Civil Service Leader, 1948 August 10

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Vol. IX—No, 48

Tuesday, August 10, 1948

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600 CLERICAL, PROFESSIONAL
JOBS OPEN IN HEALTH DEPT.

Assn. Prepares to Act on
Increasing Living Costs

Study Shows Pay
Falling Behind
Once Again

\LBANY, Aug. 9.—Officers of

The Civil Service Employees Asso-

on today expressed “great
noern” over the “constant in-
ise. in living costs.” They

pointed out that the higher costs
ulect State and local employees.
1 a special statement to The
\DER, an Association spokes-
1 declared:

The emergency increases granted

State employees by Governor
Thomas E, Dewey and the 1948
Legislature, effective . April 1,
1

48, while substantial, did not

eet the price rises since pre-war

ys. And on the County level, the

tation is even more serious.”
No. 1 Problem

He revealed that Association ex-

ts are now analyzing price

Pi
trend and salary facts as soaring

prices, particularly in the food
line, are rapidly becoming the No.
1 problem facing the public and
particularly the so-called white
collar worker,

Stating that the Association “is
greatly concerned over the con-
stant increase in living costs,” the

kesman indicated that protec-

standards of living

‘vice employees” will be

hich on the Association's agenda
{n coming months.

The whole question, seen as one
of the most vital issues before all
public employees in the State,
may, if the present trend con-
nues, receive a great deal of at-
tention at the Association's an-
nual meeting in the fall.
it Index Now 171.7

It was pointed out that the Con-
sumers Price Index for June, 1948,

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Clerks, Stenos, Typists, Nurses,

Doctors, Technicia

ns Needed

In New Disease - Fighting Program

U.S. Patronage Job Holders

Lose Dismissal Protection

NYC Clerk
Promotions
To Begin

Hundreds of clerical employees
will be declared eligible for pro-
motions in the NYC service next
Tuesday, according to the anounced
schedule of the NYC Civil Service
Commission.

Clerk, Grade 8, eligible lists for
65 city bureaus are sct to be for-
mally established when the Com-
mission meets again next week.
These will include 64 lists released
for publication last month, and
also the Welfare Department list
which had been delayed.

The Commission compiled the
lists from a city-wide examination
conducted last year. The 64
1,719 eligibles; no
ilable yet on the Wel-

PROMOTIONS APPROVED
WITHOUT EXAMS

Promotion of three employees
to Civil Engineer and Civil En-
gineer (Sanitary) without exam-
ination was approved by the NYC
Civil Service Commission. It was
approved under the terms of the

alculated by the U. S, Bureau|Engineering and Achitectural re-

classification.

By CHARLES SULLIVAN

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—An in-
teresting little amendment has
been made in the personnel rules
of the Federal Civil Service Com-
mission,

Policy-making patronage jobs
are no longer protected against
firing, ‘even when occupied by a
person having competitive status.

‘The amendment refers to jobs in
schedules A and B, which are
jobs filled without examination
and without going through the
usual civil service procedures,
Here's how the amendment reads:

“Whenever any position in
Schedule A or B or any position
excepted from the competitive
service by statute is occupied by
@ person having a competitive
status, such person shall not be
entitled to the protection against
separation provided by this sec-
tion and the civil service rules and
regulations; Provided, That the
Commission shall designate such
Positions in Schedules A and B as
are not of a primarily confidential
or policy determining character,
and whenever any position so des-
ignated is occupied by & person
having a competitive status, how-
ever he may have been appointed
to such a position, he shall be sep-
arated therefrom only in accord-
ance with the provisions of this
section and the civil service rules
and regulaitons,””

What It Means

Breaking down this prize ex-
ample of mumbo-jumbo, and get~
ting at its real meaning, here's
the picture:

Government patronage jobs in
the executive agencies are broken
down into two divisions: (a) pol-
icy - making and confidential; (b)
nonpolicy - making,

Now, if a regular civil service
employee is advanced to a policy-
making patronage job, and then
his agency wants to fire him, he
can't rely on his civil service status
for protection. He's no better off
than the political wheelhorse who
gets an appointment without any
previous contact with civil service.

However, if the patronage job is
@ minor one, without any policy-
making functions, then the com-
petitive employee can only be fired
in accordance with the rules and
regulations concerning dismissal
of regular civil service employees.

What’s Policy-Making?

When is a job policy-making
and when not? The Civil Service
Commission has gone over all the
Schedule A patronage jobs, and
now placed the code NC/PD next
to those which aren't policy-mak-
ing. NC/PD means “not confi-
dential or policy-determining.”

They'll Be Moaning

Since there are many cases of
civil service employees who have
risen from the ranks to occupy
important exempt posts, the new
regulation will cause some dis-
turbed feelings in many Federal
agencies. Until now, such persons
might have felt that if they lose
their positions with a new incom-
ing administration, they could go
back to their civil service posi-
tions. Now, however, they find
that they may be out in the cold
lif Mr, Dewey should be elected.

By PHILIP FINE

Six hundred clerical, semi-
professional and professional
jobs will be created in the
NYC Health Department in
an expansion of City health
services. Mayor O'Dwyer and
the Board of Estimate have
appropriated $3,500,000 for
he program.

William Brody, the department's
personnel Director, revealed that
180 jobs will be created within a
matter of days from a $1,000,000
program to expand existing ser-
vices. The others will become
available as $2,500,000 is pinpoint-
ed for specific items in a new
program on adult hygiene, cancer
and old age diseases

Clerks, Typists, Scientists

Both new and expanded services
will call for additional Clerks,
Typists, Stenographers, Nurses,
Dental Assistants, Dentists, Bac-
, X-ray Technicians,
Doctors and other simi-
h jobs.

Quick Approval

The Budget Director momentar-
ily is expected to give his appro-
val for the following new jobs:
41 Clerks, 12 Stenographers, 3 Ty-
pists, 16 Supervising Nurses, 11
Dental Assistants, 12 Dentists,
9 Porters, and a scattering of other
Health titles for a total of 180,

For the most part no civil ser-
vice eligible lists exist for the
jobs. Clerical lists are in the mak-
ing now, and the NYC Civil Ser-
vice Commission is expected to
have them ready in the fall. How-
ever, only a few lists exist for
the semi-professional, professional
and specialist jobs. Requests for
examinations in these titles are
being planned by the Department,
according to Mr. Brody. The
LEADER will ry complete in-
formation on the pr ess of these
examinations as they develop.

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All State, Local Employees Must
Comply With New Oath Filing Rules

By MAXWELL LEHMAN

ALBANY, Aug, 9.—Every State,
county, municipal, and village
employee must file a new oath of
oflice, Whether the employee has
filed such an oath long ago, or re-
cently, or not at all—he should
how file a new one. And he should
file another oath every time he
Changes his position or his title,

As a result of The LEADER'’s
fecent revelation that widespread
laxity was evident in the filing of
Saths, the State has taken steps
to tighten up the procedure, Fail-
\We to file the oath can mean dis-
Tussal, and the record shows that
dismi al has occurred for this
‘Cason,

Here are the new regulations,
QS issued by the Department of
State and by the Civil Service
Commission. They haye b-en sent
‘o all State agencies and also to

local Civil Service Commissions
with the admonition that the same
procedure be followed for county,
municipal, town and village em-
ployees.

‘All employees in the State
service (permanent or tempo-
rary) other than those holding po-
sitions of laborer in the exempt
class, shall take and file constitu-
tional oaths of office. Where a
permanent employee is temporar-
ily employed in another title, he
shall take and file an oath of.
office in both his permanent title
and temporary title.

-—Forms on which such consti-
tutional oath is signed will be
supplied to all State departments
and agencies

—All oaths must be signed and
sworn to in ink,

‘When such “oath forms” are
supplied to the appointing of-
ficers, they shall be immediately
distributed by them to all em-
ployees for execution and they
shall be collected by the appoint-
ing officers and returned immedi-
ately to the Department of State
for filing.

—All employees should file new
oaths whether such oaths haye
been filed or not.

—Appointing officers shall make
sure that all employees exe-
cute the oath.

Because of the many thousands
of oaths filed since the require-
ment of the statute in 1917 and
the great amount of time and dif-
ficulty involved in searching the
records for individual oaths on a
large scale,

the Department. of|

State has admitted it would be,
impossible to undertake the task;
of making searches on individual
oaths of all the employees,

The new procedure is therefore
deemed advisable in order to safe-
guard all present employees and
avoid confusion.

Pending the distribution of the
forms, it is requested that no ap-
plications for searches or filing of
individual forms be made by the
departments or employe

State personnel officers have
been asked to advise the Depart-
ment of State, as early as possible,
of the number of oath forms they
will require for all the employees
in their department. They should
write to Mr. Christopher D. Henk,
Chief Clerk, Bureau of Miscellane-
ous Records, Department of State,
Capitol, Albany N. Y.

The law regarding the filing of

oaths by employees reads:

“Every person employed by the
State or any of its civil divisions
or cities, except laborers in the
exempt class in the service of the
State or any of its civil divisions
or cities or in the labor class as
defined in this chapter, before he
shall be entitled to enter upon the
discharge of any of his duties,
shall take and file an oath or af-
firmation in the form and lan-
guage prescribed by the constitu-
tion for executive, legislative and
judicial officers, which may be ad-
ministered by any officer author-
ized to take, within the State, the
acknowledgment of the execution
of a deed of real property, ar by
an officer in whose office the oath
is required to be filed. The oath
of every State employee shall be
filed in the office of the Secretary

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER

Top-Paying
State Jobs

Now Open

'
Top paying jobs in 22 titles are

now being offered by the State
Civil Service artment. Appli-
cations will be accepted until Mon-
day, August 23.

The department is issuing ap-
plications at its offices in Albany
Columbia Street) and NYC
70 Broadway), When request-
ing applications by the mail, ap-
§ should specify the num-
ber and title of the job in which
they are interested. Enclose a
self-addressed return envelope
hearing six cents postage.

A listing of the titles follows:

8067. “Associate Cancer Radiol-
eaist, $6,700.
82 *Senior Psychiatrist,

$5,282,
8200. Dentist, $4,242
8196. *Biochemist, $3,451

. Junior Pharmacist, $2,760.
Senior Laboratory Tech-
(TB), $
Training Assistant, $4,242.
Director, Motion Picture

te Education Su-
ch), $5,232
Education
visor (Research), $4,242.

8197. Correction Institution Vo-
cational Instructor (Electrical Ap-
pliance Repairs), $2,898.

8210. Senior

Super-

8198. Correction Institution Vo-
cational Instructor (Masonry),
$2,898.

8199, Correction Institution Vo-
cational Instructor (Shoemaking
and Repairing), $2,898.

8193. Assistant Industrial Fore-

man (Chair Shop), $2,622.

8207. Market Reporter, $3,714.
(Separate eligible lists will be es-
tablished for Market Reporter and
for the specialties of livestock,
flowers, and poultry.)

8208. Marketing Investigator,

202. Farm Products Inspector,
$3,036. ’

8195, Associate Transportation
Engineer, $6,700.

8203. Industrial Consultant,
$4,110.

8204. Industrial Research As-
sistant, $3,450.

8209. Senior Architectural
Draftsman, $2,698.

* Open also to non-residents.

In Rochester
They Oppose
New Grades

ROCHESTER, Aug. 9—A large
number of protests have been re-
ceived by the Municipal Civil Ser-
vice Commission here in connec-
tion with new classifications for
4,000 city employees announced
recently.

The Commission has scheduled
hearings on individual protests
between August 15 and 21.
Following the hearings, the en-
tire reclassification program will
be sent to the State Civil Service

Commision in Albany for certi-
fication.

It is reported that a number of
veteran police officers intend to
test the new police titles, set up
under the classification survey,
claiming possible violation of the
State law guarding veterans’ pref-

erence.
DR. SPAULDING RECOVERS
FROM HEART AILME
ALBANY, Aug. 9.—Dr. Francis
T. Spaulding, State Commissioner
of Education, is on vacation until
fall. After spending over three
weeks in the hospital for treat-
ment of a mild heart ailment, Dr.
Spaulding plans to rest at his
home for about six weeks and will
return to his duties in the fall
after a short vacation trip.

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BUFFALO, Aug. 9—The Western
Conference of the Civil Service
Employees Association has issued
a vote of thanks to The Civil Ser-
vice LEADER, for the paper’s
work on behalf of employees.

Signed by the ranking officers

of the Conference, a resolution
passed by the group states:
WHEREAS: The Civil Service
Leader has benefitted all State
employees by effectively —promo-
ting the causes for which the
Civil Service Employees Associa-

STATE AND COUNTY NEWS

Western Conference Praises
LEADER'S ‘Untiring Efforts’

tion has been working, and

WHEREAS: Civil Service mem-
bers realize the value of having
an outside agent, experienced in
newspaper business, as its medium
of publicity, and

WHERDAS: The Civil Service
Leader has aided in increasing
membership by bringing the As-
sociation closer to every State
employee by giving them infor-
mation on State Laws pertaining
to their welfare,

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RE-
SOLVED:

That in recognition of the un-

tiring and efficient efforts and
assistance rendered by Maxwell
Lehman, Editor of the Civil Ser-
vice Leader, the Western New
York Conference extends to him
and to his paper a vote of ap-
preciation for past efforts in our
behalf and of confidence that they
may continue to serve us in this
capacity.
ROBERT W. HOPKINS,
Chairman
RAYMOND W. MUNROE,
Vice-chairman
ROSEMARY FORNES,
Secretary

ALBANY, Aug. 9—The State
has opened an examination for
the position of State Trooper, a
job now paying $1,300 to $3,105
a year, plus lodging, food (or extra
allowance) and all service cloth-
ing and equipment.

An open competitive examina-
tion for the job will be held at
Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Mal-
one, Syracuse, White Plains, New
York and other places on Sep-
tember 15,

Requirements

All applicants must possess the
following qualifications:

(1) United States citizen (if
citizenship is claimed by nation-
alization, original naturalization
papers or certified copy thereof,
must be presented on the day of
the physical examination), (2)
Between the ages of 21 and 40
years (candidates must have
reached their 21st birthday and
must not have passed their 40th
birthday on the date of the writ-
ten examination. A birth certi-
ficate or a certified copy thereof
must be exhibited at the time of
the physical examination). (3)
Sound constitution. (4) Not less
than 5 feet 10 inches in_height
measured in bare feet. (5) Free
from all physical defects. (6)
Physically strong, active and well
proportioned. (7) Weight in pro-
Portion to general build. (8) No
disease of mouth or tongue. No
dental cavities, unless corrected;
no missing incisor teeth, Reject if
more than three teeth are missing,
unless they could be replaced. (9)
Satisfactory hearing. (10) Color
perception and satisfactory eye-
sight (20/20) without glasses; no
ocular disease. (11) Good moral
character and habits. (12) Mental
alertness and soundness of mind.
(13) Minimum -education, attain-
ment of graduation from a sen-
ior high school or the equivalent.
(Candidates must present evidence
of such graduation in the form
of a graduation certificate or a
certified copy thereof or the equiv-
alent at the time of the physical
examination). (14) License to op-
erate motor yehicles on the high-
ways of this State. (License must
be exhibited at the time of the
physical examination). (15) No
conviction for crime within this
State or elsewhere.

Persons not possessing these

fications are asked not to

Subjects of Examination

The examination will consist of
the following parts:

(a) A written examination, cov-
ering matters of general in-
formation and other sub-
jects designed to test the
general intelligence of the
applicant,

Oral interview to determine
mental alertness, soundness
of mind, initiative, intelli-
gence, judgement, address
and appearance.

Physical examination.

An investigation of moral
character.

Must Earn 75%

Candidates are required to at-
tain at least 75 per cent in each
announced subdivision of the
written examination, Any candi-
date who fails or who is disquali-
fied in any one or more parts of
the examination will not be fur-
ther considered for eligibility.
Candidates may be required to

(b

(eo)
(a)

Recruitment Begins
For 100 State Trooper Jobs

job.”

miles by automobile and 10,540

Here's Why You Got a Ticket

ALBANY, Aug. 9—When The LEADER first announced that
an open-competitive examination for State Trooper would be held
early in the fall, this State position was described as a “rugged

State Police headquarters have since then set the date for the
examination, and announced that members of one of its troops
covered over one-fifth of a million miles in July alone.

The official mileage computation,
nature of the job, shows that Troop G members traveled 222,901

confirming the rigorous

miles by motorcycle in July in

making 2,229 arrests and 1,343 investigations.

at some other designated point on
days subsequent io the date of
the written examination for a
continuance of prescribed tests.
Application must be submitted
on blanks provided by the Super-
intendent and may only be ob-
tained in person or by mail from
the Division of State Police, Cap-
itol, Albany, N. Y. Applications
filed by mail bearing a postmark
later than midnight of August 30,
1948 may not be accepted. Appli-
cations filed in person in the office
of the Division of State Police
later than midnight of August 31,
1948 may not be accepted. No ap-
Plications filed prior to the date
of this notice will be considered.
Applications which are incom-
pletely filled out or which indicate
that the applicant does not possess

the necessary qualifications will
be rejected. No candidate will be

admitted to the examination with-
out a notice indicating that he is
eligible to -take the examination.
No copies of examinations, laws
or other publications relating to
the work of the Division or to
any matters Which may be the
subject of the examination will
be furnished to candidates. Any
candidate who intentionally makes
@ false statement in any material
fact or who practices or attempts
to practice deception or fraud in
his application will not be con-
sidered further for eligibility.
Approximately 100 immediate
appointments will be made. The
eligible list established by this
examination will expire one year
after its announcement.
(Applications may be obtained
from the Division of State Police,
Lech be Department, Albany,

ALBANY, Aug. 9 — Finishing
touches are now being placed on
the long-awaited reports on tar-
diness and service ratings, The
LEADHR learned today.

Final recommendations are ex-
pected to be placed before the
State Civil Service Commission at
its September meeting.

Committee reports on the two
subjects of widespread interest to
state Employees, have been com-
pleted, a spokesman for the State
Personnel Council said.

Service Rating Report

It was indicated that work on
the service rating report has been
speeded up in view of its relation
to the proposed inter-department
promotion examination for senior
account clerk, planned for the fall.

Service Rating and
Tardiness Reports Due

According to tentative plans for
the examination,. service ratings
are given a weight of one. This
relatively low weight was decided
upon, department officials said,
because of the widely different
service rating systems now in use
by the various state departments,

It is hoped that a uniform sys-
tem can be adopted which will
standardize the procedure through-
out State service,

The Council, it was said, is now
studying a report on tardiness to
determine whether there should
be uniform rules governing tardi-
ness and, if so, what the regula
tions should be,

Final determination will be made
by the State Commission after the
recommendations are received
from the Council.

Green Haven
May Open
State Prison

ALBANY, Aug. 9—If the num,
of men committed to State o,
rectional institutions contin.”
increase at the present rate,
State Correction Department ;,
pects to open Green Haven Prigg,
in Dutchess County next spring

The prison, with a rated ¢,
city of 2,000 was built in
when the number of inmat:
correctional institutions wa,
an all-time high.

Rate Increasing

Commissioner” of Correctig
John A, Lyons reports the presen

total,
During the war Green Haven
leased to the Army for use a
disciplinary barracks. It is no
back under State control.

New $10,500
Health Dept.
Post Set Up

ALBANY, Aug. 9.—A new pes
tion has been created in the Sta
Health Department to provide thy
“expanding program of the de
partment with a public health ad,
ministrator,”

Dr. Herman E. Hilleboe, Hi
Commissioner, last week announce.
ed that Dr. Hollis S. Ingraham
director of the State Bureau o
Communicable’ Disease Control
since 1946, has been appointed
Deputy Commissioner of the
Health Department. The new yx
sition carries an opening salary of
$10,500 a year.

Dr. William A. Brumfield

Wa

missioner,

Why Do You
Like Your
State Job?

ALBANY, Aug. 9—Why do yotl
like your job?

ing the best responses to
question, according to the juds-
Ment of contest officials, will r
ceive prizes, ranging from

The contest, sponsored by tht
State Personnel Council, is bé
lieved to be the first of its y
in any public jurisdiction
cording to Mary Goode Kront
chairman of the Council, entrlé
will be used in helping to recrl
new State employees,

The deadline for Soe wg
will bo

ment and on the way a wé
brings his imagination and ov!
to his job so that he finds it %
interest.”
Big Words Don’t Count

Council officials indicated (hs
“big words” or how well the let
ters are written won’t play 8
in_the selection of the winr

What the council wan
know, Miss Krone said, is
is there about your job that makt
it worthwhile to you?” s

Entries should be sent to Sis!
Personnel Council, 39 Colum
St., Albany, N, Y.

Whiteface Ski
Project to Require

More Employees

ALBANY, Aug. 9.—Bid pro-
posals for construction of the
Lodge building, waver system and
sanitary facilities at the White-

face Mountain Ski Center, in Es-
sex county, will be received at the
State Office Building by Charles
H. Sells, Superintendent of Public

present themselves at Albany, or
Whigehg) waie BM! we

Works, for opening at 2:30 P.M,,

Wednesday, August 18, ‘The pro-
ject marks the first major con-
struction at the Ski Center, An
access road leading to the site
from the Whiteface Mountain
Highway has been completed and
construction of the Short Ski Lift
is already under contract.

The Lodge building will be
located about one-half mile south
of the Whiteface Mountain Mem-
orial Highway and three miles
west of Wilmington.

The ereater portion of the first
floor will be occupied by a ski
rack and locker room which will

also have a large stone fireplace,
Office and first aid rooms will

fiank the entrance corridor !n ™
entrance wing.

Paint Operation

The entire second floor wil! 5
used for a large cafeteria
lounge, with complete
Zacies grouped in the
end.

Plans were prepared by the 99
partment of Public Works, wal
will also supervise the const
tion. When completed, the sin
Center will be operated and id
tained by the Whiteface Moun,
Authority and the State Co¥s,
vation Department. Work is “1g
duled for completion by the

OF FE REME, gow ritne'd
tuesday, August 10; 1948 ‘CiVit SERVICE LEADER Page Three
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS |

Assn. Seeks Meeting With
Corsi on DPUI Dismissals

Commissioner Edward Co!
the State Department of Labo:
says, of 1,000 firings in his di

‘The necessity of this
is @ source of extreme

it a
ninletration of funds for this
program should be left with the
State. This would eliminate such

situations,”

Purchase Clerks
Get Last Chance
For DPUI Post

ALBANY, Aug. 9.—This is the
only opportunity for former U. S.
Employment Service workers to
compete for the job of Head Clerk
(Purchase), Failure to apply will
result in forfeiture of job rights.

Deadline for sending in applica-
tions is August 12—not much time.
So if you're eligible to apply, you'd
better do so immediately,

Who's eligible to apply? Any
son employed by the United
Employment Service who
was transferred to New York State
serv and held the title of Head
Clerk (Purchase).

Now here are the details of the
position;

7819. Head Clerk (Purchase),
Upstate Area, Division of Place-
ment and Unemployment Insur-
ance, Department of Labor, En-
trance salary $3,714, which in-
cludes a cost-of-living bonus of
$474, There are five annual sal-
ary increases of $132. Application
fee $3.00, At present, one vacancy
ts in the Albany office.

Duties

Under general supervision, to
do work of marked difficulty and
responsibility involved in the gen-
eral office administration of the
Purchase and Contract Unit; and
to do related work as required.
Examples (illustrative only): Plan-
coordinating, and checking

sely for accuracy the detailed
activities of clerical workers who
Process forms involved in the req-
usitioning, purchase, payment,
and distribution of equipment, sup-
plies, and services which are not
covered by current contracts and
who maintain perpetual inven-
tories of equipment; coordinating
and broadly reviewing the per-
formance of employees engaged in
processing forms related to the
burehase of contract items, in
maintaining a perpetual inventory
forms and supplies; preparing
of supplies and_ in . disbursing
Specifications for bids and quota-
tions; requesting, receiving, and
comparing price quotations and
bids; interviewing vendors and
contractors; preparing requisition
for purchases or maintenance of
€quipment; certifying vouchers for
Payment; estimating when pur-
chase of equipment and supplies
not available in stock must be
made by reviewing requisitions
from department heads, by con-
Sulting a perpetual inventory, or
by checking reports of material
‘onsumption; determining justifi-
cation for special or unusual

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ALBANY, Aug. 9—The Civil
Service Employees Association has
requested Industrial Commissioner
Edward Corsi for the facts re-
lating to the reported need for
dismissal of 1,000 employees in
the Division of Placement and
Unemployment Insurance because
of alleged shortage of federal
funds. The Association seeks a
conference to discuss the situa-
tion. The Association notes that
@ lay-off of employees to the ex-
tent noted would occasion tre-
mendous hardship.

In_a communication addressed
to Commissioner Corsi, Doctor
Frank L. Tolman, President of the
Association, stated:

“The Association makes no plea
for the expenditure of funds, either
Federal or State, which are not
required for the efficient admini-
stration of the services. We deeply
feel, however, that the Division
of Placement and Unemployment
Insurance is adversely affected
and seriously so by the continued
uncertainty as to its staff and its
finances. We believe a solution
should be found to place this im-
portant service on a firm business
foundation.”

The Association has communi-

jcated with the Finance Com-

mittees of the United States Sen-
ate and House of Representatives,
requesting that needed appropria-

tions be made to assure the proper
carrying out of all laws affecting
social security, and emphasizing
the desirability of such financing
of the placement and unemploy-
ment insurance offices as will re-
move the uneconomic and un-
sound employment practices which
leaves the D. P. U. I. workers in
constant uncertainty as to their
livelihood and that of their de-
dendents,

Plenty of Ups
And Downs
In This Job

ALBANY, Aug. 9.—There are
plenty of ups and downs in this
State job. In fact, the average is
one every 31 seconds.

Walter J. Blanchard, acting su-
perintendent of the State Office
Building, says it takes one of the
elevators 31 seconds to reach the
tower on the 31st floor.

Elevator operators add they are
kept “going from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m,
with never more than a 2-minute
letup.”

There's even an elevator opera-
tor in the building to handle sight-

The Public

Employee

By Dr. Frank L. Tolman

President, The Civil Service Employ-
ees Association, Inc., and Member
of Employees’ Merit Award Board.

OUR very able and devoted nominating committee has
labored and has brought forth a ticket conceived in
patriotism and devoted to the highest welfare of the Associa-
tion. On the whole, I think it is a very good ticket. The
persons selected have rendered distinguished service to you

in their work in the Assoc!

ion in the past. They will, I

am sure, continue so to serve if they are chosen.

For myself, I had hoped
from further official service.

to be discharged and retired
I have never actively sought

office in the Association. The job of being President is an

exacting job.

I do not believe
office to serve the Association.

that it is necessary to hold
There is, however, much

unfinished business that needs attention.
Crisis Continues

The crisis in civil-ser

ice still continues and the next
year may be decisive for the merit s

My good associates in office and the hee adquarters staff
have proffered the same fine cooperation they have given to
me in the past, in the event I am again chosen as President,

I trust that the action of the nominating committee will

not discourage independent nominations for Pr

dent, and

that no one will feel that he should not aspire to lead the

Association.

seers on Saturdays and Sundays
seers on Saturdays and Sundays,

I should be very glad to have a better man win,

Workers Asked
To Attend Vital
Meeting Aug. 11

At a meeting held with Harry
Smith, Personnel Director of
DPUI in New York City on Aug-
ust, 3, it was disclosed that exam-
inations for the following titles
will be held on September 20th,
and will be unassembled, or orai,
examinations.

Assistant Director of Employ-
ment Service,

Assistant Director of Claims
Bureau.

Placement and Claims Insurance
Superintendent.

Associate U. I. Field Superinten-
dent.

Assistant U. I. Field Superin-
tendent.

|

The following employee represen-
tatives were present at the meet-
ing with Mr. Smith: Miss E. Ost-
feld, Mr. B. McGovern, Mr. J.
Files, Mr. W. Teitelbaum, Mr. D.
Bowen and Mr. M. J. Duignan.

Permanent Appointments

It is expected that announce-
ments for the examinations will
be forthcoming in the very near
future. An opportunity will be
presented for permanent appoint-
ment to many people who are now
holding temporary appointments.

Claims Examiner Test

Tt is also exected that a pro-
motion examination for Assistant
Unemployment Insurance Claims
Examiner will be held some time
this fall. This examination will
be scheduled after the open com-
petitive list for this title has been
in existence for one year, Other
examinations are to be held this

fall,

GroupofDPUIExamsPlanned
For Permanent Positions

promotion in the Employment
Service.
Important Meeting

There will be a meeting for
all local Insurance Office Civil
Service Employee Association
representatives on Wednesday Aug-
ust 11, at 6 p.m.at the Appeal Board
Conference Room number 1125 at
342 Madison Avenue, New York
City. The purpose of this meeting
is to discuss the various problems
arising in the local offices, the
mass layoff, the Association's rep-
resentatives plan, and particular-
ly the feasibility of conducting
training courses prior to the ex-
amination for Assistant Interview-
er and Assistant Claims Examiner.
These courses can only be held
on the basis of the staff’s cooper-
ation in the matter and the num-
ber of people who might be inter-
ester in such a course. All mem-

bers are welcome and are requested

leading to opportunities for|to attend.

Fish Story to End
All Fish Stories

ALBANY, Aug. 9—It took a
snake-in-the-grass to chalk up
one of the most unusual fishing
yarns ever to come down out of
the Adirondacks, and it’s sworn
to by a New York State employee,

When Ken Nichols, foreman of
the Conservation Department’s
Warrensburg trout hatchery, saw
a harmless spotted adder resting
alongside a trout rearing pool,
with its head half submerged, he
started after it with the idea of
shooing the snake back into the
woods. However he stopped in
amazement to watch when he saw
it actively engaged in catching
trout fingerlings by using its
white, forked tongue as bait,

With its snout in the water, the
snake would flick its tongue until
the trout would approach to in
vestigate. The joke, of course,
was on the fish; Nichols watched
the snake knock off five fish be-
fore he stepped in and broke up
the party.

ALBANY, Aug. 9—The problem
of law enforcement in the traffic
of alcoholic beverages in New York
States rests with approximately
30,000 members of local law en-
forcement agencies.

60 investigators for the State
Liquor Authority, are responsible
for enforcement of the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Law, according
to John F, O'Connell, chairman
of the State Liquor Authority.

Reviewing the historical back-
ground of the ABC Law and a
summary of activity regarding en-
forcement and administration of
the law, Mr. O'Connell told The
LEADER: “It is my personal op-
inion that good judgment and
sound logic support the choice of
the Legislature of this method of
enforcement.”

Local Procedure

In_his statement, designed to
clarify some of the problems of
enforcement of the ABC law, Mr.
O'Connell said: “It is the position
of the Liquor Authority that once
the local peace officer has per-
formed his function, the evidence
which he has collected should be
submitted both to the District At-
torney of the jurisdiction (or dir-
ectly to the police courts therein,

as the procedure may require) and

These public servants, not the:

to the Liquor Authority.”

He said this procedure would
permit criminal prosecution in the
courts and disciplinary action by
the authority in parallel proceed-
ings in all instances where the
evidence establishes a violation of
the ABC Law,

‘Three Methods

The statement of the SLA chair-
man, viewed in Capitol Hill circles
as particularly important for lo-
cal law enforcement agencies
throughout the state, called at-
tention to three methods adopted
by the Authority to assist local
law enforcement officers in per-
forming their duties.

Mr, O'Connell explained:

“To assist local law enforcement
agencies in the performance of
their duties relative to the en-
forcement of the ABC Law, the
Liquor Authority has issued per-
jodically its ‘ABC Enforcement
Guide.’ This Guide contains
feature articles on enforcement,
reports of interviews with enforce-
ment officials, a legal presenta-
tion of an analysis of amend-
ments to the Law, question and
answer columns and objective
writings by the Liquor Authority.

ABC Manual

“To further assist local law

30,000 Local Officers

Enforce State Liquor Law

enforcement officers in perform-
ing their duties, the Liquor Au-
thority has prepared and distrib-
uted an ‘ABC Manual for New
York State Law Enforcement Offi-
cials and Local ABC Boards,’ In
this Manual, the police officer is
advised of the sections of the
ABC Law which are shown by ex-
perience to be most frequently
violated. The nature of the evi-
dence needed to prove such vio-
lations is also considered, and sug-
gestions are made regarding
methods of obtaining the neces-
sary proof.

“To facilitate the reference by
Police officers on information on
violations to the Liquor Authority,
we have prepared so-called Police
Referral Forms. These forms,
which are printed in triplicate
and carbonized, have been dis-
tributed to law enforcement offi-
cials throughout the State. They
require a minimum amount of
time and effort on the part of the
local officer and are calculated to
insure the reporting of such vio-
lations as come to his attention
directly to the Liquor Authority
for its official cognizance and
action.”

Could Have Been State
Mr, O'Connell pointed out that

ithe State Legislature, if it de-

New Oath
Rules Go
In Effect

(Continued from Page 1)
of State, of every employee of a
municipal corporation with the
clerk thereof and of every other
officer, if no place be otherwise
provided by law, in the office of
the clerk of the county in which
he shall reside, The failure of such
employee to take and file such
oath shall terminate his
ment until such oath

The Oath

The oath prescribed by the Con-
stitution provides:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm)
that I will support the constitu-
tion of the United States, and the
constitution of the State of New
York, and that I will faithfully
ie harge the duties of the office
, according to
the’ best of my ability,

sired, could divide responsibility
for enforcement of the ABC Law
by establishing a large enforce-
ment unit of State agents with
power to arrest and to police,

Such a course of action would
necessitate the creation of a large
organization of personnel to per-
form the function and the tax-
payers of the State would be re-
quired to foot the bills,

CIVIL SERVICE LEADER

STATE AND COUNTY NEWS

Low Pay, Poor Working Conditions,

Spur County Employee Organization

19 County Groups
Already Have
Assn. Charters

ALBANY, Aug. 9.—Striking neg-
lect of personnel relations, much-
needed salary adjustments and
the need for liberalization of the
State Retirement System are
among the reasons county and
municipal employees are looking
to The Civil Service Employees As-
sociation for leadership.

Charles R. Culyer, field_repre-
sentative of the County Division
of the Association, told The
LEADER this week that “wide-
spread interest by employees of
subdivisions throughout the State
is being shown in the program of
the Association.”

Membership Growing

Just before starting out on a
tour of 25 counties, Mr, Culyer
said membership in the Division is
now “well over 5,000 and growing
rapidly.”

He listed 19 county chapters in
the division and announced that
three additional counties have ap-
plied for charters. Action on the
applications by employees in Erie,
Montgomery and Cattaragus coun-
ties will be taken at the next meet-
ing of the Board of Directors, Mr.
Culyer said,

Emphasizing that the progress
being made by the county division
represents only 18 months in the
field, the Associ 's fleld repre-
sentative addet It is being gen-
erally recognized that participa-
tion in the Association program is
n master of bread and butter for
public employees.”

Advances Gained

He cited salary increases, which
have been obtained for employees
of Cayuga, Niagara, Schenectady,
Broome, St. Lawrence, Chemung,

euben and Orange counties as
examples of accomplishments of
the County Division in past
months,

“Another major accomplish-
ment” he said, “is the introduc-
tion of the retirement system in
Franklin and St. Lawrence coun-
ties, due to action by the Associa-

nple

Pointing out that the Associa-
tion gives its county chapters as-
sistance in preparing material and
presenting their case before local
boards and officials, he cited Og-
densburg in St. Lawrence County
as an example of an upstate city
which will soon benefit by this
cooperation.

Mr. Culyer said the St. Law-
rence County Chapter, assisted by
the County Division, has requested
a reclassification survey to be
made of all city jobs in Ogdens-
‘burg. The survey is expected to

WHAT EMPLOYEES
SHOULD KNOW

By THEODORE BECKER

SPECIAL ACT FIXES LAYOFF AND PROMOTION UNITS

WHEN a job is abolished in
civil service, through lack of work
or funds, a decision must be made:
Which of the employees in the
title must be laid off? The law
states that the lay-off must be
made in inverse order of original
appointment in the service, The
courts have construed this lan-
guage over the years so that its
meaning is now fairly well settled,
although legislation is still stought
to fix its terms in relation to
particular situations.

In deciding which
form the group from among which
the lay-off is to take place, the
usual boundary is the department,
(whether state, county, city, town
or village) under a single depart-
ment head, In some large State
departments have inde-
pendent oft
field is division-wide rather than
department-wide. For example,
The State Insurance Fund and
the Division of Placement and
Unemployment Insurance, both in
the Department of Labor, ai
treated as separate “department:
for lay-off purposes. Accordingly,
the abolition of a position in the
State Fund cannot result in a
lay-off in D. P. U. I. and vice
versa. However, where there are
no such compartments in an agen-
cy it takes special legislation to
overcome the general rule favoring
department-wide lay-off fields.

New Law

In this connection a law was
passed at the last session of the
Legislature which makes the Bon-
us Bureau in the State Depart-
ment of Taxation and Financ
separate and distinct unit” for
the purpose of abolition of posi-
tions under sections 21 and 31
of the Civil Service Law.

Séction 31 sets up the procedure
for making lay-offs, establishing
preferred eligible lisis, and mak-
ing reinstatements from such lists,

|, |from positions for which list

|
employees

Section 21 is introduced into the
picture because of its special pro-
visions preferring war veterans in
the event of a lay-off.

Section 21 (seeking to clarify
the language of the Constitution
which seems to prefer non-veter-
(aes over veterans and disabled
|veterans in the event of a lay-off)
specifically states that lay-offs
$ are
first be made
non-veterans, then
‘terans, and lastly disabled veter-

{established shall
|trom among

The effect of the special act, of
course, is to confine to the em-
ployees of the Bonus Bureau any
lay-off resulting from the aboli-
tion of a position in the Bonus
Bureau. Accordingly, if a Clerk
position is abolished in the Bonus
|Bureau, Clerks in other parts of
the Department of Taxation and
Finance will not be affected by a
lay-oif, Instead only Clerks in
the Bonus Bureau would be in-
volved, Lay-off there would be
made in accordanee with senior-
ity rights among non-veterans, if
any, then among veterans, if any,
and finally among the disabled
veterans.

Promotion Unit Legislated
Another special provision which |
departs from the usual procedure
is contained in the same statute. |
It sets up the Bonus Bureau asi
a separate unit for promotion
purposes as well as for lay-off
This means that for
promotion to positions in the
Bonus Bureau, employees in such
bureaus only will be eligible. Sim-
ilarly, employees in such bureaus
will not be eligible for promo-
tion to positions in the Department
of Taxation and Finance, outside
the Bonus Bureau. Ordinarily,
|State promotion units are fixed
by the State Civil Service Com-
mission rather than by the Legis-
lature.

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get underway in the fall, he added.
The Distance Problem

With individual county chapters
facing difficult problems of dis-
tance in holding meetings, it was
pointed out that the field service
rendered by the association is of
paramount importance.

“In view of the sveady rise in
the cost
counties and cities throughout the
State are greatly concerned over
questions of salary and the need
for pay adjustmen

“The Association,”.he added, “is,
meeting this need to the best of its
ability.” In additfon to pay in-
creases received by various county
employees, he said the Association
has obtained pay boosts for city
employees in Syracuse, Ogdens-
burg, Oneonta, Batavia, Water-
town and Schenectady.

What Research Means

Through the efforts of the
County Division and Association
research personnel, he pointed
out, one upstate Association chap-
ter was able to show the “city
fathers” that, salaries of employ-
ees could be boosted $400 without
affecting the tax rate.

Salary Plane

Other progress, listed in the
County Division records, show that
salary plans have been introduced
for Watertown, Elmira, Kingston
and Ogdensburg.

Non-Teaching School Employees

An important phase of the
County Division activity today is
directed toward thousands of the
non-teaching employees of school
districts throughout the State.

Stating that coverage in this
field has been “very successful,”
Mr. Culyer added that member-
ship has passed the 500 mark. He
added that this group of employ-
ees includes clerks, secretaries,
cafeteria workers, school custo~
dians and maintenance men,

In actively soliciting the sup-
port of the non-teaching employ-
ees, he said that Association mem-
bers are now located in 26 coun-
ties from one end of the State to
the other.

Continuing Effort

“Our program is one of ¢on-
tinuing effort to assist these em-
Ployees in adjusting their problems
with the various school boards,’ |
he said, As an example of the}
division's work, he pointed to pay
increases won for non-teaching
employees in Onondaga, Nassau, |
Chautauqua, Dutchess, Montgom- |
ery and Chemung counties.

Striking Negiect

In the field of personnel rela-|

tions in a number of counties,
there is striking neglect, the
County Division Chief said,

He listed such matters as no
formalized k leave regulations
and irregular vacation allowances
as among some of the more glar-
ing items.

Indicating that the time for or-
ganization is now, Mr. Culyer said
the Association “welcomes the ac-
tive participation and support by
employees in all political subdivi-
sions of the State.”

Retirement Program

County Division workers will
play a particularly important role
this fall, he indicated, when the
Association brings its retirement
program to the people of the State

of living, employees of |

A SYNTHESIS—A compounding

your stuff. Send it again.
something.

see what we think of.

fused as I am.

sumptuous office,

what to do wth this.

NS

—

Straight - Face Dictionary

The State Personnel Council continued last week its exploration
of the inner meaning of words used in public agencies. Its Glossary
of Official Terms, begun last month, follows:

Of detailed bewilderment into a

vast and comfortable confusion which offends no one.
PROCEDURE—Everyday routine rigmarole.
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL—A way to pass the buck.
FURTHER SUBSTANTIATING DATA IS NECESSARY—We've lost

TO EXPLORE THE PROBLEM—Don’t get impatient. We'll think of
TO EXPLORE THE RAMIFICATION—And brother, just wait till yoy

NOTE AND INITIAL—Let’s spread the responsibility for this.
SEE ME, OR “LET’S DISCUSS”—Come down to my office, I'm lone.

some.
LET'S GET TOGETHER ON THIS—I'm assuming you're as con.

GIVE US THE BENEFIT OF YOUR PRESENT THINKING—We'}|
listen to what you have to say as long as it doesn’t interfere
with what we've already decided to do,

REFERRED TO A HIGHER AUTHORITY—Pigeonholed in a more

REFERRED FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION—Maybe your office knows

TO GIVE SOMEONE THE PICTURE—A long confused and inac-
curate statement to a newcomer,

TO MASTERMIND—Tc avoid blame for not doing while getting
credit for the doing of others.

RESEARCH WORK—Hunting for the guy who moved the files.

POINT UP THE ISSUE—Expand one page to fifteen pages.

and to their representatives in the
State Legislature.
Mr. Culyer said he has found the

| attitude of local and county offi-

cials “particularly pleasing” in
many discussions on local levels
throughout the State. “It has been
rare indeed,” he added, “when we
did not receive a sympathetic
hearing.”

Publicity Helped

Stating that much of the prog-
ress by the Division in the past
18 months has been stimulated by
excellent coverage in The LEADER
and other papers, the Association
representative added, “it has been
this publicity that has awakened
employees to the need for organi-
vation and what the Association
has to offer.”

Culyer’s Itinerary

On the road for the next two
weeks, Mr, Culyer plans to visit
the following counties: Otsego,
Broome, Steuben, Chemung, Cat-
taragus, Erie, Niagara, Genessee,
| Ontario, Monroe, Herkimer, Mont-
gomery, Warren, Columbia, Ulster,
Sullivan, Oneida, Lewis, Jefferson,
St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton,

x and Saratoga.

The 19 counties included in As-
sociation membership are these:

Broome County Chapter

Chautauqua County Chapter

Chemung County Chapter

Clinton County Chapter

Franklin County Chapter

Herkniire County Chapter

Jefferson County Chapter

Niagara County Chapter

Onondaga County Chapter

Orange County Chapter

Otsego County Chapter

Rockland County Chapter

Schenectady County Chapter

St. Lawrence County Chapter

Steuben County Chapter

Suffolk County Chapter

Sullivan County Chapter

Ulster County Chapter

Westchester County Chapter

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For Nothing, He
Jumps in the Lake

No one told Tom Weidmeyer to
go jump in the lake, but he did,
And all for nothing. It happened
at the picnic held by the State
Retirement Chapter of the Civil
Service Bmployees Association last
week at Burden Lake, A lady
picknicker in for a little swim
cried out for help. Weidmeyer,
President of the Chapter, re-
sponded gallantly. He didn’t know
it was all a joke.

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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER

LAL AEE AL OEE LE SE LL RO TET

STATE AND COUNTY NEWS

Status of State Tests
Now Being Rated

This information is carried in
the LEADER at regular intervals
as released by the State Civil Ser-
vice Commission,

Code

NS—Rating not yet started

RSP—Rating scale being prepared

WP—Rating of written test in
progress

WC—Rating of written test com-
pleted

pTP—Rating of performance test
in progress

THP—Training anda experience in

and experience

completed
1P—Interviews in progress
MP—Medicals in progress
CW—Clerical work in progress
V—Pending establishment of Vet-

LP—L

sent to printer

DV—Dizabled veterans
Open-Competitive
6016. Recreation Instructor,

eran or Disabled Veteran Claims

(all rating completed)
SRR—Pending service record rat-|

ings
Mental Hygiene held 5-10-47, 36
candidates—DV—subject to medi-
cal exam,

6079. Asst. Director of Nursing
(Payette), held 9-20-47, 7 can-
didates- —WP.

6094. Gas Inspector, held 9-20-47,
14 candidates—LP.

6097. Institution Fireman, held

9-20-47, 89 candidates—DV—sub-
ject to medical exam.

6098. Institution Patrolman, held
9-20-47, 151 candidates—MP

6099. Instructor of Nursing, held

9-20-47, 86 candidates—WC, TEP, |

6132. Steam Fireman, held
9-20-47, 218 candidates—LP. |

6137. Title Examiner, held |
9-20-47, 148 candidates: WO,
TEP. |

6089. Dietitian, held 10-11-37, 9}
candidates—WC, TEC, CW.

6116, Sr. Dietitian, held 10-11-47,
5 candidates—WC. TEC, CW.

6287. ee eure Claims ae
vestigator, SIF, held 1-17-38, 185
candidates—WC, TEP i

6272. Assoc, State Publicity |
Agent (Radio), held 1-17-48, 10
candidates—LP

6273. Prin. State Pul

y Agent

(Radio), held 1-17-48, 7 candidates
—LP.

6271. St. State Publicity Agent
(Radio), held 1-17-48, 14 candi-
dates—LP,

6281. Asst. Architectural Esti-
mator, held 1-31-48, 20 candidates

—WCe. TEC, CW
6279. Sr. Building Construction

Eng., held 1-31-48, 19 candidates
—We, TEP,

6290, Court Attendant, Ist &|
2nd Jud, Dist., held 1-31-48, 670

eandidates—WC, TEP.

6293, Factory Inspector, held
1 8, 198 candidates—WC, TEP.
6288. Industrial Investigator,

held 1-81-48, 170 eandidates—WP.

6281, Motor Vehicle Inspector,
held 1-31-48, 821 candidates—WC,
TEP.

6299. Occupational Instructor,
held 1-81-48, 48 candidates—WP.
6265. Asst. Supt. of Training
School, held 1-31-48, 18 candiates
—WC, TEP.

6289. Labor Relations Examiner.
held 2-28-48, 83 candidates—WP.

6308, Asst. “Mechanical Con-
struction Engineer, held 2-28-48,
17 candidates—WP.

6251, Office Machine Operator
(Cal, Key), held 3-20-48, 78 can-
didates—WC.

6350, PI n Guard, Correction,
held 3-20-48, 907 candidates—WP.

8006, Asst. Compensations

Claims Auditor, held 5-8-48, 13
eandidates—WC.
8007, Court Stenographer, 1st

& 2nd Jud, Dist. held 5-8-48, 155
candidates—WC, TEP,
8003, Forester, held 5-8-48, 20
candidates—WC, TEC, C
8004. Gypsy Moth Foreman, held
5 8-48, 18 candilates—WC, TEC,

8005. Inspector of Weights &
Measures, held 5-8-48, 13 candi-
dates—WC, TEC, CW.

8061. Chief, Bureau of Adult
Education, held 5-22-48, 11 candi-
dates—LP,

8095. Dog Licensing Investi;
tor, Agriculture & Mkts. held
5-22-48, 87 cand. — WC, TEO, cw.

8063. Sr. Education Supervisor
(Agicultural Education), held

5-22-48, 8 cand.—_ WC, TEC, CW.

8099. Film Library Supervisor,
Dept. of Commerce, held 5-22-48,
14 candidates—WP.

8060. Asst. Film Library Super-
visor, Commerce, held 5-22-48, 12)
candidates—WP.

8094, Game Protector, Conserva-
tion, held 5-22-48, 401 candidates
—RSP.

8093, Game Research Investiga- |
tor, Conservation, held 5-22-48 —
15 candidates—WC, TEC, Cueg

8070. Parole Officer, held 6-2:

311 candidates—WP. |

8072. Social Worker Youth)
Parole), held 5-22-48, 144 candi-
dates, WP.

8071. Sr. Social Worker, Cor-
rection, held 5-22-48, 8 “eandi-| Em
dates, WP.

8073. Sr. Social Worker (Youth
Parole), held 5-22-48, 22 candi-|
dates, WP.

8086. Travel Promotion Agent
Commerce, held 5-22-48, 13 candi-

dates—WP.
8087. Sr. Travel Promotion|
Agent, Commerce, held 5-22-48, 10

\candidates—WP.

8100. Canal Structure Operator,
Public Works, held 6-5-48, 96 can-
didates, WC, TEC, CW.

8104. Jr. Engineer, State
Departments, heid 6-5-48, 258 can-
didates, WP.

8103. Jr. Civil Engineer (De-
sign), Department of Public
Works, held 6-5-48, 19 cand.—WP.

8102. Sr. Civil Engineer (De-
sign), Department of _ Public

Works, held 6-5-48, 48 cand.—WP.
8096. Local Assessment Exam-
iner. Department of Taxation &
TWO — Civ Serv Lead — 8-7-48)
Finance, held 6-5-48, 20 candidates
8107. Medical ‘Technician, State

Departments, held 6-5-48, 87 can-
didate: VP.
8106. Sr. Medical ecunclan,

State Institutions, held 6-5-48,
candidates-
8105, Assistant Principal, School

of Nursing, Department of Mental)
candi}

48, 30

Hygiene, held 6-5
|dates—WC, TEC, C’

$101. Stationary Engineer, State |
Departments, held 6-5-48, 252 can-
didates—NS.
8097. Junior Tax Examiner, held
6-5-48, 278 candidates RSP.
8127. Assistant Civil Engineer.
Departments, held 6-19,48,
171 candidates—WP.

8128. Engineer,
Public Works, held 6-19-48, 27 can-
didates—WP.

Adjusters held 6-19-48, 23. candi-
dates—-RSP.

8088. Junior Land & Claims Ad-
juster, held 6-19-48, 148  vandi-

ciates—RSP,

8090. Senior Land & Claims Ad-
juster, held 6-15-48, <3 candidates
—RSP.

8129 Junior Mechanical Drafts-
man, held 6-19-43, 9€ candidates——
—W® TEC, CW.

8099. Office Ma-hine Operator
(Tabulating), held 6-19-43, 106
candidates, WC Practicals to be
held,

STATUS OF STATE
EXAMINATIONS
Promotion
3209. Captain, Correction Dept.,
held 3-22-47, 48 candidates—CW,

Lieutenant, Correction
Dept., 283 candidates—CW, MP.

3211, Sergeant, Correction Dept.,
364 candidates—CW,

lic Works Dept., held 5-10-47, 27
candidates—LP.

3394. Prin, Account Clerk, Pub-
lic Works Dept., 42 candidates
—LP.

5141. Director of Mental Hospi-
als, Mental Hygiene Dept., 38 can-
didates,

3388. Institution Fireman, Men-
tal Hygiene Dept., 52 candidates
—wWC, TEP.

5113, Institution Patrolman,
Mental Hygiene Dept., 73 vandi-
dates—WP

5052. Chief Lock Operator, Pub-
Hie Works Dept, 57 candidates—

*| Building Medical,

8121. Associate Education Su-
pervisor (Aviation), held 6-19-48,

9 candidates—WP.

8089, stant Land & Claims
Adjuster, held 6-19-48, 86 candi-| SRR.
dates, RSP.

8091. Associate Land & Ciaims

3393. Head Account Clerk, Pub-|

What Employees Are Doing

State Conference of
Armory Employees

The State Conference of Armory
Employees recently held election
of officers, Those elected to serve
for the year 1948-49 were: Clifford
Asmuth, Chairman, Rochester;
William 8. Fredenrich, Vice-chair- |
man, Albany; Prank E. Wallace,
Secretary- Treasurer, New Yoi
City; George Fisher, ex-officio,
New York City.

Ray Brook

The Executive Council of the
Ray Brook Chapter, Civil Service
Employees Association, has elect-

to represent their respective |
fospital department the following:

From the Main Building Medical,
Vera Budd, Loretta Bala and Jo-
sephine Wylie; the Infirmary
Mary Swan,
Ferne Wilbur and Dorothy Lezak;
Main Building, Domestic, Jack My-
nar, Rudy Averno and Mike Zipp;
Infirmary Building, Domestic, John
Arnet, Bill Clements and Richard}
Moon; Maintenance Department,
Clyde Perry, Chris Oberst and
Henry Swan; Office Group, Cath-
erine Rice, Mary Reilly and Marge
Davie; Laundry Group, Al Bersch,
George Ganos and Stella Perry.

Included also on the council are
the officers, Emmet Durr, presi-
dent; Herbert Neale, vice-presi-
dent; Eunice Cross, secretary, and
Frank Witkowski, treasurer.

Annual Picnic

Among the topics discussed dur-
ing the course of the business ses-
sion was the plans for the annual
picnic of the chapter which is to
be held Sunday, August 15th, at
the Meadow Brook State Camp
Site. Selected to act as co-chair-
men in charge of the arrange-
ments for the event were Harry
| Sullivan, Clyde Perry, and Walter
€ Buster") Babbie. . .

Congratulations are in order for
the recent entrance of the chap-
ters from Onondaga, Perrysherg,
and Broadacres into the State
Health Department Group. . .

Plans are under way now for the
organization of bowling teams for
chapter members,—both men and
women.

Recent addition to our Medical

Department is Dr. Anson McKim.
Welcome to Ray Brook, Dr. Mc-
Kim.

West Coxsackie

Ray Marohn writes: “The Pris-
on Guards of New York State were
much interested and pleased to

sing of bill number 6454 by the
Congress of the United Stat
This bill permits 20. ar retire-
ment for certain officers and em
Ployees engaged in hazardous
work. It covers persons engaged
in the detention of criminals. For
the past several years Prison
Guards of the State of New York
have been attempting to pass a}
bill for a 25-year retirement for
rison Guards in the State of|
New York. Our 25 years bill has}
consistently been turned down by
the New York State Legislature. |
We, the Prison Guards, belie
that our own Legislature of New
York should be as liberal in their
dealings with State employees as
is the Congress of the Unite
States with their Federal employ-
ees, under the sam’ or similar
conditions.”
Assistant Superintendent Jo-
seph P. Conboy and wife and
daughter have been vacationing
at Avon-by-the-Sea in New Jer-j
sey. Captain Cochran, Acting As-|
sistant Superintendent in Mr.
Conboy’s absence, reports that he |
has a deep sun-tan .. .
Guard Sweet was recently trans
ferred to Great Meadow Prison
Farm from Coxsackie. Good luck
on your new job, Carl...
We have a new lovey in the
Stewart's office. The name, fel-
lows, is Fannie Belleres. From
Catskill . . .
Guard George Roddy is the new
handball champion of Troy, in
class “A”. He received a beautiful
trophy, we hear, which he is going
to mount on the mantle of his new-
ly-purchased Albany home. George
is planning to get married early
in September. She's a Troy girl.
That handsome guard Milton
Andre, known to his follow work-
ers as “That French Pierre,” came
back from his vacation at War-
ners Lake sporting, what appeared

read in The LEADER of the pas- |

d |

Kingsle:

was a visitor about town
jand on several of his
friends. Jack was sporting a new
Cadillac car. Wow! ...

Director of Bducation Francis
Coty and teachers Cole and Sev-
erance attended the NYS Con-
|ference at St. Lawrence Univer=
sity, at Canton, N. Y.

Dr, Anthony Flood is now vaca-

A

jtioning at Kingston, Ontario —
|fishing — motoring and hunt-
ing are his hobbies. Dr. and Mrs,
Floor are visiting their son, who

is also a physician . .
liam Layack of Gree
| Was appointed temporary te
Jof draftin, oe

| Francis Coty, Director of Edu-
cation, is running a heavy educa-
| tional picture program during
the summer months to augment
teachers vacations. Mr. Coty re-
|ports there has been a marked
jimprovement in the behaviour of

ville
ner

the inmates, apparently due to
these educational p: These
{educational —_piciur include

!sports, travel and technical . . .
Father Roland Thompson has
jreturned to the institution after
[having a short vacation, Friends
state that the father’s golf game
nproved imme:

Former Coxsackie Prison Guard
Louis Nawrocky, who recently
completed 10 months training at
|the General Command School at
|Fort Leavenworth, is being as-
signed to Germany for a three
ear period, Louie had a Lieuten-
jant Colonel rank during the war
and now has a permanent rank of
Major. He is being accompanied
by his wife and daughter for his
3-year stay in Germany .

On Sunday, July 25th the N, ¥.
S. V. I. employees attended a
clambake held at the Riverside
Cottage, there were more than
100 persons at this bake, an ex-
cellent time was had by all. Sev-
eral more bakes are contemplated
in the very near future,

| Audif and Control

| Employees of Audit & Control,

thi
|

|

| Albany, will have fun at a clam-
bake in Picard’s Grove, New Salem,
The date is Wednesday, August

25
25.

(Hope it doesu’t rain.) Frank

A. Conley, principal account clerk,
is chairman of the committee in
charge of the affair. .,

to be a dirty lip. “Pierre” calls it
a@ mustache...
Former Prison Guard Jack

pist, Mental Hygiene Dept.,
candidates—WC, TEC, SRR.
3362. Sr. Office Machine Upera-
tor (Tas), Health Oept., 13 can-
didates—SRR.
5055. Supv. of Occupational
Therapy, 30 candidates—WC, TEC,

47

5067. Supy. of Social Work
(Psyschiatric), 7 candidates—LY.
5034 Chief Court Attendant,
New York County, 12-13-47, 22
candidazes—CW.

5194, Head Maintenance Super
Mertal Hygiene, 10 candi-
KR.

5193. Stationary Engineer, Cor-
section Dept. 28 candidates—LP,

5346. Sr. Account Clerk, Sociai
Welfare Dept, Albany, _ held
1-17-48. 20 candidates—TEP, WC.

5063, Sr. Account Clerk, Tax. &
Finance, Income Tax Bureau, 20
candidates—WO, TEP,

3314, Sr. Account Clerk, Tax. &
Finanes Motor Vehicle Div.,
held 1-17-48, 53 cands.— WC, TEP.

3239. Sr. Account Clerk, Tax. &
Finance, N.Y.C, 14 candidates-
WC, TEP.

5158. Sr. Clerk, Dept. of Com-
rierce, 20 candidaies—SRR,

Promotion

5108, Sr. Clerk, Health Dept.,
8° cancicates—SER.

5229 Compensation Claims In-
vestigator, State Insurance Fund,
109 candidates—WC ,TEP.
. Cempensation Lavestigator,
Workmen's Compensation Bd., 2
candidates WC, TEP.

5348. Sr. Stores Clerk, Mental
Hygiene, 48 candidates—WC, TEP

5189. Prineipal Clerk, Correction
Dept., held 1-Bt-48, 8 candidates
—LP.

5365. Principal Clerk, Insurance
Dept., 10 candidates—

5046. Principal Clerk, Public
Works Dept., 43 candidates—LP,

5136. Head File Clerk, Work-
men’s Compensation Bd., § candi-

|

5054. Sr. Occupational Therap-

‘dates—LP.

Board,

men’s Compensation

candidates—LP.
5183. Chief Ind i

tor, 6 candidates—LP.

State Insurance Fund, 63 candi-+
dates—WC.
5174. Sr. Special Tax Investigas
tor, 6 candidates—WP.
Chief Stationary Engineer,

5184. Sr. Indust an ! :
59 candidates WC, Mental, Hygiene, 8 candidates —
5185. Supv. Industrial Investiga-| py gmotions

tion, 37 candidates—WC, TEC, CW
5137. Sr. Law Clerk, Law Dept,
11 candidates—LP,

Stenographer, Labor
ndidates—LP,

. Stenographer, Taxa-

5217. Occupational Instructor, | tion & Finance, 7 candidates—LY,
Mental Hygiene, 30 candidates! 5204, Head Compensation Clerk,
—WP. 26 candidates—WC.

5817. Principal Clerk, D.P.U.L.,

5208. Stenographer, Mental Hy.
SRR. | held 0-48, 90 candidates—WC,

giene, 65 candidates—WC

5155, Sr. Stenographer, Conser-| TEC, SRR.
vation Dept. 8 candidates—MC,| 7029. Principal File Clerk. Div.
TEP. of Parole, held 5-8-48, 7 candi-
‘3 ae educa. | dates—LF
RS gStenographer, Edues-\' “7028. Sr. File Clerk, Agriculture
fon ee 98 cand ates ,|& Markets, held 5-8-48, 16 candi
5364, Sr. Stenographer, ABC| Gates WP.
Board, 10 candidates—LP, 7014. Sr. File Clerk, Audit and
5128, Sr. Stenographer, Social! Control, held 5-8-48, 9 candidates
Welfare, 18 candidates—WC, TEP |—WpP.
5173. Sr. Stenographer, ‘Taxa-| 7016. Sr. File Clerk, Education,

tion & Finance, held 1-31-48, 53) held -48, 10 candidates—MP,

candidates—LP. 538: Clerk, Insurance,
5207. Typist, Mental Hygiene|held 5 ates—WP,

Dept., 78 candidates—WC, SRR. 538. Clerk, Labor,
5017. Asst. Underw: af 3-48, 27 candidates

Insurance Fund, 31 candidates|—WP.

—WP. 7006, Sr. File Clerk, Taxation &

5001. Sr. Underwriter, State In- 47,
surance Fund, 19 candidates—WP.
5119. Assoe. Architect, Public
Works ‘Dept., held 2-28-48, 8 can-
didates—WP.
5200. Sr. Architect, Public Works

167 candi-

Sr. Laboratory Secretary,
held 5-8-48, 7 candidates—WP.

Statistics Clerk, Health
held 5-8-48, 12 candidates

Dept.,
WP.

Dept., 18 candidates—WP.

5065. Sr. Audit Clerk, Audit & Department of
Control, Office Audits, 104 candi-| Taxation ce, held 5-22-48,
dates—WP. 44 candidates—WP,

5206. Sr. Clerk (Compensation),| 7010, Principal Clerk, Depart.
Workmen’s Compensation Board,|ment riculture & Markets,
92 candidates—WP, held 8, 11 candidates—WP.

5191. Sr. Clerk (Fingerprinting),| 5385. Principal Clerk, Depart.

ment of Taxation & Finance, held

2-48, 62 candidates—WP.
7005. Senior Corporation Tax

Examiner, held 5-22-48, 15 can-

| didates—WP.

5175. Supervising Corporation

Correction Dept., 20 candidates
P.

THREE — Civ Sery Lead —8.7-48
5186. Sr. Clerk (Underwriting)
State Insurance Fund, 39 candi-

4203. Prin.

File Clerk,’ Work

dates—WP. y
~ 5377. ~ Asst. Comp. Examiner,

mk Gontinued.on Page 9;

Page Six

CIVIL SERVICE LEADER

Tuesday, August 10, 1945
—

Laces

erence te

Assn. Gets Assurance

STATE AND COUNY NEWS

New Test Rating Plan
Will Be Carefully Used

ALBANY, Aug, 9— Represen-
tatives of the Civil Service Em-
ployees Association conferred with
officials of the Civil Service De-
partment on August 4, with ref-
erence to changes in civil service
regulations providing for a
method of rating civil service exa-
minations.
» new system provides that:
marks on examinations
set with reference to
number and quality of eligi-
bles needed and the difficulty of
the test, instead of always being
fixed at the arithmetic percentage
of 75 of the questions asked. The
top rating of 100 may be given
to the best paper in an exami-
nation when a test is too difficult
for anybody to answer all the ques-
tions correetly in the time allowed.
Results of examinations will still
be expressed “on a scale of 100,
and the passing mark will
ported as “75” but ni
Different Scaling Formulas
When the ig mark of 75
entage basis, the
provide a
choice of several different formu-
las for sealing all other ratings
in an examination. The formula
used and reasons for its use are
to be shown to candidates upon re-
quest. All ratings must be posted
to the individual examination pap-
ers before the papers are identi-
fied, thus preventing adjustment of
the rating scale in favor of indi-
vidual candidates.
ent at
included Charles C

be r
“15%.

the conference
ampbell, Admi-

rative Director, Thomas L.
Bransford, Director of Exami-
nations for the Department of

Civil Service; Jesse B. McFarland,
Vice President, John E. Holt-Har-
ris, Counsel, J. D. Lockner, Execu-
tive Seeretary, and William F.
McDonough, Executive Represen-
tative, for the Civil Service Em-
ployees Association.
Purposes of the Plan

The new plan was fully ex-
ned by the civil service of-
als. It was stated that the plan
now being used in many other

new | |

partment and adopted only after
its practicability seemed without
question,

It was felt by Civil Service of-
ficials that the plan will result in
making possible the supplying of
8 of qualified candidates for the
many positions in the State service
much more expeditiously than
other present regulations, that
standards will be improved, and
that the fact of adjustments of
ratings on the new point basis will
not be followed without the ap-
proval of both the Director of
Examinations and the Administra.
tive Director assures complete
guarding of examination pro-
cedure:

‘omplete Confidence

Association representatives urged
that as the merit system is essen-
tial to good civil government, an ef-
ficient competitive examination
process is essential to the success
of the merit system. They pointed
out citizens and civil service em-
ployees must always have complete
confidence that the rating plan
will maintain the quality of exa-
minations and the standards of
fitness appropriate to the particular
job to which applied, They stressed
the importance of the exercise of
the most careful personal responsi-
bility on the part of the Director
of Examinations and the Adminis-
trative Director in the case of
each examination.

No_ Substitutes

“The publie now has confidence
in the practicability of testing
ptocesses in public personnel ad-
ministration and they understand
that there is no substitute for
open opportunity for citizens to
qualify for public positions on the
basis of ability proven in open
competitive tests,” said one of
the Association’s spokesmen,

Association representatives ex-
pressed full assurance as to the
desire and will of the Civil Service
Department: officials to utilize the
new method intelligently and fair-
ly, and assured the Commission of
A tion cooperation in all feas-
ible efforts to bring about the more

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the examination experts of the de-

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GOSHEN, Aug. 9—Employees of

Orange County are appreciative
of a recent emergency raise in pay
granted them, but they also know
how the price of meat and all
other commodities are going. So
they're asking the Board of Super-
visors to consider the matter once
again; and specifically, they sug-
gest adoption of the “sliding scale”
salary plan, such as operates in
Westchester County.
A letter sent to the Board of
Supervisors by the Orange County
chapter of the Civil Service Em-
ployees Association reads:

“At an Executive Committee
meeting of the Orange County
Civil Service Employees Associa-
tion held July 12, 1948 I was direc-
ted to express to you our sincere
thanks for the action taken by

you at your meeting on July 6,
1948 when you granted the em-
ployees an additional economic
emergency compensation of $62.50
for the five months August 1 to
December 31, 1948, I want you
to know that the employees are
very grateful to your honorable
|Board for this recognition of their
needs in meeting the present high
cost of living.

“Although your action in our
behalf is greatly appreciated, the
employees again wish to petition
your Board te consider a cost-of-
living compensation based on a
Sliding scale as was presented to
your board on October 7, 1947.
If your Board were to adopt such
a plan based on the United States
Department of Labor Index, at
six-month intervals such com-
pensation would be adjusted, pro-

oo)

$s

Ask ‘Sliding Scale’ Pay Plan

vided the cost of living had in,
creased or decreased at least two
points, until dropped altogethe,
because of normal times, bi

“We feel that our proposed pian
would be advantageous to thq
county as well as to the employecs
because it is automatic and would
not in any way change the Sa),
ary Act. With this plan in effect
your honorable Board would jo
ever again be asked to consider
requests for adjustments in cos.
of-living pay, nor would there phy
a delay of nine months for such
legislation to be enacted.

“We again respectfully urge yoy
to adopt our proposed cost-of-liy.
ing plan as set forth in the at.
tached resolution which was or.
iginally presented to your honor.
able Board by Superintendent An,
derson and Kane.”

ALBANY, Aug. 9—Requests for
@ general upward salary realloca-
tion for positions in four State
departments have been turned
down by the State Salary Stand-
ardization Board,

Requesting the pay boosts were
representatives of 44 Industrial
Show Workers in Mental Hygiene,
one in Health, three in Correc-
tion and one in Social Welfare.

Shopworkers

Also heard at a recent hearing
conducted by the board were rep-
resentatives of 20 head industrial

Salary Board Vetoes Pay
Plea of Shop Workers

shop workers in Mental Hygiene
and two in Correction.

A Board spokesman told The
LEADER the decision was to retain
Present allocations for the groups.

Present Pay Ranges

Head industrial shop workers
receive the following salary range,
including overtime and emergency
compensation; Department of
Mental Hygiene (44 hour week)
$2,884 to $3,643. Department of
Correction (40 hour week) $2,622
to $3,312.

Industrial shop workers receive

the following salary range, includ
ing overtime and emergency com.
pensation: Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene, (44 hour
week) $2,429 to $3,188. Depart.
ment of Correction and Social
Welfare (40 hour week) $2,203
to $2,898.

According to a description of
the work, given at the hearing,
the industrial shop workers pro-
duce and repair a variety of items
at State institutions including
mattresses, brooms, brushes, fur-
niture, window shades, shoes.

Independent

Civil Service

ALBANY, Aug. 9.—A call has
Bone out for independent nomi-
nations for the election of top offi-
cers next October at the annual
meeting of The Civil Service Em-
ployees Association.

Association members have until
Sunday, September 5, to file peti
tions for independent nomination
with the Association Secretary,
Room 156, State Capitol, Albany

Petitions for officer nomi-
Association headquarters
explained, must be signed by at

Nominations

Can Be Made for Posts in

Association

least five per cent of the Associ-
ation membership; for members
of the State Executive Committee
signatures are required from at
| least 10 per cent of the members of
the department making the nomi-
nation.

Independent nominations will ap-
pear on the ballot with those can-
didates already chosen by the
Nominating Committee. Th are
provided for in the Association’s
Constitution,

(The list of nominees selected
by the Nominating Committee was
jearried in last week’s LEADER.)

Court Says Vet
At End of His

vetion against ar-

ious dismissal
from civil service jobs is wiped
out by the Supreme Court decision
in the Wolf case,” Milton M, Levin.
NYC attorney, charges in moving
for an appeal.

The court refused to void the
dismi of Herman Wolf, for-

mer : the State Correc-
tion t at Woodbourne,
effective the final day of three
months probationary period, No

charges had been lodged against
him.

The court also ordered Mr. Wolf
reinstated for the duration of
the probationary period which was
interrupted by what the court
called an illegal dismissal; this
is on a “bookkeeping” b how-
ever, with the ex-Guard receiving
a salary for the period but not ac-
tually working,

Mr. Levin who represents Mr.
Wolf, held that the court was set-
ting a precedent which would em-
power supervisors to dismiss vet-
erans at the end of a probationary
period without preferring charges
of misconduct or incompetence. He
held that this voids guarantees
given veterans under Section 22
of the Civil Service Law.

Protection Limited

The appeal is based on claims

Gan be Fire
Trial Period

that the court decision limits vet-

s' protection from removal to

the fi 39 days of the pro-

period; on the final day

the department would have the

power to discharge veterans with-
out cause,

The court acted upon a report
submitted by Referee Charles B.
Sears. Kent H, Brown, Assistant
Attorney General, represented the
state.

The issue came about, according
to Mr. Levin, when Mr, Wolf be-
came ill and failed to report for
work after his first week as a
probationary Guard. When he re-
turned, the department refused to
let him resume work, although
issuing no charges, he said. Later,
he received notice of his dismissal
at the end of the probationary
period.

30 Steno, Typists
Appointments Filled

ALBANY, Aug. 9—The State
Civil Service Department reports
it has filled 30 permanent Steno-
grapher, Typist and Clerk items in
the past month, A department
spokesman said only four or five
additional Stenographers are need~-
ed to complete the agency's, per-
manent roster,

=

The 4 Seasons

ALBANY, Aug. 9.—Now that he
has talked to a group of youthful
sportsmen, Game Protector Pal
J. Benoit of the Saranac Lake
section, thinks that certain pl
of education apparently are based
on geographical pursuits, accord-
ing to the July “New York State
Conservationist” magazine.

Benoit gave a talk at the Ver
montville school in Franklin Coun-
ty. A few days later (he teacher
gave an examination in socis
Studies. One of the questions w
to name the four seasons of the
year,

Canty

Nine-year-old George
listed them as follows: “Hunting
season, fishing season, trapping
season’ and beaver season, some

times!"
en ed

Assn. Prepares
Action on Soaring
Living Costs

(Continued from Page 1)

of Labor Statistics, was 171.7 per
cent of the 1935-39 average.

The Association indicated
study of price trends, being mace
in the light of industry's thi
round salary adjustment, de
signed to safeguard:

(1) Any further loss of worke!s
from public service to private ¢
ployment,

(2) Fair standards of living {0°
the civil service group.

The steady rise of costs is show?
in the following Cost of Livint
Index, prepared by the U.S. Bir
reau of Labor Statistics:

(1935-39 = 100)

ils

Tar

Cities New York Mutisé
1940 Mar, 15 99. 101.2 1005
1941 Apr. 15 102.2 1023 1044
1942 Apr. 15 115.1 1126 1190
1943 Apr. 15 124.1 122.8 1214
1944 Apr. 15 1246 125.3 1249
1945 Apr. 15 127.1 127.4 iid
1946. Apr. 15 1311 133.6 1317
1947 Apr, 15 156.2 156.8 1558
1947 Oct. 15 1638 161.7 1626
1947 Nov. 15 164.9 163.3 as
1948 Apr. 15 169.3 167.0 167?
1948 May 15 170.5 167.5 '
1948 June 15 171.7 169.1

READ TRE LEADER regula!!!
for full reports of new optt"
competitive and promotion exa”™
nations,

Tuceday, August 16, 1948

CIVIL SERVICE LEADER

Page Seven

Exams for Permanent Public Jobs

ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR
(public Accounting), $3,727 to
235.—Positions are in Washing-
C., and vicinity. Require-
mer : Responsible accounting ex-

rie! nee, part of which must be
jn public accounting. No written
rst. NO closing date. Announce-
ment 62 and amendments,

AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH
IENTIST, $3,727 to $10,305.—
st positions are in field labor-
s of the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics, Re-
quirements: Appropriate educa-
tion and experience in such fields

gineering, physics, chemistry,

mathematics. File applica-
» with Board of U. 8. Civil
yyice Examiners at one of the
nautical laboratories listed in
uncement, No closing date.
ouncement 47 and amendment.
ASTRONOMER, $3,727 to $7,-
432.—Positions are in Washington,

600 NYC
Health Dept.
Jobs Open Up

(Continued from Page 1)
Reorganization in Effect
Meanwhile, the reorganization
of ‘he department went into effect
last week. Nineteen different units
were placed in five major divi-
sions with two divisions headed
by Deputy Commissioners and
three by Assistant Commissioners.
Four other units of the Depart-
ment, the Bureau of Personnel,
Legal Division, Public Informa-
tion and Analysis units, will op-
erate directly under Dr, Harry S.
Mustard, Commissioner of Health.
Civil Service Commissioners
The three Assistant Commission-

er posts will be filled on an open-
competitive basis from civil ser-
vic

last

lists, The appointments made
week, all career men, were
nal basis. The de-
sted the Civil
on to make them
manent on the basis of the
1's qualifications. If the Com-
ion refuses, a test will be held

ice Commis

p
Mm
later,
The appointments made by Dr.
Mustard, their salaries and the
divisions they will direct are:

DR. SAMUEL FRANT, ($10,000)
First Deputy Commissioner, will
co-ordinate the activities of the
other divisions, assign department
stall members, serve as Commis-
loner during any absence of the
Commissioner and head the Com-
munity Health Services division
of the department.

MATTHEW A. BYRNE (39,500)
¥ho has been Deputy Commission-
er in charge of administrative ser-
Vices since 1946, will continue in
that post. He will serve as the
department's budget officer, as-
sign non-professional personnel
‘nd represent the Commissioner
in dealing with groups of employ-
fes. Mr, Byrne, 61 years old, has
ben with the department for 45
Years,

DR. RALPH S, MUCKENFUSS,
($10,000) will service as Assistant
Commisioner in charge of the
Preventable Disease and Awult Hy-
Blene Services Division, Dr. Muck-
entuss, 49 years old, has been with
the department since 1935.

DR, LEONA BAUMGARTNER
($9,000) will service as Assistant
Commissioner in charge of the

‘aternal and Child Health Ser-
Vices Division. Dr, Baumgartner,
46 years old, joined the depart-
Ment in 1937.

JEROME TRICHTER ($8,500)
has been named Assistant Com-
missioner in charge of the Envi-
Tonment Sanitation Services Div-
‘sion, Trichter, 43 years old, is
& graduate of Brooklyn College
of Pharmacy, 1925, and has been
With the department since 1930,

Dr. Mustard also designated
HARRY HOLLANDER, former
Geputy assistant Corporation
Counsel, as counsel to the Health
Department and chief of the

(ees legal division

Other Changes
\ Under the reorganization, the
(Continued on Page 12)"

| throughout

D. C,, and vicinity. Requirements;
College study and/or technical ex-
perience plus professional exper-
jence in astronomy. No written
test. No closing date, Announce-
ment 77 and amendment.
BACTERIOLOGIST (Medical) —
BIOLOGIS' )HEMIST — EN.
TOMOLOGIST — MYCOLOGIST
— PARASITOLOGIST — SER-
OLOGIST, $3,727 to $6,235.—For
duty in Hawaii and throughout
the United States, Requirements:
Appropriate college study and/or
experience plus professional ex-
perience in the appropriate field.
No written test. Apply to the Ex-
ecutive Secretary, Board of U. 8.
Civil Service Examiners, Federal
Security Agency, U. S. Public
Health Service, Communicable
Disease Center, 605 Volunteer
Building, Atlanta 3, Ga. No clos-
ing date, Announcement 5-82-4
8).

2

CHEMIST, $3,727 to $6,2:
Optional Branche Analytical,
Bio-chemistry, Inorganic, Organ- |
ic, and Physical, For filling posi-
tions in Washington, D. C., and
vicinity; and a limited number of
Positions throughout the country.
Requirements: Appropriate col-
lege study or a combination of
such study and experience, plus
professional experience in chem-
istry. No written test. Closing
date—December 31, 1948. An-
nouncement 94.

CHEMIST — ENGINEER —
METALLURGIST — PHYSICIST
— MATHEMATICIAN, $3,727 to
$6,235.—For duty in Washington,
D. C., and vicinity. Requirements:
College study and/or technical ex-
perience plus professional exper-
ience in the appropriate field. No
written test. Pile application with
the Executive Secretary, Board of
U. S, Civil Service Examiners for
Scientific and Technical Person-
nel of the Potomac River Naval
Command, Building 37, Naval Re-
search Laboratory, Washington 20,
D.C. No closing date. Announce-
ment 4-34-2 and amendment.

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST,
$4,479 to $7,432.—For duty in the
Veterans Administration in Wash-

|ington, D. C., and throughout the

country. Requirements: Appro-
priate college training and exper-
jience. No written test. No age re-
quirements. No closing date. An-
nouncement 33 and amendment.
COAL MINE INSPECTOR, $4,-
479 to $6,235.—Jobs are located
the United States.
Requirements: Appropriate coal-
mining experience. Maximum age
limit, 48 years. No written test.
No closing date, Announcement
65 and amendments.
DIETITIAN, $2,974 to $5,232.—
For duty in Federal hospitals in

Health Service hospitals through-
out the country, and in the Pan-
ama Canal Zone. Requirements:
Appropriate college study plus hos~
pital training or experience. No
written test. No closing date. An-
nouncément 52 and amendments,

DRAFTSMAN (Patent), $2,498
to $3,351.—Positions are in Wash-
ington, D. C., and vicinity, Re-
quirements: Submission of sample
of drafting work, and appropriate
drafting experience. Pertinent
study may be substituted for part
of the experience. No written test:
To be considered immediately for
positions, apply before Tuesday,
August 24. Closing date—Decem-
ber 31, 1948, Announcement 108,

ELECTRONIC ENGINEER -
PHYSICIST, $3,727 to $8,509,—
Positions are in the following lab-
oratories: U. S. Navy Underwater

THE

De witt
{Linton

Albany, N, Y.

A KNOTT HOTEL
Jona}, Hyland, Manager

Washington, D. C., U. 8. Public |

Social Workers, Accountants,
Printers in New U.S. Job List

Sound Laboratory, Fort Trumbull,
New London, Conn.; Naval Re-
search Laboratory Field Station,
Boston, Mass.; Cambridge Field
Station, Watson Laborator!
Air Materiel Command, Ca
bridge, Mass. Requirements: Edu-

j-| cation and/or technical experience

plus professional experience in the
appropriate field. No written test.
Pile application with the Execu-
tive Secretary, Board of U. 8,
Civil Service Examiners,
laboratory in which you desire
employment. No closing date. An-
nouncement 1-34 (1947),

ENGINI $2,974,
$4,479,—For duty in the Bureau
of Reclamation in the western
and midwestern sections of
country, Requirements: For posi-
tions paying $2,974—Eligibility in
a written test plus appropriate
education and/or technical ex-
|perience. Age limits: 18 to 35
jyears, For positions paying $3,727
Jand $4,479—Appropriate educa-
tion and/or technical experience
plus professional experience in
engineering. No written test. Age
limits: 18 to 62 years, Send ap-
plication to the Executive Secre-
tary, Central Board of U. 8. Civil
Service Examiners, Bureau of Re-
clamation, Denver Federal Center,
Denver, Colorado. No closing date.
For 2,974 positions, Announcement
13-1-2 (48); for $3,727 and $4,479
Positions, Announcement 13-300
(1947) and amendment.

ENGINEER, $3,727 to $6,235.—
For Duty in Washington, D. C.,
and vicinity. Requirements: Ap-
Propriate education and/or tech-
nical experience plus professional
experience in engineering. No
written test. Closing date—Decem-
ber 31, 1948. Announcement 95.

ENGINEER, $3,727 to $6,235.—
Optional Branches: Aeronautical,

——————

at the|

‘|

the | A

technical experience plus profes-;cal), $3,727 and $4,479; INSPEC-
sional engineering experience, No|TOR (Poles), 479 RURAL
written test. File application with | ELECTRIFICATION INEE)

the Executive Secretary, Board of | $: 7 to $5,232.—For duty in
U, S. Civil Service Examiners, Na- | Washington, D. C., and throughout
tional Advisory Committee for|the United States, Requirements:
Aeronautics, Langley Field, Va./For Home Economist and Rural
No closing date. Announcement Dlectrification Engineer, appro-

Architectural, Construction, Blec-
trical, Mechanical, — Structural.
Positions are in the National Ad-
visory Committee for Aeronauti
Langley Field, Va. Requirements!
Appropriate college study and/or
4-31-2 (1948).
ENGINEER, $3,727 to $10
Positions are in the U
Forces, Headquarters, Air Materiel
Command, at Dayton and Wil-
mington, | Ohio, | Requirements:
Appropriate college study and/or
technical experience plus profes-
sional experience in engineering
No written test. File application
with the Bxecutive Secreta
Board of U. 8S. Civil Service Ey
aminers, Headquarters, Air Mate

riel Command, Wright Field (Area
No
6~

, Dayton, Ohio
Announcement

ENGINEER, §:
For duty in Na
other Federal agencié
vania and Delaware Require-
ments: College study in engin-
eering and/or technical experience
plus professional experience in en-
gineering. No written test. File
application with the Recorder,
Board of U. S. Civil Service Ex-
aminers, Naval Air Material Cen-
ter, U. 8. Naval Base Station, Phil-
adelphia 12, Pa. No closing date.

Announcement 3-89 (1947) and
amendment.
GEOLOGIST, $4,479 to $7,432.

—Positions are in Washington, D.
C., and vicinity, in various Federal
agencies, and throughout the
country in the Departments of
Agriculture and Interior. Require-
ments: Appropriate college study
or a combination of such study and
technical experience plus profes~
sional experience in geology. No
written test. No closing date. An-
nouncement 61 and amendments.

HOME ECONOMIST (Electri-

priate college study and/or exper-
ience plus professional experience

in the appropriate field; for In-
spector (Poles), experience in pres-
ervative treatment and inspection
of heavy timber products, incltid-
ing treated poles or piles. No writ~
ten test. Apply to Executive Sec=
etary, Board of U, S, Civil Ser-
vice Examiners for the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Agricultural
F ch Center, Beltsville, Md.
ng date, Announcement 4~
(1948)

and amendment

MEDICAL OFFICER, $4,479 to
$6,235,—For duty in Washington,
D. C., throughout the United
States, and the Panama Canal
Zone, Requirements raduation
from medical school ent med=
Jeal and surgical license (waived
for certain persons and positio!

(Continned on Page 9)

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Page Eight

CIVIL SERVICE LEADER

Bush Gane
LEADER

Ninth Year
America’s Largest Weekly for Public Employees
Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations
Published every Tuesday by
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®

Ine.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1948

Must 1,000 DPUI People
Really Get Dismissed?

NE thousand employees have been dismissed from the

Division of Placement and Unemployment Insurance,
a New York State agency.’ The dismissals came as the
result of a sharp cut in Federal funds.

The New York City offices of the agency, it is learned,
will be fearfully hit by the cut. It simply is not possible
for the public to receive the same services with 1,000 less
employees as it receives with 1,000 more. Even with the
Jarger number of employees, DPUI is an active place, with
workers on a constant rush-rush to meet the demands of
the job. It is safe to predict that important services will
suffer. Example: Since the Placement section will be
heavily hit by the dismissals, here is one likely result.
Persons receiving unemployment insurance payments will
have less chance of getting placed; hence they will be
receiving unemployment checks over a longer period than
they otherwise would. Net result: More cost to the State.

Unfortunately the mood of the rump session has
hardly been such that an appeal could be successfully
made to it for restoration of the funds, But all interested
parties—and this includes all civic organizations—should
prepare now for action on this issue with the 81st Congress.
Moreover, consideration should be given to Commissioner
Corsi’s idea that the State should have greater say over
the department’s funds.

As for immediate steps: A meeting between Commis-
sioner Corsi and The Civil Service Employees Association
is called for immediately, Such a meeting might find ways
of reducing the number of employees to be fired, and of
easing the plight of others by possibly extending their
period of employment a little longer. A program for joint
approach to the Federal government on this issue might
be worked out.

The firing of 1,000 workers—even temporary work-
ers—is a grave matter. It should not be effectuated until

every possible means of alleviating the situation hag been
explored,

Discrimination vs,
The Merit System

RESIDENT TRUMAN'’s recent order forbidding @is-
crimination in the Federal service is no new thing. Dis-
crimination has long been forbidden both by law and
executive order, Officials practicing discrimination are sub-
ject to serious penalties,

The Department of Justice is responsible for the
prosecution of Federal officers and employees who violate
the laws against discrimination. The head of each depart-
ment and agency is responsible, in the first instance, for
seeing that the men and women under him observe the
Federal policies outlawing discrimination.

Nevertheless, the cold fact is that discrimination on
grounds of race, creed, or religion does exist. This is com-
mon knowledge. And the fact that the President had to
issue such an order is tacit admission that this peculiarly
ugly phenomenon is present in the Federal establishment,

The practice of discrimination, under whatever guise,
is directly contrary to the principles of merit in govern-
ment service, The appointing officer is paid to observe,
not sabotage, the merit system. The merit system enun-
ciates the-doctrine that the work of the government—the
work of all the people—shall be performed by the best
fit, as determined by no consideration other than eapa-
bility, qualifications and loyalty,

Any official who practices discrimination in the fill-
ing of Federal jobs deprives the American people of the
best services they can et for their money. Moreover, he
violates the dictates laid down by our laws and executive
pol In a broader sense, he violates the basic demo-
eratic idea that every man is entitled to a fair and equal
opportunity in employment: and he does it in a business
not his own but belonging to the people,

Where the prejudice of an appointing officer collides
with the interests of the nation, the prejudice must give
way. Where discrimination is proved, the crackdown
upon the offender should be swift and ‘decisive, <—-™

Merit Man

Joseph O'Connor:
Troy Boy
Makes Good

IT SPENDS over a billion dol-
lars a year and few people seem
interested in how or why. That
sum—staggering even in this age
—is the budget for the Federal
Security Administration, a rela-
tively little-known agency which
administers almost the entire pro-
gram of social service for the Fed-
eral government,

In the New York area the task
of coordinating this catch-all
agency's activities is in the hands
of Joseph B. O'Connor, newly pro-
moted Regional FSA Director who
has been serving the Federal gov-
ernment for almost 30 years, 25
of them in the competitive service.

Public Must Learn

Mr. O'Connor recognizes that
not the least of his jobs is ac-
quainting the general public with
the FSA program, which has a
vital effect upon the every-day
lives of millions of Americans.
This ever-growing agency, in co-
operation with State and local
governments, dispenses benefits in
such areas as education, medical
care, old-age insurance, unem-
Pproyment insurance, vocational
rehabilitation and child welfare.
Grants-in-aid are distributed by
the FSA to State and local agen-
cles through the Office of Educa-
tion, the Children’s Bureau, the
Bureau of Employment Security
(which includes State unemploy-
ment insurance and public em-
ployment services), and the Office
of Vocational Rehabilitation. It
operates directly via the Food and
Drug Administration, the Bureau
of Medical Services (which in-
cludes the U. 8, Public Health
Service), and the Bureau of
Age and Survivors Insurances,
‘These, Mr. O'Connor points out,
dust scratch the surface of a long
list of services under FSA control,
Agency activities were decentral-
ized to a regional level under a
recent: reorganization.

‘A Competitive Man

Mr. O'Connor was promoted to
Regional Director last July after
taking = competitive civil service
examination, He began his Fed-
eral service career 25 years ago
as an Examiner for the Interstate
‘Commerce Commission, Previously,
he was in the banking and broker-
age business in NYC, and a public
accountant in Norfolk, Va., where
he was affiliated with the Seaboard
Airline Railroad, He also held an
exempt position with the U. 8,
Railroad Administration from 1921
to 1925 before accepting a com-
petitive service appointment,
On his rise through the ranks,

O'Connor was successively
Bank Examiner for the Farm
Credit Administration, Regional
Deputy Director of the Social Se-
curity Board and Regional Direc-
tor of the War Manpower Com-
mission during the war years.
During the demobilization pertod
he became Regional Director of
the U. S. Employment Service,
and held that position until his
promotion last July.

As FSA Regional Director Mr.
O'Connor has jurisdiction over
New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Delaware. He is
charged with carrying out agency
policies and general administrative
supervision of regional activities.

‘The Opportunities

Mr. O'Connor believes there is
advancement potentials for pro-
fessionals and administrators en-
tering the merit system in all
levels of government, provided they
eater with the idea of starting

wi 'the USES

Sentimen

A RISING tempo of interest is
evident this week among public
employee groups in bills designed
to alter veterans preference in
New York State,

Two bills were passed by the
State Legislature at its last ses-
sion. One or both of these bills
must be passed again and then
submitted to a referendum before
becoming law. The present vet-
erans preference act is such that
it has created dissension between
veteran and veteran; and the
need for altering it has been clear
to all. Both of the new bills seek
to make such alterations,

The two present measures are
known as the Mitchell and the
Condon bills. Each grants prefer-
ences to veterans, The Mitchell
bill was drawn up, however, with
a view to eliminating some of the
difficult features which have shown
up in the present measure. Socare-
fully has this bill been drawn that
the groups which have expressed
themselves so far—both veteran
and non-veteran—have expressed
a marked preference for the Mit-
chell bill over the Condon measure,
The reason is that the Mitchell bill
distributes preferences
among various civil service groups,
whereas the Condon measure
favors the disabled vteran sharply
above the non-disabled veteran as
well as the civilian. Veterans and
non-veterans cooperated in draw-
ing up the Mitchell bill,

The Measures Compared

Here are some of the differences

in the two measures,
1, In the Mitchell bill, preference
is permanent. In the Condon bill,
it applies for five years, except for
disabled veterans. The Mitchell bill
thus endeavors to solve this prob-
lem once and for all, whereas the
Condon measure has in it the seeds
of later controversy. It cannot be
shown ,to the rank and file of non-
disabled veterans that preference
ends for them in five years while
continuing indefinitely for dis-
abled veterans.

Disabled Vets Get Preference

2. The Mitchell bill provides for
preference on appointment and pro-
motion. The Condon bill grants
preference to non ~ disabled vet-
erans only on appointment. Dis-
abled vets get preference both on
appointment, and all promotions,

8. The Mitchell bill gives a ten-
point preference to disabled vet-

Oldjerans and five points to non-dis-

abled veterans added to the final
mark on examination for appoint-
ment. The Condon bill gives ab-
solute preference to non-disabled
veterans, but only on original
@ppointment.

Promotion Tests.

4 _On_ promotion examinations
the Mitchell bill grants five points
to disabled veterans, and two and
one-half points to non ~ disabled
veterans—and for them, that pre-
ference is absolute.

Using the Preference

®. Under the Mitchell bill, pre-

ference may be used on one exami-

Vet Preference

To Mitchell Bill

equitably

‘Tuesday, August 10, 1949

t Veering

nation. If the veteran is not ay
pointed or promoted, he may ys»
it again until he is successful. The
Condon bill provides no promotion
preference for the non-disabled
veteran; the disabled veteran gats
preference on every promoiion
examination,

When Present Law Expires

6. The Mitchell Bill provides
that those veterans remaining on q
promotion list when the present
preference law expires will receive
the benefits provided by the M
chell bill, Under the Condon }ii,
however, non-disabled veterans re.
maining on the list at the expira.
tion of the present law lose all
preference,

7, Those veterans already pro
moted under the preference |jw
have a preference under the Mit.
chell bill. The Condon law would
give only the disabled vetersys
such a preference,

What Happens If —

It is-clear that if the Condon })\\|
becomes law, opportunities for
promotions to higher ranks will le
limited almost exclusively to dis
abled veterans. Non-disabled vet.
erans would have no preference
for promotion.

Non-Veterans

As for those employees withvt
veteran status, it would be almost
impossible for them to get any:
where. The situation is this: the
non-veteran is stymied by the vel
eran, and the non-disabled vet
an is blocked by the disabled
eran, Already, case after caso js
on the record where highly cou:
petent services needed by the com
munity cannot be had because of
this “blocking” system.

Preference rests on the thee
that the individual must be giver
an advantage which he may have
lost as a result of his going {0
war, However, it must not be for
gotten that thousands of men who
desired to enlist were preven|id
from doing so because the wok
they were engaged in was declared
essential: for example, meml
of the police departments. Th
sands of young people, too yoli
to have served in the armed forevs,
who might wish to make civil
vice their career, would, under
Condon bill, have no incentive to
do so. Women occupy thousand
civil service positions, It has beer
estimated that 95 per cent of thon
would be denied opportunity fot
entrance or promotion because of
competition with veterans, More
over, it is clear that the whol
idea of the merit system cannot
last long if meritorious individuals
can never rise in the service.

It is these reasons, among
others, which have impelled 5
strong stand of employee orgi\!)i*
zations, both veteran and non-V¢t
eran, in favor of the Mitchell }i'l!

The LEADER will be glad
have letters from the readers ¢%
pressing their views on the +vl"
fect of veteran preference.

the bottom and “giving forth all
their efforts to the jobs assigned
to them at the moment.” Promo-
tion and recognition will come
later, he says.
‘Within the past 20 years, Mr.
O'Connor points out, all levels of
government have come to recog-
nize the necessity of maintaining
merit systems in their agencies to
better fulfill their programs. Look-
ing back on his years of service,
he asserts that “in no agency
where I worked did the employees
fatl to put forth their best efforts.”

‘The Regional Director praised
his staff for its cooperation since
he first took charge, declaring
that he is “fortunate” in having
staff members who are leaders in
their fields.

Interested In_ Vets

Mr. O'Connor is a World War I
yeteran and has shown intense in-
terest for the welfare of all veter-
ans. Inthe depression years, he
served on the Veterans Emergency
Relief Board which alded unem-
ployed veterans. He also served
on the Executive Committee of the
NYC Veteran Service Center.

Shortly after V-J Day,
O'Connor, as Regional Director

erganized &

‘Mr, |service story, make sure you

drive in which leaders of manag’
ment, labor, clergy and veters!
organizations consolidated theif
efforts to find employment for !*
turning servicemen; particular !-
tention was given to disabled v'*

erans,
A Troy Boy

Mr. O'Connor was born in Tio!
and attended St. Laurent Collet?
in Montreal, and Catholic Un!
versity in Washington, D, ©. Hit
college career was ‘interrupte!
when he enlisted in the Navy |
1917, At that time there were 0°
special schools to train office
Instead, candidates were give!
competitive examinations and th?
top men were commissioned; M"
O'Connor was one of 25 me?
chosen from 1,500 competing !"
commissions.

Mr, O'Connor was married wh!
in service to Virginia F, Wony0"
of Norfolk, Va They have !¥°
children, Joseph B., who !* §
‘Lieutenant at Fort Knox, Ky.,
Mrs, Virginia Puth, of Norfolk.

FoR THE sTRAIGHT °!

no issues @f The Civ Sv
LEADER. ;

Tuesday, August 10, 1946

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for two lower grades, full intern-

ip, either general rotating or in
» specialty (waived for certain
positions) 5 for two highest grades,
ofessional medical experience.
Maximum Age Limits: For Pan-
ama Canal Service, 45 years; for
dian Service, 50 years; for other
ggencies, 62 years. 45-and 50-year
age limits waived to 62 years, and
gl-year age limit waived without
jmitations for persons entitled
to veteran preference. No written
test. No closing date, Announce-
ment 1
MEDICAL OFFICER (Rotating
gntern), First year—$2,200; Sec-
ond year — $2,400, (Psychiatric
Resident), $2,400 to $4,100.—Ap-
pointments are open for July 1,
1349 at St, Blizabeths Hospital,
washington, D. C. Requirements:
For Intern positions, applicants
must be third or fourth-year
students in an approved medical
school; for Psychiatric Resident
positions, applicants must be grad-
uates. of an approved medical
school with a degree of doctor of
medicine, and have served or be
serving an approved internship.
No written test. No closing date.
Announcement 103.

MESSENGER, $2,020. — Only
persons entitled to veteran pre-
ference may apply. For duty in
Washington, D. C., and vicinity.
Requirements: Eligibility in a
written test, No experience neces-
sy. No sge requirements. No
closing date, Announcement 58
and amendment.

METEOROLOGIST, $2,974. —
For duty in the U. 8S, Weather
Bureau in Washington, D. C., and
throughout the country, in United
States territories and possessions,
and in foreign countries. Require-
ments: Eligibility in written test
plus appropriate experience and/
or education. Age limits: 18 to
35 years, Closing date—August
1948. Announcement 107.

NAUTICAL SCIENTIST, $3,727
6,235,—For duty in Washing-
D. C,, and vicinity, Require-
: Graduation from U, 8.
Naval, Coast Guard, or National
Maritime Academy or a state mar-
iime academy, plus sea exper-

31

Report On

State Test
Progress

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held 5-22-48,

Tax Examiner, 15
eaididates—WP.

7003, Supervising Motor Vehicle
License Examiner, held 5-22-48, 56
candidates—W P.

5105. Principal Stenographer
(Law), Department of Law, held
6-22-48, 15 candidates—WC,

5107, Senior Stenographer
(Law), Department of Law, held
5-22-48, 81 candidates—WC, TEP.

7062, Junior Civil Engineer, held
-)-48, 180 candidates—WP,

7065. Junior Civil Engineer (De-
at held 6-5-48, 15 candidates
—WP,

7067. Senior Civil Engineer (De-

held 6-5-48, 24 candidates,
P.

i

VP,

7051, Senior Stenographer, De-
rtment of “Health, held 6-5-48,
candidates—RSP, —

7026, Account Clerk, Department.
°° Mental Hygiene, held 6-19-48,
80 candidates—RSP,

7804, Principal Account Clerk,
D.P.UL, held 6-19-48, 38 candi-
dates—WP,

7068. Assistant Civil Engineer,
Publie Works, held 6-19-48, 61 can-
didates—WP.

7071. Assistant Civil Engineer
(Design), held 6-19-48, 12 eandi-
dates—WP,

7082, Assistant Land & Claims
Adjuster, Dept. of Public Works,
held 6-19-48, 44 candidates—RSP,
, 1081, Junior Land & Claims Ad-
Bat held 6-19-48, 19 candiates
, 1088. Senior Land & Claims Ad-
ae held 6-19-48, 28 candidates

7801, Principal Payroll Ex-
miner, D.P,U.I., held 6-19-48, 41
candidates—WP,
st Taaation he Bascey bad

On, . nee, hel
£19-48))24 candidates-—-WEs

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pa

63

ience; or sea experience plus nau-
tical science experience or educa-
tion at a national or state mari-
time academy. Additional nau-
tical science experience for higher
grades. No written test. Closing
date—December 31, 1948. An-
nouncement 104,

OCEANOGRAPHER, $3,727 to
10,305.—Positions are in Wash-
igton, D, C., and throughout the
country. Requirements: Appro-
priate, college study or experience
plus professional experience in
oceanography. No written test.
No closing date. Announcement
67 and amendment.

OFFICE APPLIANCE REPAIR-
MAN, $2,350 to $2,799, $3,024,
$3,225.—Vacancies are in Wash-
ington, D. C., and vicinity, Re-
quirements: Experience in the re~
pair of office appliances. For two
highest grades, experience in mak-
ing parts for machines required.
Some supervisory experience nece:
sary for highest grade. No writ-
ten test. Closing date—August
17, 1948, Announcement 105.

PATENT EXAMINER, $2,974.—
For duty in Washington, D.
and vicinity. Requirements: Eli-
gibility in written test plus ap-
propriate education and/or ex-
perience. Age limits: 18 to 35
years, No closing date, Announce-
ment 102,

PATENT EXAMINER, $3,727.—
Positions are in Washington, D.
and vicinity. Requirements: Ap-
propriate college study and/or
technical experience plus one year
of professional experience in
patent law, engineering, tech-
nology, or physics. No written test.
Closing date—August 31, 1948.
Announcement 91,

PHYSICAL THERAPIST, $2,974
and $3,727,—Positions are in
Washington, D, C., and throughout
the country. Requirements; Grad-
uation from approved school of
physical therapy. Professional ex-
perience in physical therapy also
required for $3,727 positions. No
written test. File application with
Board of Civil Service Examiners
at appropriate Veterans Admini-
stration Branch Office (see an-
nouncement for addresses). No
closing date. Announcement 81
and amendment.

PHYSICIST, $3,727 to $6,235.—
Optional Branches: Electricity and
Magnetism, Heat, Light, Mechan-
ics, Modern Physics, and Sound.
For duty in Washington, D, C.,
and vicinity, Requirements: Ap-
propriate college study or a com-
bination of such study and ex-
perience plus professional exper-
ience in physics, No written test.
Closing date—December 31, 1948,
Announcement 93.

POULTRY COORDINATOR —
VETERINARY COORDINATOR,
$5,232 and $6,235.—For duty in
the Bureau of Animal Industry,
Department of Agriculture, in
Beltsville Md., and throughout the
United States. Requirements: For
Poultry Coordinator, appropriate
college study and/or technical ex-
perience plus professional exper-
fence in organized poultry im-
provement work; for Veterinary
Coordinator, completion of full
course in recognized veterinary
college plus professional exper~
jience in poultry disease control
work. No written test, File ap-
plication with the Executive Sec-
retary, Board of U. S. Civil Ser-
vice Examiners for the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Agricultural
Research Center Beltsville, Md.
No closing date. Announcement
4-69-2.

PRINTER (MONOTYPE KEY-
BOARD OPERATOR AND SLUG
MACHINE OPERATOR), $2.12 an
hour.—For duty in the Govern-
ment Printing Office, Washington,
D.C, Requirements: Five years of
appropriate experience, No writ-
ten test. No closing date. An-
nouncement 100

SOCIAL WORKER, $2,974 to
4,479.—For duty in Washington,

. C., and throughout the United
States, Requirements: Eligibility
in a written test, plus appropriate
college study or experience in so-
cial work, or a combination of
such study and experience. No
closing date. Announcement 99
and amendment.

STENOGRAPHER AND TY-
PIST, $2,284 to $2,724 (most posi-
tions start at $2,498).—For duty
in Washington, D. C., and vicinity.
Requirements: Written test, in-
cluding typewriting, general test,
and stenography (for steno-
graphers only). No closing date,
Announcement 18 and amendment,
STUDENT DIETITIAN, $1,470.

Courses will ‘be given in. Veteran

Seon Administration, War Department

JOB NEWS
STATE

Promotion
7119. Chief Auditor of State
Payrolls, Office Audit Section,

Audit and Control (Prom.). $6,700
which includes a cost of living
bonus of $700. Five annual sal-
ary increases of $275. Fee $5.
Vacancy in Albany. (Closes Fri-
day, August 20.).

7118. Office Machine Operator
(Tabulators IBM)  (Prom.).
Promotion unit IF, which includes
the Local Assessments Bureau, Div-
ision of the Treasury, and the Un-
employment Insurance Benefit
Section of the Division of the
Treasury, Department of Taxa-
tion and Finance. Entrance sal-
ary $1,840; five annual salary in-
creases of $120. Fee $1, Several
vacancies exist, (Closes Friday,
August 20.).

Special note to former United
States Employment Service Em-
Ployees: Any persons employed
by the United States Employment
Service who was transferred to
New York State Service pursuant
to the provisions of section 641

the laws of 1946) shall be eligible
to compete in an examination for
each position held by him in the
United States Employment Ser-
vice for a period of at least three
months prior to the resumption
of function by New York State
on November 16,

This examination is held pur-
suant to Section 641 of the Labor
Law for the filling of positions
transferred from the United States
Employment Service to the Divi-
sion of Placement and Unemploy-
ment Insurance on November 16,
1946, The eligible list promul-

ated as a result of this examina-
‘ion will be used for a period of
six months from the date of its
establishment for filling the posi-
tion of Head Clerk (Purchase) in
the Division of Placement and Un-
employment Insurance and may
be used for vacancies in the Divi-
sion of Placement and Unem-
loyment Insurance up to @ per-
od of four years.

7819. Head Clerk (Purchase),
Upstate Area, Division of Place-
ment and Unemployment Insur-
ance, Department of Labor,
(Prom.) $3,714, which includes a
cost-of-living bonus of $474; five
annual salary increases of $132.
Fee $3. One vacancy exists in
the Albany office. This examina-
tion will be the only opportunity
for former U, 8. Employment Ser-
vice employees to compete for
Head Clerk (Purchase) or Head
Clerk. (Closes Thursday, August

STATE

Open-competitive

The State is looking for men
and women who can qualify for
jobs in 22 titles at salaries of
$2,622 to $6,700.

Applications are being issued
by State Civil Service Commission
offices in NYC at 270 Broadway,
and in Albany at 39 Columbia
Street or the State Office Build-
ing. They may be obtained in per-
son or by mail, but must be filed
by Monday, August 23,

Appointments will be made in
the fields of engineering, market-
ing, education, motion pictures,
trades, laboratory work, pharma-
cy, dentistry and psychiatry. Give
the number of the exam you're
interested in when you apply.

All applications must be filed
with the Commission at the Gov-
ernor Alfred E. Smith State Of-
fice Building, Albany 1, N. Y,

Three examinations, Associate
Cancer Radiologist, Senior Psy-
chiatrist and Biochemist, are open
to non-states residents; the others

and U. 8. Public Health Service
hospitals. Requirements: Appro-
puate college study, No written
est. Age limits for War Depart-
ment: 20 to 26% years all others,
18 to 35 years. No closing date.
Announcement 73 and samend-
ments.

VETERINARIAN, $2,974 and
$3,727.—Vacancies are in Wash-
ington, D. C., and throughout the
United States. Requirements: Ap-
propriate college study, For the
$3,727 positions, 1 year of pro-
fessional veterinary work or 1
year of graduate study is also re-
quired, No written test. No clos-

ing date. Announcement 64 and
am hee bh Saye Cee

of the labor law, (Chapter 779 of | ¢:

The Signal Corps is looking for
people who can make movies.

The jobs are located in New York] 3

and New Jersey at salaries rang-
ing from $2,724 to $5,232,
Candidates may file for three
examinations from which appoint-
ments will be made to Film Editor,
CAF-10, at $4,588, and CAF-11, at
$5,282; First Assistant Film Bdi-
tor, CAF-7 to 10, at $3,727 to $4,-

Needed

479, and Second A
Editor, CAF-4 to 6, %:
85

stant Film
,724 to $8,"

1.

Applications and additional in-
formation may be obtained from
the Board of U.S, Civil Service
Examiners, Signal Corps Photo-
graphic Center, 35-11 35th Avenue,
Long Island City 1, N.Y. The dead-
line for applying is Wednesday,
August 25,

are limited to residents only.
Complete information on
examination follows:
MARKETING

8208, Marketing Investigators,
Department
Markets. ‘Three vacancies, Re-
quires high school graduation and
3 years’ experience in agricultural
marketing; or satisfactory equiv-
alent. Entrance salary $3,036
which includes a cost-of-living bo-
nus of $396 this year. Five an-
nual salary increases of $120, Fee

each

8208, Farm Products Inspector,
Department of Agriculture and

Markets. Several vacancies. Re-
quires U, S. Department of Agri-
culture licens to inspect and

certify 8 New York State farm
products, high school graduation
and 8 years’ experience in inspect-
ing and grading fresh fruits and
vegetables; or satisfactory equiv-
alent. Entrance salary $3,036
which includes a cost-of-living bi
nus of $396 this year. Five annu-
al salary increases of $120. Fee

$207, Market Reporter, Division
of Markets, Department of Agri-
culture and Markets. Four vacan-
cies for Market Reporter—2 in
New York City, 1 in Syracuse and
1 in Buffalo; 1 yacaney in Buffa-
lo for’ Market Reporter (live-
stock); 1 vacancy in New York
City for Market Reporter (flow-
ers); 1 vacancy for Market Re-
porter (poultry), Requires high
school graduation, graduation
from a two-year course in agri-
culture and 2 years’ experience in
dealing with fruits and vegetables,
livestock, flowers, or poultry; or
satisfactory equivalent, Separate
eligible lists will be established
for each specialty and candidates
may compete in all options if eli-
gible, Bntrance salary $3,714 which
includes a cost-of-living bonus of
$474 this year. Five annual sala-
ry increases of $132. Fee $3.

PSYCHIATRY — DENTISTRY

PHARMACY — LABORATORY

8067, Associate Cancer Radiolo-
gist, Department of Health, One
vacancy at Roswell Park Memori-
al Institute in Buffalo, Requires
graduation from approved medical
school, license to practice in New
York State, one-year internship
and 5 years’ clinical specialization
in the treatment of Cancer, 3 in
application of radiology and.deep
x-ray therapy; or satisfactory
equivalent, Entrance salary $6,-
700 which includes a cost-of-living
bonus of $700 this year. Five an-
nual salary increases of $275, Fee
$5. Open to non-re: 5.

8212, Senior: Psychi
Departments and Institutions. Va-
cancies in all institutions of the
Department of Mental Hygiene
and at Matteawan and Dannemo-
ra State Hospitals, Department of
Correction. Req Ss graduation
from approved medical school, li-
cense to practice medicine in New
York State, one year interneship
and 2 years’ hospital psychiatric
experience; or satisfactory equiv-
alent. Entrance salary $5,232
which includes 4 cost-of-living bo-
nus of $612 this year. Five annual
salary increases of $220, Open to
non-residents.

8196, Biochemist, Division of
Laboratories and Research, De-
partment of Health, Four vacan-
cies in Albany. Requires college
graduation with specialization in
science, graduate study in bac-
teriology and biochemistry, and
two years’ professional laboratory
experience; or satisfactory equiv-
alent. Entrance sala $3,450
which includes a cost-of-living bo-
nus of $450 this year, Five an-
nual salary increases of $232: Fee
$2. Open to non-residents.

8200, Dentist, State Department
and Institutions, Vacancies at
Hudson River and Rochester State

Hospitals, Department of Mental

of Agriculture and |'"

and one year of dental practice;

or satisfactory equivalent. En-
trance salary $4,342 which ine
cludes a cost-of-living bonus of

$5:

this year. Five annual salary
eases of $180. Fee $3.

8206, Junior Pharmacist, State
Department and Institutions. Va-«
cancies at Craig Colony, and at
Binghamton, Central p, Go~
wanda, Marcy, and Willard State
hospitals, Department of Mental
Hygiene, Requires graduation
from a recognized college of phar=
n and license to practice in
New York State. Entrance salary
which includes a cost-ofe
bonus of 60 this year,
sal, increases of

living
Five anual
$120, Fee $8.

8211, Senior Laboratory Techni-

cian (TB), State Departments

and Institutions. One vacancy at
Hermann H. Biggs Memorial Hose
pital, Ithaca, Requ college
graduation with specialization in

ience and 2 years’ experience in

tuberculosis laboratory work; or
is equivalent, Entrance
$2,622 vhich includes a

es of $120. Fee $2.

ENGINEERING
8195, Associate Transportation

Engineer, Railroad Bureau, Divi«
sion of Engineering, Department
of Public Service. One vacancy in
New York City. Requires license
to practice professional engineer=
ing in New Yirk State and 13
years’ experience in construction,
operation, and maintenance of
steam and electric railroads, 2

years in charge of major con=
struction or maintenance work; or
satisfactory equivalent. Entrance
salary $6,700 which includes

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DPUI Posts
Upstate For
Purchasers

(Continued from Page 3)
equipment; consulting with the
Division of Standards and Pur-
chase and the Department of
Audit and Control concerning the
purchase of equipment and sup-
plies; preparing correspondence;
making arrangements for trans-
portation of equipment and sup-
Plies,

Qualifications

Candidates must be permanently
employed in the Upstate Area, Di-
vision of Placement and Unem-
ployment Insurance in the com~
petitive class and must meet the
requirements of one of the follow-
ing groups:

Either (a) three months of serv-
ice prior to November 16, 1946,
in the United States Employment
Service under the title of Head
Clerk (Purchase) or Head Clerk;
or (b) one year of permanent ser-
vice in a grade, the minimum base
salary of which is allocated to G10
or higher, and must have had four
years of responsible supervisory

experience in purchasing office

supplies and equipment,
Candidates must ha a thor-

ough knowledge of purchase con-

tracts, methods, and procedures as
prescribed in New York State serv-
ice; they must have ability to plan
and supervise the work of others
and obtain effective results,
Subjects of the Test
Written examination on the
knowledges and abilities involved
in the performance of the duties
weight 2,
of the positior relative weight 3.
Service record rating—relative
Seniority—relative weight 1
Training and experien fan
evaluation of the candid: past
education and work experience in
relation to the minimum qualifica-
tions for the position)—yrelative

Hygiene, Requires license to prac-

weight 4,
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tice dentistry in New York State
cost-of-living bonus of $700 this

York City. Requires college grad-)es of $180. Fee $3. tional Institute at West Coxsagkie.{bany in the Civil Service a,

ion in mechanical or industrial| 8204, Industrial Research As-|Requires completion of 9th grade| mont, 1 in Albany in the Healy,
engineering and 4 years’ experi-| sistant, Division of Commerce and|or equivalent education and 5|Department and 1 in New Yor
Industr,

ENE es nee in industry or government, Department of Com-|years’ journeyman experience in| Ci in the Labo partme
year. Five annual salary increases rs in responsible work in an-|merce, Requires college gradua- inasonry, Entrance wiley $2,898 Reqnires college ped eaten andt
of $275. Fee $5. ng industrial problems; or|tion in mechanical or industrial which includes a cost-of-living bo-| years’ experience in a Dertonng

8203, Industrial Consultant, Di-| sa ctory equivalent. Entrance|engineering and 2 years’ experi-|nus of $378 this i, Five annu-|of employment office or in inde
vision of Commerce and Indus try,|salary $4,110 which includes a|ence in industry or government, 1|of salary increases of $120. Fee try, 1 year in conducting a train,
Department of Commerce, Four| cost-of-living bonus of $510 this| year in analyzing industrial prob-|$2. No written teat. ing program; or satisfacta”
Vacancies in Albany and 1 in New| year. Five’ annual salary inereas-| lems; or satisfactory equivalent. $199, Correction Institution Vo-| equivalent. Entrance salary $4,249

Entrance salary $3,450 which in-| cational Instructor (Shoemaking| which includes a cost-of- “living bo,
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER

Page Eleven

NEW YORK CITY NEWS

he Human Beings Who Work for NYC—
nd The ‘Gobbledegook’ of Their Job Jungle

THIS is the second part

of a series of MUST stories

for New York City officials and employees, It tells about

ne cl
ont
eek

's article made certain el

arkest spot in the civil service setup — the jungle of
ion called — erroneously — “classification.”

Last

lementary facts clear: When

pusinessman goes out to find a person to do a job, he has
) know first what that job is. He has to know what it is
, order to determine how much it must pay. After that,

e looks for a person qualified

to do the job: Another simple

ct is, you must give an employee a chance to get ahead.
he same principle obviously must apply to government
mployment, In New York City, however, the principle ap-

jies haphazardly. People are

hired to do one job and then

snd themselves doing another. Moreover, the City's “Black
ook of Classification” is such a mess that almost no one
an understand it. Now read on from here,

The Four Classes

The State Civil Service Law,
nich controls the municipal civil
pyvice, establishes certain broad
‘eas of jobs which are called
There are four. They
ompetitive, exempt, labor and
competitive,

‘The competitive class includes
i positions for which it is prac-
jcable to determine the merit and
ness of candidates by compet-
ive examination, The exempt
lass 18 confined in general to
uch positions as deputies of prin-
jpal executive offices, secretaries
(departments, boards or com-
missions, certain clerks in courts,
nd other subordinate offices that
it is believed cannot be filled prac-
ticably by a competitive examin-
ation. The labor class includes
unskilled laborers and such skilled
laborers as are not included in the
ompetitive class. The non-com-
petitive class includes such posi-
tions @S are not in the exempt
or labor classes and which it is
believed impracticable to include
in the competitive class,

Examination for positions in
ihe non-competitive class is not
jst all equivalent to the customary
civil service tests given for com-
petitive positions, Applicants for
non-competitive posts, with few
exceptions, do not submit to the
raditional type of examination.

They merely furnish a record of
their education, employment his-
tory and other personal data, The
Commission’s rules include certain
additional provisions to determine
any non-competitive position to
submit to a qualifying examina-
tion, It is a frequent practice to
consider an applicant qualified
merely upon his submission of the
requisite statement,
Features of a Sound Plan

The hub of the classification is
the competitive class, It is in
this class that the entire plan
reveals its weakness.

Let us see what a sound classi-
fication plan is. It places positions
in classes, depending on their sim-
ilarities or differences. This is
in no small measure a matter of
common sense. Our survey clearly
shows that the City's classification
falls sadly short of this goal. Such
a plan also uses words systemati-
cally as a means for identifying
common elements. It defines each
group of jobs by a standardized
summary which is known as a
“class specification.” This is a
written statement giving the class
title, distinguishing features of
the work performed, duties and
bilities and illustrative
examples of the duties. In ad-
dition, it indicates desirable or
necessary experience on the part

a minimum requirement for seek-
ing personnel. And besides all this,
a sound classification plan gives
some indication of grade level and
promotional opportunities.

When a classification system is
properly installed and maintained
it clearly describes the numerous
classes of positions or jobs, It
serves as a guide in assigning in-
dividual jobs to appropriate
classes, It fixes the definitions and
titles of positions. It supplies es-
sential data for reference in ad-
ministering a personnel program.

The Civil Service Commission
itself stated in its 1944 publica~
tion of the City’s classification,
“No attempt has been made in
this publication to write specifi-
cations for these titles, nor to in-
dicate lines of promotion .. .”
With the exception of part of the
Pngineering and Achitectural Ser-
vice, this statement is as true of
snayiel publication as it was in

Without these basic require-
ments, the classification stands
on sand. And without a sound
classification, all the City’s per-
sonnel management is bound to
be ineffectual,

Knowledge of the character, dif-
ficulty, and responsibility of the
work involved in each position
represents the blueprint telling
the engineer in human manage-
ment where to begin. Scientific
collections of personnel data need
to be maintained currently so that
understanding of differentiated
classes of positions become more
feasible, so that positions may be
treated alike in matters of per-
sonnel policies and activities, and
so that personalized staff relations
leading to favoritism and other
undesirable features of improper
personnel administration can be
eliminated or at least minimized.
Such data are also significant in
other personnel processes includ-
ing devising and maintaining pay
rates, setting up promotion lines,
rating employees’ servi
ing transfer or job rea:

of the person who would occupy | developing training programs and
the position, This would represent | estimating-fiscal requirements, be~

700 to 1
NYC Fire

(ween 700 and 1,200 candi-
listes are expected to flunk out on
lie qualifying medical test for
Pieman (F.D,), This means that
lipyards of 8,000 men will be eli-
ble for the competitive physical |
lest which the NYC Civil Service
sion launches on Monday,
16 at Van Cortland Park,
h the medical test slightly
than 90 per cent completed,

move
About 570 men have been rejected

or medical deficiencies — while
1185 qualified; 712 failed to ap-
bear. Thes test is being conducted
t 299 Broadway by the Medical-
Physical Bureau of the Commis-
fon under the direction of Paul
M. Brennan.
Many Don’t Show Up

The total number of rejections
Drobably will not reach more than
{00, judging from results to date.
owever, several hundred addi-
tional candidates may be rejected
or failure to appear. Those re-
ited for medical reasons will be
tiven a re-examination on Satur-
‘ay, August 14, Mr. Brennan said.
The written test for Fireman
Nas passed by 9,315 candidates;
there were 5,213 failures,
Following is the schedule for

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‘Tuesday, August 17, 2 to 8:30
P.M,, 275 candidates

|

publish, subject to investigation of
claims for veteran and disabled
veteran preference. The list will
be promulgated or be established

for use as soon as the preference |

Wednesday, August 18, 8 A.M.|claims have been checked,

to 6 P.M., 400 candidates
Thursday, August 19, 8 A.M. to
8:30 P.M, 310 candidates,
Friday, August 20, 8 A.M.
9 P.M., 365 candidates,
Saturday, August 21, 8 A.M. to
2:30 P.M., 311 candidates.
A complete description of the
physical test appeared in the July
20 issue of THE LEADER.

to

What Happens Next

Before successful candidates can
be appointed to Fireman jobs,
they must await completion of the
following processes: Candidates
who pass the medical and physical
tests will be placed on an eligible
list which the Commission will

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Not a Perpetual Motion Machine

A sound classification plan, once
adopted, is not a perpetual motion
machine. It will not go by itself
forever. The machine must be
constantly tended and repaired
in order to continue operating ef-
ficiently. But the Commission to-
day has only a handful of em-
ployees asigned to this work.

In any large organization all
kinds of changes occur every day.
As positions are created or ab-
olished, as duties and responsi-
bilities change, the classifi jon
plan should be altered from time
to time, to take these changes in-
to account. This would aid per-
sonnel management by establish-
ing a common tongue to describe
jobs. It would set up a base for
administering a just salary plan
consistently related to the kind of
work performed. This would help

and pro-

management by aiding efficient
production, The classification
would, also continually provide

what is now lacking, a clear pic-
ture for advancement of person-
nel. In short, only on a sound
classification base can be built
all the other activities that go
together to constitute a modern
personnel policy.

Good personnel policy cannot
be carried out effectively under
the present system. The balance
of this chapter presents examples
of patent deficiencies that should
be corrected immediately so that
@ better personnel program can be
begun,

Labels Are Not Merchandise

A position classification does not
consist of a list of titles. It must
be accompanied by the descrip-
tion of the work to be, performed
for each job. Titles can no more
constitute a position classification
than the label on a bottle of cat-
sup constitutes the catsup.

The Civil Service Commission
knows this. It has therefore adop-
ted a rule that a position shall be
classified in terms “ of the duties
regularly attached thereto.” In
order for this provision to have
any significant meaning, the speci-
fications of duties should appear
in the same document as the list
of tith Under such an arrange-
ment the whole story would be-
come public property, as it should
be. Unfortunately, with the par-
tial exception of the Engineering
and Achitectural Service, the Com-
mission has not seen fit to publish
its duties’ descriptions.

The argument is made_ that
when advertisements are published
for applicants to participate in
competitive examinations, the ad-
vertisements contain descriptions
or specifications for the titles in-
volved, However, it is clear from

that job descriptions are not read-
ily available. One would have to
hunt through thousands of issues
of the City Record to find them. |
Although there are more than a
thousand titles, the Commission
with every good-will and desire
to cooperate furnishes us with Ae
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our own experience in this study |—

them so meager as not to tell any=
thing about the job.

It ought not to be necessary to
conduct even the mildest. inguiry
or investigation in order to get
at such fundamental and incalua-
ble facts as job descriptions. Per-
haps one of the reasons why the

classification system has been
neglected as a tool of manage-
ment is that these data are not
easily accessible, No administra-

tor should have to reach any fur-
ther than a book at the end of his
desk to lay his hands on the in-
formation he needs. These are
not secrets; they are not privileged
documents. They are public rec-
ords and as such should be in
public view at all times,
Words

Equal pay for equal work is a
lot easier to make true in prac-
tice if people who do the same
kind of work are called by the

same name, The Commission's
Classification contains a great
number of curious names of posi-
tions. Let us not forget that,
when the housewife employs #
laundress, she calls the employee
a “laundress.” Now, let us look

at what the Civil Service Com-
mission can think up to call a
construction inspector. The fol-
lowing are actual titles in the
Classification: Inspector of Car-
pentry, Inspector of Masonry,
Inspector of Carpentry and Ma-
sonry, Inspector of Masonry Con-
struction, Inspector of Construc-
tion, Inspector of Constructi«n
and Inspector of Construction
(Housing).

When we discussed this ‘matter
with an official in charge, he said
that all these men did the same
thing, so that the title of In-
spector of Construction would do
for the whole lot. The same is
true of three other titles: Inspec-
tor of Printing, Inspector of Sta-
tionery and Inspector of Printing
and Stationery, Also of these four
titles: Inspector of Fuel, Inspec-
tor of Supplies, Inspector of Fuel
and Supplies and. Inspector of
Fuels, Suppli: ete.

There ate many more such ex-
amples. They have developed over
a period of many years; often be-
cause a department has been un-
willing to appoint from an exist-
ing list for a particular title, for
a variety of reasons, and there-
fore, requested establishment of
a new title for which a new exam-

Jination would be given.

Some Obvious Weaknesses—More
About Words

the first needs of the
classification system, al-
though not nec ily the most
important, is the application of
consistent language. We do not
wish to be overstressing this point,
(Continued on Page 12)

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Page Twelve CIVIL SERVICE LEADER . Tuesday, August 10, 19
NEW YORK CITY NEWS

Job Classification System
Is Just One Awful Mess!

(Continued from Page 11)
but how are we otherwise going

to talk about these things when
the meanings of words keep
changing on us?

for example, the little
In the competitive
same thing as
ompetitive

There is,
word “part.”
class it means the
“service.” non.

class, the word rt" is used to
describe two processes. In the
non-competitive class, one way for
an applicant to secure appoint-
ment is to have his qualifications
examined by the Civil Service
Commission, The | Commission
calls that one kind of “part.” An-
other method prescribed for exam-
ination of non-competitive can-

didates is for their qualifications
to be examined by a departmental
board of examiners. The Com~-
mission calls that another “part.”
classification uses
” in so many ways
sonfusing. In some of
h it is used to describe
associated kinds of jobs. In others,

it refers to shipboard locations,
as in the Ferry Service, or it ts
used to separate old titles from
reclassified titles, as in the P

bation Serv In another cas
the word “group” seperates book~
keepe nd accountants, and in
other places it performs a variety
of additional chor
adox of Digits

Even the use of numbers in the
classification is confusing. A clerk,
grade 3 means an office worker

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earning a salary between $1,801
and $2,400. Elsewhere, court clerk,
grade 3 stands for a similar kind
of employee earning $2,301 to
$3,000 . Grade 3 employees in
the Probation Service are paid
from $3,241 to $4,000. The same
grade in the Personnel Examining
Service pays from $6,000 to $11,000,

The criticism here is simply that
the same grade designation is
used for titles having widely diver-
gent salary ranges, This confu-
sion is not found in the Federal
classification or in that of the
State of New York, The solution
lies in the adoption of a simple
classification system that uses
grades more intelligibly.

Brief Story of a Rule

‘The Commission has a rule that
ties up its classification with a
pay plan. The rule provides that
the minimum compensation of
each grade of a position shall be
stated in the classification. This
requirement is repeatedly ignored
in the Ungraded and in parts of
other services. Further, some sal-
ary ranges for many titles on
the entering level are described in
the Commission's rules as “to and
including $. » per annum,”
This of cours ot a “minimum
compensation.

Tweedledum and Tweedledee

A genuine merit system cannot

~~~. |be claimed by the City as long

as its classification retains such
anachronisms as the Ungraded
Service, as Jong as ludicrous incon-
sistencies between the competitive
and non-competitive classes are
created and perpetuated. The field
is open for political manipulation,
administrative favoritism and de-
nial of merit.

The non-competitive class is
presumably only for those posi-
tions for which it is not practi-
cable to determine the merit and
fitness of candidates by compet-
itive examination, Yet, the black
book containing the classification
is replete with instances that
show errors in judgment, to say
the least, in assigning positions
to the non-competitive class. A
few examples have been culled.

It is obviously practicable to
examine candidates for the posi-
tion of Accountant in the Ac-
counting Service, which is com-
petitive; but is it obviously im-
practicable to examine anyone for
the position of Accountant (Col-
lege), which is non-competitive?

Here are some more titles which
appear in both the competitive
and non-competitive classes: As-
sistant Superintendent of Nurses,
Barber, Caretaker, Lifeguard,
Nurse, Superintendent (Buses and
Shops), Superintendent (Cars and
Shops), Superintendent (Main-
tenance of Way), Superintendent
of Nurses, Superintendent (Pow-
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What peculiar circumstances
surround the determination that
a barber and a tailor for one de-
partment must be found by com-
petitive examination, while in an-
other department the duties are
so unusual as to make it imprac-
ticable to hold a test?
From these and other examples,
we may conclude that there is an
inconsistency within the City’s
classification that warrants change.
More such inconsistencies, in dif-
ferent areas, were revealed as we
proceeded with our review of the
present classification,
Section 12 of the Civil Service
Law requires that all positions be
classified in one of the four major
classes. Yet, many positions of
the same or similar title are put
in several classes. The people of
the City of New York are entitled
to compliance with this law. This
mandate is not obeyed. The pres-
ent classification is the result of
many years of thoughtless, un-
planned growth.
Adding Carrots and Potatoes
To Make Grapes
Logical arrangement of things
in groups is one of the bases of
any classification.
One of the many weaknesses of
the City’s classification is the in-
discriminate tossing of titles into
arbitrary groups. For example,
while “patrolman” is in the Police
Service, “policewoman” is in the
Ungraded Service, “special patrol-
man” and “patrolwoman” in the
Miscellaneous Service and “tran-
sit patrolman” in the Rapid Tran-
sit Railroad Service. A police-
man’s lot is evidently a mixed
one.
Nor do doctors always appear
to be medical men, While “med-
ical officer” and “medical exam-
iner” are in the Medical Service,
a “medical specialist” and a “med-
ical director” are in the Ungraded
Service and a “surgeon” is in the
Police Service.
Tt can hardly be argued that the
following titles are sufficiently
homogeneous to belong in the
same service, Nevertheless, “ex-
terminator,” “foreman of bakers,”
“foreman of gardeners” and ‘‘mas-
ter machinist” are among those
lumped together in the Inspection
Service.
“Marine engineer” might be in
the Skilled Craftsman Service, but
the title is found in the Fire Ser-
vice and also in the Ferry Ser-
vice. “Pilot” is in Fire; Ferry
might be more appropriate. A
“process server” is in the Atten-
dance Service, “veterinarian” in
Police, “surveyor” in Administra-

tive,
(To Be Continued)

Health Dept.
Expansion
Makes New Jobs

(Continued from Page 7)

Office of the Secretary of the De-
partment, the Bureaus of Main-
tainance, Audits and Accounts and
Records and Statistics will be un-
der Deputy Commissioner Byrne,
Under Community Health Ser-
vices will come the District Health
Administration, the Nutrition Divi-
sion, the Bureay of Nursing and
the Bureau of Public Health Ed-
ucation.

Maternal and Child Care Ser-
vices cover the bureaus of Mothers
and Young Children, Physically
Handicapped Children, Dentistry
and School Health,

The Preventable Disease and
Adult Hygiene Services will em-
brace the Bureaus of Preventable
Diseases, Tuberculosis, Social Hy-
giene, Laboratories and Adult Hy-
giene.

‘The Bureaus of Food and Drugs
and of Sanitary Engineering will
come ufder Environment Sanita-

ion,

To replace Dr. Muckenfuss as
Director of the Bureau of Lab-
oratories Gustav I, Stegen, Ph.D
has been named ($6,900). Dr.
Stegen, 49 years old, has been
Assistant Director of the Bureau
of Laboratories since 1940.

Robert W. Culbert who is 51 years
old ($6,900), He has been with
the Department since 1096; —

New Police
Sgt. Key
Soon Ready

The revised Sergeant (P.D,) key
answers will be ready within five
or six days, the NYC Civil Ser-
vice Commission announced, Nine
answers will be changed.

Revision of the key was ordered
by the Court of Appeals, which
ruled that there could be only one
“best” answer for a question, A
number of eligibles, in the Blumen-
thal case, had protested multiple
answers for nine questions in the
written test.

‘The Commission has a choice of
substituting single correct answers
or striking out the questions, Its
decision will affect a considerable
number of eligibles on the Sergeant
list, 1t was predicted. Estimates on
the number of candidates who
might fail as a result of the chan-
ges were running into the hun-
dreds. The list has 1,800 eligibles.

It is expected that re-rating of
the written test will take several
weeks,

200 Welfare
Investigator
Jobs OK'd

Two hundred more Social In-
vestigator, Grade 1, eligibles will
get appointments to Welfare De-
partment jobs next Monday, Mrs.
Margaret Burke, Director of Per-
sonnel and Training, announced,

This is part of the department’s
plan to fill over 1,100 vacancies at
the rate of 200 appointments every
two weeks. It will be the second
group since the plan was an-
nounced.

Starting salary for this job
is $2,710, which includes a base
pay of $2,050 and a $660 cost-of-
living bonus,

Action Delayed
On Zero % Vet

Fire Lieutenants

Action has been delayed on the
revocation of a number of Fire
Lieutenant promotions which were
made on the basis of zero per cent
disability preference, the NYC
Civil Service Commission an-
nounced,

‘Tho matter appeared on the Com-
mission’s agenda but was reserved,
probably until the next meeting
on Tuesday, August 17,

It was said that a number of
the promotions did not meet the
requirements for disabled veteran
preference ordered by the Court
of Appeals, The order provided
that eligibles with less than 10 per
cent disability ratings from the
Veterans Administration could
not be granted disabled veteran
preference, However, they will re-
ceive veteran preference,

Some NYC
Actions OK
Others NG

ALBANY, Aig. 9—The g
Civil Service ‘Commission °
passed on six resolutions aco,
by the NYC Civil Service ,
mission:

Approved—two resolutions
classifying positions in the si,
Island Division of the NYC 1,
sit System, recently acquireq
the city from the Isle Trans
tation Corporation.

Approved—resolution increag
from one to two the num|
Directors of Research in the
competitive class, Health Dep,
ment.

Approved — resolution recip,
fying 64 employees of the {org
Flatbush Plant of the NY wy
Service Cororation.

Disapproved—resolution {nerd
ing from one to two the nun
of General Inspectors in the
empt class of the Sanitation
partment.

Reserved action on resolu
placing in the exempt Class
the Mayor’s Office four posit:
for NYC Youth Board.

Residence in NY
Unproved, 2 Me
Lose Court Jobs

Acting on a report of the J
vestigations Unit, the State
Service Commision has. disqi
fled two persons who had
appointed as Probation offi
the General Sessions Court
New York County,

The requirements for this pq
tion are that applicants must hy
been residents of New York Cou
for four months prior to the 4
of the written examination. 1!
ough investigation of the
dence claims of two men rece]
appointed in this Court indica
that they had not established n
dence in New York Coun'y
time to qualify for the ¢ i
tion, Accordingly, the Commis
directed that their service
minated and their names
moved from the eligible list

‘Overage’ Cop
Eligibles fo Meet

The Police “Overage”
Group will meet in the 1s
of Milton Broadman, 285
Avenue, New York 17, N. Y,
the 23rd floor, at 7 p.m, Th
day, August 12. A report will
made on the proposed aciot
affecting a change in the A
istrative Code in behalf of
“Overage” Police Bligibles. All
gibles concerned are cordislly
vited to attend this meeting.

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Page Thirteen

you are in the NYC competi-
, or Jabor class and have en-
4 city-service after October 1,
» (after December 1, 1929, for
wartment of Sanitation) you
jy become @ member of the New
4 city Employees’ Retirement
if m. Membership is compulsory
+ completion of six months of
ce, If you are in the exempt
non-competitive class, member-
p is optional.
mis membership offers you and
family, in Meu of any pos-
ie benefits under any other city-
yd pension plan, the following
mrance and pension protection:

Service Retirement

ou may retire 30 days after
xing demand, while in city ser-
», regardless of your length of
jce if you have reached the
inimum retirement age. Unless
are @ veteran or have elected
i paid in the contributions to
ire at 55, the minimum age for
jrement is 60 for the Clerical
bup and for all transit employ-
59 for Mechanics and 58 for
borers,

jHonorably discharged veterans
y purchase retirement at age
, after completing 25 years of
vice (including military serv-
Retirement is mandatory at age
; at age 70, unless your depart-
ynt head and the Board of Esti~
¢ approve continuance for per-
Ks up to two years each,

You do not have to prove dis-
bility or financial dependency.
¢ Age, compensation base and
ars of service are important.
You pay the computed cost of
half of this benefit for all time
ble by the Retirement Sys-
mm {rom October 1, 1920; the City
ys the remainder.

Allowance for Service

Upon retirement for service, you
jl receive an annual allowance,
yable in monthly installments,
f follows:
lor Group One (Laborer)
Approximately 1/66 of your
ge salary for the five best
msecutive years of work, multi-
“ oy the number of years on
he job.
lor Group Two (Mechanic)
Approximately 1/68 of your ay-
Hige salary for the five best con-
tive years of work, multiplied
Bie number of years on the
bb,
lor Group Three (Clerical)
Approximately 1/70 of your
erage salary for the five best
hnsecutive years of allowed mem-
* service, multiplied by your
tars of service,
l/, when you become a member,
ut elect the right to retire at 55,
bisenting to the tncreased deduc-
os from your compensation,
bur allowance for each year will
increased to about 1/60.
If you are a war veteran and
tire before the regular minimum
tvice retirement age but after
taining age 50 and 25 years of
‘Owable service, you will receive
re amount you would have re-
ved at your regular minimum
‘vice retirement age, provided
ou have contributed the addi-
iat cost, which will be a sum
whtly less than the aggregate of
regular benefits expected to be
id to you before the minimum
vice retirement age.

NEW YORK CITY NEWS

ere’s How New York City's
Retirement System Works

Ordinary Disability Retirement

After ten years of service and
continuous membership, you may
demand, while a member, a re-
tirement allowance regardless of
your age, if examination by the
Medical Board of the Retirement
System shows you to be sufficiently
disabled. A minimum of 25 per
cent in most cases, more, if serv-
ice retirement for the same
amount of service would have
been more, will be paid to you for
Ufe or until you are able to re-
sume profitable employment, Mem-
bership is resumed on restoration
to equal or greater basic city-paid
compensation,

Accident Disability Retirement

If, while a member, you are
disabled as the result of an acci-
dental injury received in the per-
formance of duty, through no neg-
ligence on your part, after any
period of service, at any age, and
apply within two years, you are
entitled to a three-quarter pay
pension (reduced by the value of
any obtainable Workmen’s Com-
pensation award), payable to you
for life or until you are able to
resume profitable employment,
Plus the annuity purchaseable by

your own contributions. A reject-
a application may be renewed if
not more than five years elapsed
since accident.

Ordinary Death Benefit

Upon ordinary death while a
member in city-service, or while
on a civil service preferred eligible
Ust, your beneficiary will be paid:

(a) The accumulated deductions
from your salary and compound
interest thereon at 3 per cent per
annum; and

(b) After allowable service in
10 years or less, 2 cash sum equal
to the amount earnable by you
while a member in the six months
preceding your death; or

(c) After allowabte service in
more than 10 years the amount
earnable by you while a member
in the twelve months preceding
your death.

The actuarial equivalent of the
cash ordinary death benefit may
be paid as a monthly annuity to
the beneficiary, based on the bene-
ficiary's age at the time of mem-
ber’s death and payable through-
out the remaining life of the
beneficiary.

Accidental Death Benefits

If death occurs in the perform-
ance of duty, regardless of length
of service, there will be paid to
(a) a widow during widowhood,
(b) children under 18, or (c) a
dependent father or mother, an
annual pension of one-half of your
“final compensation,” reduced by
the value of any obtainable Work-
men’s Compensation award but
not less than the value of ordinary
death benefit. The refund of ac-
cumulated deductions will be paid
to your estate or the beneficiary
whom you duly nominate.

Refund of Deductions

On separation from service, re-
gardless of your length of service
before resignation or
you may collect a refund of the
entire amount of your contribu-
tions with compound interest at
3 per cent, or you may withdraw
part, and leave the remainder to
draw interest at 3 per cent per
annum until membership is dis-
continued. The following table
shows the length of time you may
retain your membership provided
you do not draw more than two-
fifths of your accumulated de-

es eS

ductions:

Time IN Membership Continues
hactice Ending When Until Death, Retirement or
s than Regardless 5 years out of service* in
hs 25 years any 10 consecutive years
ormore Before minimum service More than 10 years out of
ng ears retirement age service *
or more Over the minimum:sery- Unlimited
Years ice retirement age

* Time on preferred list not considered time out of service.

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If you withdraw your deductions
and, later, are reappointed to sér-
vice, you may redeposit the money
so withdrawn, thereby restoring
your membership credit, providing
you do so within five years from
date of separation from service.

Dismissal Without Fault

If you are dropped from service
without fault or delinquency on
your part, you are entitled to re-
tirement allowance based on your
length of service, average salary
and age.

(a) If you have more than 20
years of allowable service, or

(b) If you are in the competi-
tive or labor class and have less
than 20 years of service and your
name no longer appears on a civil
service preferred eligible list.

This benefit is a commutation
of the larger service retirement
benefit paid at higher ages, actu-
arlally equivalent if begun before,
more than actuarially equivalent
if begun after age 50 and comple-
tion of 20 years of service and
before your minimum service re-
tirement age.

Military Duty

For the period of his leave from
city service on military service be-
gun prior to 1947 or subsequently
by induction, one who is a mem-
ber at any time from April 11,
1947, to December 31, 1951, is en-
titled to service credit without
contribution on his part for the
benefit payable upon separation
from city-service by death or re-
tirement. If such member contrib-
uted in respect to such service, he
may ask the Retirement System to
instruct his payroll clerk to omit
current deductions until excess
contributions have been offset, or
he may leave them in his account
for additional benefit when he
shall later end his city service.

Forms for claiming, and obtain-
ing verification of, military ser-
vice may be obtained from your
payroll clerk or by writing to or
calling at the Retirement System's
main office.

If a retiring member so desires,
he may elect to take a lesser re-
tirement allowance for himself,
to provide either a lump sum or
life income for a beneficiary.

Option One provides for a re-
duced life income to the member,
and a lump sum payment, upon
his death, of the balance of the
initial reserve on his retirement
allowance. This imsurance de-
creases annually by the amount of
the pensioner’s allowance. If he
lives long enough, he will exhaust
the insurance, and there will be
nothing left for a beneficiary, but
he will continue to receive his al-
lowance for life.

Option Two provides a reduced
life income for the member, upon
his death the same income to be
soanoued to his beneficiary for

e.

Option Three provides a reduced
income for the life of the mem-
ber, upon his death half to be con-
tinued to his beneficiary for lfe.

Under Option One, you may
Mame & person or your estate as
beneficiary for the insurance in
respect to the pension, the annu-
ity, or both. You may change the
name of the beneficiary any time.

Under Options Two and Three
you may name only one beneficiary
for the pension and one for the
annuity, and you may not change
such beneficiary, even if the person
you name should die before you.

You may not change the option
you have selected after your re-
tirement date.

If you so request, figures under
any options in your case will be
furnished by the Retirement Sys-
tem, just before retirement from
service,

Loans

After three years of member-
ship, you are entitled to borrow up
to 40 per cent of the accumu-
lated deductions posted to your
credit, so far as they can be re-
paid, with interest at 6 per cent,
by 10 per cent deductions from
compensation before you attain

age 65.
Retirement Uptions

Repayment of loans must be at
a rate not less than 5 per cent but
need not exceed 10 per cent of
your compensation for each pay-
Toll period.

For a borrower paid by the week,
the amount of repayment is as
follows:

Yearsto Amount Amount
Renay Borrowed — Repayable
1 $100.00 $102.96
2 200.00 212.16
3 300.00 327.60
Contributions Required and
Permitted

Regular contributions:

You are required to contribute
to the Retirement System a cer-
tain percentage of your salary,
based on your age at your nearest
birthday at the time you become
a member, and on your sex, group,
and your election of either 55 or
58, 59 or 60, as your minimum
retirement age. Deductions will be
made from your earnable salary
on each and every payroll.

50 per cent increase of rate:

In addition to your regular con-
tribution, you may contribute an
additional 50 per cent of such con-
tribution for the purchase of addi-
tional annuity at retirement. For
example, if your regular contribu-
tion is 6 per cent you may elect
to contribute 9 per cent instead.
The additional contribution does
not increase benefit on the City's
part but accumulates with interest
to your credit at the rate of 3
per cent per annum. At. retire-
ment it is available for the pur-
chase of additional annuity. Since
these contributions increase by in-
terest additions annually and since
the cost of the purchased com-
modity, namely, annuity, decreases
as age increases. the longer the
account continues and the greater
the age of retirement, the greater
will be the amount of annuity pur-
chased by these excess contribu-
tions. Excess contributions may be
discontinued at any time.

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NEW YORK CITY NEWS

New Tests to “Op en

In 14 Job

Promotions
Among Them

Fourteen open-competitive and
promotion examinations for NYC
jobs are ready to be opened for
filing applications. The NYC Civil
Service Commission has approved
final requirements and has only
to set filing dates.

The open-competitive tests are
for Assistant Physicist, Civil En-

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Titles

gineer (Sanitary), Housekeeper,
Inspector of Heating and Ventila.
tion, Grade 3, and Neuropath-
ologist, Grade 4.

Among the promotion tests are
these: Assistant Chemist, Hospi-
tals and Water Supply, Gas and
Electricity; Assistant Electrical
Engineer (Railroad Signals),
Transportation; Claim Examiner
(Torts), Grade 3, Comptroller
(Administration); Junior Chem-
ist, Hospitals and Water Supply,
Gas and Elecfticity; Mechanical
Engineering Draftsman, Educa-
tion; Medical Superintendent
(T. B. and Communicable Dis-
eases), Hospitals; Office Appliance
Operator (Multilith), Grade 3,
Public Works; Telephone Opera-
tor, Grade 3, Hospitals and Wel-
fare, and Transportation Inspec-

tor, Grede 3, Estimate (Franch-
ises).
Complete information on_ re-

quirements, salary and filing dates
will appear in The LEADER as
it is announced by the Commis-
sion.
ENGINEER TEST
IS CANCELLED

The N¥C Civil Service Com-
mission cancelled an examination
for Senior Civil Engineer (Sani-
ae It was ordered in April,

SANITATION ELECTRICIAN
EXAM REQUEST DENIED

A request from the NYC Sanita-
tion Department for an Electrician
(Automobile) promotion examina-

tion has been denied by the NYC
Civil Service Commission,

HEARING ON HOUSING JOB

Assistant Chief of Housing Com-
munity Activities would be estab-
lished in Part 45 of the NYC
Housing Service under a resolu-
tion being considered by the NYC
Civil Service Commission. A pub--
lic hearing on the subject was
held Wednesday, July 28.

LAW ASST. TEST CLOSED
The special filing period for Law
‘Assistant, Grade 2, closed last
Thursday, July 29. It had been
reopened for six days by the NYC
Civil Service Commission,

WELFARE SUPERVISOR
{KEY TEST ANSWERS

Final key answers for the As-
sistant Supervisor, Department of
Welfare, promotion examination
have been approved by the NYC
Civil Service Commission. Other
than striking out question 9, there
a no change from the tentative
ke

SOCIAL WORKER TEST
REFUSED BY NYC

A request for a Medical Social
Worker, Grade 1, promotion ex-
amination was refused by the

NYC Civil Service Commission.

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‘ ‘CIVIL SERVICE LEADER.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9— Fed-
qs! officials and employees are
widencing signs @f worry over
the possible effects of the Con-
gessional investigations upon
them. It has not escaped attention
ere that President Truman, in de-
jouncing the two probes last week,
jad pointedly referred to their de-
jelerious effect on employee morale.

A careful suryey indicates, that
the following repercussions are
ee ly to flow from the probes:

First, @ general tightening-up
of the whole Federal investigating
program, That program now in-
gudes four major procedures in
dealing with charges of disloyalty:
1, Loyalty investigation by the
Service Commission,

Loyalty investigation by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.

3. Hearings and the sifting of
widence by the Loyalty Review
Boards.

{, Action by Grand Jury and the
courts.

Probes to Get Tougher

The whole program is relatively

xcent, and responsible persons

HowaVetCan
Draw Double
Retirement

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Double
credit in computing government
service for retirement is allowed
under Public Law 810, the Civil
Service Commission reveals, Under
certain conditions, a veteran may
draw both a military retired pay
and a civil service annuity based
on service.

The new law, signed by Presi-
dent Truman on June 29, has the
effect of amending part of the re-
cently Mberalized Civil Service Re-
tirement Act. Section 5 of the
Retirement Act provides for the
crediting of active honorable mili-
tary service in totaling one’s fed-
eral service toward civil service re-
firement. Until Public Law 810
came along, however, there was
generally excluded from the civil
service retirement computation
any military service which formed
the basis for military retired pay.

The law in effect says that if
there 4s any period of service
forming the basis for military re-
tirement which can also be used
is the basis for civil service re-
tirement, that service will be
counted for both purposes.

How It Works

An example of how this will
work is as follows: John Doe
Serves in the Regular Army for
9 years on full-time active duty;
he was thereafter a member of
the Officers Reserve Corps for 11
Years, during which time he was
on active military duty as a
Reservist a total of 2 years, and
on

Years,
While inactive in his military
capacity, he worked in a civil

service job subject to the Retire-
ment Act. Doe is retired under
Public Law 810 (which requires a
minimum of 20 years military
serviee—active and inactive com-
bined), and receives military re-
tired pay, Later, he is retired un-
der the Civil Service Retirement
Act, and in the computation of all
his ‘federal service, his entire 11
Years of active military service will
be counted toward his civil service
retirement, regardless of the fact
that those same years also formed
the basis of his military pension.

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connected with the program feel it
is highly improbable that many
real spies or disloyal persons could
wiggle through this network.
Nevertheless, the immediate effect
of the Washington spy-probes will
be to make the investigations even
tougher and more thorough than
they are.

Persons accused of red ties are
likely to get much less consider-
ation. Even where no real evi-
dence is adduced, it is considered
improbable that an agency head
will promote employees with the
charge of “red” against them,
Such persons will be placed in
“non-! sensitive” positions.

Tt is considered likely that more
public information will be released
concerning the manner in which
investigations are now made, The
administration may feel it neces-
sary, in self-defense, to point out
that the investigations are care-
ful. The Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation may also feel that public
knowledge of such facts will offset
what might appear as damaging
to its prestige as a result of the
Washington investigations. It will
be shown that the employees and
former employees currently being
investigated had all been seruti-
nized by the FBI, but that insuffi-
cient evidence had been developed
to tie them to a spy ring.
Agency to Be Informed

When charges against an em-
ployee are beipg investigated by
the FBI, it is probable that from
now on the employee's agency will
be informed, Here’s the reasoning
behind such @ move: An employee
being faced with serious charges
ought not to be working at a job
involving security. If the agency
knows he is being investigated, it
can take steps to place him on
another job or suspend him pend-
ing the outcome of the investi-
gation. Of course, employees may
suffer from unfounded smearing,
but this won’t lessen the toughen-
ing-up probe process. Ageney heads
are not likely to let themselves be
accused of keeping Communists in
responsible jobs.

New Employees

Investigations of new employees
by the FBI and the Civil Service
Commission will probably be speed-
ed up. Also, new employees are un-
likely to be placed in a position of
handling confidential matters until

FEDERAL NEWS

Effects of Congress Spy
Probes on U.S. Employees
Cause Worry in Capital

they have been cleared, While
awaiting such clearance, they will
be given jobs in which they will
have no contact with secret matter.
Review Structures

The administration is worried
by the possibility that the House
and Senate investigations may tear
down its careful loyalty review
board structure. This structure was
laboriously built up to protect both
the Government and the employ-
ees. It provides for a whole system
of appeals in cases of accusation.
The Central Loyalty Review Board
is composed of men of the highest
integrity. If the FBI checks, plus
this review program, are under-
mined, then administration people
feel that all protections against

slander and irresponsible accu-
sation would be gone.
Meanwhile, the latest statistical

information ‘shows that only an
infinitesimal portion of the Federal
employee establishment could
classified as “red.”

The Loyalty Review Board re-
ported to the Senate Investigations
subcommittee last week that thir-
ty-cight persons have been dis-
charged from Federal employment
for disloyalty since October 1,
1947, when the loyalty inquiry
started, In addition, sixteen indi-
viduals have been tentatively dis-
charged and their cases. are under
appeal before the review board.

Lawrence V. Meloy, executive
secretary of the board, told the
subcommittee that the Federal

Bureau of Investigation has eom-
pleted its check of 2,202,975 em-
ployees, Among these, the uncov-
ering of preliminary’ derogatory
information has resulted in orders
for 5,010 full field investigations.

Of ‘the 5,010, the FBI has com-
pleted work on'2,682 eases, report-
ing that 488 of the employees in
volved resigned during
gation, while eighteen were found
to be no longer employed by the
Federal government when the field
investigation started, Only fifty-
four so far have been found ineli-
gible for Federal jobs.

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Page Sixteen Tuesday, August 10, 1945
FE DE RAL N EWS

‘fhe New York Federation of
Post Office Clerks came out bluntly
last week for major changes in

the Post Office setup as it affects
employees. They demanded re-
peal of the Hatch Act, a true
merit system in Post Office pro-
motions, abolition of the substi
tute system, and union recogni-
tion. In addition they seek higher
pay nding tha

ine:
is insufficient

Six resolutions approved by the
e hip of the New York Fed-
tion of Post Office Clerks were
nted for adoption by the New
York State Federation of Labor,
which assembled last week in New
York City at the Hotel Commo-
dore,

The Post Office Clerks were rep-
resented by their President, Eph-

raim Handman, and Secretary,
Patrick J, Fitzgerald

The resolutions follow:
Seniority in the Postal Service
The principle of seniority in the
administration of postal employ-
ment conditions is widely ignored
by many local postmasters and
other supervisory officials. The re-
sulting chaotic conditions in the
Postal Service ave undermining the
morale and efficiency of the postal
personnel, Therefore, resolyed that

the New York State Federation
of Labor endorse the efforts of the
National Federation of Post Office
Clerks to secure equitable senior-
ity administration by legislation
from the 81st Congress,

Salary Increase

employees on fixed an-
find it difficult to

Postal
nual salaries

0/keep pace with constantly rising

living costs, The annual salary
increase of $4150 granted by the
80th Congress fell short of restor-
ing the purchasing power posses-
sed by postal employees in 1940.
Therefore, resolved that the New
York State Federation of Labor
endorse the efforts of Local 10 of
the National Federation of Post
Office Clerks to secure the Enact-
ment of salary legislation by the
81st Congress which will increase
all postal laries by a minimum
of $800 annually,

Union Recognition

The Lioyd-Lafollette Act of 1912
guarantees postal employees the
right to join unions of their own
choosing, and in actual practice
postal unions, including the Na-
tional Federation of Post Office
Clerks, often find serious restric-
tions placed on their activities.
Therefore, res
York State Fe

ration of Labor

ed that the New|

endorse the efforts of postal AF of
L unions to secure Congressional
legislation that will guarantee the
right of postal union officials to
conduct lawful union activities
within the United States postal
establishments, and that postal
officials be enjoined to grant law-
fully elected union officials such
time as may be necessary to carry

|out lawful union runctions,

Repeal of the Hatch Act

The first amendment to the
United States Constitution, known
as the first article of the Bill of
Rights, clearly states that the
Congress shall make no law ab-
ridging the freedom of speech
or press. Congress, in enacting the
Hatch Act, has enacted a law
which abridges the freedom of
Civil Service employees and their
unions to publicly express them-
selyes regarding their candidates
for public office in the tradition of
the American Federation of Labor.
That the New York State Federa-
tion of Labor instruct the dele-~
gates to introduce and support
resolutions calling for repeal of
the Hatch Act.

Abolishment of Substitution in
the Postal Service

Most postal clerks entering the
postal service are compelled to

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serve for several years in the
grade of substitute and the irreg-
ular hours and uncertain earnings
of this system of employment
tend to undermine the health and
morale of substitutes. This system
of employment cheapens labor
standards and is contradictory to
all fair labor practices. Therefore,
resolved that the New York State
Federation of Labor support legis-
lative efforts of union postal
clerks to abolish substitution in
the postal service.

A Merit System in the Postal

Service
An equitable merit system of
employment has proven itself,

whereveer used, the best means
of creating a more eflicient and
Public-spirited civil service. The
United States Postal Service does
not provide its employees with
the opportunity of qualifying in
open competitive examinations for
promotion to supervisory posi-
tions. The merit of employees seek-
ing promotion can be best deter-
mined only by open competitive
examinations in which due credit

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Of ‘Substitute’ System, and Hatch Act Repea

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GREAT LAKES, Ill.—Au, 9.
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Applications must be filed wil
the Recorder, Board of U. S, Ciy
Service Bxaminers for the Dops
men of the Navy, U. S. Nuy
Training Center, Great Lal,
linois, until the needs of th
vice have been met.

is accorded to the seniority of
the employee in the postal ser-
vice, Therefore resolved that the
New York State Federation of
Labor endorse the efforts of fhe
New York Federation of Post
Office Clerks to gain a merit sys-
tem in the postal service.

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DLINE FOR TEMPS Ni \f
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