being conducte
Tuesday, July 23, 1949
Latest Information on
State Referee Exam
By MORTON YARMON
As exclusively and accurately revealed in The Leader of July 9, the test for Unempioy,
ment Insurance Referee is tentatively set for a Saturday in October or No
the State Commission schedule a series of exams for October 26, the next open S:
will be November 16, as Election Day and Armistice Da:
ber 2 and 9.
The Saturday schedule for State
exams and holidays now reads
something like this: September 28
—welfare exams; October 5—wel-
fare exams, Prison Guard test;
October 12—Columbus Day; Oc-
tober 19—State-wide registration;
October 26—Unemployment In-
surance Referee test, or State se~
ries; November 2—Election Day
week-end; November 9—Armistice
Day week-end; November 16—Un-
employment Insurance Referee
test, or State series.
November week-ends are during
the “first” and “second” Thanks-
giving holidays.
Application blanks for the Ref-
eree test will probably be available
at least two months prior to the
exam date, to meet the expected
large registration, The test has
just been opened to all lawyers in
The last two |
w
practice five years, following the
ruling of the Court of Appeals in
the Cowen v. Reavy case. They
will not have to meet further re-
quirements,
1,023 candidates took the first
test for the job, given March 25,
afterwards stopped the Commis-
sion from marking the papers. The
papers are locked up, ready to be
destroyed, No fees were charged
for candidates for the first exam,
Since that time, however, the State
has set up a fee system, and can-
didates for the new exam will
probably pay $2. Applications filed
ably be returned,
The examination will be run by
| the special DPUI unit of the State
Civil Service Commission,
|” Weights for the coming test are
to be 50 for the written, 50 for
Court Rules It’s OK for
Small Town Employees to
Come Under
Civil Service
While printers rushed through the presses its final statis-
tical report on local public employment in New York State,
members of the Fite Commission pondered a recent Appellate
Division ruling which may have considerable effect upon its
psa ised laa ah
work,
Under the court’s ruling, cleri-
cal, maintenance, and cafeteria
employees of Union Free School
District No, 1, Town of Eastches-
ter, Westchester County, have a
constitutional right to come in
under the State's Civil Service
system, These jobs have long been
the scene of political maneuver-
ings; under the ruling, employees
may be fired only after cause has
been proven,
The Appellate Division’s ruling |
showed that the court appreciates
that the Fite Commission is study-
ing the extension of Civil Service
to all local employees throughout |
the State, including such school
districts. The decision reads:
Eligibles Await
ABC List
Three provisional Investigators
for the Alcoholic Beverage Con-
trol Board—two in New York, one
in Albany—will be replaced by
eligibles on the new list, expected
within the next few weeks, The
jobs pay $2,400-$3,000, with $120
annual increments, 64 Investiga-
tors are on the staff of the state-
wide Ruthority, which has offices
in New York, Albany, and Buffalo,
In addition, action will soon be
forthcoming for the list in the
various county offices, which em-
ploy another 66 Investigators
throughout the State, In New York
City, however, where a staff of
25 Investigators are at work,
nothing is on the horizon,
State-wide Investigators exam-
ine applications for wholesalers
and distributors, while retail ap-
plications Are considered by the
county employees,
The State board has authority
to remove county officials, but not
to hire them,
1,058 Welfare Tests
Await Job Study
Minor changes in the classifica~
tion of 1.059 jobs in 44 county
velfare offices are all that stand
in the way, before announcement
mace of exams for these posts,
ls uta set for Saturdays
mornings, September 28 and Oc-
ober 5, ond applications will
nobobly be available late in Aug-
ust
\ lontalive schedule of 19 clas-
«ytons bas been set up by the
rh,
| Says the Court
",. . we are dealing here with
|@ mandate of the people as set
forth in the fundamental and
| basic law . . . The Legislature may
|mot disregard, evade, or weaken
the force of that mandate . . . Pe-
titioners are being deprived of a
clear constitutional right .. ."
The decision may still be
taken to the Court of Appeals,
One major effect of the decision
is that the Fite Commission may
have to speed up its report on ways
and means to extend the merit
system to some 200,000 employees
in 44 counties not now under Civil
Service. The Legislature may in-
State Commission, Last week,
Commission officials asked coun-
ty officers to determine which of
these 19 titles cover the positions
in their department. Included
are clerical, bookkeeping, and
stenographic jobs, in addition to
the regular social-work posts,
Incumbents in these jobs are
to be admitted to the exams with-
out meeting the requirements,
They have been serving as pro-
visionals since April 1,
The tests will be held over two
days so that some candidates may
qualify for two titles,
Salaries of
Attendants
The salary of Hospital Atten-
dants in the State's institutions
starts at $54 a month and goes
up to $66, at the rate of $4 every
six months. Those appointed from
the new list after January 1, 1941,
enter at the $54 minimum. In one
year and a half, they receive the
$66 maximum of the grade,
The first of the month near-
est the date of employment is the
date from which the six months
is reckoned, That 1s, those who
enter on January 14 will figure
from January 1; those appoint-
ed on January 17 will reckon from
February 1,
In addition to this increase,
Hospital Attendants enjoy salary
raises after long service. This is
true of many other titles in Men~
tal Hygiene institutions, Month-
ly Increases of $4 ave granted -
the end of 3, 5, 10 a 0
rane making @ total of $40 a
month at the end of 80 years, A
y week-ends intervene on
1939. An injunction immediately |’
for the previous exam will prob- |
vember, Shoiilq
aturday
Novem.
training and experience, 31 pig.
visionals are now serving ay Ret,
erees; they will be displace; by
eligibles on the new list, The posi,
tion pays $3,500-$4,375, According
to the Temporary Salary Stang,
ardization Board. sah
In addition to lawyers, the exam
will be open to high school grag,
ates with six years experience, op
college graduates with four y¢ ary
experience, in either 1) the place.
ment or personnel office of a hij,
ness or Jabor organization or ay
employment agency; or 2) a posi,
tion involving management or qj,
rection of a large staff of person.
nel; or 3) the Workmen's Com.
pensation Bureau; or 4) a pubjig
or private agency dealing with
compliance with labor Jaws q
labor agreements; or 5) a posi.
tion involving the settlement of
insurance claims.
sist on learning the Comm «son/g
recommendations early in 1941,
and fashion appropriate levisia.
tion soon afterwards, Meanwhile,
| the State Civil Service Commis.
{sion will probably start a cam.
paign for additional funds.
The Report
Prepared by W, Earl Well, di.
rector of the Rochester Bureau of
| Municipal Research, the C igs
sion's statistical report went to 4
| printer this week, Copies will be
distributed to Commission jem.
bers, to key officials in towns and
villages throughout the State and
to the public at large,
| Next step on the Commission's
| agenda is a number of public !ieare
ings in various representative parts
of the State. Interested groups and
ected will be urged to ox
| plain their views on extending the
merit system to the Com ssion
| members, The Commission will
weigh these suggestions when it
| formulates its own recommenda
| tions in the fall
| Professor Emerson D, Fite,
chairman of the Assembly Civil
Service Committee, is chairman of
the Commission
Hospital Attendant who has not
received a promotion can stil! bé
making $86 a month, plus malii*
tenance, 20 years after appoints
ment.
Status of Title
Examiner Test
With part one of the Tilie Bx
aminer, Grade 2 test already com>
pleted by the Municipal Ciyi! Se
vice Commission, the State Com+
mission prepares to carry on \l8
part of marking part two. Tis
exam, given December 9, 1939, Was
the first to be jointly held by the
two commissions,
Candidates for the city jobs st
rated on part one only, and tie
list is expected soon, Those come
peting for the State Jobs must pas
part one, and will be rated 0D
the record they make on the !W?
parts, ier,
State Trooper Jobs
State Trooper jobs at a sith
ing salary of $900 will go to (host
who pass the new examinalldl
tentatively scheduled to be bel
by next spring. 100 recent a
pointments have gone dow!
number 207 on the 295-name Listy
and another 100 appointmen'!s
expected in the Fall.
‘The elaborate promotion res
tions of the Division of SI!
Police
motion to Sergeant, and after §
other two years to Lieutenant
)
E
amination for both males and
Hemales Was given last year
and Clvil Service officials at
ithe time predicted the eligible
jist would last for about three
ars, About 12,000 persons
passed. the tests and experi-
nce Showed that from three
to four thousand would be
allied from the list annually.
Didn't Foresee It
But Civil Service officials, like
am in the offing. The steno-
apher-typist register for femules
down to around 6,000 names now
alter only a few months, and at
the rate mew employes are being
‘A stenographer-typist ex-
By CHARLES SULLIVAN
tenographer -- Typist
xam Coming Soon
A new stenographer and typist examination will be announced within
ihe next three months, The Leader has learned exclusively.
The demand for additional stenographers and typists, both male and
male, during the past few weeks has hardly any parallel. During the month
;{ June, in Washington alone, for example, the War Department hired 400
jew stenographers and typists and 225 were added at the Navy Department.
&
added and the length of time it
takes for the Commission to give
a test and grade the papers it
won't be a bit too soon to an-
nounce another test within three
months,
In the preceding exam for sten-
ographer and typist, the salaries
were listed at $1,620 for Senior
Stenographers and $1,440 for Jun-
for Stenographers; $1,440 for Sen-
Typists.
Applicants were tested in the
subjects listed below:
1, Copying from plain
(typewriting)
2. Copying from rough
(typewriting)
3. General test
4, Stenography (required only of
copy
draft
for Typists and $1,260 for Junior}
stenographic competitiors),
For senior stenographers, the
dictation was at the rate of 120
words a minute; for junior sten-
ographers, 96 words a minute.
Any system of using notes, includ-
ing the use of shorthand-writing
machines, was acceptable,
Requirements
Applicants in the former test
had to meet the following quali-
fications. Age: 18 to 53; health
sound. There were no educational
requirements.
The Leader will keep interested
persons fully informed of the pro-
gress on these exams, Stenog-
raphers and typists are invited to
make use of The Leader's free in-
formation service.
The U. 8, Civil Service Commis-
ion is being applauded on all
jes for slashing red tape to a
ninimum and cutting corners
The truth is that the Com-
wsion is on the old hot spot and
it it {ails to produce now when
fhe pressure is on, an irate Con-
ve been made by the Commis-
on
1. Navy yards used to select the
lshest eligible on the list, Now
*y can select one of the three
est: eligibles,
The maximum age limit of
Hin many trades has been ex-
ded to 62, the retirement Age.
other words, the demand for
‘led labor is so great that age
ler learns exclusively.
Because of the great demand
Machine operators, the exams
be run off as soon as pos-
Nt after the closing filing date,
th is Augnst 7.
Persons who were unable to ac-
* three Weeks ‘intensive train-
defore the closing date will
{ltd to know that the Federal
| Service Commission is con-
another Card Punch
pos-
nat are being given to fill
Noles in the Census bureau
aie Federal departments,
oueued unabated last week as
ons of persons enrolled in
ty to secure the required
Weeks intensive training,
here
in ‘© are ng, other experience re-
Tements,
Top Age Raised to 62 for
killed Men; Jobs Available
Paon Fivg
and in New York have dug up
follows:
“You are requested to report for
an oral examination and physical
examination, in connection with
the position of Immigration Pa-
trol Inspector, July—1940, The oral
and physical examination is an
integral part of your examination
for the position outlined above.
“The physical examination for
this position is a very rigid one
and your failure to pass the phys-
fecal examination will eliminate
you from any consideration in the
oral examination. Eyesight must
be not less than 20/30 in one eye
and 20/40 in the other, regardless
of whether or not corrected by
glasses. Clinical and laboratory
tests will be taken of all appli-
cants.
“Vacancies in the position of
Immigration Patrol Inspector exist
along the Canadian and Mexican
borders. This physical and oral
examination will not be used to
fill vacancies occurring in the Im-
migration and Naturalization Ser-
vice in New York City or other
metropolitan centers,
“If interested in this position,
and qualified from a physical
standpoint, the expense of report-
ing for the physical and oral ex-
amination must be borne by the
applicant,
“If you are to report for tha
physical and oral examination at
the time and place specified, please
| outtine vour education and ex-
|
Border Patrol Job
Not an Easy One
The Leader is able to present information which will help
enlighten many who have taken the U. S, General Investiga-
tor quiz and have since wondered what has happened to the
exam. In preceding weeks, Leader reporters in Washington
@ quantity of information, and
in last week's issue a series of typical questions were answered
by this paper’s Washington correspondent, In its effort to give
more detailed information to its readers, The Leader reports
the contents of the letter sent out to candidates by the U.S.
Civil Service Commission, Second Disrict, That letter reads as
eee
perience in accordance with the
sample given on the attached
sheet,
“This is not an offer of appoint~
ment, PREPARE TO REMAIN
ALL DAY.”
Signed to the letter is the name
of John A, Galvin, Field Civil
Service Examiner, The Leader
learns that Mr. Galvin is very
gracious to the men who go up to
find out about the job,
Tough Conditions
However, the Commission is
finding that not many men are
willing to take the job of Border
| Patrolmen, Reason: tough condi-
tions to meet, Thus, when six men
Appeared one day last week at the
Veterans Hospital, Kingsbridge
Road, Bronx, in response to a let-
ter such as that reprinted above,
five left without taking either the
oral or physical exam. A Mr.
Hudson, representing the Border
Patrolmen, who comes from Utica,
N. Y., told the men “straight from
the shoulder,” that the job im-
poses stringent conditions. He told
the men that the probabilities of
obtaining increments is remote,
even though the men would be en-
titled to increments. Congress, Mr,
Hudson stated, just hasn't
loosened the purse-strings, and
doesn’t show any intention of do-
ing so. Most of the jobs—about
500—will be along the Mexican
(Continued on Page 15)
limits were lengthened in the fol-
lowing trades: machinist, tool-
maker, loftsman, shipfitter, ship-
wright, coppersmith, boilermaker,
boitmaker, steel molder, black-
smiths, caulker and chipper, pre-
cision lens, prism and test plate
maker, anglesmiths, metalsmiths,
pneumatic driller, and pipe cov-
erer and insulator,
3, Transfers from defense agen-
cies have been clamped down on,
unless the defense agency sub-
mits to the transfer. Transfers
from one defense agency to an-
other won’t even be permitted un-
less the defense Agency in which
the employee is working agrees to
the switch. The ruling was made
in an effort to keep employees in
the places where they are the
most valuable to the Government,
Replacement List
4. A replacement list, composed
of persons involuntarily sep&rated
from the Government service since
January 1, has been set up by the
Commission, People on the list,
whether or not they have Civil
Service standing, will be given
a chance to get jobs in the follow-
ing national defense fgencies:
War, Navy and State departments,
Civil Aeronautics Authority, cer-
tain jobs in Coast & Geodetic
Survey and Bureau of Marine In-
spection & Navigation, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Immigra-
tion & Naturalization Service,
Procurement Division, Coast
Guard, Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics, Division of Labor Standards,
Apprenticeship Division, certain
jobs in the Bureau of Mines and:
Geological Survey, Executive Of-
Commission to Council of Na-
tional Defense, National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics, Mari-
time Commission, Panama Canal,
Civil Service Commission, Office
of Education, Buregu of Employ-
ment Security, and certain jobs in
Federal Communications Commis-
sion.
fice of the President, Advisory |
5. The waiving of time limits
in the case of reinstatements to
positions in national defense
Agencies. This ruling is exceeding-
ly important and it will mean that
hundreds of former employees will
be able to get jobs in national de-
fense agencies. The old rule lim- |
ited reinstatement to one year for
persons who “had worked only a
year; a two-year period for per-
| sons who had worked two years;
three years for three years ser-
vice, and four years for four
| years service, but the reinstate-
|ment period was indefinite for |
persons who served five or more
years.
6, Authority has been granted
the War Department to promote
or transfer probational appointees |
after 30 days service within the
same line of work without prior
approval of the commission, Here-
tofore, the department was not
permitted to promote employees
until Bfter they had successfully
completed a six-month probation-
ary period.
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Tuesday, July 23, 1940
Weasel Words?
HE two major parties have held their conventions
I and adopted platforms, Tucked away in each of
the long statements of forthcoming policy are Civil
Service planks. The Leaver herewith presents them:
Republicans
We shall re-establish in the federal Civil Service a
real merit system on a truly competitive basis and extend
it to all non-policy-forming positions.
Democratic
We pledge the immediate extension of a genuine sys-
tem of merit to all positions in the executive branch of
the federal government except actual bona fide policy~
making positions. The competitive method of selecting
employees shall be improved until experience and qual-
ification shall be the sole test in determining fitness for
employment in the federal service, Promotion and ten=
ure in federal service shall likewise depend upon fitness,
experience and qualification, Arbitrary and unreason~
able rules as to academic training shall be abolished,
all to the end that a genuine system of efficiency and
merit shall prevail throughout the entire federal service.
What Do These Platforms Mean?
An analysis of these two platforms leaves something to
be desired. In the first place, when the Republicans say
that “we shall re-establish,” what do they mean? There
is already a federal Civil Service system covering more
than two-thirds of the employees of the executive branch
of the federal government. The Republicans, instead of
“re-establishing” anything, should campaign for the ex-
tension of a classified civil service to the 300,000 em-
ployees now in exempt positons,
On the other hand, the democratic pledge for “the
immediate extension of a genuine system of merit to
all positions in the executive branch of the federal gov-
ernment” rings a little hollow. For months, the Rams
peck bill to do exactly that—to extend competitive Civil
Service to some 300,000 exempt positions—has been
knocked around from pillar to post in a Democratically-
controlled Congress,
If both parties are so anxious to extend the merit sys-
tem, they should do so immediately, even before the elec-
tion, by passing the Ramspeck bill. It has been a leg-
islative step-child long enough.
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER
Merit
Men —
Harry B.
Mitchell
N ADMINISTRATIVE ex-
pert, after having examined
the operations of the U. 8.
Civil Service Commission some
time ago, was heard to remark:
“You know,” he began, “Chair-
man Mitchell is just Scotch
enough to see that Uncle Sam and
the people get every penny's worth
that’s coming to them, There is
little wasted effort at the Com-
mission and a pretty thorough
Job is being done with what money
is available.”
The expert probably didn’t
know it, but Chairman Harry B,
Mitchell was born in Scotland,
near Montrose on the East Coast,
He came to America when he was
nine years old with his parents.
‘The Mitchells settled in Minne-
sota and young Harry, after he
finished high school, learned to
set type. Later on he became
foreman of the composing room
on @ Fergus Falls daily paper.
Mr, Mitchell moved to Montana
where his newspaper interests
varied. He operated a couple of
mining weeklies, became part
owner of the Great Falls Leader
and was managing editor of the
Great Falls Tribune. The num-
ber one Federal Civil Service of-
ficial is a three-time mayor of
Great Falls, His hobby is fishing
and reading poetry, Carlyle is
perhaps his favorite, but he loves
Kipling.
Appointed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt appointed
Harry B, Mitchell to the Civil
Service Commission soon after he
took office in 1933 and the years
since have been history-making
for the Commission. There isn’t
any doubt about it, the country at
large today is more Civil Service
conscious than it has been at any
other time in its history,
Significant, also, is the indis-
putable fact that the Commission
today is recognized as the central
recruiting body of the U.S, Gov-
ernment. Of course, you might
say: “Why, that was the purpose
behind the creation of the Civil
Service Commission.” That's true,
but the cold facts are that the
Commission has been treated as
‘a step-child most of the times,
Ramspeck Bill
All friends of Civil Service are
hoping the Ramspeck bill will pass
Congress which will give the
President authority to cover into
merit the thousands of patronage
Jobs in the Federal government,
‘The Commission now has a record
number of employees under Civil
Service and if the Ramspeck bill
passes it will have about all it is
possible to have under a real
merit system, for the first time in
the history of this country. And
much of the progress made by the
Commission within the past few
years is due to Chairman Mitchell,
The public and Government offi-
cials now have confidence and
faith in the Commission to pro-
duce the best type of public ser-
vant.
Civil Service is a very broad
subject and like everyone con-
nected with it, Chairman Mitchell
has certain definite interests. For
example, the chairman worked
like a trojan for approval of the
Ramspeck-O’Mahoney Act of 1938
which brought postmasters under
Civil Service. The chairman is an
expert on retirement matters and
at the moment he is working on a
plan to bring all Federal employees
under the Civil Service retirement
system, He also is responsible for
the conciliation committee set up
within the Commission to settle
employee grievances.
Mr. Mitchell is quiet, unassum-
ing, and friendly, but he can be
depended upon to deliver the
goods,
IGH Stave officials are pj,
H worried about paying gq
employees the difference
tween their regular salaries 4,
the money they will receive {y¢,
the U. 8, Government should th¢
go to camp for military train;
not scheduled to meet until Jany,
ary, 1941, officials wonder whe
authorization as well as funds
to come from.
who will take the place of the em
Ployees while they're at camp?
see
COPY-CATS
Civil Service testing maching
will be used to mark true ang
false questions on coming bar
exams ,.. Milton (Arco) Glaq.
stone, publishing mogul, makes
it a twosome in December ,,,
Employees out at Creedmoor
State Hospital are giviny ihe
razz to a male nurse who pub-
licly wishes bodily harm upon
FDR .... Jubilant Social Inve.
tigator eligibles plan a victory
dinner, to celebrate their court
trouncing of provisionals in the
Welfare Department's veterans
bureau... Watch for a flood
of Civil Service bills in the City
Council next year, Remember—
an election comes that Novem-
ber ....
NATIONAL NEWS
Senator Jim Mead, who may
your next Postmaster General
first became interested in stam
because of his youngster’s hobby
«.« Local SCMWA members con!
tributed $500 to the defense fun
of 12 brother unionists faci
trial in a California courtho
«++ Candidates who take Civil Ser
vice tests with the hope of set
ting “bomb-proof” job better 1
tell patriotic-minded of ficial
about it... Joe Strack, ace pul
lie relations man for the Welfai
Department, was in line for a be
ter State job that didn’t (0!
through. Tough on the Sta
lucky for the city...
Attendant Messengers Report
Sirs: Ib would be extremely
majority of the men on the list
Commission to certify these reg-
dressed envelope. Address Post
helpful if you would publish a
report on the activities of the
Attendant-Messenger Eligibles
Association, As you know, our
list — Attendant-Messenger,
Grade 1—was certified some
time ago for the position of
Porter (Railroad), The last
number certified was 975, Since
all the men in the first batch of
certifications declined appoint-
ment, the list was thrown out
by the Board of Transportation.
‘However, the Civil Service Com-
mission recently re-certified the
list for the position to give it
another chance,
Last week I wrote to Paul J.
Kern, president of the Commis-
sion, asking him whether he
would give men below the last
number certified a chance for
these positions, In reply, he sug-
gested that if the two or three
thousand men who were in line
for certification to the subways
would canyass the list them-
gevee, the results would prove
ery helpful to the Commission,
‘We are now taking steps to
anvass the list thoroughly in
Fer fo proye conclusively to
@ Commission that the vast
eagerly desire the Porter jobs,
We will appreciate it if your
paper will call to the attention
of all eligibles the importance
of writing to the Commission
expressing their willingness to
accept Porter positions,
BERNARD M, SIEGEL.
Acting Secretary
Orchard Beach Unit
Attendant-Messengers Eligible
Assn,
Postal Eligibles
Want Defense Jobs
Sirs; Through the columns
of your newspapers you can help
the eligibles on federal registers
obtain positions in te National
Defense Program,
Arthur S. Flemming, U,
vil Service Commissioner, i
recent radio address promise:!
that all positions created by th
National Defense Program wou «
go to qualified eligibles on fe
eral registers. Tt is up to the
officials of the various gover
ment agencies, such as ti
Army, Navy and similar depay'
ments, to ask the Civil Servic«
.
ie
isters to their departments, Only
in this way can the govern-
ment ayoid the employing of
unqualified people of question-
able character.
The Post Office Eligibles As-
sociation of Greater New York
in its campaign for these ap-
propriate positions is making
public the fact that there are at
present thousands of eligibles
on the New York Post Office
Clerk registers with ratings as
high as 96 percent who are un-
employed. They are qualified by
federal examinations, and will-
ing to accept these positions,
Being registered with the U.
§, Civil Service Commission ind
the Post Office in New York
and Washington, we Post Of-
fice eligibles could very easily be
tnrough « thorough investi-
as \o our ability, char-
nd loyalty to American
democracy,
\LFRED AVALLONE.
Y Hligibles Association
S hall be glad to give
| eligible the latest
«ny on the list, if they will
iclosy @ stamped, self-ad-
Office Bligibles Association, 265
Henry St., New York City,
Doctors Praise Leader
Sirs: May I thank you for
your editorial on behalf of the
doctors and dentists who are
fighting to retain their status
in the Civil Service, Citizens
who have had an opportunity to
examine the situation of these
worthy men and women have
found in you an eloquent
spokesman. Please keep up the
good work so that the City
Council may find that its desire
to right a wrong done a hard-
working group of civil servants
has received support, The ma-
yor has not only deprived these
men and women of their Civil
Service standing but, by the re-
duction of the number of work~
ing days, has hampered rather
than enhanced health service.
Editorials like yours go far
towards safeguarding not only
the interests of Civil Service em~
ployees, but also towards safe
guarding public health,
Marx Lagper?, M.D.
The Leader will continue 1
help the doctors and dentists 'n
their fight until they have Won
it.—Eprror.
Telephone Operators
Eligibles Association
Sirs: I have read, {roi ti"
to time, of eligible association
in Tue Leaver, and 1 woul
like to receive informatio
about the process of fori
one of these associations. | 4"
number 288 on the newly-esti!
lished Telephone Oper!
association,
JOHN MOSTECAK
Other eligibles on the 1
phone Operators list wii an
interested in forming ai 4s
ciation should write to B0% *
Civil Service Leader, 97 Di"
St, As soon as a su//ici
number of such replies 0’?
ceived, Tue Leaper will arreto
for an organizational ne a
0}
shall Job Xchange
ow LEADER POLICY I8 MADE: AN INSIDE VIEW
a
office Memorandumt
Howard Wilson to Jerry Fin=
kelstein
qn accordance with the dis-
qussion at our last ataff meet-
ing. I submit the attached re-
port on Job Xchange, There
js only one legitimate reason
for having a Job Xchange col-
umn of any kind, That reason
js (o enable people to exchange
jovs. We've had, my report
shows, hundreds of inquiries,
My examination of our Job
Xchange plan over a period of
months shows that a better
method could be developed to
accomplish this end, and there-
fore I recommend that our Job
change column be dropped.
Office Memorandum:
jerry Finkelstein to Howard
Wilson
I've read your report careful-
ly. T agree that, if a better me-
thod is available to help Civil
Service people, we must advo-
cate that method. The proposal
tentatively suggested in our re-
cent editorial on the subject,
that @ central agency be set up
to work officially with all the
city departments, is the right
answer, if seems to me, Such
a system would increase a hun-
dredfold the chances of job ex-
change, Take up with Brisbane
and Lehman the idea of making
a careful survey of the central
agency plan.
Be Abolished?
Office Memorandum:
Howard Wilson to Seward
Brisbane and Marwell Leh-
man
I’m attaching a copy of Jer-
ry’s memorandum to me, togeth-
er with my report on Job
Xchange. What do you boys
think?
Office Memorandum:
Brisbane and Lehman to Fin-
kelstein
We have considered all the
arguments, pro and con, with
reference to the question: Shall
Job Xchange be continued or
abandoned? We think the idea
of a central agency, which The
Leader has already recommend-
ed to the Municipal Civil Ser-
vice Commission, is a superior
method of performing a neces-
sary service for civil employees.
We therefore propose (1) to
push the matter with the Com-
mission, and to offer the aid of
our newspaper in accomplish-
ing this purpose; (2) to run a
series of two editorials. The
first would show the need of
transfers, The second would
show the method by which these
transfers could be smoothly ef-
fected. We shall go a step fur-
ther, and recommend that the |
State Commission inaugurate a
similar service,
Finkelstein to editors
Sounds O.K. to me.
ahead,
Let's go
POLICE CALLS
By BURNETT MURPHEY
Police Chiefs Convene
The Police Chiefs of New York
will hold a three-day convention,
beginning Tuesday, July 23, at the
Hotel Astor, One of the features
of the convention will be today's
luncheon tendered to the Chiefs by
the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Asso-
ciation.
Deputy Inspector
Spain Honored
On Monday night, July 16, some
450 friends of Deputy Inspector
John J, Spain tendered him a
Pace Stvewt
Mental Hygiene Notes
By JOHN F. MONTGOMERY
Raze a Hospital
And Raise a Howl
Proposed demolition of Manhattan State Hospital, on
Ward's Island, New York City, is already subject of a furore,
The Legislature of 1933 directed abolition of the hospital in
1943; a new park will take its place, Although it’s still two
years off, local 81 of the SCMWA at the hospital has set up
Charging that staff members®
a steering committee pledged to keep the hospital where tt
fen Ne tee a NOE TB
is,
testimonial dinner at the Hotel
Diplomat. That was in recogni-
tion of his recent promotion to
Deputy Inspector in charge of
Subway Police, A large number
of “Ground Hogs” were present at
the dinner and a number of prom-
inent police officials, including In-
spector Matthew McGrath, In-
Spector James Phelan, Chief Clerk
Vincent Finn and Captain Meade.
Inspector Spain was presented
with an onyx desk set at the con-
clusion of the dinner,
Shirts Remain
There is no truth in the rumor
that a change is being contemplat-
ed in the uniform shirt of Patrol-
men.
gested.
However, the Uniform
and employees are already being
let out, opponents of the demoli-
tion set forth three chief argu-
ments: transfer of the 4,000 pa-
tients will inflict financial hard-
ship on visiting relatives; jobs of
the 1,000 employees are endang-
being proposed by the committee
and which will be submitted to the
Commission at an early date,
| PBA Fetes Chiefs
The Patrolman's Benevolent As-
sociation will play host today
| (Tuesday, July 23) at a goodwill
|luncheon to more than 500 Police
No change has been sug- Chiefs at the Hotel Astor, Broad-| nesday at 12:30 p.m. on
|way and 42nd St. The occasion
ered; East Harlem merchants
stand to lose, as many of them
depend for & livelihood on the
employees who live in their midst,
Plans of the Mental Hygiene
Department meanwhile call for
two new institutions in the met-
ropolitan area; Willow Brook,
Staten Island; Deer Park, Long
Island.
After 40 Years
Master Mechanic Daniel P. Ry-
an retires July 31 after more than
40 years service at Hudson River
State Hospital, His colleagues will
tender him a farewell party Wed-
the
| Amusement Hall. Don't be too
Committee of the PBA is working| will mark the anniversary of the| surprised if Dan leaves the hall
Patrolmen. The present buckskin
glove is said to cost more and
|Chiefs; it will continue until
Thursday, July 25.
out a change in the gloves for) 40th annual convention of Police) with a handsome gift from his
| fellow-workers , , . Suggestions for
| forthcoming legislation came out
soil easier than the one which is| Among those who will attend the| at the regylar monthly meeting of
WELFARE DEPARTMENT NEWS
istraiive staff should be give op-
portunity to know in advance, and
to discuss, important policies, such
COMMISSIONER HODSON
Gets Proposals
8 those having to do with the
methods of handling clients; (6)
the possibility of enlarging the
Staff and reducing the caseload
Should be considered; (7) unfilled
Jobs are bad economy; (8) since
Various districts have differing
Problems, these should be consid-
fred in determining personnel
Quotas; (9) there should be a
Yloser tie-up between field work
4nd studies of relief trends; (10)
the case supervisors job should be-
Come much broader than it now
's; (11) salaries of supervisors
Should be’ re-adjusted, and incre-
Ments provided wherever possible,
Corsi on Reliefers
Ed Corsi, to Brooklyn's mer-
Chants: “If anyone in this audi-
torium feels that somehow or
Sther the unemployed men, wom-
‘0 and children on relief are dif-
feent from the other men, wom-
2 and children—I would like to
Straighten him out now, The un-
‘mployed on relief are a cross-sec-
tion of the general population—
Supervisors Ask Leaves,
Training, Increments
Commissioner Hodson has received eleven proposals from
his supervisors in Chapter 1 of the SCMWA. The proposals
suggest; (1) a training program should be instituted for the
staff; (2) leaves of absence, with or without pay, should be
available to staff members for educational purposes; (3) a
seminar program should be undertaken in order to “redefine”
administrative skills; (4) the staff should have its say in
matters of policy; (5) the admin-¢———__
all races, creeds, and colors; pro- |
fessionals, skilled and unskilled
workers, They are entitled to the
same decent and courteous treat-
ment as persons who are lucky
enough to have cash in their pock- |
ets and a job to depend upon for
a livelihood.”
Note on H.R.J.
Hugh R. Jackson, Director of
Public Assistance, is one of the
bright young stars of the social)
welfare firmament. He carries this |
distinction with ease, as he does
the ponderous degrees of M.A. in
Political Science (Univ. of Ken-|
tucky) and Master of Science in
Public Administration (Syracuse
Univ.).
In 1933, in connection with his
duties at Syracuse University,
Jackson, in co-operation with the
New York State Conference of
Mayors, published a report on
“Welfare Administration in New
York State Cities.”
In the summer of 1934 he was
appointed Executive Secretary of
the Planning Committee of the
TERA, and in the autumn of the
year became Executive Secretary
and Director of Research of the
Governor's Commission on Un-
employment Relief, He or-
ganized the special groups which
made detailed surveys of the ad-
ministration of home relief in
New York City, the public em-
ployment services of the State of
New York, work relief construc-
tion projects in the State of New
York, State And local welfare or-
ganization, town relief adminis-
tration, work relief, and the care
of transients,
In 1936, the State Charities Aid
Association offered Jackson a post
as one of the Assistant Secretar-
ies, to serve Hs executive aide to
Homer Folks. He accepted. Later,
he served as Consultant to the
Mayor's Board of Survey on
Transfer of Relief Administration
in New York City, which laid the
foundation for the absorption of
the old ERB into the new Depart-
ment of Welfare. Hugh Jackson
was promoted to the post of As-
sociate Secretary of the SCAA, In
1939 Welfare Commissioner Hod-
son asked him to head the new
Bureau of Public Assistance, and
the SCAA arranged Mr. Jackson's
leave of absence for this purpose.
Recently he was appointed a
member of the Report Committee
of the White House Conference on
Children in a Democracy.
All this seems to add up to a
Pompous picture of a professional
personage, perhaps a middle-aged
gentleman with a respectable-
looking paunch, Wrong! Hugh
Jackson looks like a movie star,
Leslie Howard particularly—tall,
blond, handsome, lithe.
Scarcely out of his twenties, his
intellect, keen judgment and easy
poise make him appear older than
his years. A sensitive humor and
flawless manners add to his pop-|
ularity. He acts like a man who}
has planned his future well, has
seen it unfold accordingly.
Challenge
Attraction Extraordinary!!! An-
nouncing the appearance in per-
son of the Sizzling Sisters of 60.
Yes, the gals of the Brooklyn D.O,
have organized a softball team
under the leadership of Ethel Os-
ofsky,
After a little practice and much
arguing, the Sizzling Sisters got
together, challenged the Garrul-
ous Gals of the Children’s Court—
and got their feathers burned, 5
to 4. The Garrulous Gals, it seems,
had met hot stuff before.
Alice Mokarzel startled the pop-
ulace by belting a four-bagger.
Esther Iger jumped on a would-be
home runner—and jumped in
time. Edith Lupion banged in the |
first run—and everybody thought |
that was lovely. The others who|
sizzled for awhile were Helen|
Gross, Regina Pappageorge, Mil-
dred Cohen, Gutte Shainhouse,
Rose Fechter, Florence McCor-
mack, Esther Herzig and gees |
Cohen,
Immediately they got up off|
the diamond, they issued a chal- |
lenge to all and sundry. They'll
try it again, Well, fellas, what do
you say? Don't keep the ladies
waiting,
No kidding — they're really |
sweeet collection of kids, and they
wouldn’s burn any guy,
jluncheon are: Joseph Burkard,
president of the PBA; delegates of
the Association; Mayor Fiorello La
Guardia; Commissioner Valentine;
J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the
FBI; Superintendent of the New
York State Police John Warner;
Superintendent of Bridgeport Po-
lice Charles Wheeler; President of
the New Jersey State Police Con-
ference Harry Gourly; Attorney-
General John J. Bennett, Jr., and
Representative Bruce Barton,
Deputy Chief Inspector John J.
O'Connell is Acting President of
the Association.
Police Conference Dates
The following schedule has been
adopted for the forthcoming Po-
lice Conference August 13 to 16:
August 13—Registration of del-
egates from various police groups
| from 1 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
August 14—10 a.m, Business ses-
sion (morning).
2 p.m. Business session (after-
| noon).
| August 15—10 a.m.
session (morning only),
6 p.m. World's Fair.
August 16—10 a.m. Business ses-
sion (morning only).
Business
Appointed for
Police Conference
the association last Wednesday,
Good Deed
| When two Army planes recently
crashed over Queens Village, op-
posite Creedmoor State Hospital,
a number of employees did yoe-
man's work in helping the in-
jured, Singled out are Father
Ryan, who administered last rites
to the dying; Registered Nurse EB,
Lewis, who fractured her arm
during the excitement; Mike Co-
lucci, Dr. Naclerio, Registered
Nurse Lyon, Chet Dolega, Jack
Duffy, Teddy Chyznowski, Tom
Sullivan, Joe Carthy, Dr. Gregory,
E, Humphreys, . , . The women's
soft ball team practices Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday nights at
6:30 o'clock,
‘Coming and Going
Miss Gilmore, superintendent of
nurses at Hudson Valley State
Hospital, spent the week-end in
New York, interviewing prospec-
tive students, . . . Peter Cassidy,
formerly an employee, was a re-
cent welcome visitor. . Vaca~
tionists back at Wingdale: Mr. and.
Mrs, Henry Rohr, from Oneonta;
Albert Landry, from Boston; Mr,
and Mrs, Charles Orton, from
Utica; Martin Shea, from Pough-
Joseph Burkard, PBA president, | keepsie; Martha McConchie, from.
has appointed the following com-| Amsterdam; Mr. and Mrs. Walter
mittee members in connection with) Madden, from Pawling; Mrs. Vic-
the State Police Conference next} toria Sullivan, from Poughkeepsie.
month: Banquet Committee, John) ry
Uminger, Troop A, Mounted Di-|4¢ Wassaic
vision; Registration Committee,
‘Thomas F. Dugan, Traffic Precinct| _ New arrivais at Wassaic State
©; Badge and Souvenir Commit-| School: Mrs. Della Lane, Mrs. Jo-
tee, Joseph H. Miller, Chief In-|Sephine Griffen, Dominic Sepe,
spector's Office; Entertainment Miss Elizabeth Hughes, Mrs. Mar-
Committee, Patrick W. Harnedy,| ion Schwarteberg, Miss Jeanne
15th Precinct; Distinguished) Simms... Vacitioning: Chief Su-
Guests, Thomas A. O'Brien, Juy-|pervisor Evelyn Paddleford, Gladys
enile Aid Bureau; Finance Com-| Heckendorn, at Clemons . , . Just
mittee, Charles J. Monahan, Tele-| back: Grace Odell, Eugene Camp-
graph Bureau. field.
ASK DAD, HE KNOWS!
If your dad is on the police force or in the fire
department, ask him; if not, ask any “old-
timer,” They'll all tell you that Walter Cahn
Co. is the best place to go for
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ELIOT KAPLAN
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
INCREMENTS; RULE OF THREE
Employee—My impression is
that only those who have been
employed on or before July 1 of
the preceding year are entitled
to the annual salary increment
under the McCarthy Law on the
following July 1, The present
Jaw (as recently amended) ap-
plies to all salary Increments
payable after the date of its ap-
proval, so that annual incre-
ments falling due after May 21,
1940 are affected by the new
law.
2) The rules of the Civil Ser-
vice commissions, provide for
the selection of one out of three
names certified from the eligi-
ble list, The Civil Service law
of New York does not specify
the number that may be certi-
fied for appointment, Origin-
ally the law provided for the
appointment of the highest per-
son on the list, but the courts
held this provision unconstitu-
tional as depriving the appoint~-
ing officer of any choice or se-
Jection authorized under the
State Constitution, The recent
constitutional convention dis
‘approved the recommendation to
provide for the selection of the
top name on every eligible list.
TRANSFERS FROM
TEMPORARY JOBS
F.M.—It is possible to be
transferred from a temporary
position in the federal service
to a permanent position in an-
other department or agency, but
this can be done only in the
event your name js reachable on
the list for permanent appoint-
ment, or the temporary ap-
pointment has been permitted
as a permanent appointment
under the commission's rules.
‘The effect is really that a new
appointment from the register
is authorized supplementing the
earlier temporary appointment,
CIVIL SERVICE LAWS
J.G.—Copies of the federal,
State and city Civil Service laws
and rules may be obtained at
the Municipal Reference Libra-
ry in the Municipal Building, or
at the 42nd Street Branch of
the New York Public Library,
Copies of Civil Service laws and
rules of other States and cities
may be referred to at the office
of the National Civil Service
Reform League, 521 Fifth Ave-
nue, New York City, by any
person having a direct interest
in using them,
U. S. TRANSFERS
Employees in the federal ser-
vice are not granted any pre
ference in appointment from
eligible lists for positions other
than. the one already held, Un-
der the present rules a depart-
ment head, in special cases,
with the approval of the Com-
mission, may request the ap-
pointment of a person already
in the department from a com-
petitive register regardless of
the employee on. that list. This
is rarely authorized in practice,
RESIDENCE - N. Y.
AND WASHINGTON
F.M.—Employment by the fed-
eral government at Washington
does not itself deprive a person of
eligibility for appointment from
a Civil Service list in New York
City because of the Lyons resi-
dence law, However, if you ac-
tually establish a permanent
residence in Washington with
intent to give up your residence
in New York, you will lose your
eligibility for city employment.
Your change of residence to
Washington after you obtained
a federal position as a resident
of New York will not deprive
you of the right to certification
to the apportioned service at
Washington. (The book you re~
fer to—Your Federal Civil Ser-
vice—is published by Funk and
Wagnalls and written by James
O’Brien and Philip Marenberg),
TELEPHONE OPERATORS
JK.K.—The new male Tele-
This column is
offered to readers
who have legit-
imate complaints
to make about
their jobs, salar-
ies, working con-
ditions, ete, Only
initials are used
complaint
corner
with letters.
CANDIDATE AY TAKE
U. S. EXAM ANYWHERE
Sirs; Many of those who
have applied for the U, S. Civil
Service examination No. 46
(Assistant Museum Aide—As-
sistant Docent and Junior Mu-
seum Aide) are being held in
suspense as to the day on which
this examination will be held,
The information center of the
Civil ice Commission in
New York City is able to say
only that it is either a matter
of months, or that notification
will be sent to applicants two
weeks before the date of the
examination, But they cannot
tell the date even so approxim-
ately as the month during
which jt will be given.
This lack of information is
causing serious inconvenience
to those candidates who must
cancel or postpone indefinitely
their plans to leave New York
City during the summer wheth-
er for vacations or jobs in places
out of town,
To eliminate this needless an-
noyance, the Commission
should announce at once the
date fixed for assembling the
applicants,
HT,
The Commission advises The
Leaver that no date has been
set for this exam, but that two
weeks notification will be given
when it is decided upon. How-
ever, this fact should not cause
any inconvenience to any appli-
cant, According to James Ro-
sell, manager of the U, S, Civil
Service Commission's office in
New York, @ candidate may
leave town for a vacation or
temporary employment and can
send a forwarding address to
the Commission. He will be no-
tified of the date of the exam,
and since this particular test is
nationwide, he can take the ac-
tual written exam at the place
where he happens to be. Thus,
if he goes to Michigan and the
evam is given, he can take it at
Ann Arbor or Detroit, or one or
two other places,
—Epitor
SANITATION CANDIDATE
PROTESTS
Sirs: This is not a complaint
letter, but a little common sense
for the Sanitation Man taking
the physical exam, Probably
many young fellows will be in
the same situation as I am in,
First let's go back to the time
when the examination was call-
ed, We passed the mental and
trained three hard months for
physical perfection, We rate a
high mark in the physical only
to be lowered to a passing grade
by the coordination test. This
is a simple explanation, I re-
ceived 92% for the physical, 77
for the coordination. My total
mark was 881%. Do you see. why
men will protest? The coordi-
nation test should be qualify
ing, not to be added to the phy-
sical average. Since when are
mental reflexes considered a
physical feat? I pity those fel-
lows who averaged 100 on phye
sical prowess; then rate 60 or
70 on coordination. This should
be taken in consideration by
the Civil Service Commission,
|. 8.
oo 8 he
St., New York City,
answer, you will receive a repl:
your name and
- This department of Information 18 conducted as a free
LEADER service for Civil Service employees, for eligibles, for
all who desire to enter the Service. Address your questions
to Question, Please? The Civil Service Leader, 97 Duane
If space does not allow printing your
dre:
by mail.
Questions for this column receive
thorough analysis by a well-known Civil Service authority.
oO 1VIE SERVICE LEADER _ uate Fey #10
Question, Please?
by H.
Therefore, state
phone Operator fist will be used
for citywide appointments, as
well as for appointments to the
Police Dept. There are about
250 appointments available, The
female list expired automatic-
ally July 15 and can no longer
be used,
CO-ORDINATION TEST
§8.0.—You will be given five
separate orders to carry out on
the Co-ordination test for San-
itation Man, There may be an
interval of several seconds be-
tween the orders. This inter-
val will not count against you.
only the time you consume in
carrying out each order will be
counted, See article on page 3
of this issue,
CERTIFICATIONS EXPLAINED
ARN.—If the last number
certified on a city list is lower
than it was for & preceding
week, this does not mean there
has been any juggling of the
list. In most cases it means that
persons closer to the top of the
list who have turned down a
job previously are being recer-
tified to another job.
WEIGHTS FOR EXAMS
Candidate—“Weights” for a
Civil Service exam refer to the
relative importance of various
parts of the exam, For instance,
if the written part of the exam
has a weight of 70,and the prac-
tical part has a weight of 30,
this means that the written
part 1s more important by a
ratio of 7 to 3, If you get
@ grade of 72 on the written
exam and 94 on the practical,
do not make the mistake of
averaging these two figures to
arrive at your final mark, In-
stead, multiply 72 by its
“weight'—in this case 70, This
gives you 5,040, Then multiply
94 by its weight, 30. You get
2,820, Add the two figures, and
you get 7,860. Then divide by
100, and you get your grade,
18.6.
PROMOTION LISTS
COME FIRST
J.W.—Even though a compe-
titive exam was held before the
promotion test, the eligible list
resulting from the promotion
test. must be used first to fill
positions. This is true even if
the competitive list has been
used before the promotion test
was held, The moment the pro-
motion list is promulgated it
must be given preference over
any other list.
NO REINSTATEMENT
AFTER 10 YEARS
H, J.—Infismuch as you have
been out of the Post Office more
than 10 years, you aren't eligi-
ble for reinstatement now. The
fact that you were dropped af-
ter a prolonged illness does not
alter the case, It is not a mat-
ter of discretion with the de-
partment; the law and rules do
not permit your reinstatement.
HIGHEST ELIGIBLES
SELECTED IN POST OFFICE
W.E.D.—Your informer is ig-
norant of the true facts in con-
nection with appointments of
clerks and carriers in the New
York Post Office. Our investi-
gation and inquiries in reliable
Places indicate that Postmaster
Goldman has scrupulously fol-
lowed the rule of selecting eli-
gibles from these lists in regular
order and without any diseri-
mination, For this he deserves
much credit; he has denied
himself, out of a sense of fair-
ness to All eligibles, the privilege
of selecting one out of the three
highest certified.
EXPERIENCE DOESN'T
ALWAYS HELP
FJ.A—If the Civil Service
Commission decides that the
Attendant-Messenger list is ap-
propriate for Timekeeper, it will
not certify you ahead of others
because you have had Time-
keeper experience. When the
Commission declares any list
appropriate for other jobs, all
the eligibles must be treated
Slike, Occasionally, the Com-
mission can state before a list
is established, that eligibles who
have certain specified qualifica-
tions will be certified out of the
regular numerical order,
WHEN DECLINING
APPOINTMENT
A.X.M.—If for some substan-
tial reason you wish to decline
appointment in a particular de-
partment, you should notify the
Civil Service Commission, The
Commission then will not certi-
fy you for & position in that de-
partment; but your name stays
on the list for jobs in other de-
partments, An eligible on a
promotion list may decline ap-
pointment to a department
other than his own. If the de-
partmental promotion list ex-
pires before he receives an ap-
Pointment, he is out of luck,
even if others much lower on
foe city-wide list have received
jobs,
CONTINUING TO STUDY
N.H.R.—When you are ap-
pointed as a Hospital Atten-
dant, or to any other Civil Ser-
vice job, there is no reason why
you cannot continue your col-
lege education at night, so long
As it does not conflict with your
official duties, Most department
heads cooperate with employees
ambitious enough to continue
their educational studies, Don't
be afraid to discuss this with
your department head.
PREFERRED LISTS
L.E.S.—When a position in
the State service is abolished
for lack of funds or lack of
work, the persons go on pre-
ferred lists; but they are eli-
gible only for reinstatement in
the State service itself. The
preferred list is used for mak-
ing reinstatements—first to the
department from which he was
originally laid-off; and second-
ly, to any other department
where a yacancy exists,
CONSIDER EXPLANATIONS
M.B.—Of course, the federal,
state and municipal commissions
investigate and verify all state-
ments made on applications,
When an employee has been
dismissed from another job in
public or private service, the
Commissions are glad to consi-
der any explanation you wish to
submit.
PROMOTION
FOR STENOS
J.V.B—If you are a Grade 1
Stenographer, you aren’t eligible
for a promotion exam to Grade 3,
You can take the next Grade 9
test. After six month’s service in
that grade, you become eligible for
the higher rank. Occasionally,
when there are too few persons
available for promotion to the
next higher grade, the Commis-
sion allows those in the second
lower grade to participate in the
promotion test. This would hardly
happen, though, in the genera)
clerical service because there are
always enough applicants for pro-
motion exams,
POSTPONING A JOB
O0.Z—When you are certified
for appointment for immediate
service, or for a certain date, you
cin’t have the date pushed for-
ward any considerable time, De-
partments generally allow a rea-
sonable time for your leaving pri-
vate employment, But this is a
privilege, not a right, on your part,
If you are unable to accept a job
when it is offered, you will not be
dropped from the eligible list. If
you notify the Commission that
you won't be available until Oc-
tober 1, it will not certify you wn-
til after that date.
BELONGING TO
ORGANIZATIONS
G.LF.—We regret that this de-
partment cannot furnish legal ad-
vice or opinions. Its function is to
answer questions relating to prac-
tices, procedures, etc. relating to
the administration of the Civil
Service Law and Rules.
There is no law which requires
an employee to be a member of
any association or which makes
it mandatory for him to contri-
bute to one. An employee may
voluntarily join any organization,
union or association, Beyond this
‘Wwe cannot advise you on the spe
ifie point you raise, However, w
can say that the Hatch Act pre-
vents your contribution to any
Political party or campiign.
Vacations
for
Transit Workers
ANY of the employees of the
M BMT and IRT transferred
with the City Board of
Transportation under the unifica-
tion plan have been wondering
whether they are better or worse
off in the matter of vacations!
now that they are in the city ser-
vice,
Under the old private manage-
ment, IRT employees who were
paid a fixed salary per month,
and who were in the service five
days a week, got ten days, Em-|
ployees, both office staff and
operating force, who served less
than five years and more than
one year received one week's!
vacation,
Under the contract provisions
with the BMT, vacations for the
office and operating force were
similar to the schedules adopted
under the IRT plan.
New System
Under the Transportation Boaid
schedule of vacations, both the
Office staff, administrative and
supervisory, as well as the operat-
ing force are entitled to twelve
days vacation. Actually this is the
same as a two weeks vacation, for
only working days are included in
counting up the twelve day period, |
Tn the case of the office and ad- |
ministrative employees, Sundays)
and holidays are not included in
the twelve day vacation period)
and Saturday is counted as only
a half day. In the case of the
operating forces, Sundays and
Holidays are counted where em-
ployees would be scheduled 10
work the Sunday or holiday, Em-
ployees, however, do not have to
be in the service of the City, or
the BMT, or the IRT for more
than a year in order to get their
vacation periods. Those who serve
the companies or the City less
than a year and more than six
months get one day for each
month of service. Unused vaca-
tion periods are generally not pe!-
mitted to be accumulated and
added to vacation periods in fol-
lowing years, The Board does,
however, in special instances
where warranted, permit such ac-
cumulation, although this is done
sparingly in order not to, permit
undue interruption of efficient
operation in the system.
IRT and BMT officials, prepat-
ed checks in advance for their va~
cationing employees. I,C,0.8, e™-
Ployees, on the other hand must
wait either while they are on va
cation or until they return for
their checks, The Transport
Workers Union is urging that #l!
transit employees get checks 19
advance,
On the IRT and BMT, the va
cation period runs from May
October. Those on the 1.0.05
line thke vacations throughout
the year, which is considered Je*
favorable,
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The Foreign Service
Part 2: Study Material
For a three-day period starting September 16,
the U. S. Department of State will conduct an ex-
amination for positions in the Foreign Service. No
educational requirements are called for. However,
the mortality rate among those who take these
exams is unusually high. The Leader last week pub-
lished full details of the exam. Below is a sample of
the kind of questions you’ll be required to answer
if you take the exam. This is one of 16 questions
that make up the first general test. Two hours is
all that is allowed for this test; therefore the ques-
tions below should be answered in at least 7/2 min-
utes. The questions are to be answered on the basis
of the information supplied or to be deduced from
the text,
(For the complete story on these coming tests
—qualifications, salary,
duties, ete—read “So
You'd Like to Enter the Foreign Service” in The
Leader of July 16.)
Read and re-read this para-
graph as often as necessary,
In 1792 his fellowship was no
longer tenable by a layman; and,
rather than undertake duties for
which he felt himself unfit, and
which involved subscription to the
Articles (though he had no diffi-
culty as to signing a statement as
to his conformity with the liturgy
of the Church of England when
elected Greek professor), he de-
termined not to take holy orders,
which would have enabled him to
remain a fellow, and thus de-
prived himself of his only means
of subsistence. He might have
been retained in the Society by
being appointed to a lay fellow-
ship, one of the two permanent
lay fellowships which the statutes
then permitted falling vacant just
in time. It is said that this had
been promised him, and it was
certainly the custom in the col-
lege always to appoint the senior
among the existing laymen, who
otherwise would vacate his fel-
lowship, But the master (Dr. Pos-
tlethwaite), who had the nomina-
D,
Pilg, |, BUS postage chi
¥° \C remittance accom
tion, used his privilege to nomin-
‘o—
ate a younger man (John Hays),
a nephew of his son, and thus
Porson was turned adrift without
any means of support. A subscrip-
tion was, however, got up among
his friends to provide an annuity
to keep him from actual want;
Cracherode, Cleaver Banks, Bur-
ney, and Parr took the lead, and
enough was collected to provide
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about £100 a year. He accepted
it only on the condition that he
should receive the interest during
his lifetime, and that the princi-
pal, placed in the hands of the
trustees, should be returned to
the donors at his death. When
this occurred they or their survi-
vors refused to receive the money
and it was with part of this sum
that, in 1816, the Porson prize
was founded to perpetuate his
name at Cambridge.
Who or what is the subject of
this paragraph?
. The Articles
. The Church of Eng-
land
. Hays
. Porson
. Postlethwaite
What was his occupation?
» 6. Clergyman
» 7. Fellow
8. Layman
9. Teacher
EVE
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER | Pace Nive
tailor shop, electric shop and a mit to the Reformatory all
shipping room, In back of that young men found guilty of
DY M ATERI AL OR is the power plant with three] crimes for which they could
generators. To the north of the be sent to the State Prison.
e power plant is a smaller building | 52, The officers’ dining room is
Prison Uar xam wherein are located the foundry, in the “tie-to” building,
carpenter, paint, tinware, and|53. The chapel is in the “Domes-
3 blacksmith’s shop, There is also tic’ building,
The Leader presents, for the benefit of those who plan to take the com- | a disciplinary building, and a new) 54. The Reformatory now has
Prison Guard exam, study material consisting of sections of the preceding storehouse in the yard. A wall of| about 250 acres of ground en
ing ¢ A lae ant 1 h material of help to | 4:20 feet long encloses alt build- tively under cultivation,
ests The Leader will print at regular intervals much m ol p |ings except the “Dome” and the| 55, There is a baseball diamond
ndidates for the job. i |dormitory wings. Twenty-one| —_on the recreation field.
"Part 1 of the last examination for Prison Guard consisted of an “Ob-| acres of ground provide drill and | 56. The bees reales back of
qrvation Test” which counted 25% of the total 100% of the test. Candidates sleees ee Beene nn | by. Aerie oittite "hie aoa
were given a picture which they were allowed to observe for a short period of) (io. 1. TLSEO ONO CHiecs havel\. Overy weak duricig. te qltiter:
jime. Then the picture was collected from them. They were required to answer | heen received to date 10,083 in-|58, The Oregon Reformatory was
questions based on details in the picture they had just observed. Men train-| mates. The youns men go to opened in 1901.
ing for. the Prison Guard exam would be wise in tes ting themselves by this) Sipe! Mit ® day and work halt) 59, Products of the Reformatory
method. ‘Almost any picture or photograph will do. Look at the illustration) jac. in competitive sports with| — gyavsties ,are sold only to
for five minutes, then jot down everything you remember having seen in the|outside teams and moving pic=| oy ‘rhe drill hall and the launs
icture: When you are finished, go back to the illustration to see if you have ieaaed ate Teenie ab ceria in- dey nieih the gama Wullaeae
missed anything. 41, ‘The reason for separating) °l Another reason for locating
TEST II—READING any other information. You may, The main building of the insti- the younger prisoners from wis ‘beonue/6t the fact 4hue
(OMPREHENSION (Weight 25) | read the selection and refer to it| tution 1s located outside of the the older ones is to create the it is in the central part of the
DIRECTIONS: Read the selec-| as many times as you desire. wall but poorest the ioe greatest possible opportunity State.
jon below and then examine the The Oregon Reformatory within the wall may be for the younger ones to re- 62, A “tie-to” buil be
Miements No, 41 to No. 70 fol-| Construction of the Oregon Re-| through this main building, Be- form, ed hee A eee reed dae:
wing. If the statement is true,| tormatory was begun erly in| cause of its central feature this) 42, There are two dormitory|3, The kitchen 1s located direct-
pita T in the margin; if it is} 1901. Its purpose is to provide a| Main building is known as the wings capable of accomodat- Ty dnt fron of the iauistrial
jase, pldce an F in the margin.| place where young men may be Saree art is ae em Lafleks ing 632 young men, building,
| the required information is not | separated from the older offenders | largest ato: to thie “Dome” | 43 The foundry and the electric | 64. ‘There are four electrical gen-
outained in the selection either | in the State Prison and given the | World. shop are in the same build- erators in the power house.
rectly or indirectly, place an N| greatest possible opportunity to| 0M either side are two dormitory} = 1.7" 65, The need for greater prison
inthe margin, Base your answers | reform. Many young men who|Wings capable of accomodating) 44 ‘ne pakery is in the indus-| facilities was a factor in
plely of the selection and not on| commit crimes that ordinarily| 692 young men, Attached also 1s|""" tin) building. reaching the decision to build
would result in a state's prison} ‘te-to” building, providing of |45. More than 10,000 inmates| this Reformatory.
sentence are sent to the reform | tices Mie si in i th have been received in the in-| 66, Hospital facilities are pro-
Master atory, The institution was locat- past dO aa iu # ial m ee stitution to date, vided in the “tie-to” building,
ed near Ballston because the} Pomestic’ building ni ‘ooms |48 The young men in the re-|67, ‘The Reformatory has grown
SPANISH State had in its possession there for both - ad ‘ Nae:| formatory work all day. until it is now larger than the
PEP Vode Tot t9) |, considerable plot of ground| te ee ty, bathe, and asi |47 A Wall 3,600 feet long encloses| State Prison,
W | which was not being used for any hee "To the ia ht of + Os all the Reformatory buildings.| 68, The tailor shop occupies an
particular purpose. The Re- makita” eneing Ane oY hea | 28: School rooms are located in entire building.
formatory has grown into quite a | ee nae oho bakes, al the “Domestic” building. 69. The “Dome” is said to be the
Tari to read, write, speak the roman-| large one, covering more than 300 niaiee wiht ; chen, bakery and) 49° The dormitory wings extend second lirgest building of its
laden Spanish acres of ground, of which 250|°0!d storage plant. |" on either side of the “Dome.” type in the world,
or 4 lessons, you are| acres are either under cultivation Separated from this group is a| 50, Athletic games with outside| 70, The disciplinary building
Ani Sica business letters and | oy have been used for building large industrial building, accomo- | teams are prohibited, | contains solitary confinement
purposes, dating a print shop, shoe shop,|51. Judges are required to com- cells,
a ari rs a cells
Al E y Fis i 9
PONVERSATIONAL teaches this Was he living in 1816?
ing language by mail, through a . +10. No
voll. Yes
Was he living in 1792?
+12, No
+13, Yes
In what country do you think
he lived?
. . America
. . Cambridge
. |. England
. 17. France
Do you judge that he was in
1792 the senior layman in the So-
ciety?
(Continued on Page 17)
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: by May Andres Healy
May Andres Healy is granted the widest latitude
in expressing her views. Her opinions do not ne-
cessarily represent the views of The Leader,
The teachers of New York City were delighted to learn
that tenure has been granted to Mrs. Mary F, Meagher for
her promotion license in Vocational Schools. After a life time
of fine service and devotion to her job she certainly deserved
tenure. If it had not been for Dr. Altman there would never
have been any question of her tenure. We are indeed happy
that no other teacher will have to face Dr. Altman in the
future. The morale of the teaching force will be far better
now that he is to be replaced and we earnestly hope that his
successor will be fair and humane.
Speaking of Dr, Altman we are”
reminded of the Byrne Case. | been told to the legislators by the
am not in a position to know | Proponents of the Coudert bill. We
M M B.C. B {were pleased however when the
Sie ne Dent y ges yrne | Governor vetoed the bill pertain-
should be retired or not but this) ing to the Byrne case, He realized
I do know—that our retirement nd that the law provided for the re-
provides the method the Board of | tirement of disabled teachers and
Education may use, if in its judg-| ‘hat the Coudert bill was not
ment a teacher should be retired. euch
The fact that Miss Byrne re- ae a pee Laie x08 or against
i : ‘ iss Byrne. My purpose in writ-
fused to appear before Dr, Alt-|ing about the case is to bring the
man is no reason for all the un-
facts before the public.
pleasant publicity given teachers] The Board of Education ger
as a group. Meny teachers woutd| He to have sdditicnal rowers not
have done the same thing and as! ti-nk it untair to the fine body
the Commissioner of Education|of men and women who make up
ruled, be within their rights. the teaching force of our city to
The retirement Jaw states that|£\ve the pullic the wrong tmpres-
the Board of Education may ap-| °°? 3 .
We are tike a large family who
ply for the retirement of a teach-| yo.sts having the femily skele-
er if the teacher refuses to do s0.|{oa5 expeser to the world, There
Miss Byrne was willing to appear|are too many enemies of public
before the medical board of the education who are only too eager
Teachers Retirement Board but re-|t© condemn the entire teaching
ae ae Ps If to Dr | body and make it appear that we
used to present herself to Dr.| are unwilling to rid our system of
Altman. those unfit to continue.
Reading the newspapers, the! The unfair publicity given this
public gets the impression that the|case caused several pension bills
Board of Education is hamstrung | to be panes ee ane Rae
" o n Session 0! he legislature. Teachers
due to the Commissioner's ruling.| were Naldtun: tov sidicuie’ aeataee
Such is not the case, All the
| Spect due the profession was chal-
Board of Education needs to do is|lenged. I am sure that all this
to make application to the Teach-
ers Retirement Board for a teach-
er’s retirement. The latter board
then sends for the teacher and
has its medical board examine the
teacher. If the medical board of
the Teachers Retirement Board
finds the teacher unfit for service
retirement is- mandatory.
If Miss Byrne refused to appear
before the Retirement Board, the
Board of Education could dismiss
her and the Commissioner would
uphold its action, I cannot under-
stand and many of our organiza-
tions fail to understand why the
Board of Education does not pro-
ceed according to the law.
The teachers and the public
generally are interested in re-
moving from the teaching force
those unfit for service, The pro-
vision in the Teachers Retirement
law was put there so that this}
could be done in an orderly fash-
ion, a provision fair to the teach-
er and fair to the public. We do
not like to see the issue beclouded,
At the last session of the legis-
Jature we were put on the defen-
sive.
The whole story had not! within the family.
trouble could have been avoided if
Miss Byrne's retirement had been
| asked for,
Amendments to our retirement
\law are not necessary. The law
|has been a model for over twenty
years. Many States have copied it
and many more are about to adopb
it.
It is time that the teachers were
allowed to devote all their time
and energy to their job and not be
constantly disturbed by such rip-
per bills as were attempted this
past year,
Thanks to the efforts of the
Joint Committee of Teachers Or-
ganizations and the Teacher
members of the Retirement Board,
none of these bills was enacted.
|In fact only one reached the Goy-
ernor. This one he vetoed.
As peace is the order of the day,
we now look for a prolonged armi-
| stice if not everlasting peace. Do
not let us forget each year to
preserve the rights we are en-
titled to by law,
Let us glorify the teacher to the
public and settle our disputes
Of Vital Int
Every
For News and Information
Teachers Newsweekly
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TRE SCUVGLS
ERVICE LEADER'S
Of The W
Background
eek’s News
Retirement and
Investment
The Teachers Retirement Board
believes in putting all its eggs in
one basket, a policy for which it
was tactfully taken to task last
week by the State Department of
Insurance. It seems that the
Board invests all its funds in New
York City securities. The In-
surance Department reported that
a diversified investment policy
might be more practical, not,
however, that it questioned the
soundness of the city’s bonds. The
Department suggested that the
Board can make the same kinds of
investments that are allowed for
saving banks,
SKYSCRAP!
standing between Columbus
occupying the block between
Joan of Arc Junior High School, eight stories in height
regular evening school teachers
at $6.25; and 404 substitutes at
$4.50.
New Schools
The Board of Education last
week voted a thumping budget
for the erection and equipment of
new school buildings. The total
sum was $60,095,000—to be used
during 1940-41. This represents
the first part of a six year ex-
pansion program which eventual-
ly will cost in the neighborhood
of $241,000,000. Approval of the
program by the Board of Esti-
mate and the City Planning Com-
mission is necessary.
‘The funds for 1941 wilt provide
ER SCHOOL
and Amsterdam Avenues, and
93rd and 94th Streets. The
school represents the architectural awareness of the Board
of Education
Among other criticisms and
suggestions put forth in the re-
port: 1) that there were several
instances of lack of cooperation
between the Board of Ed and the
Board of Retirement; 2) that
teachers retired for disability be
examined once a year, unless their
disability is obviously permanent.
Altman Leaves
Dr, Emil Altman, chief exam-
iner of the medical board of the
Board of Education, was granted
@ leave of absence last week. Dr.
Altman, who is 67, will retire next
January, He has recently been the
center of vociferous attacks by
teachers who were irked by Alt-
man’s statements that thousands
of them were physically unfit for
their jobs.
Evening Schools
An increase of 21 evening ele-
mentary schools for the fall term
was voted last week by the Board
of Education. The increase will
bring the total of such schools up
to 43 and the number of addi-
tional classes to 300, The number
of evening high schools will con-
tinue at 21; but the number of
classes will be increased by 244.
The board has nearly three
times as much money—$264,969
—this year to spend on evening
schools. At its meeting last week
the Board authorized the em-
ployment of the following addi-
tional teachers for the expanded
Program: 41 teachers-in-charge
at $6.75 a night; one at $4.50; one
at $6.25; 22 clerks at $3.90; 63
for the construction of 19 schools,
14 elementary and 5 trade.
Money Enough,
Facilities Weak
Three thousand men were en-
rolled in New York City technical
schools last week, learning trades
vital to the national defense pro-
gram.
The number will be increased
by several thousand as soon as
facilities and teachers are avail-
able, Franklin J. Keller, director
of the project, said Monday.
Earlier estimates stating that
50,000 persons would be trained
in the program probably are too
high. Even if they aren't, the
Board of Education, which is
sponsoring the scheme, would have
no trouble getting sufficient men
to train,
Keller said that the State Em-
ployment Service and the local
WPA could supply the names of
more than enough qualified per-
sons, For that reason there prob-
ably will not be another general
call for volunteers, such as that
issued late in June. Fifteen
thousand men showed up then;
3,000 were selected for training.
It isn’t money but facilities
that’s holding back the training
of more men.
“We can get all the money we
can spend this summer,” Keller
said. “The State Dept. of Educa-
tion has allocated more than a
million dollars for the project.”
Next fall, classes will be held
exclusively at night, because of
regular, school enrollment in the
Hopes of employment for the
men now being trained lie, for the
most part, with private manufac.
turing concerns which hold gov,
ernment defense contracts. Ho:
ever, possible employment in goy,
ernment navy yards and other
federal projects was revealeq
Monday by James E. Rossell, qj.
strict manager of the Uniteq
States Civil Service Commission,
He said that, if necessary, the goy.
ernment would use these men in
skilled labor jobs, They would
not be under Civil Service.
Most of the men attending the
schools have had previous tech.
nical training and therefore are
probably superior to men on un.
skilled Civil Service lists.
Anyone’s Guess
Joseph Jablonower, provisional
examiner for the Board of Educa.
tion, has had a tough time with
his $11,000 job. In the first place,
he was the only one of 27 who
took an oral exam for the post
who passed. This fact brought on
@ long series of litigation which
resulted in the oral test being de.
clared void. A new one was given,
and three men—including Jablo-
nower, who placed third—madce
the eligible list. Meantime, Jablo-
nower has been serving in the job
provisionally.
Last week the Board of Ed was
slated to fill one and possibly two
vacancies on its Board of Exam-
iners, Presumably Jablonower was
to receive one of the appoint-
ments, since his provisional stq-
tus ends next month. But just as
the routine business of discussing
the appointments came up, Ells-
worth B. Buck, vice-president of
the Board, blocked the move and
the Board was forced to postpone
action. However, before it ad-
journed, the Board moved to ask
the Civil Service Commission to
extend Jablonower’s provisional
appointment until September 15.
What happens next in the fam-
ous Jablonower case is anyone's
guess,
Meagher
In a sharp reversal of policy, the
Board of Ed last week granted
Mrs. Mary F, Meagher, 67, pe!-
manent-tenure rating. Last Spring
the Board refused to grant her
@ permanent license after a med-
ical report from Dr. Emil Alt-
man, chief medical officer, declar-
ed that she was physically unfit.
Previously the Board of Super-
intendents had recommended that
she be given a license and had
highly commended her service for
the last three years at the Queens
Vocational High School.
The Board’s action at that tims
caused an uproar among teachers
and generated a feud between the
Board of Education and the Board
of Superintendents, as well as the
State Commission of Education
who threatened to remove mem-
bers of the former body if they
persisted in denying the licensé
Mrs, Meagher is a veteran of 4
years in the city schools. Sever#!
years ago, when the continuatiod
schools became yocational his!
school, she passed a test for 4
license as vocational teacher
academic subjects. ‘Three yes"
ago she was appointed for ti?
usual three-year sprobation®!Y
period.
Then when she applied for ben
manent license, she ran afoul! ©
Dr. Altman and his tough méd;
ical department. Despite the tats
that she was not granted Lael
manent tenure, she retained
under her old license;
first thing that Mrs.
knew she found herself bat’
her old job on a lower licens¢ ts
with less pay. By the Bod
action last week, she is preve?
from taking a $600 a year
case may presage ‘a more uber
high schools,
policy in the future,
f NEWSPAPER FOR TEACHERS
Tuesday, July 23, 1940
Profile
Franklin J, Keller
guess, is about 38 years old,
maybe knocking on 40, He's
seally 53,
Maybe that's why they picked
yim for One of the toughest as-
sgnments & New Yorker ever got.
ye’s old in experience, young in
energy and spirit,
it was in mid-June that the
poard of Education had something
Pies. J, KELLER, you'd
scarcely three weeks after Keller
learned of his job.
Doesn’t Look It
Keller is a Ph.D, but you just
can’t get used to saying “Dr, Kell-
er.” A strapping, robust blond fel-
low, he doesn't look the part. He
took his degree way back in ‘16
from N.Y.U,, specializing in edu-
cation, Ever since then he's been
@ vocational school administrator.
yke & million dollars dumped in| All except two years, and those
jts lap to spend on training men | two years reflect some of the spir-
for national defense industries.|it that is Keller's, He was an As-
gomeone had to be hired—and|sistant Principal of a New York
hired now—to spend the money. | high school when he decided to
The man was Keller. | take a shot at the newspaper bus-
What he has done in the short iness. That was in 1918, For the
period of one month seems almost | next two years he was a city room
incredible. Three thousand men) reporter for the New York Times,
siready are in schools learning war | and occasionally wrote education-
industry trades, Many of them al editorials for the paper.
were a@lready attending classes! His desertion of the education
Questions & Answers
Address letters to School Ed-
itor, The Leader, 97 Duane St.,
New York City. State your
name and address,
FQUIVALENT PREPARATION | LANGUAGE PROSPECTS
HM.N.—What is meant by|, A.N.G.—What are the prospects
“equivalent preparation” in re.
quirements for Board of Educa-
tion Teacher-in-Training exami-
nations? Ans.—It means matri-
culation at a recognized college or
university for a master’s degree;
or an unrecognized degree, such
versity. Such an unrecognized
degree must be accepted by the
State Dept. of Education as the
equivalent of a recognized B.A,
SALARIES
OB—What is the pay of a
Teacher-in-Training for special
subjects? Ans.—The pay is $4.50
for each day of actual service,
TRAINING SCHOOLS
L.N,—How can I get into one
of the training schools where I can
lean a defense trade? Ans.—Only
persons on State unemployment
pe ine on the WPA are being se-
ted,
as one secured at a foreign uni- |
for language teachers in the pub-
lic schools? Would you advise me
to study this line of teaching?
|Ans.—No, the prospects for lan-
| Suage teachers do not appear good
at this time, or in the future,
ELIGIBLE LISTS
N.O.L.—Do eligible lists have to
be issued at any specific time af-
ter an examination is held, or can
they be held up indefinitely? Ans,
—The Feld-Holley law of 1937 re-
quires that the lists must be es-
tablished within one year of the
date of the announcement of the
exam,
DUAL JOB LAW
R.K.—I have a job this summer
teaching in a private summer re-
sort school. Will I be disqualified
from teaching in Mew York City
schools under the duai-job law?
Ans,—No, this law prohibits only
ne holding of two government
jobs.
(Continued from Page 3)
his evidence first, then face the
Commission’s officials with it all
St once,
Three cases scheduled to come
\p during the first week of ques-
tlning indicate the drift which
the investigation will take in its
first phase—the study of specific
Ctses which might indicate irreg-
Varities or violation of the laws.
According to Ellis:
One of these cases is that of
living Galt, a young man appoint.
fd as a provisional to the Board
{Child Welfare, His title, cre-
Med in previous years, was “su-
Yervisory investigator.” Kern gave
‘he appointment to Galt, then af-
‘tt a period of four months placed
‘he job in the exempt class, Later
‘te position was reclassified as
‘ompetitive, and the title changed
“legal assistant.” This, in face
“lon already existing eligible list
‘t the law job, Galt is now em-
Moved in the Corporation Coun-
‘t's office, llis will charge that
Mt. Galt’s progress was spurred
Y favoritism with the aid of the
Yor's office,”
Pi Second matter on the boards
ve Presentation during the first
tak Of Public investigation is the
“e of William Gargan, formerly
provisional examiner for the
H a Service Commission and now
hag itive from justice, Gargan
resigned from the Board of
XN
‘nsportation under circum-
nces not entirely clear, James
Council Investigation
ranks wasn’t for long, because
when he was offered the principal-
ship of the Metropolitan Vocation-
al High School, he took it, He's
held that job ever since.
A list of Keller's side jobs in the
last 20 years would look like Nich-
olas Murray Butler’s page in
Who's Who. To mention a few,
he’s worked with national occupa-
tional Conference, the Governor's
Commission on School Finance
and Administration, the city’s Vo-
cational Survey Commission, the
Julius Rosenwald Fund, the Pen-
ney Foundation and President
Hoover's Conference on Child
Health and Protection.
His latest job is probably his
most publicized. Yet, when bells
ring for the fall term in Septem-
ber, you'll find Franklin Keller
back at the Metropolitan Voca-
tional School. Someone else will
have to carry on the war industries
work, The reason: Keller has an-
other job, just as important—and
the government will just have to
get along without him,
HER ABCs — STREAMLINED STYLE
This young miss is learning the pitfalls of the alphabet, and
how to avoid them, by a new system of letters.
the newest innovations of the city’s school system.
York's educators are sensitive to all pedagogical changes
that are based on sound principles
It's one of
New
as a red-hunt, Ellis’s smooth calm!
became ruffled at this, and he
dispatched to the Telegram a let-
ter stating: ‘The tenor of the
article was an unfair and un-
founded characterization and pre-
judgment of the investigation
which had hardly begun, in which
no public hearings have been held,
and in which no proper estimate
of the work involved could yet
have been made by myself and
staff.” Ellis insists that the story
was “planted” by Kern, a friend
of the reporter, He is not plan-
ning a red-hunt, he says; but if
he finds that the work of the Com-
mission is dominated by any poli-
tical party, he'll not hesitate to
let the public know that fact.
Second reason for rising bad
temper between Ellis and Kern lies
in a difference of opinion between
the two men as to what is meant
by the word “cooperation.” The
Commission won't cooperate, ac-
cording to Ellis. “We've gotten in-
complete papers, fragmentary rec-
ords. We have to send our men
down three or tour times before
we can get anything They're try-
ing to wear us down. In the Galt
ease, they gave us a ‘complete’
file of six letters. We discovered
later there were 24 letters. Why
were those @fitetters withheld? We
can’t get lsts of provisionals, If
this keeps up, I'll have to make
Finegan, former president of the
Commission, was prevailed upon
to appoint Gargan as provisional
examiner specializing in railroad-
ing. When Kern took over, Gar-
gan had been an examiner on a
provisional basis for a year and
a half. Kern retained Gargan,
refraining from ordering an exam
for the job. During this time,
Gargan had been selling exam
questions to prospective candi.
dates, Ellis will go into the mat-
ter of laxity on the Commission’s
part in postponing an exam for
Gargan, and he will try to find
why Gargan’s acts remained un-
disclosed during this period,
A third case involves the solici-
tation of funds by a lawyer on
the ground of influence with one
of the examiners. This matter
had been the subject of hearings
by the Commission, but nothing
had come of them,
To Ellis’s survey of these cases
and others like them which may
come up, Paul Kern replies: “The
Ellis investigation will produce
warmed-over hash obtained from
the files of Prank J, Prial, Irving
Galt was only one of 500 trans-
fers to the competitive class—
transfers which the Commission
is legally entitled to make.”
The restraint and politeness
which had characterized the first
phase of the investigation seem to
One reason: an article
legram characterizing the probe
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a court test to see whether they
can continue withholding infor-
mation,”
Kern smiles in reply: “Emil
Ellis has an exaggerated idea of
his own importance if he expects
us to stop our work of testing
thousands of applicants in order
to keep him fully supplied at any
moment he may happen to want
some record, We're being plagued
by 22 clubhouse boys who descend
met—phone calls. subway and taxi
costs, stationary—Ellis pointed to
himself wanly. “I'm paying all
the costs.” The jron-gray haired
lawyer admits he didn’t realize
how colossal a task he was under-
taking when he agreed to do the
job, He is hopeful that some day
the Council and the Board of Es-
timate will realize “that a con~
structive job is being done and will
then consider it feasible to reim-
on us in droves, ask us silly ques-
tions, and interfere with our
work.”
Ellis Pays Costs
When the Council voted to in-
vestigate the Civil Service Com-
mission, it voted no funds for the
job. Ellis and his staff are work-
ing on a volunteer basis, Asked
how current expenses are being
burse me at least for my own ex-
penses.”
To this correspondent, as he ob«
serves the antagonists in the in-
vestigation, the cases and the
charges that are on their way, it
looks as if the public hearings will
provide New Yorkers with as dra-
matic a story as they had heard in
many a day,
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SANITATION
MEN
AND THEIR
THEY GO TO SCHOOL
| JOBS Employees of the Sanitation Department get training In their jobs in
special classes conducted by the Department with the cooperation of
| the Civil Service Commission.
a DID You EVER TRY THIS?
ity streets get pretty dirty. They get dust
and the dirt frequently becomes caked. He M
we see a high-pressure hose gang at work on
Washington Market. They are using a stream
of water under pressure to wash out dirt in the
cobblestones and then get it out of cracks
This is important because the promotion
system of the Department permits a man to advance from truck driver
or sweeper to Deputy Comissioner. This school is located at 22nd St.
Index to Exams
ciITY
Open Competitive Page
Administrative Assistant, Senlor. 12
Administrative Assistant, Juntor, 12
asroact“Abaltnat 12
asistant to the Commissioner ., 12
Dietitlea ua
Section Stockman, (Welfare) rv)
‘rowerman te 2
Promotion
See this page column 5,
FEDERAL
Aeronautical Engineer weed
Avronautical Inspector sseerservse 13
‘Air Carrier Maintenance Inspector 14
Aircraft Inspector... M
Alphabetic Curd Punch Operator, 13
Apprentice Artistle Lithographer., 15
Artistic Lithogra
Copper Pau
Cotton ‘Technologist
Crane Operator Sieum Locomotive
Deck ¥
Diy
ineer
Engin
raphic) seesss risscin
Engineering Draftsman
nautioal) sre
Bngineering Draftsman
Forger, Light
Helper Black
Helper Boilermaker
er Coppersmith sey
Holper
Inspector,
(Wood HUIS) scscesseeerseree 18
Inspovtor, Engineering Materlals
(Aeronautical)
Inspector, Engineering Mate
chanical (Optical I
ments) ok
of Miscellaneous Sup-
+16
Inspector
plies
or, Ordnance Material .
Inspector, W
Instructor, Alr
School
Instrument Maker
Corps
Blower
Mechanical Ee
Production)
Navy Yard Jobs (itooklya)
Negative Cutter y+
Junior Graduate,
e Maker ,
Pasychophysiologist
Radio Monitoring Officer
Refrigerating Engls
Rigger
Shipwright,
Bound Recording Te
‘Teacher in Indian Commu
Board Schools .,
Tool and Gauge Designer s.csee 13
and First Ave.
and curbs,
‘Tooimakér, Ordnance Service y.. 13
Under Card Punch Operator +B
Visual Information Speciaita “4
City Tests
Airport Assistant
Salary: $1,200. Also appropri-
ate for Junior Airport Assistant
at $960, 10 ancl ies at $1, 200;
when ¢
File by July
Duties: Assist in repair, main-
tenance and operation of run-
ways, buildings and grounds;
assist in tying down planes,
parking planes and cars, direct-
ing traffic, collecting fees and
conducting tours through air-
port, and do related work,
Requirements: Graduation
from a four-year day aviation
or aeronautical trade school or
other recognized vocational or
technical high school; or. grad-
uation from an academic or
commercial high school, plus 6
months experience in perform.
ing airport duties; or an engin-
eering school degree; or gradu~
ation from an elementary school
plus 4 years experience; or @
satisfactory equivalent,
Weights: Written, 70; physi-
cal, 30,
Assistant to the Commis-
sioner
(Director of Burcau of Finance and
Statistics)
Salary: Now paid $6,000, One
vacancy. Fee $5. File by July 23,
Duties: To administer the
Bureau of Finance and Statis-
tics, Department of Welfare.
Requirement Must have &
B. A, degree, 6 years adminis-
trative statistical or social re-
search experience or equiv-
alent. Educational substitutions
granted. Specialized experi~
ence required,
Weights: Written, 30; train-
ing and experience, 70,
Dietitian
Salary: To but not including
$1,140 with maintenance, or
$1,500 without maintenance, 16
vacancies, Fee $1. File by
July 23
Duties: To requisition and in-
spect all foods in city hospitals
and institutions; to plan menus
both general and special; to
supervise the preparation and
serving of all dietaries; do re-
lated work,
Requirements: Must be high
school graduate and have had
2 years training or experience
along lines described under du-
ties; or equivalent,
Weights: Written, 50; train-
ing, experience and personal
qualifications, 50,
Junior Administrative As-
sistant
(Director of Diy of Commodi«
ti yution)
Salary: $3, 000 entrance,
One
vacancy. Fee $3. File by July 23.
(Exam may be cancelled if the
Commodities Distribution Div-
ision in the Dept. of Welfare
ces In this event, fees will
be returned).
Duties: Administration and
control of the operation of the
Commodities Distribution Divi-
sion,
Requirements: Must have a
B.A. degree or equivalent train-
ing. Also 4 years experience in
a large public or private organi-
zation of a nature required un-
der duties; or equivalent com-
bination of education and ex-
perience,
Weights: Written, 30; train-
ing, experience and personal
qualifications, 70.
Section Stockman (Welfare)
Salary: $1,800-$2,400. 13 va-
cancies in Welfare Dept. Fee
$1. File by July 23. Separate
lists will be established for
Clothing and for Foods. Can-
didates may select either or
both. (Exam may be cancelled
if Commodities Distribution Di-
vision in the Dept, of Welfare
ceases, In this event, fees will
be returned),
Duties: Take charge of dis-
tribution of food and clothing to
relief clients; control shipments
of commodities; direct process-
ing, packaging, and storing of
food and clothing; and do re-
lated work,
Requirements: Must have 4
years experience in distribution
or storaging of large quantities
of food or clothing, 2 years of
which was in a managerial cap~
acity. Must have at least two
years experience in specialty
selected, Education in fields such
as food, clothing or business ad-
ministration may be substituted
for experience up to 2-years,
Weights: Written, 60; train-
ing, experience and personal
qualifications, 40,
Senior Administrative As-
istant
ision of Methods, Proced«
ures and Office Man.
agement)
Salary: $4,000, List may be
appropriate for lower grade
positions, Fee $4 File by
duly 23,
Duties: To plan and super-
vise specific systems, methods
and procedures for every phase
of the operations of the divi-
sions of the Bureau of Public
Assistance,
Requirements: Must have a
Pe degree or equivalent train-
5 years administrative ex-
Taleo or equivalent, Educa
York ©
bany
For Federal Jobs:
residents for one year,
How to Apply for a Test
For City Jobs: Obtain applications at 96 Duane Street, New
y, (9 a.m, to 4 p.m.), 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 and Bronx, 6 cents elsewhere),
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 Examinations Division, State Civil Service Department, Al-
For County Jobs: Obtain applications from Examinations
Division, State Civil Service Department, Albany. Enclose 6 cents,
Obtain applications from U, S, Civil Ser-
vice Commission, 641 Washington Street, New York City, (9 a.m,
to 4:30 p.m.), in person or by mail.
second class post offices, Second District,
U. S, citizens only may file for exams and only during period
when applications are being received.
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 appoint-
ment. Applicants for State jobs must have been New York State
Also available from first and
tion substitutions granted. Spe-
cialized experience required,
Weights: Written, 30; train-
ing, experience and personal
qualifications, 70
Towerman
(New York City Tra System)
Salary: 80 cents per hour, at
present, on Independent Divi-
sion of NYC Transit System. 3
vacancies at present, 15 expected
during year. Age limit 45 on
date of appointment. Fee $2.
File by July 23, Position re~
quires extraordinary physical
effort, Promotion exam under
this title also to be held at the
same time, and promotion list
will be used first to fill vacan-
cles,
Duties: To operate electric or
electro-pneumatic interlocking
machines; be responsible for the
safe passage of trains over
tracks and switches in assigned
territory; make reports; perform.
other duties,
Requirements: Must have 3
years general railroad experi
ence as motorman, conductor,
towerman or signal maintainer,
one year of which was in the
operation of mechanical, electric
or electro-pneumatic interlock-
ing machines or in testing or
maintenance of interlocking
equipment; or its equivalent,
Applicants must have no disease,
injury or abnormality that tends
to impair health and usefulness,
Must be at least 5’ 4”,
Weights: Written, 40; train-
ing, experience and personal
qualifications, 30; practical, 30.
Full requirements of doxens
of federal exams now open by
the United States Civil Service
Commission start on page 13.
New exams appear on page
Exam Deadline
Filing closes today, July 23,
for a series of competitive tests
being conducted by the Munici~
pal Civil Service Commission,
The deadline for a group of pro-
motion exams is Wednesday,
July 24, In the competitive ser-
ies, Airport Assistant and Sec
tion Stockman are the most
popular positions for which ap-
plications so far have been
made,
The number who have filed
for each exam is listed below:
Compe:
Airport Assistan
Section Stockman ,
Dietitian .,..
Towerman ....
Jr, Administrative Assistan'
Sr, Administrative Assistant 2
Promotion
Assistant Train Dispatcher. .143
Assistant Station Supervisor. i
Motorman-Conductor ..
Motorman-Instructor
Towerman ..sseee
Station Supervisor ,
Inspector of Elevators, Grade
3
Foreman’ of Mechanics
(Men) os
Head Dietitian .....
Seamstress (Women)
Senior Dietitian ......+
Junior Counsel, Grade 3
No applications have been 1°
ceived for Assistant Cows’
Grade 4, Tailor, or Assistant
the Commission (Director ©
the Bureau of Finance and St
tistics.)
Full requirements for the oper
competitive exams are publish
in this tssue of The Leader ”
(whis page,
tee
tires rumbling over ci
Machinist
ordnance Service, War De-
iment, Waterviiet Arsenal,
aterviiet, N. Y. ($6.48-$8.08 a
, Filing open. Age limits:
50. File with Secretary,
rd of U.S, Civil Service Ex-
iners, Watervliet Arsenal.
Chiet Tool and Gauge
Designer ($2,600)
Principal Tool ‘and Gauge
Designer ($2,300)
Senior Tool and Gauge
Designer ($2,000)
Tool and Gauge Designer
($1,800)
Place of employment; Water-
lt, N. ¥, Open to any resident
New York State. No closing
ue has been set for filing. Age
it: 18 to 55.
Toolmaker
Ordnance Service, War De-
iment, Watervliet Arsenal,
itervilet, N.Y, ($7,.52-$8.88 &
Piling open, Age limit:
0. File with Secretary,
and of U.S, Civil Service Ex-
iners, Waterviiet Arsenal.
Junior Graduate Nurse
$1620); not over 35 years
filing open. U. 8. Public
ith Service, Federal Security |
om and Veterans’ Adminis-
ion,
Shipwright
Silay: $7,488; $7.968; and
448 per day. Place of employ-
Norfolk Navy Yard,
smouth, Virginia, Age limit:
‘0 55, Applications will be
lute State Tests
Te State law says that titles
“ven competitive lists re-
“ed by departments and in-
Mons must be publicly an-
‘ed for 18 days before the
Commission takes action.
following lists are now be-
vertised (the date denotes
~ the 15 days are up):
ie 2° —Brle County Social
Won upervising Medical So-
Y 26—State ‘Training School
ar, Ys, Department of Social
ly yp supervising Matron,
°6—Evie County Attorney's
y Deputy County Attorney.
‘I—Westchester County—
anitor,
2"—Westchester County—
r, Sewage
hy
THE GOOD OLD DAYS
Time was when New York City’s Sanitation Department used this kind
of collection truck. Such methods of loading trucks have been aban-
doned because so many men were pared they were frequently stricken
with hernia and torn muscles in mal
ing the high lift. The uel
streets were also annoying. Today the Sa
tion Department has the most modern and sofest trucks of any similar
agency in the world
hard
inita~
Into the alr to dump them.
Federal Exams
THESE ARE WHAT YOU SEE TODAY
Designed and built according to specifications of Department of Sanita-
tlon engineers, these streamlined, 17-ton collection trucks are now in
use in New York City. Sanitation Men no longer have to heave high
An automatle conveyor evenly loads the
truck which carries twice the amount the older vehicles did. The trucks
also have pneumatic tires which are—oh—so qulet! Other cities model
their equipment on New York’s
NAVY YARD JOBS
Open
Twenty-eight jobs are open
for filing at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. Applications may be se-
cured from the Navy Yard, from
the Federal Building or from any
first class Post Office. No exam-
ination will be given, but experi-
ence is required, The jobs are:
Anglesmith, Heavy Fires; An-
glesmith, Other Fires; Black-
smith, Heavy Fires; Blacksmith,
Other Fires; Boatbuilder; Boil~
ermaker; Chipper and Caulker,
Iron; Coppersmith; Die Sinker;
Driller, Pneumatic; Flange
Turner; Frame Bender; Gas
Cutter or Burner; Holder-On;
Loftsman; Molder; Pipecoverer
and Insulator; Puncher and
Shearer; Riveter; Rivet Heater;
Sailmaker; Saw Filer; Sheet
Metal Worker; Shipfitter; Ship-
wright; Toolmaker; Welder, El-
ectric (Specially Skilled); and
Welder, Gas,
Sr. Inspector, Ordnance
Material ($2,600)
Inspector, Ordnance
Material ( $2,300)
Asso, Inspector, Ordnance
Material ($2,000)
Asst. Inspector, Ordnance
Material ($1,800)
Junior Inspector, Ordnance
Material ($1,620)
Junior and assistant grades,
20-48 years; other grades, 21-55
years, Filing open. Ordnance
Dept., War Dept.
Prec
ion Lens, Prism and
Test Plate Maker
Salary: $7,872; $8,352; $8.832
per day. Place of employment:
U.S. Navy Yard, Washington,
D.C, Age limits: 20 to 48, Fil-
ing open until further notice,
Duties
To manufacture prisms, mir-
rors, and lenses of the type used
in military optical instruments;
to grind and polish lenses to the
Newton ring test; to correct and
polish prisms, including roof
edge prisms; to correct and
Polish optical plane parallel
mirrors; and to perform relat-
ed work,
Requirements
Completion of a four-year ap-
prenticeship as precision lens,
prism and test plate maker,
Weights
Applicants will be rated on the
basis of thely experience and fit-
ness on a scale of 100. No writ-
ten test will be given,
Junior Engineer ($2,000)
Optional Branches: 1. Aero-
nautical; 2, Naval Architecture
and Marine Engineering,
Filing is open until sufficient
eligibles are obtained. Applica-
tions will be rated as received
and certification made for ap-
pointment as needs of service
require, Age limit; 40.
Duties
To perform such professional
work as the testing and in-
specting of engineering mate-
rials, drawing up plans for pro-
jects, assisting in the prepara-
tion of specifications for engi-
neering material or apparatus,
assisting in the conduct of ex-
perimental research, compiling
reports, handling technical cor-
respondence, and making esti-
mates of weight and strength.
Requirements
Optional Branch 1, Aeronaut-
ical—Applicants must show
either (a), (b), or (c):
(a) A bachelor’s degree with
major study in aeronautical en-
gineering.
(b) A bachelor’s engineering
degree, including or supple-
mented by 10 semester hours’
credit in strictly aeronautical
engineering subjects of either
undergraduate or graduate le-
vel,
(c) A bachelor’s engineering
degree plus 1 year of profes-
sional experience in aeronautic-
al engineering.
Optional Branch 2, Naval Ar-
chitecture and Marine Engin-
eering.—Applicants must show
either (a), (b), or (c):
(a) A bachelor’s degree with
major study in naval architec-
ture and marine engineering.
(b) A bachelor’s engineering
degree, including or supple-
mented by 10 semester hours’
credit in strictly naval architec-
ture or marine engineering sub-
jects of either undergraduate or
graduate level,
(c) A bachelor’s engineering
degree plus 1 year of profes-
sional experience in naval ar-
chitecture or marine engineer-
ing.
Weights
Competitors will not be re-
quired to report for examina-
tion at any place, but will be
rated on their education, expe-
rience and fitness, on a scale of
0,
Alphabetic Card-Punch
Operator, $
1,260
Under Card-Punch
Operator, $1,260
Age Jimits: 18 to 53, File by
August 7,
Duties
Alphabetic Card-Punch Op-
erator: To operate an alpha-
betic card-punch machine, This
is @ machine used to record al-
Phabetic and numerical infor-
| two months’
mation by punching holes in
cards in such a manner that
complete words and names, to-
gether with numerical data, can
subsequently be printed by the
alphabetic tabulating or ac-
counting machine, The alpha-
betic keyboard is arranged to
correspon’ with that of a type-
writer.
Under Card-Punch Operator:
To operate a numerical card-
punch machine, This is a hand
or electric driven device pro-
vided with perforators control-
led by means of keys and used
for perforating numerical data
on small cards that can be sub-
sequently tabulated on numeri-
cal tabulating machines,
Requirements
Applicants must have had
full-time experi-
ence, or three weeks’ intensive
and systematic training, in the
operation of card-punch ma-
chines,
Weights
Alphabetic Card-Punch Op-
erator: clerical tests, 50; al-
phabetic keyboard test, 50.
Under Card-Punch Operator:
clerical tests, 100,
Mechanical Engineer
(Industrial Production)
$3,800
Associate Mechanical Engin-
eer (Industrial Production)
$3,200
Assistant Mechanical
Engineer (Industrial
Production), $2,600
War or Navy Departments.
File by June 30, 1941, Age limit:
60.
Duties
To perform, or supervise the
performance of professional
mechanical engineering work in
connection with production
studies, surveys of industrial
plants, and the preparation of
plans for the conversion of such
plants to the manufacture of
munitions and other material
and equipment as may be re-
quired, The difficulty of the
work and the responsibility
varies with the grade,
Requirements
Applicants must be graduates
of an engineering school, and
in addition, except for certain
substitutions, have had profes-
sional engineering experience
ranging from two to five years,
according to the grade of posi-
tion, Weights
Applicants will be rated on
their education and experience
on a scale of 100,
Instructor, Air Corps
Technical School, $3,800
Associate Instructor, Air
Assistant Instructor, Air
Corps Technical School,
$2,600
Junior Instructor, Air
Corps Technical School,
$2,000
Optional branches: 1) Air-
craft carburetion systems; 2)
aircraft engines; 3) aircraft
hydraulic systems; 4) aircraft
instrument: 5) aircraft me-
chanics; 6) aircraft propellers;
1) aircraft fabric work; 8) air-
craft sheet metal work; 9) air
craft welding; 10) heat treat-
ing; 11) parachutes; 12) air
corps fundamentals. Positions
will be filled in the U. S. Army
Air Corps, War Department,
Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL;
Scott Field, Belleville, l.; and
Lowry Field, Denver, Col.
File by August 15, Age limit:
21 to 53.
Duties
With varying degrees of su-
pervision and responsibility, to
instruct, or supervise the in-
struction of, officers and enlist-
ed men of the Army Air Corps,
National Guard, or Reserves, in
subjects in the several optional
branches.
Requirements
Applicants must be high-
school graduates, and except for
certain substitutions, have had
four years of experience as in-
structor in shop subjects or as
shop supervisor, which must
have included six months ex-
perience in the optional branch,
Weights
Applicants will be rated on the
basis of their education, experi-
ence and general fitness on a
scale of 100,
Associate Aeronautical
Inspector, $3,500
Assistant Aeronautical
Inspector, $3,200
Civil Aeronautics Authority,
Department of Commerce, Ap-
plications will be received until
further notice. Age limits; 24
to 40 (for Associate); 24 to 35
(for Assistant).
Duties and requirements for
this exam appeared in the June
25 issue of The Leader,
Aeronautical Engineer,
$3,800
Associate Aeronautical
Engineer, $3,200
tant Aeronautical
Engineer, $2,600
Optional branches: 1) seroe
dynamtes and performance; 2)
design; 3) electrical installa~
(Continued on Page 14)
As:
DO THEY LOVE A PARADE?
As soon as a parade ends a rearguard of Sanitation Men, equipped with
modern flushing machines and sweepers follow along to clean up the
debris. Here we see two modern 3,500-gallon flushing machines giving
Broadway a bath after the famous reception for wrong-way Corrigan.
Incidentally, these flushers help hold the crowds in check as they tag
along after celebrities
Drafting Jobs Open
(Continued from Page 13)
tions; 4) engines; 5) equipment;
6) general; 7) power plant in-
stallations; 8) propellers; 9)
Specifications and weight con-
trol; 10) structures; 11) vibra-
tion and flutter; 12) any other
specialized branch of aeronau-
tical engineering.
Applications will be received
te June 30, 1941. Age limit:
Duties and requirements for
this exam appeared in the June
25 issue of The Leader.
Visual Information Specialist,
$3,800
Associate Visual Information
Specialist, $3,200
Assistant Visual Information
Specialist, $2,600
File by July 30, Age limit: 53.
Duties
With responsibility varying
according to the grade of the
Position, to conceive, develop,
and direct a comprehensive pro-
ram of visual information us-
ge all types of visual materials
for the presentation and inter-
pretation of facts and ideas,
Requirements
Applicants must have com-
pleted a four-year course in a
College or university, Substitu-
tions for additional experience
will be allowed. In addition,
applicants must have had from
two to four years experience,
according to the grade, in the |
presentation and interpreta
tion of facts by means of visual
materials, such as exhibits,
charts, photographs, etc.
Weights
Applicants will be rated on
their experience and fitness on
@ scale of 100.
Senior Engineering Aide
(Topographic)
Salary: $2,000. U, 8. Geolo-
gical Survey, Dept. of Interior,
Age limit: 53. File by Decem-
ber 31, 1940,
Duties
Under professional guidance,
to act as chief of a sub-party
on plane table work performing
topographic mapping, executing
topographic surveys, adjusting
instruments, inking field sheets,
making computations, and as-
sisting in the preparation of
maps for publication,
Requirements
High school graduation, plus
four years of civil engineering
experience, two years of it on
topographic field surveys. Cer-
tain substitutions for these edu-
cational and experience re-
quirements will be allowed,
Weights
Applicants will be rated on
the basis of their education and
experience on @ scale of 100,
Marina Surveyor
Salary: $3,200. United States
Maritime Commission, Age li-
mit: 55. File by July 29.
Duties
Under general supervision, to
conduct complete independent
surveys of ocean-going mer-
chant vessels, including the in-
spection of hulls, appurten-
ances, engines, boilers, machin-
ery and equipment, and the
preparation of detailed reports
covering all defects and re-
quirements as to repair and
maintenance, including cost
estimates,
Requirements
Applicants must hold a Un-
ited States license issued by
the Dept. of Commerce, either
as Chief Engineer or as Master,
of ocean vessels of any gross
tonnage, and must have had
certain appropriate experience.
Weights
Applicants will be rated on
their experience and fitness on
@ scale of 100,
Chief Engineering Draftsman
(Ordnance), $2,600
Principal Engineering Drafts-
man (Ordnance), $2,300
Senior Engineering Draftsman
(Ordnance) , $2,000
Engineering Draftsman
(Ordnance), $1,800
Drafts-
1,620
Navy and War Departments.
Filing open until June 30, 1941.
Age limit: 53.
Duties
Under professional guidance,
to perform ordnance drafting of
varying degrees of responsibility
according to the grade of posi-
erin:
man (Ordnance),
tion.
Requirements
Applicants must be high
school graduates, and must
have had from two to six years,
according to the grade of posi-
tion, in drafting experience, one
year of which must have been
in elementary drafting training
or experience, and the rest in
ordnance drafting.
Weights
Applicants will be rated on
their experience and fitness on
a scale of 100,
Inspector, Welding, $2,600
File by July 29. Age limit: 55.
Duties
To inspect the fabrication of
miscellaneous welded structures
of massive size and great
weight; to observe the welding
of such structures with a view
to insuring the best weld for the
particular problem at hand,
Requirements
Applicants, except for certain
substitutions, must have had six
years experience in the inspec-
tion of welding operations on
heavy structures or assemblies,
Weights
Applicants will be rated on
their experience, education and
fitness on a scale of 100,
Associate Aircraft
Inspector |
(Factory) |
Associate Air Carrier Mainten-
ance Inspector |
Salary for both positions: $2,-
900. No filing deadline has
been set. Age limit: 24 to 53.
Civil Aeronautics Authority.
Duties
Under the supervision of an
inspector of higher grade, to
make inspections of civil air-
craft for original airworthiness
certificates and for the renewal
of such certificates; to make in-
spections on aircraft, engines,
Propellers, components and ac-
cessories for export; to make
inspections of aircraft after
overhaul and repair; and to
perform related duties.
Requirements
An aircraft mechanic's certi-
ficate of competency. In addi-
tion: either 1) two years of
broad experience in .a super-
visory capacity in the mechan-
ical field of modern civil air-
craft manufacture or repair; or
2) three years of broad expe-
rience in the mechanical field
of modern civil aircraft manu-
facture or repair, which must
have included components, sub-
assemblies, instruments, and ac-
cessories, or must have been in
final assembly inspection,
Weights
General test, 40; experience
and fitness, 60,
Senior Inspector, Engineering |
Materials (Aeronautical),
$2,600
Inspector, Engineering Mate-
rials (Aeronautical) , $2,000
Junior Inspector, Engineering
Materials (Aeronautical) ,
$1,800
Navy Department. File until
further notice. Age limit: 53.
Duties
To inspect and test, for deter-
mination of compliance with
specifications, a wide variety of
aeronautical engineering mate-
rials; to interpret specifications
and make computations -neces-
sary to insure compliance; to
make inspection reports and
conduct correspondence,
Requirements
Applicants must have had
from two to six years experi-
ence, according to the grade of
the position, in the inspection
and testing of aeronautical en-
gineering materials, including
parts, subassemblies, assemblies,
instruments, etc., to determine
compliance with specifications
or standards of manufacture; or
in the inspection and testing of
aircraft engines and their ac-
cessories. From part of this ex- |
perience requirement, certain
substitutions are allowed.
Weights
Applicants will be rated on
their experience and fitness on
a scale of 100,
Attendant,
Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital
Salary; $1,020, File until fur-
ther notice. Place of employ-
ment; Veterans’ Administration
m A $40,000 STEEL BARGE
This is one of 40 new well-type steel barges which the Sanitation Depart.
ment purchased last year for approximately $40,000. Collection trucks
back up to a railing, dump their loads and move away. These stee!
barges carry three times the load transported by the old wooden deck
scows that New Yorkers still remember plowing down the East River. Tha
old tubs used to splatter refuse all over the river and harbor
Facilities, Canadaigua and
Northport, New York. Age li-
mits: 21 to 48.
Duties
To perform duties in imme-
diate contact with patients such
as to feed, escort, convey or ad-
minister prescribed treatments;
to assist in their recreation and
exercise; to change clothing,
bed linens, sputum cups, and
assist in making beds; to per-
form related duties.
Requirements
Applicants must have had
either: 1) completion of six
months of a resident training
course in nursing in a hospital
giving thorough practical and
theoretical training; or 2) at
least six months of active ser-
vice in the hospital corps of one
of the enlisted services of the
United States, performing ac-
tual duty in the care of the sick
or wounded; or 3) at least three
months of experience as Atten-
dant performing ward duty in
the care of patients in a hos-
pital or institution for the
treatment of mental or nervous
diseases, or for the treatment
or confinement of drug addicts;
or 4) any satisfactory equiva-
lent combination of training
and experience.
Weights
Applicants will be rated on
their experience and fitness on
a scale of 100.
Machinist
Appointments will be made at
salaries ranging from $6.92 to
$8.82 a day. Positions will be
filled in Dover, Metuchen, N. J,
and Brooklyn, N, Y. Age limits:
18 to 55.
Duties
To operate machines and
tools of all types in a large first
class machine shop fitted for
handling all sizes of work; to
do all classes and kinds of
bench, machine, hand tool, and
vise work, floor and erecting
work; to fit up in connection
with building and repairing
machine tools, main engines
(both reciprocating and tur-
bines), automobiles, pumps,
blowers, locomotives, etc.
Requirements
Completion of a four-year
apprenticeship, or four years of
practical experience in the
trade,
Weights
Applicants will be rated on
their experience and fitness on
a scale of 100.
Bilingual Stenographer,
$1,800
Optional language groups; 1)
Spanish and French; 2) Span-
ish and Portuguese; 3) English
and Portuguese.
File by July 29. Age limits: 18
to 53.
|
|
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| man (Aeronautical) , $1,520
Duties
To take and to transcrits
dictation in 1) Spanish and
French; 2) Spanish and Por
guese; or 3) English and
guese. The dictation covers 4
wide range of subject matter,
involving scientific and techni.
cal words and expressions.
Weights
General tests, 30; f
language typing test, 30; short.
hand and transcription ({o;.
eign language and English), 40,
Subject 2 will consist of 9
typing test in the optional lan.
guages, Subject 3 will consis: of
@ shorthand test, writing from
printed matter in each of the
languages in the optional groups
and the transcription of ths
shorthand notes into the origin.
al language of the printed mat-
ter, No dictation will be given,
Any system of making notes,
including the use of shorthand
writing machines, will be ac-
ceptable, provided that the
notes are given to the examiner
after being transcribed.
tls
Chief Engineering Draftsmon
(Aeronautical) , $2,600
Principal Engineering Drafts:
man (Aeronautical), $2,300
Senior Engineering Draftsmo!
(Aeronautical), $2,000
Engineering Draftsman
(Aeronautical), $1,899
Assistant Engineering Drafts
File by August 5. Age
53.
Duties
Under professional guidance’,
to’ perform subprofessional wors
in aeronautical drafting, v0
ing in degree of difficulty ant
responsibility according ‘0 th?
grade of the position.
Requirements
Applicants must have had {v0
two to six years of drafting ¢
perience, the amount varyitl
according to the grade of pos
tion. In each case, one ye
must have been in element!
drafting training or experient?:
the rest in aeronautical drat’
ings. Certain substitutions {0
college education are allowed {of
part of this experience requ!"
ment,
Weights
Applicants will be rated of
their experience and fitness ”
@ scale of 100,
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THE MECHANICAL AGE TRIUMPHS
This natty little machine Is an Auto Western
It was’ first used last year.
sweeper can do the work that 10 men once did
with their hand brooms and_ rolling carts.
You'll see these modern sweepers being used
out in the suburbs nowadays.
Department is the most mechanized one in the
Sweeper.
The
The Sanitation
city, and using more machines each day
into the pit.
hot fire.
HE’S CHAINED TO HIS JOB
This incineration worker is feeding refuse into
the fire pit with a long hook. A heavy chain
attached to a belt prevents him from falling
Before this safety device was
developed several men were killed when th
lost their balance and plunged into the r
The Sanitation Department uses all
latest safety devices
NO MORE AROUND
You don’t see snow-removal trucks of this sort
on the streets in the winter anymore. They‘ve
been replaced by swanky modern vehicles that
plough into the piled up snow with great fury.
The Sanitation Department has a thorough
method of dealing with heavy snowfalls; with-
in an hour after a fall gets serious, it can have
thousands of men-at work
U. |S. Tests
(Continued from Page 14)
Senior Engineer, $4,600
$3,800
Associate Engineer, $3,200
Assistant Engineer, $2,600
Optional branches: 1) elec-
trical; 2) heating and ventilat-
ing; 3) materials; 4) mechani-
cal; 5) mining; 6) radio; 17)
structural; 8) Chale at 9) tele-
hone; 10) welding.
2 File by August 5. Age limit:
53,
Duties
To perform, or supervise the
performance of professional en-
gineering work in design, con-
struction, testing, research, in-
vestigation, or production in one
of the optional branches of en-
gineering listed. The difficulty
of the work performed, the de~
gree of supervision to which the
employee is subject or which
he exercises, and the responsibil-
ity assumed, will vary with the
grade of the position.
Requirements
Applicants must have had
from two to six years of broad
‘and professional engineering ex-
perience in one of the optional
branches, The amount of ex-
perience required varies with
the grade of the position, In
addition, except for certain sub-
stitutions, applicants must have
completed a four-year college
course in engineering.
Weights
Applicants will be rated on
their experience and fitness on
@ soale of 100,
Senior Inspector, Boat
Construction (Wood Hulls),
2,
Inspector, Boat Construction
(Wood Hulls), $2,000
Navy Dept. File by August 5.
Age limit: 53,
Duties
To inspect and make neces-
‘ary tests of wood hull construc-
tion work in order to determine
satisfactory workmanship and
Acceptability under the specifi-
cations, on boats or other float-
ing craft built of wood for the
pee under contract in private
ards,
Requirements
Senior Inspector, at least six
years; and Inspector, at least
four years; of experience in the
‘nspection or testing of wood
hull construction work to deter-
mine proper workmanship and
fompliance with specifications.
his experience must have in-
‘luded the reading of drawings
‘nd interpretation of technical
Specifications and the making of
Necessary computations to de-
termine compliance therewith,
Certain substitutions for this
®sberience will be allowed for
“ompleted college courses.
Weights
jp PPlicants will be rated on the
~ 's of their experience and fit-
®s on a scale .f 100,
Apprentice Co; Pl
per Plate Map
Enareeey! $1,260
Apprentice Artistic Litho-
grapher, $1,260
File by August 5. Age limit:
16 to 21,
ini Plate Mi
Apprentice Copper Pla‘ lap
Engraver: under immediate su-
pervision, and following specific
instructions as to methods and
working details, to perform sim-
Ple routine engraving work,
Apprentice Artistic Lithograph-
er; Under immediate supervis-
ion, and following specific in-
structions as to methods- and
working details, to perform sim-
Ple routine lithographic work,
Requirements
Apprentice’Copper Plate Map
Engraver: six months experi-
ence, which may’ include ap-
ReenceitD in the engraving
art,
Apprentice Artistic Litho-
grapher: six months experience,
which may include apprentice-
ship, in the artistic phases of
lithographic reproduction work.
Weights
General test, 50; map copying
and lettering, 50.
Psychophysiologist
Principal, $5,600; Senior, $4,-
600; Psychophysiologist, $3,800;
Associate, $3,200; and Assistant,
$2,600. File by August 5. Age
limits: 53.
Duties
To plan and conduct research
in the public health phases of
problems in the fields of general
experimental psychophysiology,
psychophysiological _- acoustics
and psychophysiological optics
by the application of principles
and techniques of experimental
psychology to human beings and
animals,
Requirements
Applicants must have had
from two to seven years of paid
research experience, graduate
study or teaching experience.
Weights
Applicants will be rated on
their experience and fitness on
a scale of 100.
Lithographer,
$2,000
Artistic Lithographer,
$1,800
Senior A
Negative Cutter, $1,800
Assistant Artisti,
ic _Litho-
grapher, $1,620
Junior Copper Plate Map
Engraver, $1,440
Junior Artistic Lithographer,
$1,440
’
File by August 5, Age limits:
20 to 53,
Duties
Senior Artistic Lithographer,
Artistic Lithographer, and As-
sistant Artistic Lithographer— |
To execute, under general super-
vision, exacting work of jour-
neyman grade in one or more
of the highly skilled phases of
lithographic map reproduction
work, including work on metal
printing plates and lithogra-
phic stone. The duties of the
three positions are similar, vary-
ing in the degree of difficulty,
exactitude, or intricacy of work
to be performed,
Negative Cutter.—To execute
exacting work on photographic
negatives, such as painting out
and inserting new work; to cut
or engrave topographic and hy-
drographic features, lettering,
etc., on glass negatives and/or
zinc plates,
Junior Copper Plate Map En-
graver.—To perform under im-
mediate supervision elementary
and less responsible and intri-
cate operations of the engraver's
art,
Junior Artistic Lithographer.
—To perform under immediate
supervision elementary and less
responsible and intricate opera-
tions of lithographic reproduc-
tion processes,
Requirements
Senior Artistic Lithographer,
Artistic Lithographer, and As-
sistant Artistic Lithographer:
Five, four and three years ex-
perience, respectively, in the
progressively skilled phases of
lithographic reproduction work
and the practice of the highly
skilled phases of the lithogra-
phic art, preferably on litho-
graphic reproduction of maps
or charts. Additional credit will
be given for evidence of experi-
ence in map or chart construc-
tion and experience with the
chemicals used in lithography.
Negative Cutter: four years
experience in negative cutting in
lithographic reproduction work,
including lettering, painting out
or inserting or “cutting in” new
work of intricate design and
minute detail preferably on
maps and charts,
Junior Copper Plate Map En-
graver: one year of skilled ex-
engraver’s art,
Junior Artistic Lithographer:
one year of progressively skilled
| experience in the artistic phases
| of lithographic reproduction
| work,
Weights
Applicants will be rated on
their experience and fitness on
a scale of 100.
Helper Blacksmith,
Other Fires
($4.89 to $5.85 per day)
Helper Boilermaker
($4.89 to $5.85 per day)
perience in the practice of the |
| ” ($4.89 to $5.8
Helper Coppersmith
($4.89 to $5.85 per day)
Helper Flangeturner
($5.18 to $6.44 per day)
Helper Forger, Heavy
($5.18 to $6.14 per day)
Helper Molder
($5.08 to $6.04 per day)
Helper Rigger
($4.89 to $5.85 per day)
Helper Sheet Metal Worker
($4.89 to $5.85 per day)
Helper Shipfitter
per day)
File until further notice. Place
of employment: Brooklyn Navy
Yard. Age limits: 20 to 48.
Duties
Helper Blacksmith, Other
Fires: To assist the blacksmiths
in the lighter class of work, and
to care for the oil, gas, and coke
fires; to operate steam ham-
mers, presses, etc., and do the
miscellaneous odd jobs not re-
quiring special skill and experi-
ence of a mechanic,
Helper Boilermaker: To assist
boilermakers in miscellaneous
operations required in new con-
struction and repair work in the
shop and on board ship; to hold
on rivets, scale boilers, prepare
putty and paint for preserva-
tion, heat rivets, handle ma-
terials, load and unload trucks,
| and to do various odd jobs in
the trade not requiring special
skill or experience,
Helper Coppersmith: To assist
coppersmiths in miscellaneous
operations required in new con-
struction and repair work in the
shop and on board ship; to mix
and prepare borax and solder
and other materials and do
various odd jobs,
Helper Flangeturner: To in-
clude the duties listed for
Helper Boilermaker and in ad-
dition, accuracy and experience
in swinging heavy sledges or
mallets; to handle the heating
of material and care of fires
necessary to assist flangeturn-
ers during the heating up of
work,
Helper Forger, Heavy: To as-
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border. Candidates must indicate
their availability to go anywhere
in the country immediately when
called, Those who are called to go
to the Mexic&n border must make
the trip at their own expense, If,
after the probationary period,
they don’t pan out, these men re-
turn to their homes at their own
¢
Training Cut
The customary 90-day training
period has been cut down to 30
days, Clindidates are taught a
|Smattering of labor and naturali-
Border Patrol Job
edge of Spanish. The candidates |
may learn the language after they
get to the border—but here's the
rub: they've got to pay their own
tuition while learning. At the end
of the probationary period, the
Border Patrolman must purchase
out of his own money a uniform
costing $80.
‘The working day is 8 hours, the
working week 5% days—unless an |
emergency should require a longer
working period, “Nowadays,” Mr.
Hudson blandly told the assembled |
candidates, “there's an emergency |
zation law applicable to the Border | all the time.” The vacation period
| Patrol Jobs; They. are also taught | for Border Patrolmen is 26 days,
how to handle firearms. One of| but again if an emergency inter-
| the requirements for those going | venes the vacation period may be
to the Mexican border is @ knowl- ! cut to anything at all,
|
sist on the heaviest class of
forgings; prepare and care for
oil furnaces; handle heavy ma-
terials and manipulate the
larger fittings for the heavy
forgers; operate heavy presses,
steam presses, and hammers,
Helper Molder: To be gener-
ally useful in assisting molders
in the miscellaneous operations
pertaining to that trade in pre-
paring sand and materials used
in filling flasks; to carry metal
and help the molder pour his
metal; and to do miscellaneous
work,
Helper Rigger: To assist rig-
gers in the handling of weights
and all other riggers’ work; to
tie knots, attach hooks, assist
in all kinds of splicing; to do
various odd jobs.
Helper Sheet Metal Worker:
To assist sheet metal workers in
all work pertaining to the trade;
operate simple machine tools;
handle small machine and hand
tools; prepare shear and punch
material; and to do other mis-
cellaneous odd jobs,
Requirements
Shipfitter: One of the fol-
lowing: 1) six months experi-
ence as Helper Shipfitter, or in
one of the allied trades; 2) com-
pletion of a one-year mechani-
cal course in the trade applied
for, or an allied trade; 3) com-
pletion of a course in one of the
trades in a resident trade school,
For the Other Positions: One
of the following: 1) six months
experience in the trade applied
for, which has required the use
of tools, machines, or processes
common to such trade or occu-
pation; or, a like amount of ex-
perience (which may include a
training period of spetialist
mechanical school) in the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast
Guard, in a position comparable
to the trade applied for; or 2)
completion of one scholastic
year of a mechanical course in
the trade applied for, in a vo-
cational school of at least sec-
ondary grade which is part of
4 public, state, county or muni-
cipal school system; or 3) com-
pletion of a course in the trade
or occupation applied for, of at
least one year's duration in day
class attendance, or of 18
months duration in evening
class attendance, in a resident
trade school, as distinguished
from a correspondence school,
Weights
No written test will be given,
Applicants will be rated on their
experience and fitness on a
scale of 100.
Crane Operator
(Electrical Traveling Bridge)
($6.24 to $7.20 per day)
Crane Operator
(Steam Locomotive)
($7.87 to $8.83 per day)
Applications will be received
until further notice, Place of
employment: Brooklyn Navy
Yard. Age limit: 20 to 48,
(Continued on Page 16)
(Continued from Page 15)
Duties
Orane Operator (Electric
raveling Bridge) for Crane-
» Blectric: To operate trav-
ling bridge cranes and auxili~
hoists and to perform re-
lated work,
Crane Operator (Steam Loco-
tive) for Engineman, Hoist-
and Portable: To operate
team locomotive crane and to
ake minor repairs and adjust«
ents to the mechanism,
Requirements
Orane Operator (Electric
‘aveling Bridge) for Crane-
an, Electric: Six months e:
‘lence in the operation of elec-
lo traveling bridge cranes,
Crane Operator (Steam Loco-
‘otive) for Engineman, Hoist
and Portable; Six months
rience in the operation of a
jam locomotive crane, steam
ovel, or other portable steam
lst: machinery,
Weights
‘Applicants will be rated on
jelr experience and fitness on
scale of 100,
Caulker, Wood
($7.58 to $8.54 per day)
Diver
($17.28 to $18.24 per day).
ForgeriD r, Drop
($7.77 to $8. 73 per day)
Forger, Heavy
(($12.09 to $13.95 per day)
Forger, Light
($9.50 to $10.46 per day)’
Instrument Maker
($8.16 to $9.12 per day)”
Rigger
($7.87 to $8.83 per day)
File until further notice. Place
employment: Brooklyn Navy
‘ard, Age limits: 20 to 55,
Duties
Caulker, Wood: To caulk and
ave the seams of wood decks,
Nanking, sheathing, etc.
Diver: To work from pone
inder air pressure and do all
‘inds of diver’s work around en-<
trances to dry docks, under
ships, and around wharves, in
onnection with launching ways.
Forger, Drop: To make drop
forgings of steel, bronze and
ther materials by use of dies
or all kinds of fittings; to op-
érate steam and drop board
hammers, trimming presses, and
il and gas furnaces; the skill~
‘ul use of dies, their fit, draft
requirements, adjustments, etc,
Forger, Heavy: To work 10”
billets and larger; control the
Operation of hydraulic presses
Of 3,500 tons and lighter, steam
presses, steam hammers, etc.;
to make crank shafts, connect-
ie rods, shaft couplings, davits,
ote,
Forger, Light: To produce
forgings of various carbon and
fa steels and forgeable non-
ferrous metals from bars or bil«
its 6” square or round or above,
welghing 100 to 500 pounds,
tilizing steam hammers, forg-
Ing presses or other power forg-
ing equipment to best advan-
age; to lay off and cut tem~-
lates, devise and make simple
ols and fixtures, such as
forming blocks, special cutters,
sewages, etc.; to operate oil or
gas fired forges and small fur-
aces for heating; to determine
y weight or volume material
necessary for a given forging
and proper allowance for finish;
and to direct the activities of
hammer-runners, cranemen and
helpers assisting in the work,
Instrument Maker; To manu-
facture, repair and install all
types of electrical, radio, opti-
oal and navigational in-
struments, including watches,
clocks, etc,, and to build elec-
trical and mechanical appli-
neces of unusually intricate and
lelicate types.
Rigger: To install various
Inds of tackle and do the fit-
ting of wire and manila cable
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\ am on board ship; to manufac
ture and install all kinds of
standing or running rigging,
the various fittings, such as
mats, fenders, ladders, eto,
which are made in a rigging loft
for use in the construction or
repair of vessels,
Requirements
Forger, Light; Forger, Heavy}
and Rigger: Completion of a
four-year apprenticeship in the
trade, or four years of practical
experience,
Caulker (Wood): One year of
experience in the use of caulk-
ing materials in making under-
water surface and seams of
vessels watertight,
Diver: Six months of experi-
ence,
Forger, Drop: Two years ex-
perience,
Instrument Maker; Comple-
tion of a four years apprentice-
ship as instrument maker in a
first class instrument: shop or
high-grade physical laboratory
shop, or four years experience,
Welghts
No written test will be given.
Applicants will be rated on their
experience and fitness on &
Scale of 100,
Inspector of Miscellaneous
Supplies
Salary: $2,200. Optional
branches: 1) Leather Gloves:
2) Bedding (Mattresses and
Feather Pillows). me ee July,
23, Age limits: 21 to 5
Duties
To inspect materials indi-
cated by the title of the op-
tional branch to determine
quality of materials and accept-
ability under specifications at
manufacturing plants to make
tests and measurements to de-
ee compliance; to inspect
inished products at the depot
of delivery; to prepare inspec-
tion reports and correspondence
and maintain necessary records;
to assist in the preparation of
specifications. Bedding Inspec-
tors are required to inspect
mattresses and feather pillows.
Requirements
Except for certain substitu-
tions, applicants must have had
four years experience in the
inspection or testing of ma-
terials in one of the optional
branches, to determine compli-
ance with specifications, accept-
ability under the terms of pur-
chase contract, or compliance
with production standards at
the place of manufacture,
Welghts
Applicants will be rated on
their experience and fitness on
@ scale of 100,
Senior Inspector, Engineering
Materials, Mechanical
(Optical Instruments),
$2,600
Inspector, Engineering Ma-
terials, Mechanical
(Optical Instruments),
$2,000
File by August 2, Place of
employment; Navy Dept., Ro-
chester, Age limits: 21 to 53,
Duties
The duties, varying in degree
of responsibility, are as follows:
To inspect and test, for deter-
mining compliance with speci-
fications, a variety of instru-
ments, including optical instru-
ments, sextants, binoculars, fire
control and related instruments
for naval use; to make inspector
reports, to conduct correspond-
ence,
Requirements
Except for certain substitu-
tions, applicants must have had
from four to six years experi-
ence, according to the grade,
in the inspection and testing of
optical instruments and other
instruments equipped with
lenses and prisms to determine
proper workmanship and com-
pliance with specifications,
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Senior Cook
Salary: $2,000, Prison Ser-
vice, Dept. of Justice, File by
August 5. Age limits: 25 to 48,
Appointees will be given a pre-
liminary training course for an
8-weeks period. Those who show
special aptitude may be detail-
ed to higher positions in the
culinary department,
Duties
Upon completion of the train-
ing period outlined above, ap-
pointees will be assigned to eith-
er: 1) @ small institution or
camp with an average capacity
of from 100 to 300 inmates to
be in complete charge of the
culinary department; or 2) a
larger institutional unit to act
as assistant to junior or prin-
cipal steward.
In either case, employees will
be required to prepare daily
menus; make estimates of food
requirements for daily and quar-
terly consumption in accordance
with standard rations; to be re~
sponsible for the actual prep-
aration and serving of meals
for inmates and officers; to be
responsible for one of the
branches of the culinary depart~
ment such as the bakery, ref-
rigeration, or butcher shop; and
to be responsible for the train-
ing of any inmates to perform
oe duties of cook, baker, waiter,
etc.
Requirements
1) applicants must be qualifi-
ed both as general cook and
bread baker,
2) they must have two years
experience as chef, head cook,
or steward in a hotel, club, hos-
pital, resident school, or other
institutions, or in a comparable
pels in which it vas nec.
essary to provide foou for at
least 600 meals daily,
Weights
General test, 50} practical
questions on duties of the posi.
tion, 50,
oes Di My Indian Community
Board Schools
Pe branches and en.
trance salaries: 1) Agriculture,
$1,800 and $2,000; 2) Elementary
& es (1 to 6), $1,620 and $1.
100; 3) Home Economics, $1,620
and $1,800; 4) Remedial Read.
ing, $1,800; 5) Rural Merchand-
ising, $1,800; 6) Science, $1,.
800; 7) Special or Opportunity
Classes, $1,620.
Indian Field Service (Includ-
ing Alaska), Department of In.
terior, File by August 12, Age
limit: 48.
Duties
Under general supervision to
serve as teacher in an Indian
community or boarding school,
Most of these schools are located
in isolated rural areas with
meager resources where the land
has been seriously depleted by
overgrazing, recurring droughts,
and improper farm practices,
They are often at some distance
from the nearest white com-
munity, and in some sections
where the Indians themselves
do not live in villages the schools
are somewhat remote from hu-
man habitation, In the north-
ern reservations and in Alaska,
some schools are cut off for
months at a time from travel
communication. Ability, there-
fore, to adjust to association
with a limited number of peo-
ple in such isolated situations
is essential to success in one
of these positions.
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he primary objectives of In-
ian schools are: To give stud-
ents an understanding and ap-
yeciation of their own tribal
fore, art, music, and community
oreanization; to teach students
qnough their own participation
jn school and community gov-
nment to become constructive
citizens of their communities;
jo aid students in analyzing the
economi¢ resources of their re-
servation and in planning more
- effective ways of utilizing these
yesources for the improvement
of standards of living; to teach,
through actual demonstration,
intelligent conservation of nat-
yral resources; to give students
jrst-hand. experience in live-
stock Management, use of na-
tive materials in housing and
cothing, in subsistence garden-
ing, cooperative marketing,
farm mechanics, and whatever
other vocational skills are need-
ed (0 earn a livelihood in the
region; to develop better health
habits, Improved sanitation, and
higher standards of diet with
a view to prevention of tracho-
ma, twberculosis, and infant
diseases; to give students an un-
derstanding of the social and
economic world immediately
avout them and to aid them in
achieving some mastery over
their environment; and to serve
as 8 community center in meet-
ing the social and economic
needs of the community.
Teachers in Indian scaools as-
wclate constantly with Indians,
and it is necessary that they
have @ full appreciation of the
Indian viewpoint and Indian
quture, including native arts
and crafts, music, and religious
ceremonials, Indian Service
teachers are expected to be not
only teachers in the usual sense,
but to be active participants in
the community in which they
work and exercise educational
leadership. They must be con-
yersant with problems of rural
eonomy and eager to elevate
and dignify rural life.
Indian schools do not follow
prescribed courses of study,
Teachers are expected to find
vithin the environment much
of the material for their educa-
ional program. Emphasis is
placed upon free and spontane-
our use of English, upon group
discussions, and other informal
processes
zequirements
Education.—Option 1," agri-
cullure—Applicants must have
completed a 4-year course lead-
ing to a bachelor’s degree in
in agricultural college, which
must have included 9 semester
tedits in the teaching of agri-
culture and 4 semester credits
‘n farm mechanics.
Option 2, elementary grades
1-6) Applicants must either
have completed a 4-year course
leading to a bachelor’s degree
or have been graduated with a
diploma from a recognized 3-
Yew teacher-training institu-
‘ion, In either course applicants
must have completed 20 semes-
{e credits in education, includ-
‘ng one course in elementary
tducation,
Option 3, home economics —
4pplicants must have completed
‘full 4-year course leading to
‘ bachelor's degree, including
0 semester credits in home eco-
ics
Option 4, remedial reading.—
Applicants must have completed
‘4-year course leading to a
tachelor's degree, which includ-
(8 semester credits in meth-
ae techniques of remedial
ding,
Option 5, rural merchandising,
Pplicants must have completed
tvear course leading to a
‘“chelor’s degree,
Option 6, science—Applicants.
st have completed @ 4-year
(ise leading to a bachelor’s
tee, which included 20 se-
‘ster credits in science.
f Option 7, special or opportun-
rit Classes.—Applicants | must
yer have completed a full 4-
thei, course leading to a ba-
pilot's degree or have been
“diated with a diploma from
haitCosnized 3-year teacher-
tong institution, In either
tom, applicants must have
Wibleted 20 semester credits in
"ucation,
jdsverlence—Applicants must
4 Si had within the last 7 years
leggy um of 2 years of paid
ton
pieoped an educational pro-
in schools
Option 1, agriculture—Appli-
cants must have taught practi-
cal agriculture, livestock farm-
ing, and farm mechanics. In
addition, applicants for this op-
tion must have had at least 2
years of practical farming ex-
perience.
Option 2, elementary grades
1-6).—Applicants must have
taught in schools which have
served as centers of commun-
ity life and must show active
participation in @ program
which integrated school and
community life, This experi-
ence must have been secured in
one or more of the first six
grades,
Option 3, home economics.—
Applicants must have taught
home economics in a commun-
ity where resources are meager
and must have related their
teaching to the problem of im-
proving living standards within
the limitations of these re-
sources,
Option 4, remedial reading —
Applicants must have given spe-
cial instruction in remedial
reading in special classes for
students with reading handi-
caps, or in a specially organized
program of individual instruc-
tion in remedial reading.
Option 5, rural merchand-
ising.—Applicants must have
taught commercial subjects and,
in addition, must have had an
aggregate of at least 1 year of
experience in rural merchand-
ising secured subsequent to
high-school graduation. During
the period of the required ex-
perience, they must have had
experience in some phase of
community leadership.
Option 6, science.—Applicants
must have taught science in its
application to matters of every-
day concern such as winds,
droughts, pollution of water sup-
ply, disappearance of grass, geol-
ogy of local environment, gene-
tics, practical biology, sanitary
practices, etc.
Option 7, special or opportun-
ity classes.—Applicants must
have taught special or opportu-
nity classes of children in an
educational program based upon
the interests, capacities, and
everyday experiences of the chil-
dren.
Weights
Applicants will be rated on
their experience and fitness on
scale of 100.
Senior Laboratory Mechanic
(Glassblower)
Salary: $2,000. File by Aug-
ust 12. Age limits: 18 to 50.
Duties
To perform duties connected
with the development, repair,
maintenance and construction
of experimental apparatus in a
laboratory, involving glass-blow-
ing, machining of metals, and
wiring of electrical circuits from
wiring diagrams.
Requirements
Five years of paid experience
in a scientific or experimental
laboratory or laboratory shop
inyolving the development, con-
struction, maintenance, and re-
pair of instruments and appa-
ratus used in laboratory experi-
ments, and including electrical
work and the operation of ma-
chine shop tools. In addition
they must have had at least two
years of experience as a glass-
blower in the manufacture of
laboratory glassware,
Weights
Applicants will be rated on
their experience and fitness on
a scale of 100,
Senior Cotton Technologist
$4,600
Cotton Technologist, $3,800
Associate Cotton Technologist
$3,200
Assistant Cotton Technologist
$2,600
Z
Optional branches: 1) yarn
and fabric manufacturing; 2)
textile chemistry, dyeing and
finishing; 3) fiber technology.
Bureau of Agricultural Che-
_— nh
New U. 8. Exams
Radio Monitoring Officer
($3,200)
Assistant Radio Monitoring
Officer ($2,600)
Duties
Radio Monitoring Officer: to
be in charge of a secondary
monitoring and direction-find-
ing station, with responsibility
for the proper performance of
all the activities of the Assist-
ant Radio Monitoring Officers
and of the Radio Operators as-
signed to the station; to be
responsible for the calibration
Sind maintenance of equipment,
the assignment and supervision
of personnel and the coordina-
tion of activities with the activ-
ities of other government de-
partments; to prepare reports.
Assistant Radio Monitoring
Officer: at one of the secondary
monitoring and direction-find-
ing stations, or at one of the
mobile units attached thereto,
to stand a watch on all com-
munication channels for the
purpose of making frequency
measurements, determination of
the characteristics of the emis-
sions of radio transmitters, co-
pying, either in writing or on
typewriter, of telegraphic com-
munications, and recording of
transmissions.
Requirements
Radio Monitoring Officer:
Seven years of progressive ex-
perience in a technical capaci-
ty in connection with the in-
stallation and testing, inspec-
tion and testing, or operation
with maintenance responsibili-
ty, of radio transmitters of at
least 100 watts power output.
At least two years of this expe-
rience must have been in a re-
sponsible supervisory capacity
over other personnel.
Assistant Radio Monitoring
Officer: five years of experi-
ence in a technical capacity in
connection with the installation
and testing, inspection and test-
ing, or operation with mainten-
ance responsibility, of radio
transmitters of at least 100
watts power output.
Applicants for both positions
must hold a valid first-class
radio telegraph operator's li-
cense, or must demonstrate
during the first six months fol-
lowing appointment their abili-
ty to transmit and receive plain
text in International Morse
Code at the rate of at least 25
words per minute,
Certain substitutions for the
Teast one year of experience as
Journeyman bookbinder,
Weights
Practical test: all eligibles
selected for appointment will be
required to give a practical de-
monstration of their ability to
bind and finish a book, imme-
diately after reporting for duty.
Applicants will be rated on
their experience and fitness on
& scale of 100,
Principal Explosives Engineer
($5,600)
Senior Explosives Engineer
($4,600)
Explosives Engineer ($3,800)
Associate Explosives Engineer
($3,200)
Assistant Explosives Engineer
$2,600)
Duties
To direct and supervise the
manufacture, storage, transpor-
tation, and distribution of ex-
Plosives; to investigate or su-
pervise the investigation of the
manufacture, storage, transpor-
tation, distribution, possession,
or use of explosives and blast-
ing supplies, the ingredients
thereof, and the accessories
thereto; to investigate explo-
sions resulting in the loss of
experience requirement will be ;
‘Foreign Service Study Material
allowed for college study in
electrical or communications
engineering.
Weights
Applicants will be rated on
their experience and fitness on
a scale of 100.
Bookbinder ($1.20 an hour)
(40-hour week)
Government Printing Office
Bookbinder ($10.08 a day)
(Five day week)
Bureau of Engraving and
Printing
For appointment in Washing-
ton, D.C. only. File by August
12. Age limit: 50,
Duties
To perform hand operations
as required in forwarding and
finishing library, edition, blank
book, flexible, and loose-leaf
bindings; and to perform re-
lated duties,
Reguirements
Completion of a four year
apprenticeship, or four years of
practical experience, in the
hand operations necessary for
the complete binding and fin-
ishing of books; in addition, at
of the work involved, will vary
with the grade of the position.
juirements
Applicants must have had
trom two to six years of experi-
ence in cotton technology, the
Posi
ence must have included experi-
Sace t in the optional branch se-
lected.
Weights
pbpniicans. eal be antes on
e885 OB
a scale of 100.
life, injury, or property dam-
age.
Requirements
Applicants must have com-
pleted a four-year college
course in engineering, and must
have had professional engineer-
ing experience, part of which
involved the development, pro-
duction, testing, or utilization
of explosives. Substitution of
additional engineering experi-
ence may be made for part of
the education; and graduate
study in engineering may be
substituted for part of the gen-
eral engineering experience.
Weights
Applicants will be rated on
their experience and fitness on
a scale of 100,
Deck Engineer
Salary: $1,590. File by August
30. Place of Employment: Army
transport service, War Depart-
ment, Brooklyn; for duty on
transports plying between
Brooklyn, New York, Panama,
Puerto Rico, San Francisco and
Hawaii. Age limit: 50,
(Continued from Page 9)
18. No
. 19. Yes
Do you judge that a fellowship
carried a salary?
.20. No
+21, Yes
it do you
were?
22. A magazine
23. Articles of faith
24, Funds
25. Rules
What do you think the duties
mentioned were?
. Ecclesiastical duties
. Giving aid to Postle-
thwaite
. Obeying all orders
. Teaching Greek
. Teaching theology
. Those of a clergyman
‘who had the nomination”
mean “who was nominated” or
“who had the right to nominate’?
+++.+32, The former
.. 33. The latter
+. 34, Yes
. 34, No
Who seems, according to the
paragraph, to have been some-
what unscrupulous?
. 36. Hays
. 37, Porson
38. Postlethwaite
+039, The friends
What statement in the para-
graph might mean either that
Porson believed in the doctrines
of the church or that he was will-
ing to conceal his disbelief?
think the “Ar-
Duties
To operate and maintain ip
repair, machinery, such as pore
' table engines, deck wine
steering engines, and rela’
equipment on board.
Requirements
Four years of experience
the operation, maintenance,
repair of machinery such
winches, windlasses, hoists, cay
stans, or similar equipment,
months of this experience mu
have been on shipboard. Exper
ence as ll round mechanic w!
be accepted as qualified for no}
more than two years of the re«
quired experience.
Applicants must prove they
hold: 1) a certificate of ser
vice issued by a board of loci
inspectors; and 2) either a cone
tinuous discharge book, or a cere
tificate of identification issued
by a shipping commissioner, coly
lector or deputy collector of
customs, or United States local
inspectors of steam vessels be
fore they may be certified for
appointment,
Weights
Applicants will be rated on
their experience and fitness oy
a scale of 100. No written t
will be given.
$1,530, less $330 for
quarters and subsistence. File by
Aug. 12. Place of employmentt
Army Transport Service, War
Department, Brooklyn; for duty
on transports plying between
Brooklyn, Panama, Puerto Rico,
San Francisco and Hawaii,
Duties
To have watch charge of the
operation, maintenance, and re+
pair of ice making and refriger=
ating machinery,
Requirements
Three years of experience
the operation, maintenance an
repair of ice making machinery,
Experience as a watch engine~
man in a steam or electric power
plant may be substituted year
for year for two years of the re-
quired experience. Special credit
will be given for sea experience,
Applicants will be required to
submit documentary evidence
that they hold: 1) a certificate
of service issued by a board of
local inspectors; and 2) either a
continuous discharge book, or a
certificate of identification is-
sued by a shipping commission-
er, collector or deputy collector
of customs, or Unitcr States lo-
cal inspectors of steam vessels
before they may be cetrified for
appointment in the Army Trans-
port Service.
Weights
Applicants will be rated on the
basis of their experience and fit-
©
seeee++.40, His fellowship was no
ness on a scale of 100,
longer tenable to a
layman
seeeees 41, Rather than under-
take duties for which
he felt himself unfit
42, He had no difficulty
as to signing a state-
ment as to his con-
formity
seeeees-43, He might have been
retained in the So-
ciety
seeeees.44, Their survivors re-
fused to receive the
money
Cdeseaae’ 45, None
What good final result was pos-
sibly due to the unfair treatment
of Porson?
46, Money was given to
Porson
47, A prize was estab-
lished
, 48, Porson determined not
to take holy orders
seeeeee 49. Porson left Came
bridge and devoted
himself to study
Technical Oral Tests
For Oil Burners
Technical-oral test for License
to Install Oil Burners will be
given at the offices of the Munir
pal Civil Service Commission, 299
Broadway, from July 29 through
August 3.
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER Tuesday, July 23, 1
mission’s Calendar
City Com
Labor Class Changes
An important new addition t
o the proposal of the Municipal
Civil Service Commission to include Laborers in the competi-
tive service was adopted last week. The change provides that
Laborers, once they are reclassified into the competitive class,
shall be graded.
In its original draft of the
mission made no provisions for
Asphalt Worker was classified
reclassification plan, the Com-
grades in labor jobs; thus, an
within a certain salary range,
but there was no higher grade within that title. Now, for ex-
ample, there will be Asphalt Worker, Grade 1; and Asphalt
Worker, Grade 2—the latter corresponding with the position of
Assistant Foreman,
Such changes in the Labor Reclassi-
fication amendment to the Civil Service Rules must be ap-
proved by the Mayor and the State Civil Service Commission.
Last week Paul J. Kern, president of the Commission, re-
ported that rapid progress is being made on the whole job of
utting Laborers into the competitive class—a task which will
be completed on July 1, 1941, and which will result in the abol-
{tion of the labor class, as such, in the New York City Civil
Service.
Other items on the Commission’s latest calendar follow:
Attendant Messengers
3396. The Commission decided to use
the Attendant-Messenger eligible list to
fill jobs as Porter (Railroad) in the Board
oi Transportation,
Medical Social Worker
3403. The rating key for Medical So-
ial Worker, Grade 2, was approved.
‘ransit Dismissals
$397, Following complaints concern-
ig the dismissal of certain employees of
the Transit Commission, the Commission
ioved to study further the problem to
letermine whether any politics are be-
ing played in these dismissals, and if they
fre being made strictly on the basis of
seniority.
Administrative Assistant
3404, The experience key for Senior
Administrative Assistant (Housing Au-
thority) was approved.
Exams Cancelled
3407, Because no vacancies exist in
the positions, the following examinations,
which had been ordered, were cancelled:
Psychologist (competitive); promotion to
Foreman, Grade 3, President, Borough of
Manhattan; Promotion to Senior Store-
keeper, Department of Purchase,
Scientifie Service
3411. An amendment to the Civil Ser-
vice classification to bring a number of
related positions under the Scientific Ser-
vice was adopted. This new classifica-
tion will probably result in new promo-
tion, and cross-promotion examinations
soon. Full details of such tests will ap-
pear later in The Leader.
Correction Teachers
3416. The status of teachers in the
Department of Correction, who have ask-
ed for the right to participate in pro-
motion examinations, was considered. The
Commission's point of view was that the
teachers are chosen from a substitute
teacher's list which is not the result of
competitive examination. Therefore, the
Commission is asking that a competitive
list be used for the positions and that
the payrolls be submitted to it for ap-
proval by the Comptroller.
Subway Physicians
3418. A proposal to include certain
Physicians and Surgeons in the transit
unification reclassification was referred
to the transit unification divison for fur-
ther study.
IRT Amendment
3419. An amendment to the resolution
of June 12, 1940, which provided for
changes of status of IRT workers, was
adopted. It provides that employees who
were promoted at any time before the
date of unification—July 1, 1940—are
covered into Civil Service in their higher
grades.
WNYC Appointment
3432. The appointment of the No. 2
eligible on the Radio Publicity Assistant
list to a job in the Housing Authority as
Assistant Director of Publicity was ap-
proved, No. 1 on the list has not yet
been appointed, but eventually will get
a job at WNYC.
Title Examiner
3430. The list for Title Examiner is
being held up until current litigation in-
volving its status is settled. The test
for this position was held jointly by the
city and State Commissions. The Com-
mission, represented by H. Eliot Kaplan,
won its case in the lower court;
now awaits a higher court ruling
Welfare Clerks
3431. The request of the Depart,
of Welfare that certain Clerks, Gray,"
who have hada temporary status, bp ¢,
en a permanent one was denied, 4)
16 Clerks were appointed to témpsr,
Jobs from the list which expited ,,
ary 8, 1940. Some of those offered
Fire List
3433. The Commission ruled that ,
appointments from the Fire eligible
to Sanitation Man jobs would be per
manent ones, with the exception op
number of provisional jobs at the Wori,)
Fair. The latter were filled from mon,
bers of the Teamsters Union.
Mistretta Case
3446. Natale L. Mistretta was dism;,
ed from the Fire Department and wan
ing him to resign. The Civil Service Com]
mission accepted the resignation and wij
restore him to the list.
Lieutenant Exam
3473. A couple of years ago, the Com|
mission certified the old Patrolman \j
for jobs as Toll Collector in the Tribo,}
test for Lieutenant, same title, and to ad,
mit only Sergeants to the exam. Thy
Civil Service Commission refuses to |
low this, saying that not only Sergeant
but just plain Toll Collectors are elizibi
Welfare Payment Employees
3482. The Commission approved {
transfer of 50 employees, formerly in 1
Department of Welfare's Bureau of We
fare Payments, to the Comptrollers 0
fice, where the Bureau has been moved;
FIRE BELLS e Howerer, conway woot nares MOSpital Attendant Lis
uw
New Fire Appointments
Seventy-nine new appointments to the Fire Department
were made last week. The list for these appointments were |
certified the previous week, It is expected that the next
batch of appointments will be made early this Fall. Those
who entered the department last week are:
ishol, Hf, J. Strassel, Andrew ©
ER rae
Cloffl, P. ae
ert, John HF. Nestle, Leon V.
Orconnell, MP. | Branch, *S. Pearson, A, V.
Sylvester, Jos.
largolies, Geo, DeYoung, F, J. Shaw, Wm. is Sinclair, D. ©.
Abate, FP. Fopplano, A Igoe,’ Thos. 8, Schwartz, F. R,
fivarl, Jos. & Thompson, E. Hotta, P, Schreck, "Wan. F
Hea kei’ c D. B. Price, John E, Spahr, G. H.
Moretti, M.A.
Ben Jas. J,
Hunter, Ge
Kelliher, Wm. F,
Mink, Jos. 8.
Dylewsk!, M, P,
Pabrini, E, A,
MoDermott, & J.
Pleloch, B. T.
Bresnan, B, D,
Skoglund, C. f.
lark, B. G. Bresnan,’F, X,
Hilpert, W. J. O'Neill, ‘Ed, PF.
Guarino, 8 Matiaszko, J, J,
Plourcion, wd, 0. Sullivan, Ban, J.
wennweig, Js Shapiro, Milton
Whitehouse, P. L. Walsh, 'N, P.
Sedgwick, Stantey Ruland, W. G,
Gendel, Eugene Greco, 'S. B,
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cinch at that, He'll have to pass
high up on the list in order to get
appointed because the Civil Ser-
vice Commission probably will set
the pass mark as that of, say, the
fourth or fifth man, Thus, if De-
puty Chief Conway is sixth or
seventh or eighth, he won't get
a passing mark and won't get|
placed on the eligible list. When|
he took the Deputy Chief test,
Conway failed to place in the top
10.
Army and Navy Union
Holds Convention
At the recent State convention |
held by the Army and Navy Union| tually took the test, 8,696 came | Women.
Conway Next Chief?
Will Deputy Chief Edward M.
F, Conway be the next Chief of |
the Fire Department? That's a
question that many a man in the |
department has been asking late-
ly, The reason the question is he- |
ing asked is this: Conway recent-
ly won the right to appointment
from the Deputy Chief list, though
there were others ahead of him,
because he claimed veterans pre-
ference, Conway went through
five promotions without ever men-
tioning his veterans status; then
suddenly claimed preference, Com-
missioner McElligott appointed
him, then rescinded the order the
next day, Thus ensued a long
in Albany, a State Department! from the five boroughs. The State |
was elected. This department is
headed by Hyman Ludacer as
Commander. He is a member of
Garrison 3,100 which is compos-
ed of some 650 members of the
New York City Police force. wil-|
liam Tase of Municipal Garrison
304 elected Senior Vice Command-
er, This garrison is composed of
Civil Service employees of various
city departments, Rev. DeForrest
of the Navy Yard Garrison was
elected State Chaplain; and Dr,
Richter 304, was elected State
Surgeon.
Practical Nurses
A resolution has just been ad-
The Hospital Attendant list, which is to be used to fi
jobs in the State’s institutions after January 1, 1941, w
probably not be established before December 15, The Leadg
learns. Pressed by other work, the State Civil Service Cou
mission has not yet started on the gigantic, two-month ta
of rating the 16,250 papers. ©———————_
Only eight candidates withdrew | iene. A contract for the plig
from the competition after look-|Was recently awarded. When
ing at the test papers on Satur- | is completed in the spring. a 9
day morning, June 29. This is Perintendent is to be picked. 4
said to be a remarkably small per-
centage for an exam which called
for no previous training.
18,611 filed for the test through- |
out the State, 10,025 in New York
City. Of the 16,250 who even-
Commission has announced that
the percentage of those who ac-
tually took the exam after filing
is a record-breaker,
Further progress on the erec-
tion of the institution in the Wil-
low Brook section of Staten Is-
land was revealed this week by
the Department of Mental Hy-
|pointment of a staff, mail
transferees, is to follow.
3,000 patients will be housed
the new institution, which
employ 800 Attendants, met
|Clerk, Grade 2 Eligible
Meet on Tuesday
The Clerk, Grade 2 Eligibles
sociation will meet Tuesday, !
| 23 at 929 Broadway at 6 p.m.
formation concerning ap?!
ments in the Welfare Depattt!
will be presented at that time
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Known.
COMPETITIVE
Accompanist; Objections to ten-
tative key being considered.
Architectural Assistant, Grade
2; Rating of Part 2 of the written
test almost completed.
Administrative Assistant (Wel-
fare): Rating of the written test
now in progress,
Automobile Engineman: The fi-
nal key has been approved, Ra-
ting now in progress,
Assistant Engineer, Grade 4:
Rating of the written test almost
completed.
Baker; The written test was
held July 16,
Carpenter: The competitive
physical will probably be given
this month,
Clerk, Grade 2 (Board of
Higher Education): Objections to
tentative key Answers are being
considered.
Cook: The written test was held
July 16.
Court Stenographer: Objections
to tentative key answers are being
considered.
Engineering Assistant (Elec-
trical), Grade 2: Rating of Part
2 of the written test will begin in
a few days.
Elevator Mechanic: Rating of
the written exAmination com-
pleted, The practical tests began
July 8,
Engineering Inspector, Grade 4
(Board of Water Supply): List
published last Tuesday,
House Painter: The last of the
practical tests are being given to-
day. They began Monday,
Junior Administrative Assistant
(Welfare): Rating of the written
test is now in progress,
Junior Administrative Assistant
(Welfare): Rating of the written
test is now in progress.
Junior Administrative Assistant
(Housing): (Same as above).
Junior Architect, Grade 3; Ra-
ting completed,
Junior Engineer (Civil) (Hous-
ing Construction), Grade 3: Ra-
ting of Part 2 of the written test
now in progress. Rating of Part
1 has been completed.
Junior Statistician: All parts of
this test completed.
Maintainer’s Helper, Group A:
The written test was held July 11.
The Group B written was held
July 18, Group C will be held
next Thursday and Group D, July
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Management Assistant (Hous-
ing), Grade 4: (Same as above).
Marine Stoker (Fire Depart-
ment): Rating of the written test
hearing completion,
Office Appliance Operator: The
qualifying practical tests continue.
Playground Director (Male):
Qualifying practical tests being
tiven ag needs require.
Playground Director (Female):
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‘Tae Laapen will publish changes as soon as they are made
rein 50% of the written test
pantation Man, Class A: Rating
of the written examination com-
pleted. Medical and physical tests
continue,
Stenographer (Law), Grade 2:
Objections to tentative key ans-
wers being considered,
Structure Maintainer: Objec-
tions to tentative key being re-
ceived,
Telephone Operator, Grade 1,
(Male): List published last Tues-
day,
Title Examiner, Grade 2: Rating
of the written test completed.
Trackman: Physical tests were
held July 16,
PROMOTION
Assistant Engineer, Grade’ 4
(City-Wide): Rating of the writ-
ten test almost completed.
Assistant Supervisor, Grade 2
(Social Service) (City-Wide):
This examination is being held in
abeyance pending the outcome of
litigation.
Clerk, Grade 3: Rating of the
written test now in progress,
Clerk, Grade 4: (same as
above).
Lieutenant (Fire Dept.): Part 1
being rated,
Lieutenant (Police):
test nearing completion.
Park Foreman (Grade 2)
(Men); All parts of this test com-
pleted.
Stenographer-Typewriter, Grade
2 (City-Wide): Rating of the dic-
tation test now in progress.
Watchmen Eligibles
Plan Important Meeting
The Watchman - Attendants
Eligible Grade 1 Association will
hold an important general meet-
ing on Friday, July 26 at Ger-
mania Hall, 16th St. and Third
Ave. Manhattan. The meeting
gets underway at 8 p, m.
According to Edward G. Weber,
newly-elected president of the
group, the meeting will be of spe-
cial importance since hundreds of
eligibles on the list have been
called for medical exams, prior to
appointment.
A prominent speaker has been
invited to address members of the
organization at the meeting.
Eligibles on the list can ob-
tain further information about
the meeting from Edward G, We-
ber, president, at 470 East 12st
St. or from Treasurer Peter Cala-
miello, 362 East 121st St.
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Attendant Messengers
Meeting
‘The Attendant Messengers Elig-
ible Association will hold & meet-
ing on Friday, July 26 at 3 Beek-
man St., Manhattan, The meeting
is slated for 9 p.m, All members
of the association have been urged
to communicate with the Munici-
pal Civil Service Commission and
state whether they would be will-
ing to accept appointment as Por-
ter (Railroad),
Climbers and Pruners
To Elect Officers
A special meeting of the Clim-
bers and Pruners Eligibles Asso-
ciation will be held on Tuesday,
July 23 at Germania Hall, 16th St,
and 3rd Ave, The meeting starts
at 8 p.m, An election of officers
will be held at the time. Morris
Kudatsky, secretary of the group,
points out that the recent promul-
gation of the list will mean that
appointments will soon follow and
that many of the officers conse-
quently will get jobs. Information
concerning future appointments
a also be presented at the meet-
ig.
Correction Officers
Review Progress
The legislative committee of the
Correction Officers Benevolent
Association held an_ executive
meeting on Tuesday, July 16, to
review the progress made so far in
securing improvements in the
status of officers in the Prison
Service. Chairman Burton Tax re-
ported that the national survey of
salaries of prison officers had been
extended to include a survey of
pension rights, promotion oppor-
tunities, prisoner-officer ratio and
retirement age.
Early results of the survey have
already been reported. They
showed evidence that New York
City’s Correction Officers are con-
siderably underpaid in proportion
to salaries of other Correction Of-
ficers in the country.
Richard J. Walsh, secretary of
the Association, reported last
week that a broad legislative pro-
gram has been adopted by the As-
sociation for the next few months,
Truck Drivers Eligibles
Hold Meeting
The Auto Truck Drivers Elig-
ibles Association (appropriate for
laborer) will hold their regular
meeting on Friday, July 26, at 33
East Broadway. The meeting is
scheduled for 8 p.m. Alexander
D'Agostino, president of the group,
has urged all members to attend
the next meeting.
fee NE
By JAMES CLANCY MUNROE
NEW FILMS
NEW MOON (MGM)—I} you
are an Eddy-McDonald fan,
you'll see this one anyway. If
not, you'll find their acting as
uninspired as their singing ts
beautiful, As far as we're con-
cerned, even quantities of rein-
forced costumes, knee-breeched
noblemen, and baroque cande~
labra can't offset Jeanette Mc-
Donald's saccharine simperings
As jor Eddy, every time we see
him airing his adenoids in pig-
tail and epaulettes while flash-
ing Jeanette the boudoir eye,
we flash a quiet lunch, At the
Capitol.
When the movies run out of
ideas, they glance through their
script file, blow the dust off some-
thing that wowed ’em in ‘34,
change a few details such as the
title, the actors, and the better
gags, and serve it to the public
with a disingenuous smirk. Thus,
Kentucky of a while back becomes
Maryland (at the Roxy) this week,
and “It Happened One Night” be-
comes “Cross Country Romance”
(at the Palace). Try the toboggan
ride at Palisades Park,
cart oer’
ODDSNENDS
You can catch Wendell Willkie
with his hair down (as usual) on
the Information, Please short at
the Music Hall . , . The “sleeper”
movie at the Strand, “My Love
Comes Back,” is still packing ‘em
in—but we don't think it'll create
the furore “Four Daughters” did
@ couple of séasons back ,. . And
while movie-grabbing, don't miss
that Armstrong-Jenkins fight
showing at RKO theaters. It slow-
motions the knockdowns, includ~
ing the one where dazed Jenkins
slashes at the ephemeral Arm-
strong and winds up on the can-
VAS vee
re hak
Tune your dial to WEAF this
Friday p.m, for the Quiz Kids,
a junior Information, Please show
with more laughs that its progeni-
tor, Star is 7-year-old Gerard,
whose bird calls are as bad as
F.P.A.'s singing,
Pace Noversen
Your Chances for Appointment
Eligible lists certified to city agencies during the week end-
ing July 16, 1940:
Title
Able Bodied Seaman .....
Accountant, Grade 2 (indef.)
Architectural Designer, Grade 4
Architectural Draftsman, Grade 4.
Assistant Chemist .....++.++++
Assistant Engineer, Grade 4 (Hosp. equip..
Assistant Gardener (permanent).
Assistant Gardener (temporary)
Assistant Supervisor, Grade 2.
Attendant-Messenger, Grade 1 (temporary)
Automobile Engineman, Citywide (promotion),
Auto Truck Driver .......5+6
Bookkeeper, Grade 1 (men),
Cement mason ..
Chief Telephone Operator, Grade 2 Welfare (prom,
(promotion)
Chief Fire Telephone Disp.
Clerk Grade 2 (at $840).
Court Attendant
Elevator Operator .
Fireman, Fire Department
Inspector of Foods, Grade 2.
Inspector Masonry and Carpentry, Grade 3,
Inspector of Plumbing, Grade 3
Junior Assessor ..
Junior Engineer (Civil), Grade 3..
Junior Engineer (Mech.), Grade 3
Laboratory Assistant (Bacteriology) (at $960)
Laboratory Assistant (Bacterlology) (at $720)
Laboratory Helper (women).
Law Clerk, Grade 2—Law Exam,,
Licensed Fireman (temporary)
Life Guard
Machinist .
Pharmacist .......
Playground Director (Female) (temporary)
Policewoman
Policewoman (for other appointme
Porter ......
Probation Officer, Domestic Relations.
Public Health Nurse, Grade 1,.
Road Car Inspector .
Social Investigator . .
Special Patrolman (temporary)
Station Agent ...........005
Stenographer and ‘Typewriter, ‘Grade 2.
Supervisor, Grade 3
Supervisor of Markets, Weights and Measures
Supervisor, Fire Telegraph Dispatcher .
Swimming Pool Operator
‘Topographical Draftsman, Grade 4.
Typewriting Copyist, Grade 2 ..
Watchman-Attendant, Grade 1.
“Last eligible permanently ‘appointed,
| Grade 2
Latest Number
Real Estate News
for
Civil Service Readers
Le by FRED H, ASHLEY mend
FOREST HILLS SOUTH
RENTING FAST!
Forest Hills South, Long Is-
land’s largest suburban apart-
ment colony located at I7th Ave.
& Queens Blvd. in Forest Hills
announces the opening of their
new building, “The Beaver-
brook.” Last weekend over 26
apartments were rented, a yood
indication that the Public ap-
preciates this excellent location
plus scientifically planned
apartment, at reasonable ren-
tals, Forest Hills South is ad-
jacent to the new Boro Hall
which is to be completed.
hk
In Flushing, at 196th St. and
47th Ave., Salem Village has a
development of 5, 6 and 7 room
State Commission Meets
The State Civil Service Com-
mission holds its next meeting
‘Tuesday and Wednesday, July 30-
31, in Albany. The 12 resolutions
reclassifying New York City ser-
vices is on the agenda, but may
not be reached, Commissioner
Howard P. Jones has been ill for
the past fortnight, and a number
of matters have been left over as
a result,
Colonial Homes. Their selling
record to date is 71 homes sold
in 7 weeks.
At the end of Long Island, a
new development has been started
called Montauk Beach, Lots for
summer homes and cottages are
being offered under the sponsor-
ship of a daily newspaper, and
from the reports that we get, sales
are going at a great rate. These
lots are on the beach, and club
house and other facilities are of-
fered to the purchasers ,
@ 2,to 5 Rooms from $50
@ Garage Accommodations
@ Facing 1400 acres of park
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Pace Twenty
Tre Leaver Joes not care to
engage in controversy with
Frank J. Prial’s aging sheet, The
Chief. But to permit a mess of
misinformation and innuendo to
stand without. correction _ is
hardly good. journalism.... And
when The Chief takes this mis-
information and innuendo as
an excuse for patting itself on
the back, it's surely time to
state the. facts as they are,
It must, have turt. Frank. J.
good-and-plenty when he saw
the headline on Tue Leaver for
July 9. For that headline had
—once again—scooped the pants
off his paper, The headline read;
PRISON GUARD TEST COM-
ING OCTOBER 5.
So what does The Chief do?
It blossoms forth with an edit-
orial trying to prove that The
Chie/ had been first right along.
O/ course, merely to be first is
no virtue. A newspaper must be
accurate too,
Once before Tue Leaver had
occasion to correct The Chief's
inaccuracies with regard to the
Prison Guard test. We do so
again,
In its “issue of February 2,
1940, The Chie} ran this banner
head: STATE TEST FOR PRIS-
ON GUARD, The subhead read:
Applications may be issued
shortly.
A checkup by Tue Leaver in-
dicated that no applications for
Prison Guard would ve issued
“shortly”; in fact, that there
would be-no Prison Guard test
before the yall. In the follow=
ing issue of THe Leaver it was
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SERVICE LEADER
stated: “The Leader has learn-
ed that the State Civil Service
Department is not planning to
announce a test for the position
in the near future.” THe LEADER
quoted Commission President
Grace A, Reavy as saying:
“We certainty wouldn't an-
nounce a Prison Guard test be-
fore next fall.”
In its issue of February 23,
The Chief quoted Miss Reavy
as saying she would “like” to
hold a Prison Guard test in
June. Miss Reavy told a Leaver
reporter that she had been mis-
quoted by The Chief and that
“We have no surplus money to
hold a Prison Guard test before
the end of the fiscal year.” THe
Leaver added that the test
would be held in the fall.
In the May 3 issue of The
Chief the statement appeared
that the Prison Guard is to be
held in October.
This story was a complete
backtracking from the Chief's
report way back in February
that applications for the Prison
Guard test would be issued
“shortly.” On the other hand,
every fact made public by Tue
Leaver’s statement has since
proven correct. THe Leaper’s
statement that the test would
come some time in the fall—not
before—was admitted in The
Chief for May 3.
On July 9, our Albany corre-
spondent sent through an ex-
clusive story giving full details
concerning the test.
Is there any wonder the The
Chief is fuming? That it tries
to justify what can’t be justi-
fied?
And while we're on the sub-
ject of accuracy: The lead story
in last week's Chief, stating that
the test for Unemployment In-
surance Referee has tentatively
been set for September 16, is
absolutely untrue. So our Al-
bany correspondent found by
the simple process of asking
Grace A, Reavy, President of the
State Civil Service Commission,
September 16 is a Monday and
the State Commission doesn't
hold exams on Monday, because
school buildings aren't available.
Surely The Chief should know
that!
‘Tue Leaver is a newspaper, not
a sheet given to sniping, snide
remarks, crude attacks, or sordid
recrimination, Readers want
news, they want it fast, and they
want it straight. That's what
we try to give then
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Gives Jobs to Apprentices
ONLY 396 OUT OF 30,000 MAKE THE GRADE
® you didn’t make 100 on the Apprentice, Mechanical
Trades exam, held last April, you won't get a job this year.
That's what the U.S. Civil Service Commission estimated
Monday after it had sent out two tons of mail to 30,000 can-
didates. There were 396 who made perfect scores on the test,
and it is expected that approximately this number will be the
first to land positions in the Brooklyn Navy Yard's scho8l this
Tuesday, Say 28,1940
the year. ‘These latter win 4,
go on the preferred Assistant “en,
ployment: Interviewer list, bes
Several temporary clerica; ‘Work,
1 to launch
Em
ment Office, at 87 Madiion 4°?"
hue, New York City, be,
Jobs Coming For
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At least 50 eligibles from thi
Social Investigator list will be 4y"
pointed to jobs in the Woifars
Franklin's Faculty of ex:
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tion of small teaching grou}
All of this will insure high
Attendanco positively limite
STENOGRAPHERS
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rt instructors in the Standard Stenographic
Byatems and in the general subjects. Lai
Coaching scientifically planned and graded.
Permanent unique equipment and facilities for Secretarial
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Registration on personal interview only,
FRANKLIN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
TIMES BUILDING, TIMES SQUARE
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August or next winter, ©
Forty per cent—12,000—of the
candidates failed to make a grade
of 70. The rest will be placed on
the apprentice register for future
consideration,
All candidates were notified of
their grades by cards from the
Commission, However, no one will
be notified of his numerical stand-
ing on the list, and no list of
names will be released for pub-
lication, James E. Rossell, district
manager of the Commission, an-
nounced,
The men who made 100 on the
exam were rated numerically by
grading some questions fractional-
ly, Rossell said. That is, more
points were given for superior an-
swers to some questions.
‘The men who are appointed
from the list will be trained in
skilled jobs for the Navy Yard.
Technical experience was not re-
quired of those who filed,
It is expected that schooling for
part of the 100 per centers will
begin in August.
Radio Operators,
Here’s Your
Chance!
Radio operators, here's the op-
portunity you've been waiting for.
Jobs are open, 160 of them with
the Federal Communications Com-
mission.
The U. S. Civil Service Commis
sion has announced an examina-
tion for the jobs, but the FCC is
in such a rush for the operators
that it will accept applications for
immediate appointment.
Those selected will be given a
90-day temporary appointment
during which time the Commission
will examine the appointees. Those
who pass will be given indefinite
probationary appointments.
All jobs are outside the District
of Columbia and appointees must
pay transportation to the town or
city assigned,
Persons holding radio-telegraph
first class licenses will be ap-
pointed to fill positions at $1,800
and second class licenses will be
placed at $1,620,
Amateurs licensees are required
to fill the following qualifications:
Must be between the ages of 21
and 55; must have held amateur
operator's permit for 5 years, and
must be able to receive plain Eng-
lish text in the International
Morse Code at the rate of 20 words
per minute,
Amateurs will be hired at $1,620,
Doom Approaches |
For Doomed Workers}
The situation of the 70 “doom-
ed” employees of the Transit Com-
mission, to be lost in the shuffle
as the agency moves from the
jurisdiction of the State to the
city, is exactly as it was a week
ago: none of the city or State de-
partments contacted have found
place for any of the employees;
Commission officials are trying to
stretch available money to keep
the employees on,
‘There's one difference: the Aug-
ust 1 deadline is a week nearer,
2 WEEKS $39
All Expense With Fare
Vacation at Fine Hotel In Catskills
Including Extensive Social
All Sports, Excellent Mei
Attractive Low Rates at Hotels,
Country Clubs, Dude Ranches
now asked to choose between tak-
Department's veterans — byreg,
within the next day or two, Ol
go provisionals who have finally
lost in the courts after staying
several years on the job,
Under a schedule sent to {hy
Welfare Department last. week jy
the Municipal Civil Service Com,
mission, 100 of the 201 provisional;
are to go by August 1, the rest py
August 15. The list is certifiey
down to 750, The Commission
will stop the payrolls unless: iis
schedule is followed.
Meanwhile the veterans among
the provisionals appear before §y.
preme Court Justice Kenneth 0.
Brien today at 10 a.m, With a now
argument: that provisional ye.
erans can't be dismissed without
Changes in DPUI
Thirteen Assistant Employment
Interviewers in the DPUI may be
displaced on July 31 or August 15
by Employment Interviewers
boasting greater seniority, Brief-
ly, the story is this:
A number of Assistant Employ-
ment Interviewer items were drop-
ped in the 1940-41 budget. In-
cumbents, originally from the
Employment Interviewer list, are
ing permanent Assistant positions,
or continuing at $6 a day at least
until December 31. Those who
choose the Assistant titles will dis-
place employees with lesser senior- | charges, Poppycock was what ¢lig.
ity, who will themselves be kept) ibles attorney H, Eliot Kaplan
on at $6 a day until the end of called it,
A litile digging in
season brings a crop
of good marks on
the next exam
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