B ig S e rie s
of
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2, No. 16
New York, December 31, 1940
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YPIST, STENO EXAM
Expected for Men
SAMPLE TEST IN THIS ISSUE
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POLICE SERGEANT
Filing Opens Next Week
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CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR WOMEN
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For H o s p ita l A tte n d a n ts
O n N ew L ist
R a tin g C o m p le te d
O n S u b w a y M a i n t a i n e r ’s
H e lp e r T e s ts
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER
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On Police Sergeant Exam
By B U R N E T T M U R P H E Y
A p p l i c a t i o n s f o r t h e p r o m o t i o n t e s t t o S e r g e a n t , P o l i c e D e p a r t m e n t , w ill b e I s s u e d n e x t w e e k ,
p r o b a b l y o n M o n d a y o r T u e s d a y , a t t h e offices o f t h e M u n i c i p a l C iv il S e r v i c e C o m m i s s i o n , 299 B r o a d ­
way.
I t is e x p e c t e d t h a t t h e t e s t w ill d r a w s o m e 7 ,0 0 0 - o d d a p p l i c a t i o n s f r o m P a t r o l m e n w i t h
t h r e e , f o u r , a n d fiv e y e a r s ’ s e r v i c e . O f f i c ia l r e q u i r e m e n t s w ill n o t b e m a d e p u b l i c u n t i l n e x t w e e k ,
b u t r e l i a b l e s o u r c e s i n d i c a t e t h a t P a t r o l m e n w i t h o n l y t h r e e y e a r s ’ s e r v i c e w ill b e a l l o w e d t o c o m ­
p e t e i n t h e t e s t . H o w e v e r , t h e y m u s t h a v e s e r v e d a t l e a s t fiv e y e a r s b e f o r e a c t u a l a p p o i n t m e n t .
The filing p e rio d fo r S e rg e a n t will 4uled for late in May, in one ses- th a n o n e - th ir d or i:ae e n tir e Police
be open for a b o u t t h r e e weel<.s.
,ion. T he last S e r g e a n t ’s e x am was force m u st be excused fro m d u ty a t
'I’rHt ill One Session
the sam e time.
H o w ev er, Police
An ofTicial of the M unicipal Civil held in tw o sessions, because of the C om m issioner V alen tin e will be
Serv ice Commission told T he L kaukk n u m b e r w h o filed. I t is n a tu r a l ly
a.sked to a rra n g e , if possible, a s c h e d ­
last week t h a t a tte m p ts will be m ade difficult, this ofTicial added, to give ule which will p e r m it All th e c a n ­
to give the w r itte n test, now .sched­ an e xam in one session w h e n m o re didates to com pete a t th e sam e time.
T he n e x t w ritte n te s t fo r S e rg e a n t
will re se m b le th e 1936 one in m a n y
re.spects. A tho ro u g h -g o in g k n o w l ­
edge of the rules a n d r e g u la tio n s and.
practices of th e Police D e p a r t m e n t
will be e x tr e m e ly he lp fu l to c a n d i­
dates.
W h a t E v ery Y o u n g
S e r g e a n t S h o u ld K now
Thi.s’ a t} i d y s e r i e s w h i c h w i l l c o n ­ L e g a l B u r e a u a s w e l l a s m a n y o t h e r
s i s t ])ri7icip(ill]/ o f q u e s t i o n s a n d a?i-1 B u r e a u s and. .superior o f f i c e r s a r e
s w e r s w i l l be b a s e d f o r t h e m o s t ^ a v a i l a b l e t o a n s w e r q u e s t i o n s a n d
pa rt on police p ro ced u re.
I n a d d i - ' g i v e a d v i c e . T h e S e r g e a n t is u s u a l l y
t i o n to b e in ii i n f o r i n a l i v e , i t is d c - \ th e fi r s t s u p e r i o r o n t h e s c e n e o f a n y
s i g n e d to t e s t t h e k n o i c l e d g e , j u d f i - e m e r g e n c y a v d m u s t d i r e c t a n d i n ­
v i e n t a n d i n t e l l i c / e n c e o f t h e .s tu d e n t. s t r u c t h is s u b p r d i i i a t e s i n t e l l i g e n t l y .
C oitn n en ciu d w i t h this issue, q u c s - ' B y a c q u ir in g a th o r o u g h k n o w le d g e
t i o n s i v i l l b e g iv e y i a n d c a r e f u l l y o f t h e “j o b , ” t h e S e r g e a n t w i l l n o t
a n s u j e r e d , u n t i l t h e t i m e o f t h e e.r- o n l y b e a b l e to fu lf il l t h e r e q u i r e am ination.
T h e s t u d e n t w i l l p r o f i t ' Tiienls o f h is r a n k b u t g a i n t h e c o n ­
m o s t b y 'i r ri tin a a n a n s w e r a n d t h e n 1 f i d e n c e a n d r e s p e c t o f s u b o r d i n a t e s ,
c o m p a r i n n his a n s w e r w i t h t h e o)ie m e n o f e q u a l r a n k a i i d his s u p e r i o r s
given here.
H m u s t b e b o r n e in a s w e l l .
m in d that in te r p re ta tio n of rules and
pro visio ns of the M anual of P r o ­
An unconscious m an is fou n d lying
c e d u r e a r e s o m e t i n i e s a m a t t e r of
opinion.
I l o i r e v e r , w h e n t h e i n t e i i l , in the ro adw ay , a p p a r e n tly Ih e v ic ­
W itnesses d if ­
o r p u r ] ) o s e o f t h e r u l e o r p r o v i s i o n is tim of an accident.
u n d e r s t o o d , t h e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n wi l l , fered in w h a t too.'c place. T w o w i t ­
be m o st nearh/ correct.
Occa.'iions nesses say th e y h e a r d shots an d saw
a r i s e in p o l i c e ^c ork u ' h e r e it is the m an fall o r j u m p fro m a sp e e d ­
A th ir d witness
n e c e s s a r y to a p p l y c o m v i o n s e n s e , ing autom obile.
r a t h e r t h a n a d h e r e t o h a r d a n d f a s t says that t h e m an w as crossing th e
rules.
I n t h e s e c a s e s t h e o f f i c e r ' stre e t and w as s tr u c k by the auto,
H e ad m itte d
i m i s t r e l y o n his j u d g m e n t . T h e i n - ] w hich did n ot stop.
t e l l i g e n t o f f i c e r xoill e x e r c i s e th i s h e arin g loud rep o rts, b u t states th ey
j u d g m e n t in a p r a c t i c a l m a n n e r , y e t w ere from th e au to m o b ile backT he license n u m b e r of the
b e a r in m i n d t h e r u l e s , l a w s o r o r - | liring.
auto was not o b tain ed d u e to a dirty
d c rs applicable.
Qnpstion 1
In ip o r tiin t
Jolt
r e a r license plate. T he i n ju r e d m an
died w ith ou t r e g ain in g consciousness
T h e p o s i t i o n o f S e r g e a n t is o n e of and bore no a p p a r e n t m ea n s « f
t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t i n t h e P o l i c e D e ­ identification.
Briefly outline the
p a r t m e n t . N o o t h e r s u p e r i o r c o n i e s duties of each m em b e r, b u r e a u or
i n s u c h c l o s e c o n t a c t w i t h t h e p a t r o l ­ division of th e d e p a r tm e n t co n cern ed
m a n o n p o s t , n o r is a n y o t h e r s u ­ in this case.
p e r i o r in a m o r e a d v a n t a g e o u s p o s i ­
tio n to h e lp a n d in s tr u c t these m en
i n t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e i r diitiei^.
A. FirHl offieer on the seene.
T o d i r e c t a s u b o r d i n a t e to “ t a k e th e
Assum ing -that the first m e m b e r
p r o p e r p o l i c e a c t i o n " is n o t alu 'a \is of tiie force on th e scene is a p a tr o l ­
sufficient or p r u d e n t.
T h e r e a r e man, he will be in ch arg e p e nd in g
t i m e s lal ie n s u b o r d i 7 i a t e s n e e d d e f i ­ the a r r iv a l of a s u p e r io r officer.
n i t e c . v p l a n a t i o n s o f “ t h e p r o p e r He will p e rfo rm or, w h e r e suitable,
police action.”
d irec t o th ers to p e rfo rm th e fo llo w ­
I f t h e S e r g e a n t is n o t f a m i l i a r w i t h ing duties:
c e r t a i n m a t t e r s , lie s h o u l d m a k e it
1. Su m m on an a m bu lan ce.
hi s b j i s i n c s s to l e a r n t h e m .
The
2. S u m m o n assistance.
Answer to Question 1
A s an aid to the m e n w h o w ill
t a k e t h e S e r g e a n t ’s t e s t . T h e L eader
th i s i s s u e b e g i n s a s e r i e s o f s t u d y
m aterial gathered an d edited by a
police expert.
M o re of this m a te r ia l w i l l a p p e a r
in fu tu r e issu es of T h e L eader a n d
all P a t r o lm e n s h o u ld s t u d y it c a r e ­
fully.
3. D iv e rt traffic.
4. D etain witnesses; o b tain n a m e s
and addresses.
5. Q uickly ob tain s ta te m e n ts fro m
witnesses w ith a full d esc rip tio n of
auto involved; also a full d esc rip tio n
of occupants a n d d irec tion in w h ic h
auto left scene.
6. I m m e d iate ly no tify ra d io d is­
patcher, giving full d esc rip tio n of
auto, occupants, direction, etc., for
p u rp o se of h a v in g a la r m ’ b ro a d ca st
to radio cars.
7. Notify desk officer o f all p a r ­
tic u lars o b tain ed t h u s far, giv ing a
co m p lete d escrip tio n of th e deceased.
8. S a fe g u a rd all evidence, skid
m arks, tir e t re a d m ark s, b r o k e n
glass, pa in t p a rtic le s o r b r o k e n p a r ts
of auto; t u r n e v iden ce o v e r to d e ­
tectives upon th e i r a r r iv a l a t scene.
9. P e r m it no one e x c e p t m e m b e r
of D etective Division, C hief M edical
E x am in er, D istrict A tto r n e y o r th e i r
a u th o riz ed r e p r e se n ta tiv e s to d istu rb
the body. H o w ever, a m b u la n c e s u r ­
geon m ay be p e rm itte d to e x a m in e
body a fte r cau tio nin g h im n o t to
d estro y evidence.
10. O b tain diagnosis as to cause
of death, na m e of a m b u la n c e s u r ­
geon and na m e of hospital; tr a n s m it
to desk officer.
11. Place cov erin g o v e r body and
a f te r ex am in atio n an d in v estig atio n
by all c oncerned has b e e n com pleted,
body m ay be m o ved f r o m p u b lic
view.
12. Tag body w ith F o r m U.'f. 95.
13. S e a rch body in p re se n ce of s u ­
p e rio r officer and witnesses.
14. P e rso n a l p ro p e rty re m o v e d fro m
(Continued on page 8)
Tuesday, Decem ber 31, I 9 4 .Q
N ew
O pen
C ity T e s t s
N ext W eek
series of tw o c o m p etitive
an d fo ur p ro m o tio n e x am s a r e
te n ta tiv e ly sc h e d u le d for o p e n ­
ing n e x t week, t h e M u nicipal
Civil S ervice C om m ission h a s
announced.
While th e g rou p is s m a lle r
t h a n usual, tw o of th e pro m o tio n
tests will d r a w large n u m b e r s of
app lican ts— those for S e rg e a n t in
th e
Police
D e p a rtm e n t
an d
G a r d e n e r in the D e p a rtm e n t of
Pa rk s.
The com plete list of n e w tests
follows;
C o m p etitiv e — J u n io r A c tu a r y
($1,500); and D ire cto r of M edical
Social Service, G ra d e 6 ($4,200).
P ro m o tio n —In sp e c to r of P ip e
Laying, G ra d e 2, D e p a rtm e n t of
W a te r Supply, Gas a nd E lec­
tric ity ($2,000); G a rd en e r, D e p a r t ­
m e n t of P a r k s ($6 a d a y ); I n ­
spector of Fuel, G ra d e 3 (cityw ide), ($2,400); and S erg eant,
Police D e p a rtm e n t ($3,500).
Full official re q u ir e m e n ts an d
o th e r details a b ou t th ese tests
will a p p e a r in n e x t T u e s d a y ’s
issue of T he L eader,
A
T h e M u n i c i p a l C iv il S e r v i c e
C o m m i s s i o n is n o w c o m p l e t i n g
t h e f ir s t t h o r o u g h re v is io n of its
r u l e s s i n c e 1927. V a r i o u s c h a n g e s
h a v e b een m a d e in sev eral p r o ­
visions a lm o s t e v ery y e a r, b u t
th e se c h a n g e s h a v e been p iece­
m eal,
A g e n e r a l re v is io n w as
p ro p o se d a n d h e a r i n g s h e ld un
a n e w d r a f t of ru le s in th e
s p r i n g o f 1939, b u t i t w a s n e v e r
a d o p te d by t h e C o m m issio n . T h e
n e w ru le s now b e in g c o n sid e re d
d iffer in s e v e ra l p a rtic v ila rs fro m
t h e 1939 p r o p o s a l s .
A com parison of tlie 1927 and the
1940 ru k 's show s a d rastic redu ctio n
in th e li.st of exem pt, non-com petitive and labor positions. This r e ­
flects the sut’co.'^sful efforts of the
p re s e n t Civil Serv ice Com mission
to in crease th e scope of tiie co m p e ti­
tive class at th e expen.se of the th re e
classes on w luch the political o rg a n i­
zations re lie d for p a tro n a g e p r o ­
v en d er.
In v a rio u s changed provisions this
desire to plug up p a tro n a g e loo|)hok's is d e m o n s tra ted : for instance,
in the tig h te n in g of th e regulations
re g a rd in g j)rovisional, exceptional
Civn, S krvk' e L eader
C o p y r i g h t , 1940, by Civil S e r v ic e
r ii b lic ;itio n s , Inc. Sintered as s e c o n d -c la s b in . ittc r O c to b c r 2, liKiU, a t
th e post ofTict' a t N e w V o ik , N. Y.,
u n d t r th e A c t of M a r c h 3, 1879,
I and co n tra ct a p p o in tm en ts; and the
I r e q u ir e m e n t for p u b lic a tio n of the
j nam es of such appointees. O ne of
^these ne w provisions sta te s t h a t no
co n tra ct involving p r im a r ily th e f u r ­
nishing of p e rso n a l serv ice to a city
agency shall be valid unless apI)roved by th e Commission.
This
would h a v e m ad e impossible the
now fam ous a p p o in tm e n t of A le x ­
a n d e r Som ach as p h o to g r a p h e r for
the L aw D e p a rtm en t,
Qualifyinj; Tests
on w hich h u n d r e d s o r e v en t h o u ­
sands w o uld h a v e no r e a l chance of
a p po in tm ent, an d in stead to lim it the
leng th of th e list to a p p r o x im a te ly
the n u m b e r of p ro b a b le v acancies
ex p ected d u rin g the life of th e list.
One Oiil of Three
In its 1939 revision of t h e ru les th e
Com mission in clu d ed th e r e q u i r e ­
m e n t th a t the a p p o inting officer
"shall ap po in t th e first p e rso n on
such list willing to a ccep t unless the
M ayor shall consent in w r itin g to
the a p p o in tm e n t of e ith e r th e second
or th ir d ,” In the p re s e n t revision
this is om itted —not b ecause it is i n ­
ten d ed to a b an do n th e p r e s e n t c u s­
tom of m alyjig a p p o ih tm e n ts in r e g ­
u lar o r d e r from the eligible list, b u t
because th e Com mission realizes it
has no a u th o rity to e n fo rce su c h a
re q u ire m e n t. C o n stitu tio n a l e x p e r ts
have held t h a t w ith o u t a c h an g e in
th e State C onstitution, ap po in tin g
officers c an no t be lim ited in th e ir
rig h ts of choice beyo n d one o u t of
three, on the th e o ry th a t if th e y
w e re to certify only o n e n a m e for
each vacancy, it w o uld be t h e Civil
S ervice Commission, ra tlie r th a n the
appointing officer, w ho w as actually
m akin g th e a pp o intm ent.
I To p u t into effect a plan w hich
I the p re se n t Com mission has long a d ­
vocated, it is p roposed t h a t w h en! e \’e r a position is placed -in th e conip e titi\’e class, th e p e rso n holding th e
position at the tim e shall be su bject
to a no n -c o m p e titiv e or qualifying
I tost. If he fails this test, he m u st be
dropped. T he p re se n t law holds that
I the in c u m b e n t of such a position
niust a u to m a tic ally be placed in the
com petitive class an d can n o t be r e ­
qu ired to pass any test as a c ondi­
tion of r e ta in in g his job.
1
A n o th e r in n ov atio n w o uld change
the basis of g ra d in g exam s. T he
. p re se n t m eth o d of se ttin g u p a rigid
I passing g rade w ou ld be abolished. In
I its place, th e n e w system w ould reDeclining .Appointment
^qu ire th a t th e total n u m b e r of those
to be on the eligible list be publiT he n u m b e r of valid re ason s for
! cized in advance. The m a rk m ade by which an eligible m ay decline a p ­
the last c an d id a te w ou ld be the pass- po in tm e n t is incre ased fro m th e
I ing grade. ^ T his was the m ethod th r e e set fo rth in the old ru les ( e m ­
; used in the re ce n t San ita tio n exam . p lo ym e n t outside the borough, i n ­
I T he objective, of course, is to avoid sufficiency of com pensation, an d
I estab lish m en t of a long eligible' list I tem p o ra ry Inability to ac'ccpt) 't o
•1
jj,
Six new city eligible lists are
w ith in t h e n e x t few days, the Muni,
cipal C ivil S e rv ice Commission re^
v e ele d th is week,
A p ro m o tio n list of 827 name.s for
L ie u te n a n t, F i r e D e p a rtm en t, which
w as sc h e d u le d for last week, wj]]
p ro b a b ly be c o m p leted this week fmri
p u b lis h ed in n e x t T u e s d a y ’s issue of
T h e L e a d er .
T h r e e clerical list.«i a re also nearly
com pleted. A revi.sed Clerk. Grade
2 list will b e issued; and promoticn
list fo r Clerk, G ra d e 3 an d Clerk
G ra d e 4. F a ilu r e notices have a].!
re a d y b een se n t out to candidates
for t h e G ra d e 3 test, and the Fiia
L ie u t e n a n t exam .
A co m p e titiv e list fo r T ypew riter.
R e p a ir m a n is also r e a d y for rele.ue
late th is w e e k o r e arly n e x t week.
Collecting Agents
Becom e Cashiers
T he M u nic ip a l Civil S ervice Comm ission has decided to u.se the pro­
m o tio n list for C ollecting Agent to
fill jobs as C ash ier a t $2,280 in the
B o a rd of T ran s p o rta tio n ,
Auto Engineman Exam
2 ,7 6 7 PASS IT; 1 1 1 FAIL
A t o t a l o f 2,767 c a n d i d a t e s f o r
A u to m o b ile E n g in e m a n p a s s e d
t h e c o m p e t i t i v e p h y s i c a l t e s t ; 111
f a i l e d . S o t h e M u n i c i p a l C iv il S e r ­
v ic e C o m m i s s i o n a n n o u n c e d t h i s
week.
A fte r th e list is established, th e
Com mission will give p ra ctica l tests
to successful c an d id ates in th e o p e r a ­
tion of th e follow ing vehicles: (1)
passenger, w hich will be a p p r o p r ia te
for am b u lan ces; (2) tru ck ; (3) bus;
(4) auto la w n m o w e r; an d (5) su rfa ce
heater.
w a n t to b e tested. T h ey m ay select
o n e o r all of th e d iffere n t types, but
if t h e y fail on one th ey will not he
allo w e d to tak e a test fo r t h a t vehirle
again. If a m an fails a test for pr,.':se n g e r vehicles, he will not be allo w ed to t r y fo r tr u c k s or bu.ses.
T h e c an d id a te s will be advised not
to call or w r ite t h e Commission for
in fo rm a tio n re g a r d in g the m ake or
m od el of vehicle to be used or the
co u rse o v e r w h ich t h e p ractical te.^t
will be held, o r o th e r details of a
sim ila r n a tu r e , b ecause full and ade­
q u a te in fo rm a tio n will be given prior
Instructions Go Out
to th e tim e th e y a r e sum m oned.
In connection w ith th e p ra ctica l
A t th e tim e of th e p ractical testi
tests the Commission w ill send o u t a N e w Y o rk S ta te C h a u ffe u r’s license
a form of in stru ction s to candidates. m u s t be in t h e possession of the c:inT h ey will be a.sked to specify on didate, o r he w ill no t be permitted
which ty pe of m o to r e q u ip m e n t th e y to t a k e th e exam .
Type Copyist List Nearly Ready
A c o m p e t i t i v e l i s t f o r T y p e C o p y i s t , G r a d e 1, w h i c h h a s b e e n in
t h e m a k i n g s i n c e A u g u s t 31, 1939, w i l l b e r e a d y w i t h i n t h e n e x t
t h r e e w e e k s , t h e M u n i c i p a l C i v il S e r v i c e C o m m i s s i o n h a s a n ­
nounced.
-f------------*----------------------------------------- T he Com mission does n o t o r d in a - !
d e clin ed a p p o in tm e n t to the grade
rily tak e so long to com plete th e
1 jobs, w h ic h pa y $840 to start.
ra tin g s on an ex am in atio n , b u t since
T h e pass m a r k on the T 'p »
it had a list for T y pe Copyist, G ra d e
Co p yist e x a m will be th a t of the
2, fro m w hich to m ak e a p p o in tm en ts 5,000th candidate.
N e a rly 30,000
to th e lo w e r position, t h e r e w as no
carrdidates orig in ally filed for this
im m e d ia te u rg e n cy of c o m p le ting test.
the gra d e 1 list. H ow ever, re c e n tly
O nce th e ra tin g s of th e written
i m an y of th e gra d e 2 eligibles h a v e
e x am has b een finished, qualilyiiiK
p ra c tic a l tests will be given to
g ro up s of 30 o r m ore, as the needs
of the service req u ire.
NYC Civil Service to Revise Rules
Hy II. K IJO T K . \ P L .\ X
NYC Eligible Lists
Due Within Few Days
six. T he additions are; L im ite d or
u n c e rta in d u ra tio n of th e position,
the special or u n u su a l conditions of
em p lo y m en t, and com p letio n of a
course of education. It is p ro v id ed
th a t a fte r declination fo r a n y of
these reasons an eligible m u st w a it
for tw o m o nth s before he can again
be certified u n d e r sim ila r conditions.
A n eligible w ho declines a p p o in t ­
m e n t to a position for w h ich th e list
on w h ich his nam e a p p e a rs has b e en
d e cla re d “a p p r o p r ia te ” ' is to be
strick e n fro m th e list fo r a p p o in t­
m e n t to any position e x c e p t t h a t for
w h ich it was origin ally p r e p a re d .
O rdin arily, a n eligible w h o accep ts
a p e r m a n e n t a p p o in tm e n t fi'om a
list, unless such a p p o in tm e n t is fo r
a lo w e r-g ra d e position th a n th a t for
w h ich he com peted, is not e n title d to
f u r t h e r certification from t h e list;
b u t th e C om mission m ay w a iv e th is
p rovision if it sees fit an d c o n tin u e
to certify the n am es of eligibles w h o
h a v e been certified to “a p p r o p r ia t e ”
positions.
O ne novel addition to th e rules,
an d one w h ich m ay give rise to co n­
s iderable speculation r e g a r d in g its
effect, is th e following; "If on th e
re q u est of a d e p a r tm e n t o r on its
ow n in itiativ e the C om mission shall
form ally in te r p r e t or c o n stru e the.se
rules, such fo rm al action shall h av e
th e force and effect of a r u le p r o ­
vided t h a t the C om m ission shall
p u b l'sh such i n te rp re ta tio n o r co n ­
stru c tio n fo rth w ith in th e City R e c ­
o rd and notify the L aw D e p a rtm e n t.”'
Clerks Become
Ass’t Clerks
T h e n e w eligible list for p r o m o t i o n
to C o u r t Clerk, G ra d e 3, w ill be
certified only to th e title of As.‘;islant
C o u r t Clerk, G ra d e 3, following a
re q u e s t by Chief M a g istrate Henry H
C u r r a n w ho called the title of C o u rt
Clerk, G ra d e 3, a m isnom er.
t r a t e C u r r a n originally reque.'-ted
t h a t th e e x am for this position be
cancelled, b u t th e M unicipal Civil
S e rvice Com mission decided to go
a h e a d w ith it an d accordingly it was
h e ld re cen tly.
In com m e n tin g on the e x a m i n a t i o n .
M a g istra te C u r r a n w ro te the C o m ­
m ission: ‘“T he ex am in atio n s h o u l d be
for fo u r th gra d e c le rk s, $3,000 and
up, o pen only to assistan t court
c le rk s— a g en u in e p ro m otio n e x a m ­
ination. Will y o u please adverti>«
a n d h old such a n exam ination?
h a v e no c o u rt c le rk list at p re s en t,
a n d t h e r e a r e fo u r vacancies, tw o . of
which a r e filled provisionally. The
o th e rs a r e unfilled. We s h o u l d ha'’*
a list fro m w hich to fill all s u c h posi"
tions.”
O ne of th e Com mission examiners
d e c la re d t h a t th e only s o l u t i o n t'’
th e p ro b le m w a s “ to hold the e x a m ­
in atio n a n d then change the title o
th e list to one for Assistant
Clerk, G ra d e 3, as soon as the P>^'
visionals h a v e been r e p l a c e d . "
a g re e d th a t the original title
’sufficiently “descrip tiv e" of the
tlon.
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9(Iay,
P age T hrei
CIVIL SERVICE LE4DER
Decem ber 31 , 1 9 4 0
Decisions
f]xpf^cted This Week
I m
p o r t a n t
By
DONALD
M acDO UG AL
on a n u m b e r of im p o r ta n t cases, n o w p e n d in g In th e C o u rt
/ Appeals, a re e x p e c te d th is w eek. A m o n g th e m o ra im p o r ta n t Civil
clrvicc cases to be decided are:
1
E h r l i c h v. K e rn , in vo lv in g th e s ta tu s of t e m p o r a r y title e x a m in e rs
• th e L a w D e p a rtm e n t. T h e Com m ission h a d e stab lish e d a list of tem *'^rarv t i t l e e x a m in e r s an d a p p o in tm e n ts w e r e m ad e on a te m p o r a r y
f ° i5 ’ A fter tw o y e a r s of service th e C om m issio n h a s re fu se d to g r a n t
th e t e m p o r a r y e x a m in e r s p e r m a n e n t status. T h e lo w e r c o u rts h a v e u p ­
held t h e Com mission.
2 T h e Beggs a n d S e a m a n cases, in v o lv in g t h e s a la r y an d g ra d e
tatus o f social in v estig a to rs in t h e B o a rd of C h ild W elfare. T h e p etit one' s claim th e y a r e en title d to t h e a ssig n m en ts b y sa la r y g rad es u n j*er t h e n e w classification of assistant su p e rv iso r, su p e rv iso r, etc., d e ­
e n d in g o n t h e s a la ry t h e y w e r e re c e iv in g a t t h e tim e of th e ch an ge
from the u n g ra d e d to t h e g r a d e d service. T h e lo w e r c o urts u p h e ld
D p c is io n s
p e titio n e rs .
3
The H ilse n rad case, invo lv in g th e issue o f t e m p o r a r y as distinfiuished from p e r m a n e n t sta tu s in th e civil service. T h e p e titio n e r
claimed th a t his e m p lo y m e n t b e y o n d t h e p r o b a ti o n a r y p e rio d m ad e h i m
a perm anent em p lo y e e e ven t h o u g h h e h a d b e en orig in a lly a p p o in te d
as a ‘'te m p o r a r y ”. T he A p p e lla te Division h e ld t h a t a n a p p o in tm e n t b e ­
yond the p ro b a tio n a r y p e rio d w as a p e r m a n e n t one w h e r e t h e eligible
r e a c h a b l e on t h e list.
4
Madden v. Heavy, in v olv ing th e r i g h t of e m p loy ees of a school
district of E as tc h e ste r to com pel t h e S ta te C om m ission to e x te n d th e
civil service ru les to t h e school district, classify t h e positions a n d hold
competitive e xam in atio n s, a n d t h a t th e S ta te C o m m ission defense t h a t
it was waiting for t h e r e p o r t of th e F ite legisla tiv e com m ission d id n o t
re lie v e t h e C om m ission of t h e resp o nsibility . T h e A p p e lla te D ivision u p ­
held t h e p e titio n e r a n d d ir e c te d t h e C om m ission to classify t h e positions
without w aitin g fo r th e r e p o r t of t h e F ite comm ission.
Vlr. Merit
vs. Mr. Spoils
Hard upon the h e e ls o f its t r e n c h ­
ant report M e r i t S y s t e m A d v a n c i n g
tlie NYC C i v i l S e r v i c e C o m m is s io n
last week released its la t e s t l i t e r a r y
opus, B a la n c e S h e e t . I t ’s a s p r i g h t l y
18-page, heavily
illu s tra te d
de­
fense of merit. B a l a n c e S h e e t has a
plot involving t w o c h a r a c t e r s : M r .
Spoils, a b e-derbied, p o t - b e l l i e d ,
cigar-curling g e n tle m a n w h o m y o u
recognize at once fro m a l l t h e c a r ­
toons of be -d erb ied , pot-bellied,
c ig a r-c u rlin g g e n tle m e n y o u ’ve seen.
H e ’s t h e villain.
F a c in g h im is
honest, h a r d - w o r k in g Mr. M erit, a
sm o oth ie in h o m b e r g a n d b rief-case.
It too k M r. M e r it se v e n h a r d y e ars
to ov e rco m e t h e m a c h in a tio n s of his
a r c h - e n e m y , b u t h e ’s done it, as you
can see w h en , in effortless grace, he
k ick s M r. Spoils o v e r t h e top of a
g r a p h into a g a r b a g e - b a r r e l w h ic h
h ad n o t y e t b e e n e m p tie d b y t h e
n e w c o m p e titiv e S a n ita tio n men.
W h a t y o u can l e a r n if y o u r e a d
B alance S h eet:
I te m : O ne h u n d r e d
a n d fifty
th o u sa n d N e w Y o rk e rs p e r f o rm 2,000
d iffere n t task s f r o m t h e city.
YES, IT'S CIVIL SERVICE
N ew York City's Civil Service is the large.st in the U. S. (outside the federal commiasion)f<
Am ong the 190,000 city jobs are positions for alm ost every kind of trade, profession and
skilled service. O ne unusual job, that of carriage upholsterer, is b ein g filled in the picture
ab ove, w hich sh ow s two candidates for the post com peting in a Civil Service practical test.
They are demonstrating their skill in doing th e actual work of the position—cutting and
m aking patterns for carriage upholstery.
Ite m :
O n l y 0.425 p e r c e n t o f a l l
t h e c i t y w o r k e r s d o n ’t h a v t C i v i l
S e r v i c e statu s. T h a t ’s 443 p e o p le .
It e m : N e w Y o r k C i t y h a s h a d a
C i v i l S e r v i c e f o r 300 y e a r s .
I t e m : T h e r e ’s n « d i s c r i m i n a t i o n .
Ite m : T h e g ra n tin g of tra d e l i ­
censes us e d to b e a r a c k e t .
Ite m :
F o u r N e w Y o r k C o m m is ­
s io n e rs c a m e u p v ia t h e C i v i l S e r v ­
ic e r o u t e — M c E l l i g o t t , V a l e n t i n e , M « K e n z ie , G o o d m a n .
Ite m :— E u ro p e a n a nd L a t ln - A m e r ic a n
c o u n t r ie s
to s t u d y
New
send
Y o r k 's
r e p r a s e n t a t iv e s
C iv il S e ry ic e
m e th o d s .
A n d l o t ’s m o r e .
O r g a n i z i n g in t h e S a n i t a t i o n D e p a r t m e n t
By M .X X W E L L L t H M A N
Taboo:
Organizing or a t t e m p t i n g to
organize a n y g r o u p of e m ­
ployees a t or a d j a c e n t to d e ­
partmental p r e m i s e s w i t h o u t
the C o m m ission er’s a u t h o r i t y in
writing.
Distributing or p o s t i n g or a t ­
tempting to d i s t r i b u t e or p o s t
any notice a t or a d j a c e n t to
departmental p r e m is e s w i t h o u t
the Comm issio jie r’s a u t h o r i t y in
writing.
This is Uie ram ous ru le 25 of th e
Sanitation D epartm en t, a k i n d of
I'iot aut which has b e en r e a d to t h e
men to prevent th e m o rg a n iz in g into
association.s of t h e i r o w n choosing.
There is case a fte r case wheij'e m en
I'ave been w a rn ed , singly o r in
«i'oups, that they h a d b e tt e r be c a r e ­
ful lest Rule 25 be su d d e n ly d r o p p e d
on their heads.
Rule 25 is p a r t of t h e Code of
I>iscipliiie in the d e p a rtm e n t. I t has
been used as though t h e w o r d s “at
Of adjaccMt to d e p a r t m e n t a l prem-^
laei” were not p a r t of it.
<it'll ill" Recognized
Tlie Sanitation D e p a r t m e n t h a s a
*y^teni of recognizing c ertain em liloyee organizations; 26 o rga niz a ­
tions today enjoy such recognition.
^
( Jidnco to File
dif y Tests
A series of city e x am s closes
A p plicalons ;;ie being re ce ive d u n til
P m. for the follow ing com peti‘'■'e tests: Assistant B acterio loDirector of P u b lic Assist“ce; Gasoline R o ller E n g in e e r
^
Asphalt S team R o lle r E ngiInspector
of
Blasting,
' ade 2; Pathologist (O ra n g e
inty); Resident B u ildings SuPeunifcMdent (H ousing); S e n io r
Assistant (H e alth
J-ducation); Senior M a in ta in e r
Sunrl?.^ /a p p lia n c e - T y p e w r ite r) ;
Cam p L alatinp
S u p e rvisin g T a b u Machine O p erato r.
w h ic h a re
sistanf o R a i l r o a d C lerk ; Asical n «
*'*°^°2ist; C hief M ed^eparfm
C hief), F i r e
(W.-^
Housekeeof
Hou.sekeeper
Monday. D ecem ber 30.
om en).
f^'iuirem en ts
for
th ese
T h e y co m p rise c o m p a n y unions, so­
cial gro up s, relig iou s societies.
M ost p o w e rfu l, a n d e x e r tin g m ost
influence, is t h e J o i n t C ou n cil of
D r iv e r s a n d Sw eep ers. T he f o u r o r ­
g an izatio ns co m p risin g t h e J o i n t
C ouncil h a v e h e ld d e p a r tm e n ta l
re co g n itio n fo r m a n y years. T h ey
a re the g ro u p s w h ic h officials of the
d e p a r t m e n t h a v e f r a n k ly d escrib ed
as “c o m p a n y un ion s.” P r e s id e n t of
th e .Joint Council, A n th o n y Greco,
lias d e n ie d to t h e L e ader th a t his o r ­
g anization, T h e B ro o k ly n S a nita tio n
M a n ’s P ro te c tiv e Association, Inc., is
a co m p a n y union. A b e KasofT, Elias
Sh ap iro , an d M ichael M orro, who
c o n stitu te th e r e m a in d e r of th e F o u r
H orsem e n, h a v e not b o th e r e d to d eny
t h a t th ey h e a d c o m p a n y unions. In
fact, t h e J o rn t C ouncil uses S a n ita ­
tion H e a d q u a r te r s , a t 125 W o rth St.,
to tr a n s a c t its ow n p e rso n a l business.
T h e L e a d e r , in this series of a r ­
ticles, isn’t p lug g in g fo r o rganization
by a n y gro u p. W e feel t h a t it’s the
rig h t of th e m e n in th e D e p a rtm e n t
to select a n y association th e y w ish
to, w i th o u t coercio n f ro m officials
or fro m th e F o u r H orsem en .
T h e e v id e n c e indicates t h e m en
h a v e n 't e n jo y e d t h a t right.
A t the p r e s e n t tim e, th e C.I.O. has
b e g u n q u ie tly to organize th e S a n i­
ta tio n m en.
It re m a in s to be
seen h o w this p o w e r f u l la b o r group
will fare. A n in te r e s tin g p r e c e d e n t
is th e case of t h e S a n ita tio n B e n e v o ­
le n t A ssociation. T h e SBA is n o w
a sm all organ ization , b u t it claims
at one tim e to h a v e h a d as m e m b e rs
a n a ctu a l m a jo r ity of th e m en in
th e d e p a r tm e n t.
P u r p o s e of the
SB A is to c r e a te a n org an izatio n
sim ila r to t h a t of th e p a tro lm en .
A tte m p ts to s t a r t such an asso­
ciation h a v e ta k e n place in te r m it ­
te n tly f o r m a n y years. It re ce ive d
its first g r e a t o rg a n iz a tio n a l s p u rt
a f te r a G r a n d J u r y pro b e of th e D e ­
p a r tm e n t h a d r e v e a le d “ evidence of
an in te r - d e p a r t m e n t a l influence th a t
b o rd e rs on invisible g o v e rn m e n t;
d e tr im e n ta l to efficiency a n d disci­
pline.” T h e G r a n d J u r y w e n t on to
po in t o ut t h a t “c e r ta in lib e rtie s w e re
th e n g r a n te d to t h e J o in t Council
of D r iv e r s a n d S w e e p e rs th a t placed
this g ro u p in a fa v o r e d a n d p r i v i ­
leged class.”
T h e G r a n d J u r y s u g g es te d t h e f o r ­
m a t i o n o f a s in g le o r g a n i z a t i o n c o v ­
e rin g a ll th e m e n in th e d e p a rtm e n t.
S i x o f t h e J u r y m e n w e n t t o see
C o m m i s s io n e r C a r e y , a s k in g t h a t h e
g r a n t th e r ig h t o f such a u n it to
fu n c tio n in th e d e p a r tm e n t.
C arey
a n sw ered: “ If th e m e n w a n t such an
o rganization, I h a v e n o ob jectio n.”
A body of 20 m e n go t to g eth e r,
q u i c k l y a c q u i r i n g 300 o t i i e r * to aot
AS c h a r t e r m e m b e r s . T h i s w a s d u r (C o n H n u cd
p s f*
If)
Bloominjcdale^s ll»e«
Civil Service W orker*
M o r e t h a n a d o z e n e l i g i b l e * on t h *
A s s is ta n t
G ard en er
lis t
rec e iv e d !
t e m p o r a r y w o r k d u r i n g tt»e C h r i s t ­
m a s r u s h season a t B l o o m i n g d a l e ’f
d e p a r t m e n t s to r e .
The
s to r e h a *
used a n u m b e r o f m e n f o r C h r is t m a g
w o r k e v e r s in c e t h e liirt w a s e s ta b ­
lis h e d .
Telephone Foreman List
OK for Inspector
•fhe p ro m o tio n list fo r Forem am
(T ele p ho n es), IN D Division, Nevf
Y o rk C ity T r a n s it System , w as d e ­
c la red a p p r o p r ia te this w e e k fo r c e r ­
tification to fill vacancies as T ele ­
p h o n e I n sp e c to r in th e d e p artn ien L
R a t i n g C o m p l e t e d o n M a l n t a i n e r ’s
H e lp e r W ritte n T e s t P a p e r s
T h e com plete set of event* on the
physical e x a m follows:
T e s t N o . 1: W e i g h t L i f t .
Two
a m i n a t i o n s f o r M a I n t a i n e r ’s hands; fu ll a r m ’s le n g th above head.
H e l p e r , G r o u p s A , B , C, a n d D , 100 po u nd s fo r 100%; 87Vi fo r 88%;
75 fo r 75%; a n d 60 for 60%.
h a v e b een c o m p le te d , th e M u n ic ­
T e s t N o . 2: P e c t o r a l S q u e e z e . C o n ­
i p a l C iv il S e r v i c e C o m m i s s i o n a n ­ d u c te d on a m ac hine t h a t r e c o rd s
n o u n c e d l a s t w e e k . T h e p a s s i n g p e rce n ta g e in open view .
m a r k in t h e te s ts h a s n o t y e t
T e s t N o . 3: A b d o m i n a l M u s c l e L i f t .
F rom a r e c u m b e n t position a c a n d i­
been an n o u n ced .
A total of 5,200 c a n d id a te s will d ate m u st assum e a sittin g position,
pa.ss th e fo u r tests, since t h e C o m ­ c a r r y in g up b e h in d his n e c k a
mission set a lim it to th e n u m b e r weight. His feet a re h e ld d ow n by
who w ou ld gain p laces o n each of a n o th e r candidate. 35 po u n d s for
th e fo u r eligible lists. In G ro u p A, 100%; 25 po u nd s for 85%; 15 for
1,200 w ill pass; in G r o u p B, 1,600; 70%.
T e s t N o . 4: L a d d e r C l i m b . L a d ­
in G ro u p C, 400, a n d in G ro u p D,
d e r a b ou t 15 feet. Slig htly inclined.
2,000.
R a tin g s of th e
papers
In
th e
15,494 w r i t t e n
c o m p e titiv e
ex­
A f te r notifications ha v e b e en sent
out, p ro b a b ly w i t h in th e n e x t few
weeks, to tho se w ho p assed a n d
failed, t h e C om m ission w ill begin
the sei^ies of c o m p e titiv e p hysical
tests.
T h e C om m ission re c e n tly
a d d ed tw o m o r e p a r ts to t h e p h y s i­
cal test in o r d e r to select t h e m en
of h igh est p hy sical calibre.
A fte r th e p h y sical p a rt, w h ich
sta rts th is week, q u a lify in g p ra c tic a l
exam s will be g iv en as f r e q u e n tly as
vacancies occur.
T h e physical e x a m i n a t i o n will
c ount 20 p e r c e n t in t h e final c o m p u ­
tations fo r th e e lig ib le list. A score
of 70 is r e q u ir e d o n this p a rt.
S A N IT A T IO N
E L IG IB L E S !
So m a n y m e n o n t h e lis t h a v e
a s k e d us to e x t e n d o u r o ff e r o f
t w o w e e k s ago, t h a t f o r a l i m i t e d
tim e —
T h e C i v i l S e r v i c e L E A D E R Is
o f f e r in g a i l t h e m e n o n t h e li s t
a 11.00 d is c o u n t o n » y e a r ’s s u b ­
s c r ip tio n .
S i m p l y s en d i n y o u r n a m e , a d ­
dress, a n d n u m b e r o n t h e lis t,
t o g e t h e r w i t h fl.O O .
C a n d id a te m u st clim b by foot to top.
E x cellen ce in th e test consists in
being able to d ra g or d ra w the b o d y
up to a p o int w h e r e the foot w ill
tou ch th e f^fth r u n g first. T h e fiflh
r u n g is a bo u t f o u r feet fro m t h e
floor. T h a t is 100%, assum ing agile
a n d f r e e ascen t and de sc en t t h e r e ­
after. P la c in g foot for the first tim e
on t h e 4th r u n g —80%; on th e 3rd,
60%; on th e 2nd, 40%; an d the 1st,
20%.
T e s t N o . 5: S h o u l d e r P u ll .
C on­
d u cted on a m ac h in e th a t record s
p e rc e n ta g e s in open view (tw o
c h a n c e s ).
T e s t N o . 6: T h i g h A b d u c t o r s . C o n ­
d ucted on a m ac h ine th a t re co rd s
percetvtage in open view (2 chances).
Sanitation Eligibles
To Become Conductors
T h e n e w e li g ib le l i s t f o r S a n l - I B e tw ee n 1,500 and 2,000 a p p o in tt a t i o n M a n , C l a s s A, w ill b e u s e d m e n ts as c o nd u cto r will p ro b a b ly b«
t o fill v a c a n c i e s a s C o n d u c t o r i n m ade in the n e x t fo u r y ears, d u r in g
the life of the S a n ita tio n list.
tlie u n ifie d t r a n s i t s y s te m of t h e
It is e x p e c te d th at eligibles c e r t i ­
city , T h e L eader l e a r n e d f r o m
fied will be given t r a in in g on t h e
re lia b le so u rc e s la s t w eek.
jo b th a t will eq u ip th e m to p e r f o r m
A com p etitive tQst for C o n d u c to r
th e d uties of conductor.
was o rd e re d last A ugust, b u t a f t ­
e rw ard s , th e Com mission decided
th at the S an ita tio n list, th e n being
w o rk e d on, w ould be a p p r o p r ia te for
these jobs. No official a n n o u n c e ­
m en t has been m ad e cancellin g th e
C o nd u cto r test b ut it is exp ec ted
S a n i t a t i o n eligibles a re b e ­
th a t the C om mission will sim p ly no t
hold it for m a n y m o n th s an d p o s­
in g a p p o i n t e d to t h e S a n i t a ­
sibly n o t a t all.
tio n d e p a r t m e n t a t t h e r a t e
T he c o n d ucto r job p ays 75 cents
of f i f t y e a c h w e e k . A lb e rt
an hour.
G a n b a r g , No. 66, w a s t h e l a s t
S an ita tio n eligible.s will m e e t th e
o n e a p p o i n t e d be fo re C hrist^
re q u ir e m e n ts for C o n du c to r, since
m a s : 210 elig ib les on t h e n e w
t h e age lim its on th e last p re v io u s
S a n i t a t i o n M a n A list h a v e
test w e re 23 to 44; th e h e ig h t r e ­
b e e n c ertified so Jar.
q u ir e m e n t wa^ five feet, flve inches.
2 1 0 Sanitation
Eligibles Certified
a m
P ace F ouh
Tuesilay, Decem ber 31 ,
SERVICE LEADER
1 9 4 ^^
How 125y000 Jobs W ill
Come Under Civil Service
By CHARLES SULLIVAN
New U . S. Steno T est Expected
FOR MEN ONLY; W ORK WOULD BE IN W ASHINGTON
I t ’s s t i l l i n t h e “ t a l k ” s t a g e , b u t
d o n ’t b e s u r p r i s e d if t h e C iv il
S erv ice C o m m issio n o rd e rs a n
" o p e n ” e x a m in a tio n fo r m ale
ste n o g rap h e rs.
The latest test p ro d u c e d only 838
m ale eligibles, 305 j u n io r stenogriip he rs and 533 senior ste n o g rap h e rs.
T he typist re g iste r for m ales h a s n ’t
been established,! yet, b u t no j ? r ^ t
n u m b e r of m ale eligibles is a n tic i­
pated.
,
The ju n io r steno re g is te r is e x ­
p ected to be e x h a u s te d in a rush.
Department.'), for some reason, h a v e
been re lu c ta n t to ta k e eligibles fro m
.«;enior registers. T he m ain reason, of
course, is th a t seniors m u st be paid
$1,620 and ju n io rs only $1,440.
Scrvice people, (or th e m ost p a rt,
p r e f e r m ale ste n o g rap h e rs. A n d w ith
bo th the A rm y and th e N a vy e x ­
p a n d in g ra p id ly th e ch ances a r e th a t
m o re m ale steno.s will be needed
v e ry .chortiy. T he A d j u t a n t G e n e r a l ’s
office in W ashington, for e xam ple,
h a s h ired a large n u m b e r of m ale
ftenos.
By an “o p e n ” e x a m in a tio n is m e a n t
th a t t h e re is no filing d ate deadline.
A ll a p p licatio n s a vailab le w o u ld be
acceptable an d one or m o re tests
i?iven u n til a larg e re g iste r w as es­
tablished.
K<M|iiii'einent8
Qualifications for the com ing exam
h a v e n o t yet, of course, b een f o r m u ­
lated. It is p robable, h o w e v e r, th a t
th ey will not v a r y gre atly fro m th e
U. S. e xam for m ales given by th e
Mew Y ork b ra n c h of th e F e d e ra l
Com mission last su m m er. In th a t
e x am , the age limits w e re 18 to 53.
T h ere was no e x p erien c e r e q u i r e ­
m en t, and can d id a te s w e re r a te d e n ­
tirely upon the test itself.
T he sub jects w hic h fo rm e d the
ba^'is of ra tin g w e r e those;
Cop.ying fro m plain copy (typeVk'riting).
Copying fro m ro u g h d r a f t (ty p e ­
w ritin g ).
C e n era l test.
S te n o g rap h y (re q u ire d of stenop ra ph ic c om p etitors only).
Kale <if Dictation
F or senior ste n o g rap h e rs, dictatio n
was a t the r a te of, 120 w o rd s a
m inute; for j u n io r .stenographers, at
the r a te of 'JtJ w ord s p e r m inute.
Any .system of m a k in g notes, i n ­
cluding the use of ste n o ty p e m a-
U . s . Civil S e r v i c e C o m m is s io n h a s a n n o u n c e d t h e procedu re
i t w il l fo l lo w in b r i n g in g a n e s t i m a t e d 125,000 j o b s u n d e r Civil
S e r v i c e t h r o u g h t h e R a m s p e c k Act. I t d e c i d e d t h a t :
T w e n t y - f i v e p e r c e n t w ill b e a d d e d f o r e x p e r i e n c e to t h e non o o m p e t i t i v e m e n t a l t e s ts . Cle rical a n d o t h e r l o w e r - g r a d e e m ­
p lo y e e s w ill t>e g i v e n m e n t a l t e s ts . H i g h e r b r a c k e t jobholder^
loill be g r a d e d o n t h e i r j o b records. V e t e r a n s ’ p r e f e r e n c e rcili
be a p p l i e d t o t h e n o n - c o m p e t i t i v e t e s ts , 5 p o i n t s f o r v e t e r a n s
a n d 10 p o i n t s f o r d is a b le d v e t s .
No e m p l o y e e w ill be g i v e n a n o n - c o m p e t i t i v e t e s t w h o has
p a s s e d a n e x a m f o r t h e p o s i ti o n h e ho ld s. P h y s ic a l s t a n d a rd s,
t h e c o m m i s s i o n r e v e a l e d , w o u ld b e “libera l.” P h y s ic a l s t a n d ­
a r d s c a n b e w a i v e d f o r e m p l o y e e s w i t h 12 or m o r e y e a r s of
servic e.
N u rse s in D e fen se P ro g ram
ARMY MAY HIRE 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 CIVILIANS
THE DEFENSE PROGRAM
has created opportunities for thousands of skilled workers.
In fact, the government has experienced a c u te difficulty in
finding sufficient men to fill the a v a ila b le openings. A bove
is a craftsman working with a mold.
chines, w as acceptable. T y p e w r ite rs t i v e c a n d i d a t e s f u l l y i n f o r m e d o n
could not, ho w ev er, be used lo r m a k ­ p r o g r e s s i n t h i s t e s t . Wc r e p e a t t h e
ing notes bccau.'ie th e noise would a d v i c e w e ’v e g i v e n h e r e t o f o r e to
i n te rfe re w ith o th ers ta k in g d ic ta ­ m e n c a s t i n g a b o u t f o r a t r a d e : L e a r n
stenography!
S e e s a m p le te s t on
tion.
In th e general test, j u n io r tvf)ist p a g e 12.
com p etito rs had to a ttain a g ra d e of
at least 70. In copying fro m plain
copy, candidates had to a tta in 60 in
That Telephone
speed and fiO in accuracy, a n d a
w eighted a v era g e of 70 in bo th t o ­
Operator Test
gether. In copying from ro u g h d raft,
T h r o u g h a n e r r o r th e U. S.
candidates had to a tta in a ra tin g of
Civil Serv ice Commission sent
a t least 70.
o ut an a n n o u n c e m e n t of an e xam
Senior typists h a d to m ee t the
fo r T eleph o ne O p e ra to r last
m in im u m .standards set fo r ju n io r
w eek. The im pression given by
typists in the .separate su b jects of
th e a n n o u n c e m e n t w as th a t the
the exam , and in addition a ttain in
te.st was open to N ew Y ork City
the e n tire ty pist exam , on th e h ig h e r
a n d S ta te residents.
A check
ra tin g for seniors, a m a r k of 70.
s h o w ed this to be w rong. T he
Only those who ha d qualified first
only people eligible for th e test
as typists could be r a te d as ste n og ­
a r e r e sid e n ts o f M etuchen. N. J.,
ra p hers.
w h e r e th e jobs will be filled.
T h e L f a d e r u i i l l k e e p a ll ^ p r o sp e c ­
N o o n e i n a n o f f i c i a l p o s i t i o n i n W a s h i n g t o n s e e m s t o h a v e th e
f * i n t e s t i d e a o f t h e n u m b e r o f n e w e m p l o y e e s U n c l e S a m wii]
n e e d I n 1941, b u t t h e y a l l a g r e e t h a t t h e n u m b e r w i l l b e “ t r e ­
m e n d o u s ."
-^ '
B o th t h e A r m y an d t h e N a v y will nu rses, b u t it isn’t e x pected to taka
tak e on th e b u lk of th e n e w e m ­ on m o re th a n 1,000 additional.
M eantim e, th e D efense Commis­
ployees, it is p re d ic ted .
T h e r e is v a g u e ta lk t h a t th e A r m y sion is p r e p a r e d to e x p a n d its activi­
will h ir e u p to 100,000 civilians in ties. T he crea tio n of t h e Priorities
1941.
W ar
D epartm ent
officials B o a rd an d t h e su p e r Defen.se Coun­
p ro m ise to m a k e a sta te m e n t on th e i r cil, b o t h h e ad e d b y W illiam Knudsen, a re exp ec ted to r e su lt in the ad­
p e rso n n e l n eed s sh o rtly.
d ition of h u n d r e d s of n e w employee.-!.
I t is k n o w n , h o w e ve r, t h a t th e
A ll defense w o r k e r s m u st be selected
W ar D e p a rtm e n t is p r e p a r i n g to d e ­
f ro m Civil Serv ice rolls.
c en tralize its a ctivities f r o m W ash ­
P e rso n n e l e x p e r ts e stim a te that
ington. F ie ld ofTices w ill b e e sta b ­
t h e r e ’ll b e 175,000 F e d e r a l employees
lished In th e n in e co rps a re a s fro m
in W ash in g to n o n J u l y 1, 1941. The
w h ic h n e w e m plo yees will b e hired .
late st c ount re v e a le d 150,000 in tha
n a tio n ’s capitol, a r e c o rd n um b er.
Red Cross Aids Recruiting
W ash ing ton is in a spo t where
T h e W a r D e p a r t m e n t is h irin g larg e e x p ansion is impossible. Fede­
h u n d r e d s of a d d itio n a l n u r s e s to c are r a l e m p loy e es a lr e a d y a r e crowded
for t h e sick in A r m y cam ps. I t is into alm ost e v e ry inch of office space
estim ated t h a t u p to 4,000 w ill be a v ailable. U n til n e w b u ild ing s now
hired. T h e n u rse s a r e b e in g r e c r u ite d u n d e r c o n struction a re com pleted it
b y th e Civil S e rv ice C om m ission is d ou b tfu l w h e t h e r t h e n u m b e r of
and the A m e r ic a n R e d Cross.
e m ployees h e r e w ill g ro w appreci­
N a v y D e p a r t m e n t also is h ir in g ably.
Lawyers, Attention!
INSIDE STORY OF REED COMMITTEE
T he r e p o r t of th e R eed C o m m ittee
on Civil S e rv ice R e fo rm h a s b een
delayed again. C o m m ittee m e m b e rs
h a v e o r d e r e d t h a section dealing
w ith F e d e r a l a tto r n e y s r e - w r i t t e n in
o r d e r to give d e p a r t m e n t s m o re lee ­
w ay in d ealin g w ith law yers. ■
T h e inside story is th a t th e c o m ­
m ittee w as r e a d y to re le a s e its r e ­
p o rt w h e n c e r ta in m em bev s h e a r d
com p lain ts t h a t th e B r itish defense
p ro g ra m w as h a m p e r e d so m e w h a t
by c a re e r la w y e rs . T h e m e m b e rs
desired to do e v e ’’y th in g possible to
p re v e n t a sim ila r s itu atio n here, so
th e r e - w r itin g w as o rd e red.
C iv il Service O p p o rtu n ities fo r W om en
/ / • j p ^ L O N D E S a r e to o friv o lo u s, b r u n e t t e s to o c h a t t y ! "
S o u n d s l ik e t h e p r o c l a m a t i o n of a r o u e p a r t i a l t o r e d h e a d s , d o e s n ’t i t ?
Y e t i t 's t h e c o n s i d e r e d s t a t e m e n t o f
a m e m b e r o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s C iv il S e r v i c e C o m m i s s i o n b a c k i n
1911, w h e n a .sk ed if h e t h o u g h t t h a t w o m e n s h o u l d g e t t h e s a m e
t h a i i c c .s a s m e n i n g o v e r n m e n t s e r v i c e .
U p t o r e c e n t d a y s , w o m e n h a v e b e e n t h e s t e p c h i l d r e n o f C iv il
Serv ice. D o o rs w e re le t o p e n f o r t h e m o n ly in tim e s of e m e rg e n c y ,
s t i c h a s d u r i n g W o r l d W a r I, w h e n a s h o r t a g e of m a l e e m p l o y e e s
o c c u rre d . T iie e m e r g e n c y o v er, t h e d o o rs w e re j u s t a s sp e e d ily
> h u t tig h t.
4 ---------------------------- —------------------------D is c rim in a tio n s
ag ain st
w om en
ence in e m p lo y m e n t for u n m a r r ie d
s t a r t e d t o f a ll o(T a t a b o u t t h e .sam e girls, and that m a r r ie d w o m en w e re
tim e th a t th e w o m e n r e c e iv e d liie
lirst to be laid oil.
vote. D u rin g 19:52-37, a new d is­
M i88 or iMrs. Ainericaii
crim in atio n was raised against m a r ­
ried w om en, in the form of an
T oday, th e o p p o rtu n ities for Mi.ss
Econom y Act th at p ro v id ed p r e fe r- or Mrs. A m e ric an in g o v e rn m e n t
service a re e<{ual to those of h e r
h usband, b ro th er, sw ee th ea rt.
A l­
ready the p e rc e n ta g e of w om en in
all the services - c it y , state, fe dera l—
A rco
is som ething b e tw ee n 15 an d 20 p e r
; cent, and i t ’s steadily rising.
B o rd e r P a tro lm a n
Significantly, a w o m an , L ucille
I Fo.ster McMillan, is today a m e m b e r
T lit‘ m o s t c o m p l e t e a n d a u t h o r i ­
of th e sam e feileral commission t h a t
ta tiv e book fo r tlie e x a m in a t io n
once enjo y ed tlie presen ce of the
to b t
.Ia n . 15.
$ 1 .0 0
’ anti-blonde, a n ti- b r u n e tte gentlem an.
G race A. Heavy presides o ver New
125 p a g e s . P r i e e . .
I Y ork S ta te ’s D e p a rtm e n t of Civil
S o l d a t I t. II. M a c y , M u n i c i p a l
Scrvice. And each tim e a vacancy
UIU k -. A.A i S. ( U ' k l y n ) , K a r n e s a n d
occurs on tiie New Y ork City C o m ­
N o b le, L e a d e r B o o k sh o p , u n d
mission, ;i,cry th at a w o m an be ap‘ pointed is raised.
480 L e x i n K t o n A v e .
i It is still not true, of course, t h a t
N e w Y o rk C ity
ARCO.
all jobs a re fitted fo r w o m en in th e
[ g o v e rn m e n t se rv ice any m o re th an
T his e x am u su a lly consists of q u e s­
tions on b oth e d u ca tio n a l tec h n iq u es
a nd th e special s u b je c t w h ic h the
c an d id a te feels she c an teach.
T ea ch in g th e s e days is a n o v e r ­
c ro w d ed profession, w ith lists f r e ­
q u e n tly e.xtended b ecau se of th e
-2. ®>00 FRmLoa^
sm all n u m b e r of va ca n cie s a n d a p ­
po in tm en ts. T h e co m p e titio n h a s b e ­
come q u ite sev ere. F o r th is reason,
th e wi.se w o m a n se e k in g a g o v e r n ­
m e n t c a r e e r w o u ld do w ell to p r e ­
p a r e he rse lf fo r o t h e r positions as
ious to b ecom e steam fitters or b la c k ­ well.
Worked in Long-Hantl
sm ith s o r p lu m be rs. L e t ’s confine
ourselves, th en, to th e jobs o r d i ­
Since e a rly days, clerical w o rk
n a rily a ttra c tiv e to w om en.
has b een c o n sid ered the pro v in ce of
th e w om en. B efore offices w e re
8 0 % Are Women
m echanized, w o m e n w e r e r e c r u ite d
F i r s t g o v e r n m e n t c a re e r w hich for th e clean, p le a sa n t w o rk of
opens itself to w o m en is teaching. copying r e p o r ts a n d o th e r item s in
E ighty p e r c en t of th e m ilfion te a c h ­
e rs in e le m e n ta ry a n d secondary
schools th ro u g h o u t th e c o u n try are
w om en, a lth o u g h m en m ak e up 75
p e r c en t of th e faculties of A m e ri­
can colleges.
R e q u ir e m e n ts fo r te a c h in g jobs
r v j A«t TOO cttAtrr
v a r y greatly, according to th e j u r i s ­
diction. New \ ’’o r k City p ro b ab ly
has th e h igh est sta n d a rd s in the lo ng-hand. W ith t h e In trod u ctio n of
c o u n tr y —e v e ry ap p lic an t m u st be a the ty p e w r it e r a n d o th e r office m a ­
college g ra d u a te — b u t at tlie sam e chines, some p re d ic te d t h a t th e days
tim e p ay s th e best salaries. T he of the w o m a n c le rk w e r e n u m b ere d .
a v e ra g e in th e u r b a n sections of But it soon be ca m e a p p a r e n t t h a t
w om en w e r e m o re d e x tro u s and
New Y o rk S ta te is $2,780 a year.
In brief, th e p ro c e d u r e for getting efficient w ith th ese m a c h in es th a n
a te a c h in g jo b is sim ila r to th a t for the men. Today, 90 p e r c en t of all
g e ttin g m ost Civil Service positions: ste n o g ra p h e rs an d typists in g o v e r n ­
1 through
c o m p e titiv t ex am in atio n. m en t nervice a r» w om en, a n d th e
in p r iv a te in d u stry . Occasionally an
a n n o u n c e m e n t w ill contain this p r o ­
vision: for m en only.
A n d we
h a v e n ’t h e a r d of m an y w om e n a n x -
It h a d b e e n orig in a lly planned to
place la w y e rs u n d e r the present
Civil Service system. U n d e r the new
p la n l a w y e r s w o u ld be placed under
a fo rm of Civil Service. T he Com­
mission w o u ld hold a n n u a l exnms
for y o u n g legal talen t. Ungraded
r e g iste rs w ould be established and a
g e n e r a l counsel w ou ld be able to
select a n y la w y e r he w a n ts from tha
list.
T h e com m ittee Is b e lie v ed to agre#
to re c o m m e n d to t h e P re sid e n t that
G-M en,
a d m in istra to rs,
scientists
and otlier professional and technical
em ployees b e p lac e d u n d e r the Civil
Serv ice system .
p ro p o rtio n of tele p h o n e operati'r<!,
file clerks, etc., is n e a r ly as high.
C an d id a tes fo r sten o grap hic end
ty p in g jobs a r e exp ected to be wellg r o u n d e d in g r a m m a r and spcllinf?
as w ell as capable in th e .specific
duties. J u n i o r Stenos a re re(iuired
to ta k e dictation at t h e ra te of
w ords a m in ute, w'hile Sen io r Stencs
m ust be able to do 120 w o rds a min­
ute. C lerk s an d tele p h o n e operators
m ust h a v e p re v io u s experience in
th e ir job.
T he g r e a te r use of busine.ss ma­
chines is opening a n e w field for
clei’ks. T h e re ce n t fed eral te.'^t fot
C a rd P u n c h O p e r a to r asked for
several w eeks of in ten sive trainingC alcu latin g m achines, tab u lating ma­
chines, an d a v a r ie ty of otheis. re­
q u ir e little e x p erien c e an d yet offer
exce lle n t o p p o rtu n ities fo r a govern­
m e n t job. Moral: select th e job. then
conscientiously p r e p a r e for it.
Social Work
On a so m e w h a t h ig h e r plane both
in sa lary an d r e q u ir e m e n ts is a fiei
th a t h a s come u p d u r in g the pa-"
decade— social work. F o r examp*®>
4,500 Social In v estigators hanme
N ew Y o rk C ity ’s extensive relief
rolls. T hese jobs s ta r t in at
_ ’
offer exce lle n t pro ipo tion oppo'
nitie.s, a n d c e rta in ly afford the e
p loyee a feeling th a t she is
.
a n im p o r ta n t role in th e task
a lle v ia tin g h u m a n m isery.
.
J u s t as th e Social I n v e s t i g a t o r
seem s especially m a d e for
j
so has th e c are of th e hum an *
g e n era lly b een left In th e
.q,,
the f a ir sex. T he n u rsin g profess
p.reeminently, belongs to womeU'
all of t h e g o v e r n m e n t services
(C o n tin u ed on P a g e
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c o m i n g d u r i n g t h e weelc o f F e b ­
r u a r y 3.
C o m p l e t e d e t a i l s w ill
p ro b a b ly be av ailab le n e x t week.
p h arm arists, N u r se s
S e v e n te e n S ta te -w id e tests a re
failing f o r t h e n e w s e r i e s o f listed in t h e series, th e first to be
open c o m p e t i t i v e S t a t e e x a m s , opened by t h e State Civil Service
ten ta tiv e ly
set
for
S a t u r d a y , Com m ission in se v e ral m o n th s b e ­
M a r c h 1, w ill p r o b a b l y o p e n cause of r e stric te d finances. T he
w ith in t li e n e x t t w o w e e k s , w i t h o th e rs a r e fo r in div idu a l counties.
R e sid en ts of th e e n tire S ta te are
eligible fo r t h e S ta te -w id e tests,
w h ile c o u n ty e x a m s a re ooen. unless
ACCOUNTING
o th e rw is e stated, to c o u n ty re sid en ts
AUDITING A S S T
of f o u r m o n th s standing.
riCDKKAT, KX.AM
T h e list o f e x am s follows:
LECTURES
State-Wide
by C. I’. A.
B lindness P r e v e n tio n C onsultant
M ID T O W N S C H O O L
N urse, Division of the Blind, De7(1 \V. 4,Sr<l St.. N.Y.C’.
\VI. 7-03<S«
p a r tm e n t of Social W elfare.
F a r m P ro d u c ts Pro m o tio n Agent,
D e p a r t m e n t of A g ric u ltu re and M a r ­
kets.
F a r m P r o d u c ts P ro m o tio n Assist­
S c h o o l of
ant, D e p a r t m e n t of A g ric u ltu re and
^
FINGER P R IN T S
M arkets.
F a r m P ro d u c ts P ro m o tio n S u p e r ­
I.ICKNSKD BY THE STATE
visor, D e p a r t m e n t of A g ric u ltu re
M. E. H A M I L T O N , D i r.
a n d M arkets.
22-26 E. 8th St., N. Y. C.
Day iV lOiniilnK ('l;iase» Now Koiniin(j
H ig h w a y
G e n e ra l
M a in te n a n ce
Inspectors,
j5orial W orkers,
&
rlioiirt (JRumercy 7-12C8
$1,80 0
a Year
Inlonaivp.
tho ro u jrh
prep aratU in
f(Tf
all p a r t s
of
th is
ex a m in a tio n ,
i_n( lu<ilni? t h e " s r e n e r a l t e . s t s . ”
O u r in• l u c t o r Is h i g h l y q u a l i f i e d — a C . P . A . ,
I ni<-nil)(>r o f t h e l i a r , f u l l y f a m i l i a r
■.vlth K i ' d e r a l e x a m i n a t i o n s .
T H E
:>.T \V(>st 42 St.
T U T O R
PKnnHylvnniu 8-2694
ACCOUNTING and
AUDITING A S S T
Tufuday and Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
FRKK SeNNlon .Jnn. 2
B’LDGS MANAGER
and
B’LDGS SUPT.
>l(>iula,v IIlid Wednesday. 8:30 p.m.
J''KKK {^Mkion Jan. C
COURT ATTENDANT
K K K K ,S<>nKiuii T ups ., J a n . 7, 8:30 p .m .
POSTAL CLERK-CARRIER
I'KKK .'Session Tues., Jan. 7, C:30 p.m.
f''TIOXAT- INST.
R ^A N InI 7 K. 15
St. AI.fr. 4-30!)4
EM PLOYM ENT
MEANS
S E C U R IT Y
St*iiire ,vourself against uncmployinfiil by enrollliitr wUli MAKY A.
'lOONKY, Cafliollo ReKlRtrar and
IMu.ciuent Director ot BROWNE’S
lU SINKSS C'OM.E(iE.
P r o m o t i o n o p p o r t u n i t i e s w ill
so o n be fo r th c o m in g fo r H o s p ita l
A tt e n d a n t s a p p o in te d b e g in n in g
J a n u a r y 1, f r o m t h e 1 4 , 8 3 9 - n a m e
list j u s t e s ta b lis h e d by th e S ta te
C i v il S e r v i c e C o m m i s s i o n .
The
L eader le a r n s t h a t a p r o m o tio n
t e s t t o S u p e r v i s o r w ill p r o b a b l y
be h e ld w i t h i n six m o n t h s , a n d
n e w A t t e n d a n t s a s w ell a s t h o s e
a l r e a d y o n t h e j o b w ill b e e l i g ­
ib le t o c o m p e t e . A n A t t e n d a n t
m u s t w o rk a t l e a s t six m o n t h s in
th e lo w er title, h o w e v e r, befo re
b e in g e lig ib le to a c c e p t a p p o in t ­
m en t.
T h e m a x im u m m o n th ly
s a l a r y o f t h e S u p e r v i s o r j o b Is
l i s t e d a t $106 a m o n t h , q u i t e a
s t e p a b o v e t h e $54 -$ 6 6 s a l a r y
r a n g e of th e H o s p ita l A tte n d a n t.
S u p e r in te n d e n ts r e ta in control over
a p p o in tm e n ts to C h a rg e A tten dan ts.
Officials feel t h a t since th e C h arg e
A t t e n d a n t sa la r y ($66-$74) is b u t a
sm all incre ase o v e r t h a t fo r H ospital
A tte n d a n t, it w ould n o t be w o rth
w hile to call a special pro m o tio n test.
Canvasses h a v e a lre ad y gone out
to t h e top eligibles on the list, in an
a tt e m p t to l e a r n w h e r e they will a c ­
c ep t e m p lo y m en t. T he f o u r disabled
v e te r a n s w h o h e a d t h e list a re elig ­
ible f o r a p p o in tm e n t in any in stitu ­
7 Laf ayet te Ave., Brooklyn
CIVIL S E R V I C E AND
COMMERCIAL P R E P A R A T I O N
IN SleiiotrrHpiiy-XypinK-BuMlnoNS-MH• liliies uMd KKY I'U N C U ALACHI>'K8
ask
FOR MARY
A.
MOONEY
NKvioa 8-2941
L im ited C la s s N ow F o rm in g
for
JR . A C CO U NT I NG
AND A U D I TI N G AS ST .
IMrecfed by a N. Y. C.
Hlgrh S«'1iO))I Tearher
COMMCXICATE
621 W«M>lworth BIdr. BArelay 7-8417
REGISTER NOW!!!
Courses on IBM Alphabetic-Numeric Accounting Machine
(Talmlator) Including Plugboard Wiring and Sorter.
Class Forming Now for January 7th Course
Also, specialized t r ai n i n g on IBM Al ph ab et i o «nd Num er ic KeyPunchet. All Co ur i ea i nclude Civil Servi ce p r e p a r a t i o n f o r w r i t ­
ten exami nat ion*. Low T ui ti on . Call or w ri t e f o r full p a r t i c ul ar s.
SCHOOL FOR CARD-PUNCH OPERATORS
250 West 57th S t r e e t
Su it e 425-428
Circle B-6428
accounting and
AUDITING ASSISTANT
l'**«‘tureH .Mon., Tliur., 7 P.M., iu r l u d e M e n ta l, M a th ., CuU'uliitlon, Ac<'<Miii(lniri
F E E $15 u n til t h e extun.
JR. CALCULATING MACHINE OPERATOR
HUO \curly. No experience K«(]Ulred. Inteniiive, r iiiH h a l Training on the
•
Macliliie, Days, Evenlnjfs.
C ard r u n c l i Oper.
Hi.n if'?.'***''’
Elect,
'V.,
lnspeLt«r
Mecli., D r a f t s m a n , E le c tr.
M arin e E n g i n e e r
u n iV** 1.!*^ J"**p.. B.W.8,
A rcouutiiiK M ath .
KnulL
Manacer
I’oHtul C le rk -C a rrle r
‘'•irveyor'n We.
D raftlnic, liliio I’rliit K ead.
'•'•nary, iOlectr., Plumber Ue,
All City, s t a t e , F e d . Ex um g
m o n d e l l
- ■‘ 1 St., N. Y. C.
F ore m an, Division of H ighw ays, D e ­
p a r tm e n t of P u b lic W orks. T his e x ­
am in a tio n is open to legal re siden ts
of all c ounties w ith th e e x ce p tio n of
Bronx. Kings, N e w York, Queens
and R ichm ond, b u t certification will
be m ad e by counties. F o r filling a
vacancy in a c ounty, certification
will be lim ited to those W’ho ire an d
h av e been legal re sid en ts of th e
county for f o u r m o n th s im m e d ia tely
p re ce d in g th e d a te of th e e x a m i n a ­
tion.
I i ^ u s t r i a l H o m e w o rk Investigator,
Division of W om en in Industr.y and
M in im u m Wage, D e p a r t m e n t of Laio r .
J u n i o r A quatic Biologist, Division
| of Fi.sh and G am e, C o n se rv a tio n D e ­
' p a r tm e n t.
Milk P ro m o tio n A gent, D e p a rtm e n t
of A g ric u ltu re a n d M arkets.
Milk P ro m o tio n Assistant, D e p a r t ­
m e n t of A g r ic u ltu r e an d M arkets.
Milk P ro m o tio n Supervisor, D e ­
p a r tm e n t of A g ric u ltu r e an d M a r k ­
ets.
P h a rm ac ist, S ta te a n d C o u n ty D e­
p a r tm e n ts and In stitu tio n s. I m m e d i­
a te a p p o in tm e n ts e x p e c te d at N e w ­
a r k S tate School a n d R oc k la n d S ta te
Promotion For Those On
H ospital A tten dan t L ist
s.
U.
A C C O U N T IN G
and Auditing Assistant
i n s t i t u t e
^n iMconiiin 7-2086
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________________________________________________________ _____________________
State Lists 25 Exams in New Series
Jiio lu d e s
T
tion of t h e state; o th e r s o n the. list
will get jobs only in in stitu tio n s lo­
cated w ith in the zone in w hich th ey
live. T he sta te h as b e en split up into
fou r zones. T h e to p m en are:
Vets on Top
1, R a y m o n d
O sterh o u d t,
A u sab le
F o r k s . 91.00: 2, M a u r i c e A . O ’NeUl, 2243
H a m p d e n P la c e , B r o n x , 90.00; 3. D a v id
B. B e a ll, 10 D i c k i n s o n A v e ., B i n g h a m ­
to n , 88.00 ; 4, L u t h e r C. H a r r i s o n , G ille r
A ve., H o l b r o o k , 88.00.
T hese a re follow ed b y 11 eligibles
w ho s u b m itte d p e rfe c t p a p e r s in the
J u n e 29 test. T h ey are:
5. K e n n e t h W e r l a u , C a llic o o n , z o n e 3;
6. R i ib e n a M. H y d e , 213 W . B lo o m fie ld
St., R o m e , z o n e 2; 7, P u r l R . H o w a r d .
B o x 55. F r e e h o l d , z o n e 3; 8 . Z e lla
R. C la r k , 8 M a d is o n A v e ., E n d i c o tt ,
z o n e 2; 9, S t u a r t F . F r e n c h , R F D 4.
! A u b u r n , z o n e 2; 10, J a c q u e l y n N o r r i s ,
512 H o w l a n d A v e ., R o c h e s t e r , z o n e 1;
11, P li ilip C. H o r g a n , 225 W. 232d St.,
N e w Y o r k C ity , z o n e 4; 12. G e o r g ia
C r u m b , 8 S o u t h D a y t o n , R F D 2, z o n e 1;
i 13, A lic e K e lly , 432 B a i n b r i d g e St.,
Hospital. Appointment.*? will also be
m ad e to the position of A ssistant
P h a r m a c is t at M o u nt M orris T u b e r ­
culosis Hospital.
Ph y sio th e rap ist, Division of O r ­
thopedies, D e p a rtm e n t of Health.
R ailroad
Fquipm rnt
Inspector,
D e p a rtm e n t of Public Service.
Senior A quatic Biologist, Division
of Fish and Gam e, C on se rv a tio n D e ­
p a rtm e n t.
Senior E ngin e e rin g .Aid, T ran sit
Commission.
Senior Inspe c tor
of S ta n d a rd s
an d Ptirchase, Division of S t a n d a r d s
and Pu rc h a se , E x ec u tiv e D e p a rt­
m ent.
Social W o rk er in tra in in g schools
for ju v e n ile d e lin q u e n ts u n d e r th e
su p erv isio n of the D e p a r t m e n t of So­
cial W elfare.
Con I l l y
X -R a y T echnician, O neida C o u n ty
Hospital.
O ra n g e County
As.sistant I'hoto Recording- C lerk,
Couiity C lerk's OfVice.
■Wcsti’h r s l e r County
G u a r d - F a r m e r , W estc h ester C o u n ty
P e n ite n tia ry .
Thi.s e x am in atio n is
open to legal re sid en ts of an y c o u nty
in N e w Y o rk Slate, b u t p re fe r e n c e
in certification will be given to legal
re sid en ts of W estc hester County.
H ead J a n ito r, Division of B u ild­
ings, D e p a rtm e n t of P ub lic W orks,
W estch ester Countj'.
Senior C’o urt Clerk, S u r r o g a t e ’s
Court, W estc h ester C ounty.
F u t u r e S ta te T e s ts
T h e S ta te la w says that titles o f
o p e n c o m p e t i t i v e li s t s r e q u e s t e d
by d e p a rtm e n ts a nd institu tions
v i u s t b e p u b l i c l y a i i n o 7 i v c e d f o r 1.5
d a y s b e fo r e the S ta le C o m m is s io n
t a k e s a c t i o n . 7'he f o U o i c i n g li s ts a r e
n o w being a d v e r tis e d (th e da te d e ­
n o t e s U 'h cn t h e 1,5 d a y s a r e u p ) :
N iagara C ounty
J a n u a r y 1—N ew Y o rk S ta te T r a i n ­
S e ttle m e n t A ccounts Clerk, D e ­
ing School for Girls. Hudson, N. Y.—
p a r tm e n t of P u b lic W elfare.
A ssistan t S u p e rin te n d e n t.
S te n o g rap h e r, D e p a rtm e n t of P u b ­
J a n u a r y .•?—B room e C o un ty C h ild ­
lic W elfare.
r e n ’s C o u r t—P r o b a tio n OfTicer.
Oneida C ounty
A ccount Clerk, O neida C ounty
V e t e r a n ’s Relief Com m ittee.
B uy T h e L E .\D F R e v ery T u es d ay
W
h
e r e
D
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T h e fo l lo w in g a re t h e l a t e s t c e r tif ic a tio n s , in N e w
A lb a n y , f r o m p o p u la r S t a t e lists:
York and
Assistant Clerk
R a n k in g . P e rc e n ta g e .
P e r m a n e n t — A l b a n y — $1,200 ........................
502
88.f)2
T e m p o r a r y — N e w Y o r k — $ 1 ,2 0 0 ..............................
243
89.25
T e m p o r a r y — N e w Y o r k — $ 1 ,1 0 0 ...............................
344
88.74
T e m p o r a r y — N e w Y o r k — $ 9 6 0 ..................................
502
88.02
T e m p o r a r y — N e w Y o r k — $ 9 0 0 ..................................
437
88.37
T e m p o r a r y — A l b a n y — $ 1 ,2 0 0 .....................................
292
88.94
T e m p o r a r y — A l b a n y — $ 1 , 1 6 0 ....................................
598
87.78
Assistant Stenographer
T e m p o r a r y — N e w Y o r k — $ 1 ,2 0 0 ...............................
T e m p o r a r y — N e w Y o r k — $ 9 6 0 ..................................
T e m p o r a r y — N e w Y o r k — $ 9 0 0 ..................................
T e m p o r a r y — A l b a n y — $1,200 ....................................
T e m p o r a r y — A l b a n y — $960 ......................................
T e m p o r a r y — A l b a n y — $900 ( f r o m J u n i o r S t e ­
n o g r a p h e r l i s t ) ...........................................................
1,048
1,919
1,683
1,957
725
84.59
79.60
81.60
79.00
87.30
2*,034
81.90
405
195
87.49
88.80
L atest appo in tm en ts:
Assistant Stenographer
N e w Y o r k — $ 9 6 0 ............................................. ..................
A l b a n y — $1,200 ..................................................................
(CI.()SEI> AI-I. DAY \Vi;i)MOSI)AY, JAN. 1 (NKW YKAK’S DAY)
A tte n tio n ! H o s p i t a l
CIF/L SERVICE PREPAR.iTIOiy
A tte n d a n t E lig ib le s
D u rin g the m o n th of J a n u ­
a r y eligibles on th e n e w H os­
pital A t t e n d a n t list ma.y s u b ­
scribe to T he L E A D E R a t a
special ra te of $1 for one year.
T he r e g u la r su b s crip tio n price
Is $2. This offer, o pe n only to
those who m a d e the 14,839-name
list, e x p ire s J a n u a r y 31, 1941.
Also, T he L E A D E R h a s at Us
offices, 97 D uane Street, copies
of the list w hich m ay be e x ­
a m in e d by eligibles.
One of
T he L E A D E R lists is in a lp h a ­
betical o rd e r a cc o rd in g to zones,
the o th e r lists th e eligibles in
o rd e r of ra n k in g .
B r o o k l y n , r o n e 4; 14, S t a n l e y C o rn g o ld ,
755 M c D o n a ld A ve ., B r o o k l y n , z o n e 4;
15. M i ld r e d E. R o t h d i e n e r , 23 W e s t P a r k
R o w , C lin to n , z o n e 2.
F IR E M A N
T h e p r e s e n t F i r e m a n e lig ib le lis t e x p i r e s o n D e c e m b e r 14, 1941. T h e
n e x t m e n t a l e x a m i n a t i o n s h o u l d b e h e l d n o t l a t e r t h a n A p r il, o r foiu'
m o n th s fro m now .
Tlie n u m b e r c o m p e t i n g w ill b e la rg e , t h e c o m p e t i t i o n k e e n a n d t h e
e x a m i n a t i o n d iff ic u lt.
T h e r e f o r e , th o s e w h o h o p e f o r s u c c e s s Bhould
b e g in p r e p a r a t i o n a t o n c e .
O u r m e n t a l c la s s e s a i e m e e t i n g t h r e e d a y s w e e k l y —p h y s i c a l c la s s e s
tw ic e w e e k l y a t h o u r s to s u it t h e c o n v e n i e n c e of t h e s t u d e n t .
P A T R O L M A N
T h e p r e s e n t list f o r P a t r o l m a n s h o u l d be e x h a u s t e d b y J a n u a r y 1,
1942. T h e r e f o r e , t h e e x a m i n a t i o n s h o u l d b e h e ld e a r l y in tJie F a ll o f 1941.
S in c e t h e P a t r o l m a n a n d F i r e m a n e x a m i n a t i o n s a r e s o m e w h a t s im ila r ,
w e s u g g e s t tlia t y o u t a k e a d v a n t a g e of t h e c o m b i n a t i o n c o u r s e a n d p r e ­
p a r e f o r b o t h t e s t s (if y o u a r e a t le a s t 5 f t. 8 in. in h e i g h t ) , a t a r e d u c e d
c o m b i n a t i o n fee.
• A ccord ing to th e press a large n u m b e r of m e n h ave en-
L ^ f U i i c c s . listed, w h i c h will re du ce the n u m b e r to be conscripted
for m ilita ry training. T h ere fo re, a ny perso n w h o
registered for m i l i ­
tary training m a y enroll w i t h th e u n d e r sta n d in g th a t i f he has paid th e
full fee and is t h e n d ra f t e d before the exa m i n a t i o n is held, h alf of the
fee pa id will be re t u r n e d to h i m and he m a y con tin u e the course t h rou gh
co rre spondence at the place o f m i lita ry training.
T h e purp ose of this offer is to encour age m e n to begin pre para tion
at once, e v e n tho u g h t h e y m a y be in d o u b t as to th eir conscription status.
Many Ties
Seventy-five p e r c e n t w as th e p ass­
ing g ra d e on th e test, w h ich was
ta k e n by 16,250 candidates. O ne h u n ­
d red tr u e - a n d - f a lse questions m ad e
up th e e n tir e test. Ties, of w hich
t h e re w e re dozens a t each rating,
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a n t, m a n a g e m e n t a n d h o u sin g
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s o c i a l i n v e s t i g a t o r , o ffic e a p p l i ­
a n ce o p e ra to r or In sp e c to r of
p o w d e r a n d e x p l o s i v e s . . . S h e ’s
r e f e r e n c e a s s i s t a n t in c h a r g e of
t h e C iv il S e r v i c e d e s k o f t h e
M u n ic ip a l
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L ib ra ry .
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Is s c h e d u l e d , c i t y , s t a t e , o r f e d ­
e ra l, M iss K i n g c o m p ile s a b ib li­
o g ra p h y of stu d y m a t e r i a l . . .S h e
h a s t h e o n l y c o m p l e t e file o f m a ­
te ria l used in m u n ic ip a l in -se rv ­
ic e t r a i n i n g s e m i n a r s . S h e h a s ,
a t h e r fin g ertip s, a n n o u n c e m e n ts
a n d re q u ire m e n ts of e x a m in a ­
t i o n s h e l d b y t h e t h r e e c iv il s e r v ­
ic e c o m m i s s i o n s . . . S h e h a s q u e s ­
tio n s a n d a n s w e rs to p a s t o p en
c o m p e titiv e
c ity e x a m i n a t i o n s
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p r e s e n t s i t u a t i o n . . . “ C o lle g e s t u ­
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sh e finds, a re e a g e r fo r in f o r m a ­
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p le w h o a p p ly fo r c ity j o b s . . .
a n d t h e w id e s p r e a d u s e of c ity
schools fo r h o ld in g e x am s. O n ce
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f e e s ? . . . T h e S t a t e E m p lo y m en t
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autlior, telling: him t h a t the stor;
ha d convinced him how terrible A\as
his lot, a n d th e re fo re he was going
to c o m m it suicide. T he author im­
m edia te ly s a v e the letter to his city
editor, w ho in t u rn phoned the po­
lice.
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hom eless q u a r r y in a little room, tap­
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n e e d f o r C a rd P u n c h e rs, particu­
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A s t u d y of t h e k in d of cops pre­
f e r r e d b y m o s t communities
sh o w s 180 p o u n d s to be the bestli k e d w e i g h t . . . In d u stria l con­
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w e e d o u t e m o tio n a l ly unstaW
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b y tr o u b le m a k e r s . Seems to us
t h a t m o s t sa b o t e u r s are pretty
cool l a d s . . .E le v e n c itie s adopted
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bitious y o u n g r e a d e r s r e g a r d the
M unicipal Civil S e rv ice as the safest
a n d th e su re st w ay to a r e a l career.
T h at w as m y im pressio n w h e n I e n ­
tered the service as a Grade 1 Typist.
Since I h a d a college d e g ree and a
good g e n e ra l b ack g ro u n d , I r e g a r d e d
m y G ra d e 1 position in th e B oa rd of
Child W elfare as a m e r e stepping
stone. H a vin g passed a m o st difficult
p ro m o tio n ex am in atio n , a n d k n ow in g
th a t th e r e w as an u r g e n t d e p a r t ­
m en ta l n eed fo r G r a d e 2 Clerks, I
felt c ertain of b e in g p ro m o te d w ith in
the sh o rte st possible time. I n ste ad
of that, alth o u g h th e h e a d of m y d e ­
p a r tm e n t, the B oard of Child W el­
fare, has made numerous requests for
a d dition al c le ric a l staff of a G ra d e 2
n a ture , th e B u d g e t D ire cto r has failed
to m ak e th e nece.ssary app oin tm en ts.
S u re ly th e r e can be no legitim ate
reaso n for keep in g us at a low G ra d e
1 sa lary indefinitely a f te r w e h ave
qualified o u rselves fo r prom otion.
C an it be t h a t th e c a r e e r fa cto r has
been eliminated from the Civil Ser­
vice?
Desp a ir inq
C ivil
P.O. e x am to petition the U. S Civ
Service Commission an d our
g ressm en to hold a new exam.^ ^
Servant,
Asks New Poslal Test
S i r s : K n o w in g th e I m p a rtia lity of
th e C i v i l S ervice Leader, I w ish to
exp ress np^ view s t h a t aince th e P o st
Office Eligible A ssociation in a r e ­
cent le tte r to y o u r p a p e r m ak e s a
one-sided picture, th e side of t h e
asp iran ts for f u t u r e P.O. e x a m i n a ­
tio n s sh ou ld also be p re se n te d . My
o pinion is t h a t the a r g u m e n ts of t h e
P.O. eligibles for re n e w a l of th e lost
on th e gro u nd s of e conom y a n d th e
d r a f t a re only a s c re e n b ecau se th e
lists h a v e a lre ad y b e en in e x istence
fo r fo u r years, a nd t h e r e h a v e b e e n
a b ou t 3,000 a p p o in tm en t!.
T here­
fore, I p rotest th e selfish m o tiv e of
th e eligibles, who a r e se t on p r e v e n t ­
ing th e h o lding o( a n exam in atio n ,
and urge those w h o w ish to ta k e a
Wants P.O. List Used
For Defense Jobs
.
S i r s : T h e r e ’s b een talk of the u.
C ivil S ervice Commission
ous lists fo r jobs in national
T h e P ost Office list is an aPP‘2,
p r ia te one, a n d th e r e are
of u n e m p lo y e d on its r e g i s t e r ,
a b o u t using th at?
Independent Gals
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POLICE CALLS
By B U R N E T T M U R P H E Y
P age S evew
W e lfa re D e p a rtm e n t News
By HENRY T R A V E R S
\fayor Praites Cops
'C om m issioner L ew is J. V a le n tin e l a s t w e e k re le ased a l e tte r f r o m
L aG u ard ia, in w hic h th e l a t t e r paid h ig h t r ib u te to the m en
o( the Police D e p a rtm e n t fo r th e ir efficient w o r k in policing the
W o r l d ’s Fair.
Said th e Mayor:
M ayor
■ I h a v e j u s t e x a m i n e d t h e fin a l t a b u l a t i o n o f a r r e s t s in t h e W o r l d ’s F a i r
nrecinct. T h e r e c o r d is t r u l y e x c e l l e n t .
• Tlie F a i r g r o u n d s w e r e b r i l l i a n t l y p o lic e d , b o t h b y o u r o w n f o r c e a n d b y
he special W o r l d ’s F a i r p o lic e , b u t t h a t a l o n e d o e s n o t a c c o u n t for t h e
vtraordinary a b s e n c e o f c r i m e . B e h i n d t h a t is t h e f a c t t h e b i g - t i m e c r o o k s ,
mobsters a n d c o n f l d « i c e m e n d i d n o t c o m e t o t h e F a i r . T h e y w e r e a f r a i d
They received p le n ty o f w a rn in g b e fo re h a n d , a nd th e y h ad b efo re th e m
plenty of e x a m p l e s o f w h a t h a p p e n s t o o n e o f t h e i r n u m b e r w h e n h e c o m e s
' ° ”F(>r th is t h e e n t i r e D e p a r t m e n t d e s e r v e s c r e d it.. I t s w o r k in r e c e n t y e a r s
)n making N e w Y o r k to o u n c o m f o r t a b l e f o r t h e p r o f e s s i o n a l c r i m i n a l h a s
made it f e a r e d a n d r e s p e c t e d i n t h e u n d e r w o r l d of e v e r y c ity in t h e n a t i o n .
The W o r ld ’s F a i r , w i t h its 45,000,000 v i s i t o r s a n d t h e r i c h n e s s of its d is p la y s ,
•was a g o ld e n o p p o r t u n i t y t o t h e p r o f e s s i o n a l c r i m i n a l s t h r o u g h o u t t h e
country. Y e t t h e y w e r e a f r a i d t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f it. I c a n t h i n k o f n o
g re a te r t r i b u t e to t h e m e n o f t h e D e p a r t m e n t .
“ p le a s e a c c e p t m y c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s , a n d p l e a s e c o n v e y m y c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ,
hv c i r c u l a r o r d e r , t o e v e r y m e m b e r o f t h e fo r c e .
F . H . L.\ G U A R D I A ."
iSfiw Yearns Eve Party
Police Post 460, A m e ric a n Legion, will co n d u ct Its a n n u a l N e w Y e a r’s
Eve P a rty a t t h e C lub House, 440 W est 33rd St. Ja m e s L inden, ch ajrnian of this event, will p ro v id e a b e e fs te a k d i n n e r fo r the guests.
!Sriv Prexy for Police Sqtiare Club
On T hursday, J a n u a r y 9, a t 8 p. m.. I n sp e c to r C h a rle s D orschel will
be installed as p re s id e n t o f t h e P o lice S q u a r e Club. T h e cere m o n y will
take place in th e R iv ersid e P la z a H otel. M a n y n o tab le s a re e x p e c te d to
attend.
jfailinff for Butch
The special c o m m itte e of th e PB A , w h ic h is t r y in g to w o rk out a plan
fur additional pension benefits fo r t h e o ld e r m e n in th e d e p a rtm e n t, is
now aw aiting an in te r v ie w w ith th e M ayor. T h e c o m m itte e has a r a f t
of facts an d figures t h a t sh o uld be c o n v in c ing to hizzoner.
That 11-Squad Matter
So far no definite w o r d h a s b e e n r e c e iv e d fro m th e c o u ncilm an w ho
has been asked to h a n d le t h e 11-squad c h a r t bill. T he m e a su re is a
popular one th r o u g h o u t t h e d e p a r t m e n t a n d will h a v e th e full su p p o rt
of organized labor.
In brief, th e m e a su re p ro v id es t h a t t h e r e sha ll b e a six -d a y w o r k w eek
and that m e m b e rs of t h e fo rce shall n o t w o r k m o re th a n eig h t h o u rs in
any 24 h ou rs an d t h a t a t th e te r m i n a t i o n of each cycle of six w o rkin g
day.s there shall be a r e st p e rio d of 48 hours.
blVicials of th e P B A w h o a r e sp o nsorin g t h e b ill be lie ve t h a t th e sy s­
tem could be w o r k e d w ith th e p r e s e n t n u m e r ic a l str e n g th of t h e force.
But they also co n te n d t h a t t h e r e sh o u ld be a n im m e d ia te filling of all
vacancies a n d w ill s h o rtly beg in a d riv e to accom plish th a t p urpose.
Flt^df^ings to Ask More Cash
The 298 fledging cops w h o w e r e r e c e n tly given p e r m a n e n t a p p o in t­
ments at $2,000 a y e a r w ill soon ask th e city to pay th e m th e difference
between th a t sa lary a n d t h e $1,200 th e y re c e iv e d d u rin g t h e i r p r o b a ­
tionary period. A su it to com pel t h e p a y m e n t of th e difference w ill be
started by th e group.
During th e ir p ro b a tio n a r y p e rio d t h e m e n re c e iv e d only $25 a w e e k
despite the fact th a t th e first six m o n th s call fo r m a n y ou t-o f-th e -p o ck e t
e.Kpenditures.
A group of F i r e m e n re c e n tly lost a sim ila r su it w h e n th e city co n ­
tended th at th e y h a d a cc ep ted th e i r salaries w ith o u t signing th e m in
protest. H ow ever, t h e n e w cops d id n ’t m a k e t h a t m is ta k e an d all th e i r
checks w e re signed u n d e r p ro test.
If the rookies win, th e y will eac h re c e iv e $400 fo r t h e six m o n th s ’
period.
FIRE BELLS
By JA M E S DENNIS
More D elay
still a nothe r delay o c c u rre d last
week in the F ire L ie u te n a n t list, a n d
the latest w ord is t h a t It w o n ’t be
ready until late this w eek.
T he
Xmas holiday a nd the sh o rte r w o r k ­
ing week of the Civil Service Comniiision’s staff caused th is delay. T he
< ummlssion ha d tr ie d to m ail out
the passinti: notices by C hristm a s
^ve. but they c o u ld n ’t m ak e it.
The complete list of 825 eligibles
"ill be published in th e L EA D E R
^ie\t week; th a t is, if no m o re deturn up.
We are getting n e a r ly as im p a tie n t
see the list as th e m e n w ho took
the test.
Public H earing
A public hearing, at a d a te n o t yet
8nnounced, will b e h e ld o n a p r o ­
posed a m e n dm ent to P a r t 19 of th e
Care Guaranteed
^ VTCHE^ . . DIAMONDS
JEWELRY
^OR SALE ON TERMS
l ll ut ifVMONEY R E Q U I R E D
UNITED PLEDGE SOCIETY
50 th -5 I st St*.
ask fo r
ja c k
S h o u ld In c re a se
In v e stig a to rs p ro b a b ly will And
the n u m b e r of boys willing to go
to CCC c am p s g re a tly increased
w h e n the n e x t CCC e n r o llm e n t gets
u n d e r w ay n e x t m onth.
T he lib e ra liz atio n of the re g u la ­
tions g o v e rn in g t h e a llo tm e n t of
CCC e arn in g s sh ould p ro v id e this
im petus.
U n d e r th e p r e se n t p r o ­
g ram , $22 of the CCC boy’s $30
m o n th ly e a rn in g s is allocated to his
family, a n d th is $22 is t r e a t e d a.s in­
come by public w e lfa re agencies
a n d d e d u cte d in a r r iv i n g a t the
bu d g e t de fic it U n d e r the n e w a l ­
lo tm e n t p ro g r a m w hic h becomes
effective on J a n u a r y 1, 1941, h o w ­
ever, $15 of th e $.'iO is allocated to
the boy’s fam ily, $7 will be placed
on deposit w ith th e CCC Finance
Officer for the boy to receive at
the tim e of his discharge, a n d the
balance of th e $30 m o n th ly e a r n ­
ings will be paid to the boy while
he is in camp.
T he D e p a rt m e n t of W elfare, be­
ginning F e b r u a r y 1, 1941, will budget
th e $15 allocation, instead of tlie
fo rm e r $22 allocation, as incom e and
the bu d g e t an d re lie f g r a n t for such
a fam ily will be re vised a cc ord­
ingly.
T h u s th e CCC boy will n o t only
have the o p p o rtu n itie s of lea rning
a trad e , building up his h e alth and
of h e lp in g to s u p p o r t his fam ily
t h ro u g h allocation of p a r t of his
earnings, b u t he will h a v e the dis­
charge fu n d savings w ith w hich to
help him self get a start.
Y u le tid e P ro d u c tio n
One of the m ost successful Yuletide p ro d u c tio n s e v e r p re se n te d in a
d istrict office w as given last T u e s ­
day by w o r k e rs of D.O. 73.
The re v u e w as pro d u c ed for some
200 officials, w o rk e rs a n d frien d s of
the d istric t offlce. T he book and
lyrics w e re w r i t te n by Jacob M.
L evine an d th e d ire c to r was H e n ry
A. Levine.
T he case include d the following:
I rv in g S ta binsky, Ja c o b M. Levine,
M ildred Licht, Ada Pla vnic k, Clara
Zilbach, Bess Ellis, B e tty McDougald,
Estelle A vritov, M ilton N irinbiatt,
a n d D om inick Ricciardi.
L o o k in ’ A ro u n d
T h e W P A an d th e D e p a r tm e n t are
o p e ra tin g a p la n to r e f e r fo r p r e ­
qualification a ll re lie f rec ip ie n ts w h o
m a y be suitable fo r W P A e m p lo y ­
m e n t in s u ch o c c u p a tio n a l classifica­
ti o n s a s T e a c h e r , C o u n s e l l o r , R e c r e ­
ation a nd S en io r R ec rea tio n Leader,
Social S cien tist, a n d R e s e a rc h Editor.
Jackson.
C ongratulation s
three of them .
to
the
co m p e titiv e class of the M unicipal
Civil S e rv ice Commission, it was a n ­
n o u n c ed th is w eek. T he F ir e T e le ­
g r a p h - D isp atch Service, if th e
a m e n d m e n t is adopted, w ill be as
follows;
F i r e T e le g ra p h D isp atch er, $2,000
to, b u t n o t including, $3,000 p e r a n ­
num .
S u p e rv isin g F ire T e le g ra p h D is­
p a tc h e r, $3,000 to, b u t no t including,
$3,500 p e r an n u m .
C h ief F ir e T e le g ra p h D ispatcher,
$3,500 p e r a n n u m and over.
T h e p u rp o se of this a m e n d m e n t to
th e classification is to p u t a “c e lla r”
on th e sa lary ra n g es of these p o ­
sitions. H ith erto , th e sa lary m ax irrrum w as fixed b u t not th e m in i­
mum.
Thus, th e bud g et d irec to r
could, an d f re q u e n tly did, a u tho rize
a p p o in tm e n ts a t m uch less th a n the
p r e s e n t m in im u m fixed by the
a m e n d e d classification.
N e w officers of the F ire L ie u te n ­
a n ts ’ Association are: Jo sep h A.
Lally, p re siden t: J e r r y H opkins, vicep re sid en t; W illiam B auer, financial
s e c re ta ry ; C h a rle s Devney, reco rd in g
se c re ta ry ; R ay M illner, t r e a s u r e r ;
D a vid J . H org an , w a rd en; J a k e U l­
rich, t r u s te e for M a n h a tta n ; Michael
G rib b o n
for
B rook lyn ; T hom as
M u n r o fo r Q ueens; Jo s e p h F a y for
B r o n x a n d R a lp h B u c h n e r fo r R ich ­
m ond.
All th e n e w s . . . all t h e e xam s . . .
a c c u ra te . . . u nbiased . . . in THE
LEA DER.
oth er fem in in e
passengers
to
erupt
I t v it h g r e e n s p o t s .
R a y m a n d C aell of the R esource
D ivisio n w a s th e best lo o k in g m e m ­
b e r o f h is c l a s s a t S t . J o h n ’s.
lie
still h o ld s the title.
I t m u s t be his
boyish s m i l e a n d s n o w - i r h i t e t e e t h
th a t a ttr a c t the u n d i v i d e d a tte n tio n
of the fair sex.
P.S.—He's single.
H a r r i e t K l e u t e r , h e a d t y p i s t in
D .O . 53, h a s b e e n h a v i n g f u n o n o n e
of
those
rom antically
advertised
W e s t I n d i e s cruise.9.
T h e loardrobe
H a rrie t to o k along w a s large an d
v a r i e d . It s h o u l d c a u s e s o m e o f t h e
in
M argaret C arn ey, in vestigator
D .O . 53, r e t u r n e d f r o m a l e a v e o f a b ­
sence w ith a brand n e w hu sband,
S y d n e y G reenstein.
Her leave of
a b s e n c e a p p r o v a l m a y be c h a n g c d t o
" P erso n a l B usiness."
C h a r l e s D o o n a n , c l e r k in t h e P a y ­
r o l l S e c t i o n , w h o w a s a ll s e t t o r e ­
p o r t to t h e I n d u c t i o n C e n t e r i n t h e
B r o n x , i s n ’t g o i n g to b e t h e D e p a r t ­
m e n t ' s f i r s t d r a f t e e a f t e r all.
H is
place ivas filled a t th e last m o m e n t
by a single m an.
The farew ell
lun ch eon p la n n ed fo r C harles w a t
r t i l l e d off.
Mental Hygiene Notes
By JO H N F. MONTGOM ERY
benefit of the p a tie n ts an d em ployees.
T he staff was u n d e r the d irection of
A r t h u r H. Sullivan.
Hospital Attendants
Become Competitive
All H ospital A tte n d a n ts w o rk in g
in th a t title on D e c em b er 31 a u to ­
m atically go into the c o m p etitiv e
class the follow ing day. This is the
essence of official ru les to be a n ­
nounced by G o v e rn o r L eh m a n, who
considers the sw itch of the 10,000
Hospital A t te n d a n t jobs one of the
m a jo r accompli.shmcnts of his a d ­
m in istratio n.
Officials of th e M ental H ygiene
D e p a rtm e n t see no change at all in
w h a t is ex p ec ted of th e A tte n d a n ts
nor any change, a t lea st today, in
conditions.
Two iriiportant provisions are:
(1). E m plo yees n o w out on leaves
of absence come into th e c o m p etitive
cla.ss if they come b ack w ithin a
y ear.
(2). R equests fo r r e in s ta te m e n t
m ade by A tte n d a n ts w ho resigned
d u rin g the p ast y e a r will be ju d g ed
ind iv id u ally by the S ta te Civil S e r v ­
ice Com mission a f te r t h e a p p o in tin g
officer has a p p ro v e d th e re q u e s ^
Such req u ests m ust be m ad e w ithin
a y e a r of th e resignation.
Election News
I R ecent days h av e seen election
I am o ng em plo yees in vario us in stitu : tions. H e re a re some re tu rn s :
Wassaic S ta te School—J o h n D.
O ’Brien, p re sid ent; M a ry O. Blessing,
v ice-presiden t: E d w a rd Oves, tre a s, u re r; G ra ce Odell, se c retary : B y ro n
' B. E vans and G e org e J. Penfield,
, delegate.s.
R ockland S ta te Hospital — F r a n k
Cadigan, p resid en t; Irv in g Scott,
I Emil Bollm an. Royal Bonville, M y rtla
M annheim , R a y m on d M u rra y , N a­
n ette B erkow itz, Dr. W illiam W alker,
F^lizabeth O’Brien, M arion Phillips,
C h arles Davidson, F lo ren ce Good; field, A nn G ottlieb an d C h arles
I Simpson, c h a p te r council.
' M idd leto w n S ta te Hospital — Ed' w a rd C a rp e n te r, presid en t: H o w a rd
S h u m ake, first v ice -p reside nt; D ew ey
I V a n k e u ra n , second v ice -p reside nt;
I F re d e r ic k J. W alters, se c r e ta r y - tr e a s urer.
^^Snnta^s Auction'"
Census
H e re a re th e latest figures on the
p a tie n t p o p u lation of th e M ental H y ­
giene D e p a r t m e n t ’s institutions, as of
O cto ber 1. 1940, a cco rdin g to Dr. H o ­
ratio M. Pollock, D ire c to r of M ental
H ygiene Statistics:
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W e s h o u ld h a v e d o n e this before:
A nn ou n cin g the a r riv a l of Pam ela
J e a n J a c k s o n , a t L e n o x H i l l H o s p i t a l , ! E m ployees a t H u dson R iv e r S ta te
o n W e d n e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 11. P a m e l a frolicked at the a n n u al Christma.s
is t h e d a u g h t e r o f a w e l l - k n o w n I show, t e n d e r e d T u esd ay by S u p e rin y o u n g c o u p l e , M r . a n d M r s . H u g h R. i te n d e n t R alph P. Folsom for the
Xmas Party
Fire Lieut. O fficers
LOANS
On Uniforms
CCC E n r o llm e n ts
O u t a t W a s s a i c S c h o o l , t h e y ’r e
s t i l l t a l k i n g a b o u t “S a n t a ' s A u c t i o n ’’
o p e re tta g iv e n tw o eve n in g s of last
w e e k in the a u d ito r iu m . . . Additionis
to t h e st a ff s : M r. a n d M r s . J o h n
D onahue. F loyd K roll. Ethel Sh elley,
C a t h e r i n e D o m i n i c k , ^ ^ il d r e d H a c k ,
Brain W ave Machine
At R ockland S ta te th e y ’re m ig h ty
j p rou d these days of th e ir s u p e r i n ­
ten d en t, Dr. Russell E. Blaisdell. fo r
his d e v e lo p m e n t of the e le c tro -e n ­
c ep h alo gram (‘‘brain w ave m ac h in e ”
lo you). This m achine allows d ire c t
o bservation of the b ra in and n e rv o u s
activities. E x p e rim e n ts with the m a ­
chine a re being carried on by Dr.
Fr:uik F. T allm an, D ire cto r of C lini­
cal P.sychiatry, assisted bj' Drs. Ed
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S. E.—It is n o t o u r pro v in ce to
give advice as to the legal rights
of in*Jividuel em ployees in the
Civil Service, b u t w e have had
h u n d r e d s of r e q u e s ts as 1o the
follow ing m a tte r , an d th e L ea d er
h a s asked this co lu m n to a n sw e r
th e follow ing only in a general
way. T he q u estion has arisen as
to the r ig h t of a city em ployee to
engage in an y outside activity
a f te r usual office h ours.
T here is n o th in g in the law th a t
p r o h i b i t s e m p loy ees gen erally
fro m e a rn in g ad d itio n al m oneys on
th e i r ow n tim e so long as it does
n o t in te r f e re w ith or is in any
w a y inco n sisten t w ith th e ir w o rk
fo r the city. T h e re a re some posi­
tions such as policem en, firemen,
c o u rt em ployees, in sp ecto rs an d
In v estig ato rs in some city d e p a r t ­
m e n ts an d o th e rs w h e r e th e in­
cu m b e n ts a re specifically p r o h ib ­
ited by state or d e p a r tm e n ta l rule
fro m engaging in a n y outside w o rk
even a f te r office hours. E xcep t
in such cases p ro v id e d by statu te
o r rule, th e te s t Is w h e th e r the
w o r k p e r f o rm e d by a n em ployee
fo r th e city is in a n y way im paired
b y the w o r k of th e em ployee on
t h e outside. T he qu estio n is: Does
it affect his efficiency in p e r f o r m ­
ing his city d u ties? If the outside
job, even th o u g h fo r only an h o u r
a day or a week, is incom patible
■with th e city ’s interests, the e m ­
ployee m ay n o t engage in such
activity.
E m ployees a re re m in d e d , h o w ­
ever, th a t th e M ay o r has re q u este d
his d e p a r t m e n t h e ad s no t to p e r ­
m it any of th e i r em ployees to e n ­
gage in business outside th eir
r e g u la r city jobs. My u n d e r s t a n d ­
ing is th a t h e has indicated a w ill­
ingness to p e r m it em ployees e a r n ­
ing less th a n $1,200 a y e a r to be
excepted fro m this r u le w h e re the
tle p a r tm e n t sees fit to g ra n t such
perm ission. J u s t w h a t legal effect
t h e m a y o r ’s r e q u e s t t h a t e m p lo y ­
ees not be p e r m itte d to w o rk a fte r
office h o u rs has is a m a t t e r th a t
r e a d e r s mu.st ju d g e fo r them selves.
T h e r e are, of course, a co nsid er­
a b le n u m b e r of city d e p a rtm e n ts
o v e r w h ich the m a y o r cannot e x ­
ercise d ire c t control, such as the
C o m p tr o lle r ’s office, th e borough
p re s id e n ts ’ offices, th e b o a rd of
e ducation a n d th e bo a rd of tr a n s ­
po rtatio n .
TH ainl Civil Service
D. J. N.—A p e rso n who has been
su fferin g from p u l m o n a r y t u b e r ­
culosis an d h as b een cu red, and
w'ho is o th erw ise in good physical
condition, will n ot be ex clu d e d
fro m e m p lo y m en t in the civil s e r ­
vice fo r m o st positions. F o r posi­
tions such as policem en, firemen,
etc. w h e r e u n u su a l p h ysic al e x e r ­
tion is re q u ire d , it w ill be con ­
sidered qu ite carefully.
When May ComniisBion
Amend Its Rules?
y . L.—M unicipal Civil Service
comm issions m a y a m e n d th e i r
r u les a t a n y tim e w ith th e a p ­
p ro v a l of th e m a y o r an d th e S ta te
Civil Service Com mission.
The
ch ang e in r u le s does n o t becom e
effective un til a f te r th e State
Com mission h a s a p p ro v e d th e
a m e n d e d rule. T h e ru les m u st
come w ith in th e p u r v i e w of the
Civil Serv ice law. T he comm ission
has no a u th o r ity to m a k e a r u le
w h ich is n o t n e ce ss ary to c a r r y
o u t som e p rovision of th e law.
N o r can the com m ission g r a n t a n y
rig h t or privilege, o r w ith h o ld any
rig h t or p riv ile g e w h ic h th e Civil
Serv ice la w grants. T h e m u n ic ip al
comm ission m a y also m a k e r e g u ­
lations fo r t h e c o n d u ct of its own
w o rk a n d fix th e p ra ctice s a n d
p ro c e d u re s of th e comm ission, its
staff, a n d Its re la tio n s w ith th e
d e p a r tm e n ts a n d em ployees. R e g ­
ulatio ns do n o t r e q u ir e a p p ro v a l
of the state com m ission n o r of
th e m ayor. R e g u la tion s m a y be
ch an ged a t will by t h e commission,
b u t changes in t h e r u le s m a y be
m ad e only a f te r p u blic hearings.
The ru les a re b in d in g o n th e com ­
mission as w ell as all others.
b een re c e n tly a p p ro v e d b y th e M u ­
nicipal Civil Serv ice Com m ission
of N ew Y ork City, do n o t r e q u ir e
an y action by th e S ta te C o m m is­
sion to becom e effective.
T he
M unicipal C om mission has a lw ay s
s u b m itte d such ch an ges in sa lary
grad es to th e S ta te C om m ission
for a pproval, on th e th e o r y t h a t
these changes a re in effect changes
in the r u le s of th e M u nic ip a l Civil
Service a n d th e re fo re r e q u ir e a p ­
p ro va l of th e S ta te Commission.
A m on g the resolutions b e fo re t h e
Sta te Commission w e r e chan g es in
sa lary g rad es fo r t h e a c tu a ria l
service, th e bridge o p erato rs, r e c ­
re atio n al service, etc. A p p a re n tly ,
if th e a tto r n e y g e n e r a l’s ru lin g is
correct, the changes in t h e g ra d es
of salaries a d op ted b y t h e M u n ic i­
p a l Commission d u rin g th e last
y e a r becam e effective so m e tim e
ago, d e p en d in g on t h e d a te th e
M unicipal Commission a d o p te d th e
g ra d e changes. C om plications, eh?
Candidate
Under Indictment
J. L. F.—The fact t h a t a c a n d i­
d a te in an e x a m in a tio n m a y be
u n d e r in d ic tm e n t fo r a c rim e does
n o t necessarily p e r m it his u ltim a te
disqualification fo r a p p o in tm e n t
b y th e commission. T h e co m m is­
sion m ay consider t h e c ir c u m ­
stances and m a y in its d isc retio n
d e te rm in e th e c h a r a c te r fitness of
th e eligible re g ard less of th e o u t­
come of th e in d ic tm e n t.
I t is
dou btful w h e th e r t h e com m ission
can su m m a rily r e je c t a c a n d id a te
solely b ecause of a n in d ic tm e n t
w ith o u t in v estig atin g th e m e rits
Post Office Inspector
of th e case. U n d o u b te d ly t h e co m ­
S.
R.—Post office in sp ecto rsh ips mission m ay w ith h o ld elig ib ility
are filled by p ro m o tio n fro m
o r certification p e n d in g th e o u t­
am ong em ployees se rv in g in th e
come of th e in d ic tm e n t in a p r o p e r
postal service. T h e a p p o in tm e n ts
case. In the case y ou c om p la in of,
are m ade by t h e P o s tm a s te r G e n ­
you m u st a p p re c ia te t h a t t h e d e ­
eral w ith th e a p p ro v al of the Civil
p a r tm e n t h e ad has t h e r i g h t to
Service Com mission. No co m peti­
select one of any of t h e t h r e e
tiv e p ro m o tio n e x a m in a tio n s a re
n a m e s certified fro m t h e list, a n d
held e x ce p t u p o n r e q u e s t of th e
th a t he does not h a v e to ta k e n u m ­
P ost Office D e p a rtm e n t. This p r o ­
ber one if he p r e f e r s a n o th e r.
c ed u re has b e en r a r e l y invoked by
the P. O. D e p a rtm e n t. P o s t office
insp ecto rship s are, h o w e v e r, in th e
classified (co m p e titiv e) service.
Some Complications!
W. A. L.—T h e S ta te Civil S e r v ­
ice Com mission w a s in fo rm e d by
th e a tto rn e y g e n e r a l in a fo rm al
opinion last w e e k t h a t th e changes
in salary g ra d e (m in im a and
m a x im a fo r each g ra d e fixing the
lines of p ro m o tion fro m one g ra d e
to th e n e x t h ig h e r o n e ) th a t h a v e
What Every Young
SergeantShouldKnow
pu rp o se of h a v in g t h e follow ing n o ­
(C o ntin ued fro m page 2)
body, as w ell as evidence, will be tified: (a ) Hom icide S quad, (b) M otor
Vehicle H om icide Squ-ad. (c) C om ­
d e liv e red to th e de sk officer.
15.
K e e p desk officer inform edm a nd ing Officer, D e tec tiv e Division,
fro m tim e to tim e of d e v elo pm en ts (d) Medical E x am in er, (e) District
A ttorney, (f) Missing P e rso n s B u ­
a n d p ro gre ss of case.
1(5. If it has b een d e te rm in e d m an reau. (g) A cting C a p ta in in c h arg e
w as stru c k and killed by au to while of T ele g rap h B u r e a u for p u rp o se of
crossing th e street, note any co n ­ a la r m on teletype.
2. N otify p re c in c t sq u a d detectives.
tr ib u tin g causes su c h as holes in
3. C aptain of precin ct.
pa v em e n t, traffic lights out of order,
4. E n tr y in T ele p h o n e R eco rd of
etc. City m ay be involved.
17. M ake co m p lete e n tr y of all telephone notifications.
5. E n trie s in B lotter, m o v e m e n t of
facts in m em o book and s u b m it to
desk officer a t e x p ira tio n of to u r of m em b e rs of force a n d re c e ip t of
pro p e rty .
duty.
6. U.F. 60 and 61 (C om pla in t file).
18. Sign card s (U.F. 6) and if city
7. U.F. 6 card s— Fill in i n f o r m a ­
m ay be involved fo rm s (U.F. 18).
19. If auto a cc id en t fill o ut M otor tion as re ce iv e d f r o m r e p o r tin g o f­
ficer.
V ehicle B u r e a u form.
8. U.F. 18— If city Is involved.
20. Be p r e s e n t
at autopsy
at
9. E n tr y in A id e d a n d A ccident
m o r g u e to id entify body as th a t
Record.
fou nd at scene.
10. P r o p e r t y C le r k v o u c h ers for
H. Ser|u;t*ant on Patrol.
pro p e rty .
1. Sup e rv ise an d in stru c t su b o rd i­
11. Notify T e le g r a p h B u r e a u to
nates.
have P r o p e r t y C le rk w a go n call for
2. C on d uct Investigation u n til a r ­ p ro pe rty .
r iv a l of detectives.
12. N otify p r e c in c t safety p a tr o l ­
3. S u p e rv ise s e a rc h of deatl body. m a n —if an au to acident.
4. Notify desk officer of p resence
13. R e p o rt all facts to C o m m a n d in g
a t scene and any a d d itio n al i n fo rm a ­ Officer of P recin ct.
tion obtained.
T h e r e ’s m o r e t o t h i s q x ie st io n . S e e
5. R e tu r n p a tro lm e n to re g u la r n e x t w e e k ’s L k ad er / o r t h e r e m a i n ­
d u ty w he n body has b een rem o v ed d e r , t o y e t h e r w i t h s o l i d , b a s i c s t u d y
to m o rg u e o r w h e n circu m stan ces m a t e r i a l t o h e l p y o u p a s s t h e te s t .
p e r m it an d notify desk officer a c ­
cordingly.
Ill the n e w s . . . all t h e e x am s . . .
ac c u ra te . . . u n b ia s e d . . . in THE
C. I)e8k Officer.
1. Notify the T e le g ra p h B u r e a u for LEADEH.
T uesday, Decem ber 31,
Salaries Under Minimum
M. B.—Y o u r ca.se is n o t u n iq u e
b y any m eans. T h e r e a re m a n y
em plo yees in th e city a n d state
serv ice w h o a re re ceiv ing salaries
b e low t h e m in im u m of t h e i r
grades. In th e case of a sta te e m ­
ployee w hose d e p a r tm e n t o r p o si­
tio n is c ov ered by th e F e ld -H a m ilt o n classification law t h e r e is
.specific p rovision m ad e f o r c a rin g
fo r such a case in tim e. W h e re a
v a can cy occurs in a sim ila r p o si­
tio n in th e d e p a r t m e n t w h e r e th e
in c u m b e n t h a d b een r e ce iv in g a t
lea st th e m in im u m of t h e g rade,
th e e m p loy ee re ce iv in g less t h a n
th e m in im u m of t h a t g ra d e is
m o ^e d u p to th e m in im u m salary.
T h a t is n o t so in t h e case of e m ­
ployees in th e N e w Y o rk C ity
service. U n til t h e r e is a b u d g e t
line a v ailable w ith a sa lary a t o r
ab ov e th e m in im u m , an d th e b u d ­
get d ire c to r g r a n ts p e rm issio n to
y o u r d e p a r tm e n t h e ad to fill t h e
va ca n cy
a t th e m in im u m
or
h ig h er, a n d t h e d e p a r t m e n t h e a d
t h e r e a f t e r is w illing to p a y y o u a
s a la ry above th e m in im u m , th e r e
is n o th in g t h a t you can do a bo u t it
legally. T h e only w a y to c o rre c t
a situ ation w h e r e an e m plo ye e is
p a id a sa lary b e low t h e g ra d e
m in im u m is to a p p ea l to th e d e ­
p a r tm e n t h e a d to u rg e a n a d ju s t ­
m e n t of sa lary on th e b u d g e t d i­
r e c to r in t h e h ope t h a t t h e B.D.
w ill p r e v a il up o n th e b o a r d of
e stim a te to in cre ase t h e a p p r o ­
p r ia tio n for th e position, a n d th e n
p r a y th a t it hap pen s.
When Eligible Gets Sick
his ph y sic al fitness. If he is found
fit, th e comm ission w ill then cer.
t if y his n a m e for th e n e x t vacancy
(if h is n a m e h a d b e e n passed durIng his illness). I believe the same
p r a c tic e is follow ed in th e case of
a p p o in tm e n ts f r o m lists for stat«
tro o p e r.
Preferred List Salaries
N. A. S.—T h e provisions of the
C ariello L a w w h ic h gives a per,
son o n a p r e f e r r e d eligible list th#
r i g h t to re ce ive th e sam e salary
u p o n re in s ta te m e n t as he had been
re c e iv in g a t th e tim e of suspension applies a p p a r e n tly only to
r e in s ta te m e n ts to th e sam e posi­
tio n an d n o t to a different (even
th o u g h s im ila r) position. It ap.
p lies only to positions in the com­
p e titiv e class. F u r th e r m o r e , it jj
b e lie v e d t h a t t h e “sam e salary"
p ro visio n applies on ly to th e bal.
an ce of t h e b u d g e t p e rio d and is
n o t fo r a n indefinite period.
Civil Service Advantages
To Hospital Attendants
T. B.—T h e a d v an ta g es th a t may
a cc ru e to h o sp ital a tte n d an ts after
t h e i r t r a n s f e r to t h e competitive
class ( J a n u a r y 1, 1941) may be
b riefly s ta te d as (1) g re a te r con­
tin u i t y in th e service; (2) lay-ofTg
w ill b e m a d e on a sen io rity basis;
(3) o p p o r tu n ity fo r competitivs
p ro m o tio n s to h ig h e r p a id posi­
tions.
Transfer to
Post Office Job
P . C.—I t is possible fo r a third
H.
K.—W here a n eligible on a g r a d e c le rk in one f e d e ra l depart­
Civil S erv ice list is ta k e n ill a n d
m e n t to be t r a n s f e r r e d to a similar
is n o t a v ailab le fo r a p p o in tm en t,
c le rk ship in t h e po stal servico
t h e u su a l p ra ctice is fo r t h e c o m ­
w i th o u t first h a v in g to serve cs a
mission to d e fer t h e certification
su bstitu te. T h e t r a n s f e r m ay be
of the eligible to such tim e as th e
effected o n ly w ith t h e approval
eligible h as c o m pletely re c o v e r e d
o f (1) t h e d e p a r tm e n t fro m which
a n d is able to u n d e r ta k e th e w o rk .
t h e t r a n s f e r is sought, (2) the de­
T h e com m ission w ill r e q u ir e th e
p a r tm e n t to w h ic h tra n s fe r is
eligible to su b m it to a f u r t h e r
sought, a n d (3) ap p ro v al of the
m ed ic al e x a m in a tio n to c hec k o n
C ivil S e rv ice Commission.
T ra n s it M en F a c e Jo b L o ss
S e v e r a l h u n d r e d a l i e n s u b w a y A lb e rt Cohn w ro te ii dissentin g o p in ­
w o r k e r s w h o w e r e u n a b l e t o file ion, in w h ic h h e a g re e d w ith th e
t h e i r f l r s t c i t i z e n s h i p p a p e r s i n c o n ten tion s a n d in te r p r e ta tio n s of
t h e t i m e a l l o t t e d b y t h e W i c k s th e Wicks L aw , as a r g u e d by
K ap lan .
la w , a n d a r e f a c i n g d i s m i s s a l , r e ­
c eived a s e tb a c k la s t w e e k w h e n
Mazarella on Job
t h e A p p e lla te D iv isio n u p h e ld a
M azarella h as b een k e p t on his
l o w e r c o u r t ’s r u l i n g i n t h e c a s e job p e n d in g a n outcom e of h is a p ­
o f M a z a r e l l a vs. t h e M u n i c i p a l p e al by a g r e e m e n t b e tw e e n city
C iv il S e r v i c e C o m m i s s i o n a n d t h e officials and his a tto rn e y . H o w ev er,
o th e r aliens in vo lv ed in t h e c itize n ­
B o ard of T ra n s p o rta tio n ,
H.
E liot K aplan , a tt o r n e y f o r ship issue h a v e b een susp en ded w i t h ­
the p e tition e r, R ap h ae lle M azarella, o u t pay, su b je ct to final dismissal.
If th e C o u r t of A p peals r e v e rse s
im m e d ia tely a n n o u n ce d t h a t h e
w ould tak e th e case to th e C o u rt of t h e A p p e lla te Division, th ese su s­
Appeals, w h e re a final decision w ill p e n d ed em ployees w ill b e r e - e m ­
ployed; oth erw ise th e y w ill b e d is­
p r o b a b ly be m ad e n e x t m o nth .
T he A pp e lla te Division, in a f o u r missed. If th e C o u r t of A pp eals u p ­
to one decision u p h e ld th e p re v io u s holds th e lo w e r court, it is exp ec ted
decision of S u p re m e C o u r t Ju s tic e t h a t legislation will be in tro d u c e d
C arew , h old ing t h a t t h e W icks L a w to enab le those w ho h a d a tte m p te d
r e q u ire d th e a ctu a l fi'ling of first to file flrst p a p ers b u t w e r e p r e ­
citizenship papers, k n o w n te c h n ic ­ v e n te d fro m doing so, to con tin u e in
ally as “d eclaratio n of in te n tio n ” to t h e i r jobs.
becom e a citizen. T h e f o u r jud g es
of th e A p p e lla te Division w ho vo ted
to a ffirm th e lo w e r c o u r t’s decision,
d id n o t w r ite a n opinion. J u d g e
Dissenting Opinion
In his dissenting opinion, J u d g e
Co h n w rote:
“T h e W icks la w re q u ir e s a n a f ­
f i r m a tiv e a ct b y a n a lien employee,
w ith in six m o n th s a f te r the Act
tak e s effect, evid encin g his inten­
tio n In good fa ith to become a citi­
zen. T he a p p a r e n t p u rp o se of the
L e g is la tu r e w as to confer upon
aliens in t h e e m plo y of privately
o p e r a te d su b w a y lines a privilege
to co n tin u e In e m p lo y m en t if the
t r a n s it facilities a r e a cquired by a
p u blic
agency,
u p on
qualifying
th em se lv es f o r citizenship. In fil­
ing his ap p licatio n expressing a de­
sire to d e cla re his in te n tio n to be­
come a citizen in accordance with
t h e n a tu r a liz a tio n law, appellant, in
m y opinion, com plied w ith the stat­
ute. T he e xpression ‘shall have filed
d e c la ra tio n of in te n tio n to become
citizens’ w as obviously n o t intended
b y th e S ta te la w m a k e rs to be in­
te r p r e t e d in th e tech nical sense In
w h ic h C ongress w o u ld use such
la n g u a g e in a n a tu ra liz atio n statute.
“T he o r d e r
should be r e v e r s e d
and
th e
a p p licatio n should
g ra n te d to t h e e x te n t of r e s t r a i n i n g
r e s p o n d e n ts f r o m dismissing tha
a p p e lla n t.”
T h a t L a b o r C la s s P ro b le m
A NEW PUBLIC HEARING IS ON THE WAY
A n o th e r p u b lic h e a r i n g w ill be
h e l d o n t h e M u n i c i p a l C i v il S e r ­
v ice C o m m i s s i o n ’s p r o p o s e d r e s o ­
lu tio n to re c la s sify a ll b u t o n e
lab o r title — t h a t of H e lp e r— in to
t h e c o m p e t i t i v e c la s s . N o d a t e
h a s y et been set for th is h e arin g .
A n u m b e r of changes will p r o b a b ly
be up for c onsideration a t th e tim e
of the n e x t hearing. On th e basis
of ob jectio ns voioed re c e n tly by offi­
cials of organized labor, em ployee
groups, an d others, the C om m ission
in tend s to a m e n d its orig in a l p ro posaL
A m on g th e changes a r e t h e fo l­
lowing:
P ro m o tio n w ill be p ro v id e d f o r on
th e basis of sen iority a n d r e c o rd i n ­
s te ad of senio rity alone. I n G ro u p
A, th e first classification of t h e n e w
service, th e titles of L a b o r e r an d
P o r t e r w ill b e used in te rc h an g e ab ly ,
so t h a t t h e titles w ill b e “L a b o r e r o r
P o r t e r , ” gra d es one to six.
It is also ex p ec ted t h a t th e C o m ­
m ission will designate th e n e w s e r v ­
ice as the u n sk illed la b o r serv ice In
th e com p etitive class. B y inclusion of
th e w o rd “u nsk ille d ” t h e C om m is­
sion hopes to ov erco m e ob jectio ns of
la b o r le a d e rs who c o n te n d e d th e p r e ­
vious w o r d in g o f t h e r e s o l u t i o n
m ig h t e v en tu a lly lead to a b r e a k ­
d o w n In th e p re v a ilin g wage struc­
ture.
.
T h e p ro p o se d reclassification o
th e la b o r class into t h e competitive
service has e v o ked w ide interest n<?^
o nly am o n g th e 11,000 persons di­
r e c tly involved, b u t in the cntir
Civil Service. I t is anticipated tn
th e n e x t h e a r in g w ill d ra w e v e n »
la r g e r re sp o n se t h a n th e origm
h e a r in g got tw o w e e k s ago.
,
Note to th e Civil Service Comm>.
sion: P lease use a large r
tlie he arin g , bo e verybody "*1*
com fortable.
f e a c h e r s N e w s w e e k ly
the
civil
service
LEADER'S
MI NIATURE
NEWSPAPER
F OR
TEACHERS
T he A ssem bly w e n t on re co rd as
e x p ressin g r e g r e t t h a t t h e C o u d e rt
C om m ittee h a d insisted on d e m a n d ­
ing th e m e m b e r s h ip lists of Local 5
of th e T e a c h e r s ’ U nion. “ W hile o ur
lack of s y m p a th y fo r th e lea d e rsh ip
of t h e T e a c h e r s ’ Union, Local 5, is
p u blic ly w ell k n o w n ,” th e A ssem bly
stated, “w e w ish to e x p re s s r e g r e t
t h a t th e C o u d e r t C o m m itte e has i n ­
sisted on d e m a n d in g t h e m e m b e r ­
ship* lists of L ocal 5. W h a te v e r th e
pu rp o se s of t h e C o m m ittee, this
p ra ctice will set a d a n g e ro u s p r e ­
ced e n t r e la tiv e to v o lu n ta r y associ­
ations an d t r a d e u nio ns.”
Cheating Rears
Its Abstruse Head
All w as n o t p eace an d ben ig n ity at
C o lu m b ia U n iv e rsity in C h ristm a s
week. R e p erc ussio n s f ro m ch arg e s of
ch ea tin g by g r a d u a te s tu d e n ts in
T e a c h e r ’s College m a r r e d the s p i r i t ­
u al a n d m e n ta l s e re n ity of th e h o li­
day season. T he a n n u a l r e p o r t of Dr.
C lare n c e L in ton , c h a ir m a n of the
C o m m ittee on P ro fe ssio n a l Advi.sem ent, disclosed th a t t e a c h e r - i n - tr a i n ­
ing stu d e n ts a re su sp ec ted of c h e a t­
ing in e x a m in a tio n s and, w o rse yet,
of e m p loy ing g h o s t- w r ite r s to w rite
Ifor the thousands of children in N ew York City is a n important duty of city officials. As in
Imost all other jobs in the city service, the leaders of recreational activities are selected b y
I ivil service after passing a series of written, physical and m edical tests. Show n here is a
Recreational director leading a group of children in group singing. This picture is from the
Municipal Civil Service Commission's n ew three-reel m ovie called "Merit System Advancing".
I
[seventeen elem entary a n d j u n io r
'gh school pupils a re in clud ed in th e
JO students of N ew Y o r k ’s school
kern discharged this t e r m to e n te r
fce armed forces of the U n ited States,
ost of the 150 students w e re m e m 'rs of National G u ard outfits w h ic h
fere inducted into th e f e d e ra l serIce. Board of E d u catio n officials
^ted that 137 were re le as ed to jo in
fce army, 13 the Navy.
[in September the b o a rd d isc h arg e d
Ifht pupils from e le m e n ta ry an d
r.ior high schools, 23 f ro m senior
Igh schools, 16 from v ocatio n al hig h
Ihools. In October five g r a m m a r
;hool pupils heeded th e call to arm s,
! high school pupils, 12 vo catio nal
h ig h school stu d e n ts a n d sev en p a r ttim e v o c a tio n a l h ig h school students.
In N o v e m b e r th e a r m y a n d n a v y
took f o u r pu p ils f r o m e le m e n ta ry
schools, 11 f r o m h ig h schools, 16
f r o m v oc atio n al h ig h schools a n d five
f ro m
p a r t- t i m e
v o catio n al
high
schools.
M ost of t h e s tu d e n t soldiers came
f ro m th e m o re p o p u la te d sections of
th e city, M a n h a tt a n c o n trib u tin g 58,
B r o o k ly n 56. Q ueens led t h e B ro n x
by a nose, lite ra lly an d figuratively,
16 to 15, F iv e of t h e r e c r u its ha ile d
fro m S ta te n Island.
T w o of T e x tile H igh School’s co­
o p e r a tiv e stu d e n ts re c e iv e d t h e i r
d ip lom a s p r e m a t u r e l y a t a special
assem b ly last w e e k b eca u se th ey
h a v e b e e n c alled into service as
PARK TOPICS
By B. R. M E E H A N
!ive-Day W e e k
|Park Engineer W illiam H. L ath a m ,
a memorandum sent to th e five
crough Directors, states t h a t th e
1-41 Budget allowance fo r the
‘'■jority of the following p e r diem
nployees provided 275 day s a y e ar,
Bsed on a 51,^ day week, e x clud ing
P‘idays, and for the o thers 236 days
(ypar, on the same w eekly basis, b u t
Fluding holidays. B u t b ecau se of
r seasonal n ature of p a r k w o r k
F the increased p a r k facilities,
®
w orking since J u l y
B 6 flay week basis. To k eep
in this budget w ith o u t adv ersely
feting the proper m ain ten a n c e an d
^ration of the p a r k system, y o u
ij
directed to em p lo y on a
L rl n
®ff®ctive J a n u a r y 1, to
P h 29. 1941, all p e r d iem em the follow ing titles:
^^'omobile Engineman, C lim b e r and
•r‘pr T ^ ^ ‘ '^ener, Assistant G a r(Music), a n d Cus-
n e w s h i e l d s . . . F r e d - R e m s te d t (86th
St. Shop Man.) is poppy to a
lb.
ba by boy . . . N e x t g e n e ra l m ee ting
of the Ass’t G a rd e n e r s Eligible Asso­
ciation will be h e ld M onday, J a n u a r y
20, a t W as h in g to n I r v i n g High
School, M a n h a tta n , a t 8 P. M . . . I s
th e r e s t r e n g th to the r u m o r m ak in g
th e r o u n d s t h a t Special P a r k P a t r o l ­
m an, V in c en t T ristano, f o rm e rl y of
th e C oney Isla n d S q u a d is a t t e m p t ­
in g to jo in t h e Se c ret Service of the
U. S . ? . . . W i l l i a m T. Mickens, Pres.
Ass’t G a r d e n e r s E ligible Association,
w ishes to e x p re s s his a p p rec ia tio n
a n d sincere g ra titu d e to th e p e rs o n ­
ne l d ir e c to r s of B loom ingda le ’s an d
H e a r n ’s D e p a rt m e n t stores, a n d to
th e U nited P a rc e l Service for e m ­
plo y in g m e n fr o m the list d u rin g the
ho lid a y s e a s o n . . .Is n ’t t h e r e a n y th in g
t h a t H e n r y B uckholtz, A tten d a n t,
F o r t T r y o n P la y g ro u n d c a n ’t f i x . . .
W h a t is th e p u rp o se of N a th an B e c k ­
e r ’s (C e n tra l P a r k ) p ropose d visit to
A lb a n y ?
,
(A ddress all c om m unica tions to
co lu m n in c are of THE CIVIL SE R ­
VICE L E A D E R ).
age
N
in i»
th e ir t e r m p a p e r s for th em . T h e r e ­
p o r t su b m itte d to D ean Russell is, in
tu rn , in co rp o ra ted in th e D e a n ’s a n ­
n u al r e p o r t to th e T ru ste e s of T e a c h ­
e r ’s College.
A ltho u gh he m ad e several su g ges­
tions to the tw in p ro b lem s of c h e a t ­
ing and g h o st-w ritin g. Dr. L in to n 's
r e p o r t stated th a t “no sa tisfac to ry
solution could be found.” D ean R u s ­
sell staled em p h a tic a lly t h a t “ u n i v e r ­
sity r u le s of d iscipline will be in ­
voked against c hea tin g.” T he big
p ro b lem co n fro n tin g T e a c h c r ’s C ol­
lege ofTicials, ho w ev er, con ce rn s in ­
genious “o u tsid ers” w ho ofTer to
gho.st-write te r m p a p e rs in th e s t u ­
d e n t ’s “ow n h a n d w r itin g .”
T h ese
g e n tle m e n a d v ertise th e ir se rv ice s on
b u lle tin b oards in th e college an d by
m ail to both s tu d e n ts and faculty
m em bers.
If te a c h e rs w ould place loss e m ­
p hasis on facts and m o re on i n te r ­
p re ta tio n in e v a lu a tin g t e r m p a p ers.
Dr. L in ton believes t h a t th e activities
of g h o s t- w r ite r s could be g r e a tly r e ­
duced. T he ap p lic atio n of profo.ssional k n o w le d g e is dilTicult for Jay
“o u tsid ers” accord ing to T e a c h e r's
College ofTicials.
T h e N ew Y ork T i m e s , in pix ie
mood, m ad e one su ccin ct c o m m e n t; to
loit: no ghost e v e r p assed a n oral
e xam .
Opinions of the Week
TO PROVIDE RECREATION
Moolboy Soldiers
P
m e m b e r s of th e 212th Coast A rtille ry .
T h e stu d e n ts a r e A l b e r t N olan, 18,
a n d P a t r ic k Goggins, 19.
Guild Raps
Rapp-Coudert
P r o te c tio n of p ensio n an d sa lary
rig h ts f o r te a c h e r s se rv in g in the
a r m e d fo rc es of t h e U n ite d States
w as u r g e d b y th e D eleg ate A ssem bly
of t h e N e w Y o rk T e a c h e r s ’ G uild at
a r e c e n t m eetin g. T h e D elegate A s­
sem bly also a sk e d t h e R a p p -C o u ­
d e r t inv estig a tio n c o m m itte e t h a t it
sho u ld n o t allo w its efforts to be
u sed b y o rg a n iz atio ns seeking to cut
school a p p ro p r ia tio n s o r lim it a c a ­
dem ic freed om .
27. In
the
“ R ich o rp o o r”
an d
“T r u o g h ” test of soils th e soil should
be t h o r o u g h ly d rie d b e fo re testing.
T. F.
28. F e r n s r e p r o d u c e by spores-.
T. F.
29. H e lx in e is an insecticide. T. F.
30. B u lbs a re se t d e e p e r on .sandy
typ e soils th a n on clay soils. T. F.
Study Series ISo. 4
D irections: Fill in th e a n sw e rs
as r e q u ir e d in each of th e following;
31. T h r e e conditions essential for
th e p r o p e r g r o w th of greenh o use
p la n ts a r e ...................
32. L ea v es in a decom posed state
a re r e f e r r e d to a s ...................
33. T w o p lan ts g ro w n fro m corns
a r e ................... a n a ....................
34. T he
disease
w h ic h
causes
y ou n g seedlings to die of! a t th e
g ro u n d su rfa ce is c a l l e d ...................
35. Silt is a' ty p e o f ...................
D irections: In each of t h e follow ing
item s f o u r possible a n sw e rs a r e su g­
gested to c o m ple te each statem en t.
On t h e a n s w e r sh e e t w rite th e letter
of t h e s t a te m e n t w h ic h is be st of
th ose suggested.
3. T h e p a r t of a p l a n t c om m only
r e f e r r e d to as “th e w o r k s h o p ” is th e
(a) roots (b) ste m (c) the leaves (d)
buds.
37. M assey d u st is used (a ) for
ffm a n en t A ss’t
b lack spots on roSes (b) in m akin g
u st m u lc h (c) as h u m u s h a s te n e r
P r o m o t i o n t o G a r d e n e r d(d)
fo r sto rin g tu lip bulbs.
w tleners t o M e e t
38. O ne of th e follow ing w hic h is
T h e C i v il S e r v ic e L ea der p re se n ts
’i' li m
Gardeners Or- th e fo llo w in g stu d y m a t e r ia l as aid n ot t r u e of h u m u s is (a) it a era te s
on V!L
i m p o r t a n t to p ro sp e c tiv e c an did ates in p r e p a r a ­ th e soil (b ) it takes th e plac e of
'he Cih,
e v e n i n g J a n . 7, tion fo r th e f o rth co m in g p ro m o tio n p la n t food (c) it increases th e w a te r
of
^ o u s e a t 8 o ’c l o c k . e x a m to g a rd en e r. T h e e x a m has h old ing c apacity of soils (d) it f a ­
‘^*>on and
scheduled. D isb e en o r d e r e d b y th e Commision, b u t cilitates d ra in a g e.
39. A c h a p a r r a l is (a) a grassy t e r ­
no d a te fo r filing has b e e n officially
'■ed.
be f u r t h e r a n a - ann o u n ce d . W atc h th e L e .^vder fo r ra ce (b ) a ty p e of ro ck g a rd e n stone
f u r t h e r d e v e lo p m e n t on this test.
(c) a dense th ic k e t of s h r u b s (d) a
regardless of
Directions: E x a m in e eac h of th e sod c u ttin g m achine.
• attend,
“" ‘" “ ‘‘ons, a r e i n v i t e d follow ing sta te m e n ts a n d decide
40. A 8-5-3 an alysis fe rtiliz e r con­
w h ic h is T R U E o r FA L S E . If you tain s th e la rg e st pei’c entage of (a)
decide a sta te m e n t is T R U E encircle c alcium (b ) p h o sp h o ru s (c) potash
N ngs
th e " I ” o r “F ” If t h e s t a te m e n t is (d) nitro gen .
FA L S E .
C lip a n d pa ste in scrap book. To
26. T h e “M o rg a n ” is a c olo rim etric be c o n tin u e d w h e n space is a v a il­
w o u ld b r i n f th o s e m e th o d of soil testin g T. F.
able.
a n d p ro c ed u re . , .H om e econom ics
education, b e liev in g it h a s a vital
p lace in o u r p re s e n t e m e rg e n c y p r o ­
N o b el prize w in n e r. Dr. Alexis g ram , is p u ttin g e v e r y effort into
C arrel, s p e a k in g a t th e a n n u al co n ­ h e lp ing hom e and fa m ily g ro up s
v e n tio n of th e N e w Y o rk S ta te A s­ m ak e these ne ce ssary a d ju s tm e n ts .”
sociation of H e a lth a n d P hy sical
E du ca tio n T each ers, declai'ed t h a t the F o r :
d e v e lo p m e n t of c h a r a c te r a n d m ind
w as essential to p h ysical fitness. Said
Dr. C arrel: “T h e ty p e of p h y sical fit­
ness t h a t w e n e ed is a c o m p le x c o m ­
Dr. H e n r y L evy, c h a ir m a n of t h e
p o u n d of p hy sic al a n d sp ir itu a l e le ­
m en ts. F o r m a n re fu ses to be d i­ B o a rd of E xam in ers, is e v id e n tly
v id ed into s e p a r a te c o m p a rtm e n ts. pleased w ith t h e g e n e r a l c u ltu r e test
Muscle, organs, n e r v o u s system s and
m ind c o n stitute fu n c tio n a l wholeness'.' re c e n tly given app lic an ts for- h ig h
T h ey a re n o t isolated units. T he school p rincip a lsh ip s. T e a c h e rs in ­
stre n g th , skill, speed a n d e n d u ra n c e ten d in g to tak e th e fo rth c o m in g de ­
of th e bo d y d e p en d on c h a r a c t e r as p a r tm e n t c h a irm a n license e x a m i n a ­
w ell as on th e q u a lity of th e blood tions will be sim ila rly quizzed. T e r m ­
circ u latin g t h r o u g h th e m uscles. . . ing this ty p e of e x a m in a tio n a
Love, e nth u sia sm , hope, dedication “p o w e r and in tellig en ce te s t,” Dr.
a re th e w ings of intelligence, th e L ev y said t h a t it w o u ld consist of
s t re n g th of the b o dy .”
t h r e e parts. T h e first p a r t is d e ­
signed to p ro b e th e c a n d id a te ’s com ­
For;
p re h en s io n of p r in te d m a tte r , t h e
second p a r t will consist of a v o c a b u ­
M ario n S. V an L iew , S ta te S u p e r ­ lary test and th e th ir d p a r t. Dr. L e v y
visor of H om e Econom ics, believes said, “will b e d ev oted to c o n te m p o ­
th a t a h a p p y h o m e life is essential to ra neo us affairs in t h e politico-socio­
n a tio na l defense. A t a m ee ting of econom ic sp h eres.”
e d u ca to rs In S y racuse, Miss V an
L ie w said, “R a p id ly sh iftin g social
You and /, by May Healy,
and econom ic sta n d a r d s a re forcing
fam ilies to m a k e ra p id and so m e ­ will appear next week.
tim es d r a m a tic chan g es in ro u tin e
For:
Physical Fitness
Power and
Intelligence Tests
Happy H ome Life
R
E ! ^ O
L V
E :
To pu t your finances in order!
A Personal Loan and a Firm Reeolulion Can Help You
Start the New Year Right. Resolve to Put Your Finances
in order.
L oans of f ro m $60 to $3,300 for periods of 12 m o n th s or lon g er
c an be a r r a n g e d w ith o u t co-m akers. The discount ra te is low
—
per a n n u m —an d life insura nce costs only 50 cents per
1100. B ro n x C ounty T ru s t C om pany service Is p ro m p t.
M A IN O F FIC E : T h ir d A venue a t 148th S tre et
M E lrose 5-6900, E xtension 50
BII.VNOII OFFICES
T hird
A ve nu e
at
137th
S t« e t
Third
A venue
a t BoHton K oud
F o r d h a n i R ond
a t J e r o m e Avenue
O gden A venue a t i jn iv e r 8it.r A venue
Kiist T renioiit Avr. n t EuNtvrn lllvri.
W h ite riulnH Avenue a t ^iiSrd S tr e e t
EiiHt T r e in o n t Ave. u t i l o N t o i i Roud
11 lIuKh J . G ru n t Circle
MEMDEK KRDEUAI^ DEPOSIT TN.«IURANCB COUPOIIATION
MEMUKR FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
P age T en
a m
SERVICE LEADER
Tuesday, P ecem W
3^
Index
T o Exam s
IKDERAL
A crounfinx and A ud itin g Assi.stant ......................................
A eronautical E n g in e e r
A ero n au tica l I n s p e c to r
A ir C a r r ie r M ainten an ce I n ­
spector ......................................
A irc raft I n s p e c to r ...................
A nim ation D ire c to r.................
Assistant BioloRical A i d . . . .
A q uatic B iologist......................
A tten d an t. N euro P sy ch ia tric
lio sp ita l ..................................
A utom otive In stru c to r, Motor
T r a n s p o r t S c h o o l.................
B in d ery O p e r a t i v e ...................
B lu ep rin t O p e r a t o r ..................
Civil E n g in e e r ............................
Civilian Medical O f T ic e r ....
Decl< E n g i n e e r ..........................
E n g in e e r .....................................
E nt'ineering Aid ( A e r o n a u ­
tical) ........................................
E ng in e e rin g A i d (T o p o g r a p h ic a l ) ..............................
- E n g in e e rin g D raftsm an, O r d ­
nance ........................................
E n g i n e e r i n g D raftsm an ,
A ero nau tical .........................
Gauge C h e c k e r .............. •.........
Horiznnlril S ortin g M achine
O p e ra to r ..................................
Inspector of C lo th in g .............
In spector of E n g in e e rin g M a ­
terials CA e r o n a u t i c a l )
In spector of H a t s .....................
Inspector of M iscellaneous
Supplies ..................................
In.spector of T e x t i le s ...............
*Inspector, O rdn a n co M a teria l
Inspector, P o w d e r an d E x ­
plosives ....................................
Inspector, Ship C o nstru c tio n
Inspector, S i g n a l
Corps
E q u i p m e n t ..............................
I n struc tor, A ir Corps T e c h ­
nical S c h o o l...........................
J u n io r A irw ay Traffic C o n ­
tr o lle r ......................................
J u n i o r C a lculatin g M achine
O p e ra to r .................................
Ju n i o r G r a d u a te N u r s e
Ju n i o r E n g in e e r ........................
J u n i o r W areh o use E x a m in e r
L ilh o g ra p h c r .............................
Machinist ....................................
M achinist ....................................
Marine E n g in e e r .......................
M a iin e S u r v e y o r .....................
Mechanical E n g in e e r ...............
Medical OITicer.........................
M etallurgical E n g in e e r
M e t a l l u r g i s t ................................
MuUilith C a m e ra m a n and
P la te m a k e r ............................
Mullilitii Press O p e r a t o r . . . .
Naval A r c h ite c t........................
P h o to g ra p h e r ...........................
Piiotoslat O p e r a t o r .................
Precision Lens. Precision an d
Test P l a t e m a k e r ...................
Radio M onitoring O f f i c e r . . . .
Uadiosonde T e c h n ic ia n
Second Assistant E n g ineer
(M arin e) ................................
Senio r Bookkeeping M achine
O ) ) e r a t o r ..................................
S h ip w rig h t .................................
S to re k e e p e r ( D e c k ) .................
Tool and Gauge D e s i g n e r .. .
T o olm a k er ..........................
T ran s p o rta tio n T a rill E x a m ­
iner ..........................................
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For City Jobs; O btain applications a t 96 D uane Street, New Yorit
City, (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), o r w rite to the Application B u r e a u of the
M unicipal Civil Service Com mission a t 96 D uane S tre et and enclose
a self-addressed 9-inch sta m p e d envelope (4 cents for M a n h a tta n an d
Bronx, 6 cents e ls ew h ere ).
For State Jobs; O btain a pplications a t 80 C entre Street, N ew York
City, (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), or enclose six cents in a le tte r to th e E x a m in a ­
tions Division, State Civil Service D e p a rtm en t, Albany.
For County Jobs; O bta in a pplic ations from E xam inations Division,
State Civil Service D e p a rtm en t, A lbany. Enclose 6 cents.
For F ederal Jobs: O btain applications from U. S. Civil Service C o m ­
mission, 641 Washinjrton S treet, N ew Y ork City, (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.),
in person or by mail. Also available from first an d second class post
offices. Second District.
U. S. citizens only m ay file for e x am s an d only d uring period w hen
applications a re being received.
Fees a re c harged for city an d State exam s, not for federal.
Applicants for most city jobs m ust h a v e been residents of New York
City for th ree years im m ediately p re ce ding a ppointm ent. Applicants
for State jobs m ust have been N ew York State residents for one year.
The "w eig h ts” listed for vario u s titles on these pages re f e r to the
relative value of each pa rt of the exam s. T here fore, if the weight of
the w ritte n p a rt of an ex am Is 30, this m eans th a t the w ritte n p a rt
counts for ,30 per ccnt of tiie final m ark .
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Hoalth liisiwctors
Recvivi’ Promotion
Good news for 28 eligibles on th e
p rom otion list for H e a lth In sp e c to r
was fo rthcom ing last w eek fro m the
Budget D ire c to r’s OfTice, w h ic h a n ­
n ounced th at the m en w ould receive
p ro m o tion s b e tw ee n th e first of
J a n u a r y an d the l a tte r p a r t of May.
T h e prom otions, w h ic h will c a r r y a
sa lary increase of only one c en t a
y e a r an d w hich will b rin g the
salaries from $2,399.99 to a n even
$2,400, will be m ade in g rou p s o f
seven each six weeks.
W hile the pro m o tio n s m e a n little
fro m an im m e d ia te sa lary increases,
th e y will p rovide th e w a y fo r th e
em ployees to receive raises later.
T h e eligible list e x p ire s in June,»
a n d if the prom o tio n s w e re not m ad e
before th a t date, th e m en w o u ld be
com pelled to tak e a n o th e r e x a m b e ­
fore th e y could a d v an c e in grade.
IJ .
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Deck Eiif2;ineer
S a l a r y : $1,590. F ile b y D e c e m b e r
31.
P la c e o f e m p l o y m e n t ; A r m y
T ransport
S e rv ic e .
W ar
D e p t..
B r o o k l y n (h o m e p o r t ) . F o r d u t y o n
t r a n s p o r t s p ly in g b e t w e e n B r o o k l y n ,
N e w Y o rk . P a n a m a , P u e r t o R ic o,
S a n F r a n c i s c o a n d H a w a ii.
Age
l im i t; 50.
Storekeeper (Deck)
S a l a r y $1,18;!, le ss $252 f o r m a i n t e ­
n a n c e . F i l f b y D e c e m b e r 31. P la c e
of e m p lo y m e n t; A rm y T ra n s p o rt
S e rv ic e , W a r D ^ a r t m e n t , B r o o k l y n
(hom e p o rt).
F or d u ty on tr a n s ­
p orts
p lym g
b e tw ee n
B rooklyn,
P a n a m a , P u e i t o R ico, S a n F r a n ­
c isco a n d H a w a ii. A g e li m i t ; 53.
In8lriiclt»r, Air Corps
TiM'Imical School
(§2,000-$3,800)
Ju nio r, $2,000; Assistant, $2,600;
Associate, $3,200; and In stru c to r,
$3,800, T w elve optional branches.
File until f u r th e r notice.
Age
limits: 21-53. A rm y A ir Corps,
W ar Dept., C h a n u te Field, Rantoul, III.; Scott Field. Belleville,
III.; and L o w ry Field, Denver.
Colo.
Applicants m u st have high
school diplom a or a c ertain su b ­
stitution; fo ur y e a r s ’ e x p erien ce
as in stru cto r in shop sub jects or
shop supervisor, which included
six m on th s in the optional b ra n ch
for which applicatipn is made.
O r t a i n college credits m ay be
s u b stituted for experience. T h ere
a re additional re q u ir e m e n ts for
g rades above J u n i o r In stru c to r.
Aeroiiaiilical Inspector
A.ssociate. $3,500, an d Assistant,
$3,200; Civil A eron au tics A u th o r ­
ity, Dept, of C om m erce.
B’ile
until f u r t h e r notice. Age: 24-40
(Associate), 24-35 (A.ssistant).
A pplicants must hav e pilot’s
cerliticate, solo flying h o u rs and
instruction experience.
Aircraft Inspector (Factory)
Associate ($ 2 ,9 0 0 )
Air Carrier Maintenance
Inspector, Associate
($ 2 ,9 0 0 )
Civil
A eronautics A u th o rity .
File until f u r t h e r notice.
Age
limit: 24-53.
A pplicants m ust h a v e a n a ir ­
T
c raft m ech anics’ certificate of
com petency and (1) tw o -y e ar
sup e rv iso ry e x p erien c e in th e
m ech anical field of m o d e rn civil
a irc ra ft m a n u f a c tu r e o r repair, or
(2) th r e e y e a r s ’ e x p erien c e in
th e sam e field, which includes
c om ponents, sub-assem blies, i n ­
s tru m en ts, a nd accessories, or
final assem bly inspection.
Inspector, |£ngineering
Materials (Aeronautical)
($ 1 ,8 0 0 4 2 ,6 0 0 )
Ju n io r, $1,800; Inspector, $2,000;
Senior, $2,600. N avy Dept, for
R E T IR E M E N T LAW
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D e le h a n ty
D ra rtg m a n
($ 1 ,6 2 0 .$ 2 ,6 0 0 )
Assistant, $1,620; E n gin eerin g
D ra ftsm an , $1,800; Senior, $2,000;
P rincip al, $2,300; Chief, $2,600.
F ile u n til f u r t h e r notice. These
(Ordnance)
( |1 ,6 2Q.$2,600)
Asf^istant, ^1-620; Engine I
D ra ftsm an , $1,800; Senio?
P rincip al. $2,300; Chief - f , '25?
N av y a n d W ar Depts pn.
J u n . 3 9 . 1941. Age limit'’
A p p licants m ust be liiaK
g ra d u a te s a n d must have tw
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Applications N ow O pen—File w ith U. S. Civil Service Commission
by J a n u a r y 16.
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calculating: m achines t h a t will qualify you for th e e xam ination.
T h e
E n g in e e rirtg
positions a r e for worW
Age limits: 45 (Assist
ant).
(o th er g ra d es ).
L E A D E R B O O K SHOP
e s t s
JUNIOR CALCULATING MACHINE
OPERATOR
115 East 15th St., N ew Y o rk City
d u ty w h e r e v e r assigned. File u n ­
til f u r t h e r notice. Age limit: 53.
A p p lica n ts m u st h a v e h a d tw o
to SIX y e a r s ’ e x p erien c e in the i n ­
spection a n d tes tin g of a e r o n a u ­
tical e n g in e e rin g m aterials, or
a ir c r a f t eng in es a n d th e ir accesories. C e rta in su bstitu tio n s ar#
allowed.
I n s titu te
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Bookkeeping: for PersonaJ an d Business Use—R a y m o n d Cradil. J2« |
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J r . <& Sr. T y p ist a n d S te n o g r a p h e r —P r e p a r e d for Federal
ex am in atio n s ............................................................................ 65c, 1.00 4 ijij
Questions & A nsw ers for R u ra l C a rrie r Sc C lerical Positions—
Wm. J. Barse, 213 pages ..................................................................... jjj
C lerk T ypist-S tenoffrapher—P r e p a r e d specially f o r City ex­
am in a tio n s .................................................................................................. jjj!
Postal S e r v i c e ........................................................................ ^ . . 2 5 c , 1.00 & 15|
U n e m p lo y m e n t In su ra n c e M anual .................................................... m j
Housing S tudy T e x t for R esident B uilding Supt., G fade 3, and
Building M a n a g e r ................................................................................. 1.51 i
M im eo g ra p h O p e r a t o r s ............................................................................. i 5|j
Questions * A nsw ers for Postal Positions—Wm. J. Bar.ie, 207
pasres
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Questions & Answ ers for Customs, Im m ig ra tio n , an d Law En­
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TECH N ICA L PR E P A R A T IO N
In tro d u c to ry Course for F in g e r P r i n t E xperts, by Mary E.
H a m ilton ..................................................................................................
Bridges a n d B ridge O pe ratin g in New Y ork C i t y ...........................
D ietician ........................................................................................................
E ngin e e rin g R eview (S tru c tu ra l Steel <& Reinforced Concrete).
J r . E ng in e e r & G e n e ra l T e s t ................................................................
Diesel M o n i t o r .............................................................................................
W eld e r’s G u i d e .............................................................................................
New Auto G u i d e ...........................................................................
M athem atics & Calculation for M e c hanics.......................................
Diesel E ngine M a n u a l...............................................................................
N ew R a d io m a n ’s G u i d e ........................... ' ................................................
H a ndy Book P ractical E le c tric ity ........................................................
E ngineer-C ustodians M anual—E xam Questions a nd Answers
—T hom as B r e tt .....................................................................................
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in ation Q u e s t i o n s ...................................................................................
F ire m a n Study B o o k ...........................................................................25c & 1-5*
How to Become a F i r e m a n ....................................................................... •**
History of F ire D e p a r t m e n t ....................................................................
F ire D e p a rtm e n t M anual of In stru c tio n —A n officer’s manual
for professional ftre-ftghters by Lowell M. L im p u s ................
F ire P re v e n tio n C o d e ...................
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PO LICE PR E P A R A T IO N
P a tro lm a n Study T e x t .............................................................................
Police M a n u a l ......................................................................... ....................
L aw of A rre s t In C rim inal P ro c e e d in g s .........................................
Su p p le m e n t to L aw of A r r e s t . . . , ........................................................
Questions & A nsw ers for Motor Vehicle E x a m in e r and Foiicc,.
Questions & Answ ers SG t’s E xam ination S t u d y ............................
State T ro o p e r E x a m in a tio n ....................................................................
Dellnitions ....................................................................................................
G E N E R A L P R E P A R A T IO N
E v e r y d a y L a w .........................................................' .............................................
E v e r y d a y M a t h e m a t i c s ......................................................................................
G e n e r a l F e d e r a l T e s t G u i d e — P ro c e d u re, sa m ple te s ts ..............
C i v i l S e r v i c e H a n d b o o k — 1,000 Civil S e rvice que stions ..............
G u id e to M u n i c i p a l G o v e r n m e n t .................................................................
O u t l i n e C h a r t o f M u n i c i p a l G o v e r n m e n t ................................... .......
Y o u r F e d e r a l C i v i l S e r v i c e — A 5G0-page m a n u a l on procedure.
C i v i l S e r v i c e H a n d b o o k — P r o c e d u r e , s a m p le q u e s tio n s ........
M e n t a l Te s ts f o r C i v i l S e r v ic e E x a m i n a t i o n s ( F e d e r a l , State,
a n d C i t y ) — W m . J . B a r s e , 235 p a g e s ....................................................
P r e p a r a t i o n f o r C i v i l S e r v ic e — D o n n e l l y St
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M e n t a l M u l t i p l i c a t i o n — A p a m p h le t by C h a r l e s Lipkin t*'
train s fo r ra p id m e n ta l c a lc u la tio n .............................................
L e t ’s P l a y V o c a b u l a r y — A series of g am es t h a t build voca
lary w ith o u t too m u ch stra in on th e g ra y m a t t e r ....................
L e g a l. P o l i t i c a l a n d B us ine s s G u i d e — A
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C o n s c r i p t io n ............................................................................................................. l3*
B u i l d i n r C o d e ............................................................................................................’ .5*
S a n i t a r y C o d e ...............................................................................
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pcrcm bcr 31, 1940
0ar^n a
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drafting e x p erien ce, acvve3'^'.„ the grade. O ne y e a r
•orciinelem entary d ra ftin g
nr experience and th e
train’JI^Pi-clnance drafting.
•wiring Draftsman
( V«*roii«uitical)
(Sl,620-$2,600)
.
S1.620; E n g in e e rin g
A'-"- nn ‘ $1 800; Senior. $2,000;
■ s2 300: Chief, $2,600.
‘'’“by June 30. 1941. Age limit:
k
iinnts must have tw o to six
''P? ciVafting exp erien ce, acK ' f n / t o the grade. O ne y e a r
L elem entary tr.—
a in
in g or
.----''.i-'t onrc r,r,A
fhe rest in a ero and the
''C a l
C ertain substifor college ed ucation a re
f c d for
of exp erien ce.
f:,iginecring Aitl
( \p ro n au tiea l)
(§1,620-«2,600)
iccictant $1,620; E n g in e e rin g
S1 800: Senior, $2,000; P r i n ni S2 300: Chief, $2,600. A rm y
|c>P=*'^r.„
Wnr Dept.
Dent. File u nntil
iA> fori)'-- War
til
* S e ?0 1941. Age lim it: 55.
Jpplicants mu.st h av e h a d enexperience in testing,.
Search, design, construction, or
r f w ensineermg activities, p a rtly
[ J the field of aero n a u tic al en-
I
[gineering.
_________
Iiigpector, Ship
Construclion
( § 2 ,0 0 0 -$ 2 ,6 0 0 )
Inspeclor, Engineering
Materials ($ l,6 2 0 -$ 2 ,6 0 0 )
Ship Construction:. In sp e c to r
(optiojial branche.s—hulls, m e -,
ichanical. electrical), $2,000; S e n ­
ior. $2,600.
Engineering Materials: Ju n io r,
$1,620: Inspector
(optional
■branches—hulls, m echanical, e le c ­
trical, radio),
$2,000;
Senior,
$2,600.
Xavy Dept., for d u ty in th e
field. File until f u r t h e r notice.
Age limit: 55. A p p licants m ust
have had inspectional e x p erience,
appropriate for the g ra d e an d o p ­
tional branch.
Juaior Engineer
($ 2 ,0 0 0 )
Optional Branches: (1) A e r o ­
nautical and (2) naval a r c h ite c ­
a V l L SERVICE LEADER
P age E leven
Trade—YouH Be A m ply R epaid
t u r e and m a rin e engineering.
File until f u r t h e r notice.
Age
limit: 40.
A p p licants mu.st hav e a b a c h ­
e lo r ’s d e g ree in the optional
b ra n ch for which ap p licatio n is
made. Sub stitu tio n of 10 sp ecial­
ized college cred it ho u rs or one
y e a r ’s experie'nce in th e optional
b ra n ch is p e rm itte d .
Engineer
($ 2 ,600-$4,6 00)
$3,800. T w e lv e optional branches.
File until J u n e 30, 1941.
Age
limit: 53.
A p plica nts m u st h a v e a co m ­
m ercial p ilo t’s certificate for two
a ir c r a f t w eigh t and engine classi­
fications; 1,000 to 2,000 h o u rs of
solo flying, w hich included 300
h o u rs of in stru ctio n in two classes
of a ircraft.
Mechanical Engineer
(Industrial Production)
($2,6 0 0 -$ 3 ,8 0 0 )
Optional branche.s: electrical,
h eatin g and ventilating, m aterials,
m echanical, m ining, radio, s tr u c ­
tu ral. tele g rap h , tele p h o n e and
welding. File by J u n e 30, 1941.
Age lim it: 55.
A pp lican ts mu.st have a b a c h e l­
o r ’s d e g ree in en g ineerin g , bu t
c ertain su b s titu tion s fo r education
a re allowed. Two to four y e a r s ’
e x p e rie n c e is re q u ire d in th e op­
tional b ra n c h applied for. G r a d ­
u ate stu dy in en g in e e rin g m ay be
su b stitu ted for p a rt of e x p e r i­
ence.
A ssistant,
$2,600;
Associate,
$3,200;
M echanical
E ngineer,
$3,800.
W ar an d N av y Depts.
File until J u n e 30, 1941. Age
limit: 60.
A p plica n ts m u st be g ra d u ates
of an e n g in e e rin g school, and in
addition, e x ce p t fo r certain e x ­
pe rie n ce substitutions, h ave had
professional e n g in e e rin g e x p e r i ­
ence ra n g in g from tw o to five
years, acco rd in g to th e g rad e of
t h e position.
Inspector, Signal Corps
Equipment
($ 2,0 00-$3,200 )
Inspector,
Ordnance Material
( $ l,6 2 0 -$ 2 ,6 0 0 )
Ju n io r. $2,000; Inspector, $2,600;
Senior, $3,000. Signal Corps, W ar
Dept., fo r d u ty in th e field. File
u n til f u r t h e r notic'e. Age lim it:
55.
A p p licants m ust hav e had col­
lege stu d y in electrical o r radio
en g ineerin g . In addition, e x c e p t
fo r th e j u n io r grade, th ey mu.st
h a v e h a d e x p erien c e in in.specting o r testin g of parts, as.semblies,
o r com p leted un its of signal corps
e q u ip m e n t.
Ju n io r, $1,620; Assistant, $1,800;
Associate, $2,000; Inspector, $2,300;
Senior, $2,600. O rd n a n ce Dept.,
W ar Dept. 'iP’ile u ntil f u r t h e r n o ­
tice. Age limit: 55.
A p p lica n ts m ust be high school
g r a d u a te s o r have 14 units of
high school w o rk ; one to six y e a r s ’
e x p e rie n c e inspecting and te s t­
ing of o rd n a n ce m ate ria ls as
a r m a m e n t, a r m o rp la te , demolition
bom bbodies, etc., o r of r a w m a ­
terials, including m etal shapes
fo rm e d w ith dies,, .sheets, and b ars
an d m ac h in ed parts. C e rta in col­
lege courses m ay b e su bstitu ted
for p a r t of e x p e rie n c e in three
h igh est grades.
Inspector, Po^vder and
Explosives
($ l,6 2 0 -$ 2 ,6 0 0 )
Ju n io r, $1,620; Assistant, $1,800;
Associate. $2,000; Inspector, $2,300;
Senior, $2,600. O rd n a n ce Dept.,
W ar Dept. File until f u r t h e r n o ­
tice. Age limit: 55.
A p p licants m ust h ave had at
least 18 se m es te r h o u rs’ study in
org an ic ch em istry. Additional e x ­
p e rie n ce m ay be sub stitu ted for
p a r t of this r e q u ire m e n t. F o r all
gra d es e x ce p t J u n i o r Insp ecto r
a p p lican ts m u st h ave had e x p e r i ­
ence in analy tical w o rk in a
chem ical lab o ra to ry , or inspection
of p o w d e r and explosives.
Aeronautical Engineer
(|2 ,6 0 0 -$ 3 ,8 0 0 )
Assistant,
$2,600;
$3,200;
A e ro n a u tic a l
Associate,
E ngineer.
SERVES AMERICA FIRST
Civil Engineer
($ 2,600-14,600)
A ssistant,
$2,600;
Associate,
$3,200; Civil E ng in eer, $3,800;
Senior, $4,600. O ptional branches:
C adastral, construction, soil m e ­
chanics, safety, sanitary , general.
W ar and Navy Depts. File by
J u n e 30, 1941.. Age limit: 55.
A p p licants m u st hav5 com pleted
a fo u r - y e a r college e n g ineerin g
co urse and m u st h a v e had p r o ­
fessional civil e n g in e e rin g e x ­
perience, p a rtly in one of the op ­
tional b ra nch e s.
Senior, $4,600; Prin c ip a l, $5,600.
O ptional b ra n c h e s for Senior:
p o w e r p la n t lay -o u t and piping,
tu rb in e s, boilers, Diesel engines,
deck m ac h in ery , an d general. File
by J u n e 30, 1941. Age limit: 70.
A p p lica n ts m u st have a college
d e g ree in en g in e e rin g or naval
a r c h ite c tu re , o r e x p erien c e in the
field to su b s titu te y e a r for year.
Also six to seven y e a r s ’ e x p e r i­
ence in en g ineerin g , which in­
cludes fo u r to five y e a r s ’ e x p e r i ­
ence
in
m a rin e
engineering.
G r a d u a t e study m ay be s u b s titu ­
ted for e x p erien ce.
A ssistant,
$2,600;
Associate,
$3,200; M a rin e E ngineer, $3,800.
V ario u s optional branches. U. S.
M a ritim e Com mission. File until
J u n e 30, 1941. Age limits: Asso­
ciate a n d Assistant, 60; M arine
E n g ine e r, 70.
A b a c h e lo r’s d e g ree in e n g in e e r ­
ing or n a v al a r c h ite c tu r e is r e ­
q u ired . S u b stitu tio n s of e x p e r i ­
e nce fo r edu catio n is allow ed in
p a rt. T w o to five y e a r s ’ e x p e r i ­
ence, w hich includes p a rtia l e x ­
p e rie n c e in m a r in e engineering,
is r e q u ir e d a ccord ing to th e grade.
P o s tg r a d u a te study m ay be su b ­
s titu te d for p a r t of th e e x p e r i ­
ence r e q u ire m e n t.
Naval Architect
( $ 2 ,6 0 0 4 5 ,6 0 0 )
Assistant,
$2,600;
Associate,
$3,200; N av al A rch itect, $3,800;
Senior, $4,600; Prin c ip a l, $5,600.
V ario us optional branches. File
by J u n e 30, 1941. Age limits;
for S e n io r and P rincip al, 70; for
o th e r grades, 60.
A p p lica n ts m u st h av e e x p e r i ­
ence as a N av al a rc h ite c t up to
seven years, acco rd in g to the
g rade.
College and g ra d u ate
stu dy m ay be su b s titu te d for p a rt
of e x p erien ce.
Engineering Aid
(T opographic), Senior
($ 2 ,0 0 0 )
Send M e m b e r th ip i a n d C o n tr ib u tio n s to
A m e ric a n Red Crocs
•1* L ex in g to n Av#., New York
[Marine Surveyor ($ 3 ,2 0 0 )
U. s. M a ritim e Commission.
File by J u n e 30. 1941. Age limit60.
Applicant.s m u st hold a U. S.
license issued by the Dept, of
C om m erce, e it h e r as chief e n g i­
n e e r o r as m aster, of ocean ves­
sels of an y gross tonnage, and
m u st h a v e had certain a p p r o p r i ­
ate e x p erience.
Junior Graduate Nurse
($ 1 ,6 2 0 )
U. S. P u b lic H ealth Service.
F e d e ra l S e c u rity A gency and
V e te ra n s’ A d m in is tr a tio n .
File
imtil f u r t h e r notice. Age limit:
35.
High school stu dy and com ­
pletion of a specified train in g
cour.se in a n u rsin g school a re
re q u ire d . In som e cases persons
in th e ir final y e a r of tr a in in g may
file.
Senior Radiosonde
Technician ($ 2 ,0 0 0 )
F ile u n til f u r t h e r notice. Age
limit: 55.
A p p lica n ts m u st h ave
four
y e a r s ’ e x p e r ie n c e in th e in stalla ­
tion, m a in te n a n c e a n d re p a ir of
radio e q u ip m e n t, w hich included
six m o n th s w ith radio son d e (rad i o m e te r o g r a p h ) g rou n d re c e iv ­
ing a n d r e c o r d in g eq uip m en t.
Radio Monitoring Officer
($2,6 0 0 -$ 3 ,2 0 0 )
File u n til J u n e 30, 1941. Age
limits; 21-55.
A p p lica n ts m u s t h a v e had te c h ­
nical e x p e rie n c e in th e in stalla ­
tion, inspection, testing, o r o p e r a ­
tion w ith m ain te n a n c e re sp o n si­
bility, of ra d io tran s m itte rs.
Machinist
($6.9 0 -$ 8 .4 0 per day)
O r d n a n c e Service, W ar Dept.,
W a te rv lie t A rsen a l, W atervliet.
N. *Y. F ile u n til f u r t h e r notice.
Age limits: 18-62. File w ith Sec-
U. S. Geological Surv ey , Dept,
of In terio r. Age limit: 53. File
by D e c em b er 31.
A p p licants m u st be high school
re ta ry . Bo ard of U. S. Civil S e r v ­
ice E x am in ers, W ate rv liet A r ­
senal.
M e d ic a l
O ffic e r
($3.2()0.$4,6()0)
Associate. $3,200; Mcdical O f­
ficer, $3,800; .Senior, $4,600. O p­
tional b ran ch es: aviation m edi.uine;
cardiology;
d e rm a to log y ;
eye. car, nose and t h r o a t (singly
or co m b in e d ); ge n era l p ractice;
industrial m edicine (a, gas a n ­
alysis or toxic dust, b g e n era l);
in te rn a l m ed icin e and diagno,<5i.s;
m edical ph a rm a co lo g y ; n e u r o p s y ­
ch iatry; pathology, b acteriology
and ro e ntgenology (singly or com ­
b ined ): public h e alth (a. general,
b v e n e re a l); su r g e r y (a. general,
b. o rthopedic, c. c h est); t u b e r ­
culosis; urology.
P u b lic H ealth Service, Food
a n d ' D r u g A d m in is tra tio n . V e ter­
a n s’ Admini-stration, Civil A e ro ­
nautics A u th o rity , In d ian Service.
File until f u r t h e r notice.
Ag«
limit; associate. 40; o th e r grades,
53.
A pplicants m u st be m edical
school g ra d u ates.
For the tw o
h igher g ra d es th r e e to five y e a r s’
train in g is r e q u ir e d in the o p ­
tion app lie d for. F o r the associ­
ate grade, one y e a r in te rn e ship ,
general ro ta tin g or in a special
b ranch, is re q u ire d . C e rta in .'ubstitutions fo r th ese e x p e rie n c e r e ­
q u ire m e n ts is allow ed.
N a v y Y a rd J o b s
Many e x a m s ..re open for filing
at th e B ro o k ly n N avy Yard.
A pplications m ay
be secured
from th e N a v y Y ard, fro m the
F e d e ral B uilding, o r from any
first-class P o st Office. No e x a m ­
inations will be given b u t e x ­
p erience is re q u ire d .
T he jobs
a n d salaries follow;
A nglesm ith, H eavy Fires. $8.54
to $9.50 p e r day; A nglesm ith,
O th e r Fires, $7.50 to $8.54; B lac k ­
smith, H eavy Fires, $8.54 to $9.50;
B lacksm ith, O t h e r Fires. $7.58 to
$8.54; B o a tb u ild er, $7.87 to $8.83;
B o ile rm ake r,
$7.87
to
$8.83;
C h ip p e r a n d C a u lk e r, Iron, $7.58
to $8.54; C o p p e rsm ith , $8.4.5 to
$9.51; Die Sin k e r. $8,83 to $9,79;
Driller, P n e u m a tic . $6,37 to $7.30;
Flange T u r n e r . $8.06 to $9.02;
Forger, L ight, $9.50 to $10.46;
(C on tinu e d on P a ge 12)
P o s ta l N ew s
Marine Engineer
($ 4 ,6 0 0 4 5 ,6 0 0 )
Marine Engineer
($ 2 ,600-$3,8 00)
NEW YORK CHAPTER
g ra d u a te s an d h av e fo u r y e a rs of
civil
e n g in e e rin g
experience,
w hich includes tw o y e a r s in to p ­
o g ra p h ic field su rv eys. C ertain
su b s titu tio n s fo r these educational
an d e x p e r ie n c e r e q u ir e m e n ts are
allowed.
By DO N A L D M acD O U G A L
S ubs to F ill
C on feren ce sou g ht only served to r e ­
d ouble th e i r efforts. A nd it now
looks t h a t t h e y ’ll get w h a t th ey w ant.
V a c a n c ie s
A f te r w e e k s of confusion, we
finally h a v e good n e w s on th e m a tte r
of su b s titu te s filling v acancies caused
by th e in d u ctio n of r e g u la r clerks
into m ilita r y service. A special b u l ­
letin of th e N atio n a l F e d e ra tio n of
P o st Office C lerk s has this to say
(it's im p o r t a n t eno u gh to q u ote in
full):
“We h a v e info rm ation , as a r e su lt
of in fo rm a l ta lk s w ith D e p a rtm e n t
officials, to th e effect th a t a t e n t a ­
tiv e p r o g r a m has been adopted
w h e r e b y classified Civil Serv ice s u b ­
s titu te s will b e p ro m o te d to r e g u la r
p ositions to fill vacancies c rea te d by
th e in du ctio n of r e g u la r clerks into
the m ilita r y service u n d e r th e Selec­
tiv e M ilita ry T ra in in g and N ational
G u a r d Acts. In o u r , opinion, this
policy will b e a d op ted an d p u t into
effect b y th e D e p a r t m e n t at an early
date. T h e v acan cies c rea te d by s u b ­
stitu te s th u s ly p ro m o te d will, u n d e r
th e p ro p o se d plan, b e filled by
eligibles fro m th e certified eligible
registers. S u b s titu tes and eligibles
p ro m o te d In th is m a n n e r will be
g ra n te d such p ro m o tio n s upon the
d istin c t u n d e r s ta n d in g th a t th ey will
be re d u c e d to th e ir f o r m e r status
u p o n th e r e t u r n of em ployees in ­
d u c te d into the m ilita ry service, to
th e ir f o r m e r positions.”
H e r e ’s p a r t of th e b a ckg rou n d;
the J o i n t Conference, fusing the affiiliated p o stal o rgan ization s in the
m e tro p o lita n area, passed a r e so lu ­
tion u rg in g th is action at its O ctober
m eeting. Copies w e n t to officials of
n a tio n a l po stal groups an d to Post
Office D e p a rtm e n t heads. F irst A s­
sista n t P o s tm a ste r G e n e ra l A m b ro se
O ’C on n ell a n sw e re d for the P o s t­
m a s te r G e n e ra l an d th e P resid en t;
“W ith r e sp e ct to th e cov erin g of a s ­
sig n m en ts of em ployees on m ilitary
train in g , y o u are in fo rm e d th a t it
h as b e en decided to utilize th e s e r v ­
ices of sub stitutes, bo th te m p o ra ry
and re g u la r, fo r th is pu rp o se .”
T h is r e v e r s a l of w h a t th e Jo in t
J i m M e a d ’s B i r t h d a y
J im M e a d ’s b i r th d a y is cominjf to
be a real postal holiday. S a tu rd a y
n ig h t th e postal office em ployees of
Buffalo, w h e r e J im is fa v o rite son
n u m b e r 1, h o n o re d h im a t a b i r th ­
day an d testim o nia l d inn er. Since
his last b irth d a y , J im h elp ed p u sh
th ro u g h th e R a m s p ec t Act, one of
Civil S e rv ice ’s g re a t step s fo rw a rd .
V e h ic le M e n E le c t
R e - e l e c t i o n a s h e a d o f lo c a l 2,
N a t i o n a l F e d e r a t i o n o f P o s t O ff i c e
M o t o r V e h i c l e E m p l o y e e s , c a m e to
E v e r e t t G. G ib s o n a t th e D e c e m b e r
m eetin g . T h ese w ill h e lp E v in s e r v ­
in g l o c a l 2’s i n t e r e s t s d u r i n g t h e
c o m i n g y e a r : H . D. M i l l e r , f ir s t v i c e
p r e s id e n t; H. T u r s k e y , s ec o n d v ic e
p resid en t; J a c k Spina, th ird vice
president;
C larence
Battle,
J r .,
corresponding secretary; Fred L ehert, financial s e c r e ta r y ; C la re n c e
D ixon, rec o rd in g sec reta ry ; C harles
H elw ig, treasu rer; O scar Lisk, s e r ­
g eant-at-arm s.
M c H a le I n s t a l l e d A g a in
Bill M cHale will be installed fo r
th e f o u r th tim e as p re sid e n t of
B ra n ch 36, N a tio n a l Association of
L e tte r C a r rie rs, a t a d in n e r-d a n c e
S u n d a y ev en in g a t th e G ra n d St.
Boys C lubhouse, 106 W, 55th St.
E d w a rd J. G ainor, of W ashington,
p re sid e n t of the n atio n al association,
assisted by C in cin n a ti e x ecu tiv e
m e m b e r W illiam D o u gh e rty, will do
the honors. A t th e sam e lime. Max
S. H a u se r is to be in du cte d as h ead
of th e N e w Y ork L e t t e r C a rrie iV
Association, local sick benefit asso­
ciation. I n v ite d guests include S e n ­
a to rs W a g n e r and Mead, C on g ress­
m en R om ju e, Sw een ey , and F l a n ­
nery, an d P o s tm a s te r G oldm an.
r
P age T welve
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER
Tuesday, Deeeml,,er
U. s. Opens Test fo r Autom otive Inspect^
(('o iitin iir d
fro m
P a g e 11)
FraniP Bcndi r, $8.00 to $9.02: Oas
C u U cr o v B urn er, $(J.()2 to $7.58.
Hol(lcr-On. $5.38 to $(i.:54.
I.oft.snvan, $fi.2(i to $9.22; Moklcr,
$«.!)<) to $!).R9; P ip ecov cr rirui InKiilntor, $7.78 to $8.74; P u n c h e r
utirl Slioaiei', $(>,05 to $7.01; Rivpter. $7.78 to $8.74; Riyger, $7.87
to $8.8.'5; Rivet Heater, $4.80 to
$').7(i; Sailm akor, $7.08 to $8.04;
Saw Filer, $9.02 to $9.98; Sheet
Mel a I W orker. $8.45 to .$9.41;
Shipfitter. $7.78 to $8.74; Shipw rii'h t, $7.97 to $8.9.3; T oolm aker,
$8.:J5 to $9.31; Welder, E lectric
(Specially S killed ), .$7.78 to $8.74;
W elder. Cia.s, $7.58 to $8.54.
Marliinisl (S 6.92-$8.82)
Dover and Metuchen. N. .1..
end Brooklyn. File until fu r th e r
noti(’e. A^e limits: 18-55.
A p p licants m ust have had a
f o u r - y e a r apprcntice.'ihip or four
y e a r s ’ practical e x p erien c e in the
trade.
Ar.senal. M etuchen, N. J., $7.20$8.40 p e r day; Brooklyn Navy
Yard, $8.35-$9.31. File until f u r ­
th e r noticc. Age limits: 18-62.
Applicants m ust have com ­
pleted a f o u r - y e a r app ren tice sh ip
or have had four y ears of p r a c ti­
cal experience.
Atlf‘n<1ant, NeiiroPsy«liialri<* Hospital
($ 1 ,0 2 0 )
V e te ra n s’ A d m in istra tio n F a c ili­
ties, C a n an daigu a an d N o rth p ort,
N. Y. File until f u r t h e r notice.
Age limits: 21-48.
A p p licants m ust h ave had six
m o n th s ’ re siden t
tra in in g
in
nui'sing, or six m onths' service
in a U. S. hospital corps, or th ree
m o n th s ’ e x p erien c e as A tten d a n t
doing w a rd d u ty for tr e a tm e n t of
m en tal or n e rv o u s diseases.
Toolmaker
(.S7.8l-.$9.28 per <lay)
I'ool and (i.uiiuo I)<‘8igiier
Tool
and
Clauge
De.signer,
$1,800: Senior. .$2,000; Principal.
$2.:<00; Chief, $2,(i00. W atervliet
A rsenal, W aterv liet, N. Y. Open
to New York S ta te re.sidents.
F ile until fu r th e r notice.
Age
limits: 18-55.
I'ool maker
F o r t M onm outh, N. J„ $2,000$.'?,000; P ic atin n y Arsenal, Dover,
N. J., $7.20-$9.28 p er day; R aritan
L IQ U ID
TABLETS
S A LV E
NOS E D R O P S
CO UGH D R O P S
6 6 6
‘' R i i b - M y - T I s m " — a
Sliipwrlglil
(S7.49-$8.43 per day)
Norfolk Navy Yard, Po rtsm o u th ,
Virginia. File until f u r t h e r no ­
tice. Age limits; 20-55.
Precision I.eii8, Prism and
Test Plate Maker
($7.87-$8.83 per day)
T o relieve
M ise r y of
Try
O rd n a n c e Service, W ar Dept.,
W ate rv liet Arsenal, W atervliet,
N, Y. File until f u r th e r notice
with S e c retary . Board of U. S.
Civil S ervice E xam iners, W ate r­
vliet A rsenal. Age limits: 18-62.
Wonderful
Li n i m e n t
A m e ric a 's Favorites
'fOj
r CA r U HI NC » A C O M P L C T C ^
tM>CSIKANC.I ' ACIION AOVIINTURE
P acked W ith A ction
U. 8, Navy Yard, W ashington.
D. C. File u ntil f u r t h e r notice.
Age limits: 20-48.
Civilian Medical Officer
( I ’emporary & Part-Time)
Fu ll tim e duty, $3,200 or h igher;
p a r t- tim e d uty, salary is c o m m e n ­
su ra te with h o u rs of duty. File
until f u r t h e r notice.
A p p o in t­
ment* with U. S. A rm y hospitals,
camps, etc.
A p p licants m u st h a v e an M.D.
with a p p r o p r ia te experience.
Senior Photographer,
$ 2 ,0 0 0
O p tio n a l b r a n c h e s ; 1) d r y - p l a t e
p h o to g rap h y ; 2) w e t-p la te p h o to g ra ­
ph y .
Assistant Photographer,
$1,62 0
File b y D e c e m b e r 31.
53.
A g e l im i t:
R e q u ire m en ts
E x p e rie n c e :
Senio r
P h o to g ra p h e r
— t o u r y e a r s o f r e s p o n s i b l e p a id e x ­
p e r i e n c e in h i g h g r a d e p li c t o g r a p h i c
w o r k , o n e y e a r o f w h ic h m u s t h a v e
b e e n c o n t i n u o u s l y a n d c o n s is te n tly
in d r y - p l a t e p h o t o g r a p h y f o r O p ­
tio n N o. 1 a n d in w e t - p l a t e piio t o g r a p h v f o r o p t i o n N o. 2. A p p l i ­
c a n t s w lio a r e q u a lifie d in b o tli d r y p la te a n d w e t - p l a t e p h o t o g r a p h y
m a y b e e x a m i n e d in b o t h o p tio n s .
■A ssistant
P h o to g rap h e r.
Two
y e a r s o f p a i d e x p e r i e n c e In h ig h
grade ph oto g ra p h ic w ork.
S u b stitu tio n : A p p lic a n ts m a y s u b ­
s t i t u t e y e a r f o r y e a r , u p to a m a x ­
im u m of one y e ar, fo r th e re q u ire d
e x p e rie n c e in e ith e r grad e, success­
f u ll y c o m p l e t e d f u l l - t i m e s t u d y in a
re sid e n t school of p h o to g ra p h y .
A d d itio n al s u b stitu tio n fo r the a s­
s i s t a n t g r a d e o n l y : t h e fo ll o w i n g
m a y b e m a d e f o r a to t a l of n o t
m o re th a n one y e a r of th e re q u ire d
e x p e r i e n c e : 1) p a id e x p e r i e n c e in
p h o to sta t w o rk o r m u ltilith plate
m a k in g , u p to a m a x i m u m o f s ix
m o n t h s : 5.) p a i d e x p e r i e n c e in o r d i ­
n a r y c o m m e r c i a l p h o t o fin ish in g of
SAMPLES TEST FOR STEN0(;KAPHERS AND TYPISTS
( C o m p e t it o r s m u s t fu rn i.s h t y p e w r i t i n g m a c h in e s a n d ta b le s f o r use in th e
e x a m in a t i o n s )
C o p y in jf f r o m p l a i n c opy :
Tile s a m p l e b e lo w is s i m i l a r to t h e a c t u a l e x e r c i s e In e v e r y t h i n g e x c e p t size of
P ?'" ited iie re in o r d e r t o g iv e > o u a n o p p o r t u n i t y to p r a c t i c e t y p i n g it
l e p e a t e a l y . im e f o r lin e , l o r e x a c t l y JO m i n u t e s .
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nC-*’®'’ jlecfrified b o o k k e e p i n g
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of m a c h i n e t h e y
R> '
V iving ( 1) t h e t r a d e
opf'®',machine, t h e m a n u f a c ' ^ ^ n e h ne, a n d t h e m o d e l
of “’ o, the e x a c t o p e r a t i o n s
tff ' ‘icjesciibing in d e t a i l i n nuns.
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posfng,
L' '■ 1 n a v -ro ll w o r k , s t o c k
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fd‘. <”■
th e e m p l o y e r a n d
If
under w hom th e exgained: a n d (4) t h e
'"of%ach e m p lo y m e n t.
|„j Assistant Engineer
(M a rin e )
uill be filled a s T h i r d
J '”®, Engineer.
$2,190;
and
^
A ss is ta n t E n g i n e e r
I
J a n u a r y 6. P la c e of
f
Armv T r a n s p o r t S e r v rT D ep ailm eit. B ro o k ly n F o r
S p o r t s p l y in g b e t w e e n
(on
Y o rk ,
Panam a,
"''■‘'Rico San F r a n c i s c o a n d
Xge' limit; 50.
p a r t m e n t . W a t e r v l i e t (N. Y.) A r s e ­
n a l. A g e lim i t s : 18 to 62.
Senior Blueprint Operator,
$ 1 ,44 0
Junior Blueprint Operator,
$1,26 0
Senior Photostat Operator,
$1 ,440
Junior Photostat Operator,
$ 1 ,26 0
F i l e b y D e c e m b e r 31.
53.
A g e l im i ts :
Bindery Operative (Hand
and Machine)
S a l a r y : $.66 a n lio u r . P o s itio n s In
t h e G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O ffice.
P'ile b y J a n u a r y 3. H o u r s of e m ­
p l o y m e n t : 40. A g e l im i ts : 18 to 50.
Associate Animation
Director
S a l a r y : $3,200. W a r D e p a r t m e n t .
F il e b y J a n u a r y 3. A g e li m i t : 53.
Junior Warehouse
Examiner
S a l a r y : $2 ,000. O p tio n a l s u b j e c t s :
1) c o tto n
w a re h o u se s; 2 ) g ra in
w
a
re h o u .s e s . A g r i c u l t u r a l M a r k e t i n g
, .. m t ‘2 S9.20 a n d $9.68. F ile
S
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r
v
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e
,
D
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p
a rtm e n t of A gricu ltu re.
31.
P la c e o f e m p l o y F il e b y J
u a r y 6. A g e l im i t; 53.
I t S n l n t e S e rv ic e . W a r D e -
Gaiice C h e c k e r
L l estate f o r s a l e
r >K\V VOKK STATE
i than r i v m o u t h , y e t o n l y t h r e e
hour? f i o n i a n y p a r t o f M e l r o y V
<’i t y : h i s t o r i c K l n g . s t o n ,
, I'h. heiiMliful b a n k s o f t h e H u d VI m i l e s C o l u m b u s
C ircle.
"fon«ult A. K. A R T H U R .
Real
^ r K o x h a l l , K T N G . S T O N . N. T .
IlNESS O P P O R T U N I T I T E S
Kn TANT."' ' ' f i l l f l e d f i r m w i l l p u r riipntplp o r I n c l l v i r t u a l a c c o u n t s .
I'nil .'Service T . e a d e r . 97 D u a n e S t .
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hom es
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I 'o n v i i l p .' i c e n t .s , I n v a l i d s ,
I'h ro tilc N e r v o u s . P o n t
llvf, Sptil.'il D i e t s .
R esident P h y Bool<let,
|r;.e: CV \V. 4-tth St.
MU. 2-3839.
hoPPING SU G G E S T IO N S
fF)Ii B I ' T T u X S . n r C I C I . E . S , M A t ) 1 3
CKW ,M I.M 'T E. S f o r j u . s t a
few
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B u tto n
lH 3 !th A v e . (3T th).
M E . 3-2450.
USED
CAR
L ID D E M ®
J \
C O RPORATION
A
W
$150 to $495
prysler 4 Dr. T r u n k Se da n
pldsmobile 4 - Dr. T r u n k Se da n
Buick ‘‘80-C” Conv. Se da n
Puick “90-L’' Limousine
Podge 4-Dr. T r u n k Se da n
puick “67’' DeLuxe Sedan
Ford 4-Dr. T runk Se da n
Puick ■•6T’ D.L. T r k Sedan
Hudson "6” 5 Pass. Coupe
Buick "67" DeLuxe Sedan
ford 4.Dr. Tr unk Sedan
3uick"61'-4-Dr. T r u n k S eda n
$525 to $ 8 9 5
V
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"coln-Zephyr 4 - Dr. Sedan
c’
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^ ntiac 5-Pass. Coupe
t>lds
'
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^ 'P a s s e n g e r Se da n
P W A Y at 55th STREET
fADWAY at 131st STEEET
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ani ,!l
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Junior Airway Traffic
Controller
S a l a r y : $2,000. F il e u n t i l f u r t h e r
n o t i c e . A g e l im i t: 53.
Duties
T o s ta n d re g u la r w a tch , m a in ta in
co n ta ct by telephone, in te rp h o n e
a n d te le ty p e w ith a ir c a rrie r, m ili­
t a r y a n d o tl i e r a i r c r a f t d i s p a t c li e r s ,
w i t h a i r p o r t r a d i o s ta t io n s .
Assistant Biological Aid
(Firtheries), $1,620
F il e b y J a n u a r y 15.
.-.ge li m i t : 53.
Associate Aquatic Biologist,
$3,200
Optlonsx.
sub jects:
(1)
fis h e ry
b io lo g y ; (2 ) a q u i c u l t u r e a n d l i m ­
n o lo g y ; (3) p liy s io lo g y a n d n u t r i ­
tio n .
f i l e b y J a n u a r y 16. A g e li m i t ; 53.
Senior Automotive Instruc­
tor, Motor Transport
School, $2,600
Automolive Instructor, Mo­
tor Transport School,
$1,800
F il e b y J a n u a r y 20. P l a c e s o f e m p lo .v m e n t: N e w Y o r k a n d N e w
J e r s e y . A g e lim i ts : 25 to 50.
Duties
S e n i o r I n s t r u c t o r ; to s u p e r v i s e a
c o r p s o f i n s t r u c t o r s , a n d to i n s t r u c t
i n t h e m o r e d iff ic u lt a n d i n t r i c a t e
p r o c e s s e s ; in t h e t h e o r y a n d f u n d a ­
m e n t a l s of t h e p r o p e r m e t h o d s of
re p a irin g , reb u ild in g , o v erh au lin g ,
r e c o n d i t i o n i n g , e tc ., o f a ll k i n d s of
m o to r e q u ip m e n t.
I n s t r u c t o r ; T o p e r f o r m s im ila r
d u t i e s u n d e r s u p e r v is io n .
R e q u ire m e n ts
A p p lica n ts m u st h av e; th re e y ears
•:ick"61” 4-Dr. T r u n k Sedan
L
DeLuxe Conv. Coupe
I
S a l a r y : $1,800. F il e b y D e c e m b e r
30.
A g e lim i t ; 53.
V a c a n c ie s in
o t h e r p o s itio n s r e q u i r i n g s i m i l a r
q u a l i f i c a t i o n s a t $ ,620 a n d $1,440 w ill
b e filled f r o m t h i s r e g i s t e r .
Assistant Aqualic Biologist,
$2,600
B A R G A IN S
In
Accounting and Auditing
Assistant
la it
»»r>TlliiK S-64(M)
P age T hirteen
Wants You P art-Time
O rg a n iz in g in
S a n ita tio n D ept.
of e x p e rie n c e as a g e n eral a u to m o ­
tiv e m e c h a n i c .
In a d d itio n , a p p lic a n ts fo r S en io r
I n s t r u c t o r m u s t h a v e h a d fo u r , a n d
fo r In s tru c to r, tw o y e a rs of e x p e r i­
e n c e in e i t h e r ( a ) , ( b ) , (c) o r (d ).
(a ) A s s h o p s u p e r v i s o r o r f o r e ­
m an, s u p erv isin g g e n eral overh aul
a n d r e p a ir w o rk o n a u to m o tiv e
e q u ip m e n t; (b) as in s tru c to r or o r ­
g a n i z e r of c la s s e s in a n a u t o m o t i v e
s c h o o l, in a u t o m o t i v e o v e r h a u l a n d
r e p a i r ; (c) a s t r a v e l i n g a u t o m o t i v e
s e r v ic e m a n a g e r , o r g a n i z i n g , s u p e r ­
v is in g , o r i n s t r u c t i n g in a u t o m o t i v e
m e c h a n ic a l serv ice m a n a g e m e n t at
d i s t r i b u t o r a g e n c ie s , a t a g e n c y s e r v ­
ice s h o p s , o r f o r a c h a i n of a u t o ­
m o t i v e s e r v i c e s h o p s m a i n t a i n e d by
a l a r g e o r g a n i z a t i o n o p e r a t i n g fle e ts
of a u t o m o t i v e e q u i p m e n t ; (d) a n y
t i m e - e q u i v a l e n t c o m b i n a t i o n o f th e
e x p e r i e n c e s p e c ifie d i n (a ), (b)
a n d (c ).
(C o n tin u ed from P ag e 3)
ing the la tte r p a r t of 1937. F irst
p re sid e n t was P a u l S c rev ane.
T hings began h a p p en in g .
Punishment
Men who jo ined th e B e n ev o le nt
found th em se lves su b je c te d to d is­
crim in atio n, p ersecution , tran sfer,
and dismi.ssal. Official re co rd s d o n 't
a lw ay s give organ izin g a ctiv ity as
the reason for p u n itiv e m easures,
and of course, officials v e h em e n tly
deny th a t th ey h a v e p u n ish e d m en
because th e B e n ev o le n t w as a p o te n ­
tial riv al to A be K asoff’s J o i n t C o u n ­
cil. N ev erth eless, sufficient case.s are
on record to ind ic a te a definite p a t­
tern of conduct. In f u t u r e issues.
T h e L e a d k r in te n d s to e x a m in e these
reco rd s carefully. At the m om ent,
let it suffice to m en tio n a few n am es
which a re f a m ilia r to e v ery d riv er,
sw eeper, an d l a b o r e r — name.s of
those who suffered from d e p a r t ­
m en ta l action and w ho w e re p r o m i ­
n e nt in o rg a n iz in g the B e n ev olent;
Antonelli, Sc re v an e , K lop p er, Del*
mosico, Lentz.
Ba.sis of R atings
N o w r i t t e n t e s t w i l l b e g iv e n .
A p p l i c a n t s w ill b e r a t e d o n t h e i r
e x p e r i e n c e a n d fitn e s s o n a s c a le of
100.
Junior Calculating Machine
Operator
S a l a r y : $1,440. F il e b y J a n u a r y 16.
A g e l i m i t s : 18 t o 53. E m p l o y m e n t
lis ts : t h e n a m e s o f e lig ib le s w ill be
p l a c e d o n lis ts d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e
ty p e of m a c h in e u p o n w h ic h th e
ap p lic an t h as h ad ex p erien ce. C om ­
p e t i t o r s m u s t , t h e r e f o r e , s t a t e in
th e ir a p p lic a tio n s th e ty p e of m a ­
ch in e u p o n w h ic h th e y h a v e w o rk e d
a n d t h e t y p e of m a c h i n e t h a t t h e y
e x p e c t to u s e i n t h e p r a c t i c a l te st.
B a s is
o f R a tin g
C o m p e t i ■<rs w ill b e r a t e d on a
p r a c t i c a l te s t .
T h i s t e s t is to be
p e rfo rm e d d ire c tly o n a calcu la tin g
m a c h i n e a n d c o n s is ts o f e x e r c i s e s in
ad d itio n , s u b tra c tio n , m u ltip lic atio n ,
a n d d iv is io n . T h e r a t i n g is b a s e d
on b o t h s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y . A b o u t
tw o h o u r s w ill b e r e q u i r e d f o r th e
exam .
Official View
Up to the p r e s e n t tim e, th e B e n e v ­
olen t h a s n ’t b een a cc o rded re co g ni­
tion.
Its m e m b e r s c a n ’t organize.
You r c o r r e sp o n d e n t had this con­
v e rsa tio n w ith a n official of the
c \ lartm en t:
L ehm an: A re S a n ita tio n m en p e r ­
m itted to join o rg a n iz atio ns of th e ir
own choosing?
OfTicial: Of course.
L eh m an : T h ey a r e no t h in d e r e d by
the d e p a r tm e n t?
Official: No.
L eh m an : Does this ho ld t r u e for
the B e n e v o le n t as w ell as o th e r o rganizations?
Official; Well, th e B e n ev o le n t is n
differen t m a tte r. It h a s n ’t re ally got
th e confidence of the men.
L eh m an : W h at has t h a t to do
w ith the case?
OfTicial: We h a v e to p r o te c t o ur
m en ag ain st outside o rg a n iz atio n s
Principal Metallurgical
Engineer ($ 5 ,6 0 0 )
Principal Metallurgist
($ 5 ,6 0 0 )
Senior Metallurgical
Engineer ($ 4 ,6 0 0 )
Senior Metallurgist
($ 4 ,6 0 0 )
Metallurgical Engineer
($ 3 ,8 0 0 )
Metallurgist ($ 3 ,8 0 0 )
Associate Metallurgical
Engineer ($ 3 ,2 0 0 )
Associate Metallurgist
($ 3 ,2 0 0 )
F ile u n t i l
l im i t: 60.
N ew
fu rth e r
S ta te
n o tic e ,
S ep arate
sealed
pru^josal.s
coverlnfr
C o n stru ctio n .
H e a tin j',
.'^u n itary
iind
E le c tr ic W o i k fo r A d n iin i.stratio ii B u ild ­
i n g . B u i l d i n K N o . 1. i n i i c c o r i l a n c e w i t h
. S p e c i t l c a t i o n s No.>i. 10,8;;H, 10 ,8 :I0 , 1 0 , 8 3 1
a n d 10,832 a n d » fC o n i p a n y i i i K d r a w l n j i s :
a ls o , s e p .a r a to .sealed p ro p o s a l.s c o v e r i n g
C o n stru ctio n ,
lieatins-, ' .S anitary
and
E lectric
W ork
for
.S chool
B u ild in tf,
B u i l d i n p r N o . 3, i n a c c o r d u n c a w i t h .S p e c i f i c a t i o i i . s N o s . 1U,X33, 10.X34, 1 0 , 8 3 5 a n d
10,836 a n d a c c o n i p a n y i n i f d r a w i n g s : a ls o ,
s e a l e d p ro p o .'ja ls c o v e r in tj S p e c ia l E l e c t r i c
F ix tu re.s
for
A d m in istra tio n
B u ild in g ,
B u ild in g
No.
1, a n d
School
U uildinK ,
B u l l d l n i f N o . 3, i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h .S p«c i l l c a t l o n N o . 1 0 , 6 1 8 a n d a c c o n n ) a n y int?
d raw in g s,
New
Y ork
.S ta te S c h o o l
for
M e n ta l D efectiv es,
W illow brook, S ta te n
I s l a n d , N . Y ., w i l l b e r e c e i v e d b y t h e
C .'o n iin issio n er o f M e n t a l
I f y g ie n e , .S ta te
O f f i c e B u i l d i n g , A l b a n y . N . Y'., u n t i l :i;."0
o ’c l o c k 1’. M . ( K a n l e r n S t a n d a r d T i m e )
on W e d n e s d a y , .lanuH iy
15, l ' J 4 1 , w h e n
th e y w ill be p u b licly o p e n e d a n d re ad .
T h e ap p ro .x im a te a m o u n t of th e sa p r o j­
ects
are
us
follow .s:
A c in iln istratio n
B u i ld l n j r , $130,000.00 a n d .S chool B u i i d Inf f, * 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 .
P ro p o sal.s sh a ll be a c o o m p a n ie d by a
certified
chei k
n iin ie
im yable
to
the
S ta te
of
New
Y ork,
D ivision
of, t h e
T reasury,
or m oney
d e p o s i t o f fi'i
of
t h e a m o u n t of t h e bid.
S uccessful b id ­
ders
w ill
be re iiu ire d
fo n i v e
a bond
c o n d itio n ed
for
th e
fa itlU n l
perform ­
an c e of th e c o n tract an d a s e p a ra te bond
fo r th e p a y m e n t of lab o rers an d m a te ­
r i a l m e n , e a c h b o n d In t h e s u m o f 10 0
of th e a m o u n t of th e co n tract on con­
tracts
In
excess
o f $ r. 0 0 .0 0 .
C orpora­
tio n s R u b m ittlu K p ro p o s a ls s h a ll be a u ­
t h o r i z e d t o d o b u s i n e s s In t h e S t a t e o f
N ew T ork,
D r a w i n g s a n d b'p ec iflca tto n .i
I n i o r t h c o m i n g is s u e . T h e L f a d e *
w ill again ta k e u p the K asoff r ec o r d ,
and reve a l som e in terestin g s id e ­
l i g h t s in h is c a r e e r .
A th le tic s G o es B ig
A t W o o d b o iirn e
A im ed at p ro m o tin g intere.«t In
skiing, handball, tennis, softball, and
o th er .sports, an a th le tic association
has ju s t been established at th»
| W oodb ou rne In stitu tio n for D efec­
j tive D elinquents. Officers a re J o s e p h
, V. Skelly, p re sid en t; R o b e rt E.
Decker, v ice -p resid e n t; E.=:ther M.
P a lm e r, se c retary ; B e tty C h a rtre s,
tr e a su re r. A N e w Y e a r ’s E v e dan ce
is th e first of a n u m b e r of activities
whose p u rp o se is th e raising of f u n d j
for un ifo rm s and o th e r e q u ip m e n t.
A ge
th e
L ists
H e r e a r e t i o o n e w li s t s j u s t e s t a b ­
lished b y the S ta te C ivil S e r v ic e
C om m ission:
c jC e a d e r
Bargain Buys fo r
L eader R eaders
Assistant Account Clerk
Retirement System, Dept, of
Audit and Control
1. W allace F. G ordon, 86.,>4; 2.
P e a r l Cohen, 84.91; 3. H. T. O ntkush,
84.38; 4. A ltie E. C orcoran, 83.44; 5.
L. S. C onw ay, 83.20; 6. E lean o r
Weisel, 80.91; 7. J u liu s P. Som m er,
79.45; 8. M a r g a re t M. C lark, 79.15.
P a ssed —8; F a ile d —9; A b s en t—0;
R e je c te d —0; T o tal— 17; Provi^iional.s—0.
PERPETUAL CA LEN DA R
Covers a Period of 1600 Y ears
P rice
Sr. Mechanical Construction
Engineer, Dept, of Public
Works
coin
2,5c ( . s t a m p s , o n l y
at
your
risk,
DUR-X
I ’s, 2 ’s o r 3 ' » )
m oney
order
safe.
Hudson T erm in al Concourse
RENTAL T Y PE W R ITE R S
FOR E X A M I N A T I O N S —
RENT
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dividends
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snlisf iint lal
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ine
nationally
ad v e rti.sed
m erchan­
dise, s u c h
as
ru rn ilu re,
raillos, etc
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M:\X VOKK CITY
IMiiine; i'Ortlandt T-.’i.titO-.Vlill
Maurice Hoenig
Optometrist
Eyes Examined Scientifically
'
:
23137th Ave.
Open Until 8 P.M.
Hel. i;:.5tii - i;U((h Sts.
Al'ihibon
I’UI. to
SPECIAL ATTENTION
TO
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TRANSIT EMPLOYEES and
THEIR FAMILIES
for
It
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w i t h t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s c o n t a i n e d in t h e
a d v e r tis e m e n t, th e full a m o u n t nf su ch
deposit for one copy of th e p lan s and
s p ec ificatio n s s h a ll h e r e tu r n e d to su ch
p e r s o n o r c o r p o r . - i t i o n If t h e l o p y o f t h e
p lan s
and
sp ecifications used
by
such
p e r s o n o r c o r p o r a t i o n Is r e t u r n e d In K o o d
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a w a rd nf c o n tra c t or th e re jectio n of th e
bids.
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be m ad e
for th e
retu rn
of all o th e r
• • o p i e s o f t h e p l a n s a n d s n e c i r t c a t I o n s In
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AVlllowhrook, .Staten Island. N. V.
XOTU'K TO IJIUDKKS
w hich m ig h t ex p loit th em for th e ir
own purposes.
Leh m an : But you ju st said the m en
m ig h t join o rg an izatio ns of th e ir o w n
choo.sing. N ow you say th e re nrt>
lim itatio n s on th a t choice.
OflficiaJ: Well, if the B e n e v o le n t
could show us they have a m a jo r ity
of the m en in the d e p a r tm e n t, w«
would recognize them.
Leh m an : How can they get a
m a jo rity of the m en if th ey a r e n 't
p e rm itte d to organize?
Official: Well, we r a n 't p e r m it
th em to v iolate ru le 2,'i.
In o th e r word.*;, the d e p a r t m e n t
d o e s d isc rim in ate again st .some o r ­
ganizations. T h e infere n ce .'■eems to
be. since th e officials ad m it th a t th ey
c onsider the Four. H orsem e n as r u n ­
ning c o m p a n y union.c. that th ey find
it advisable to re ta in the Jo in t C o u n ­
cil in p o w e r in o r d e r to hold la r g e r
sw ay over the men. An o rg a n iz atio n
'like the B enevolent, or tlie C.I.O.,
m igh t m ake things a little m o re d if­
ficult.
If this isn ’t so. th en w hy does a m an
w ith Abe Kasoff’s re c o rd c o n tinu e in
the d e p a r t m e n t ’’ W hy is he p e r ­
m itted to ex ercise such p o w e r?
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER
P age F ourteen
B U L L E T IN B O A R D
All Civil S e r v i c e o r g a n i z a ti o n s are in v i t e d to f o r w a r d n o ti c e s
of m e e t i n g s a n d e v e n t s fo r a p p e a r a n c e in t h e B u ll e ti n B o a rd .
P lease h a v e y o u r n o ti c e in hy F rid a y of t h e w e e k p r e c e d i n g d a t e
o f th e e v e n t . T h e r e is no c h a r g e fo r th is ser vice.
C ivil S e r v ic e E x p e r t
T o A d d r e ss N Y U G r o u p
T he G r a d u a te Division fo r T r a i n ­
ing in P u b lic Service, NYU, is p r e ­
p a rin g to h e a r one of the n a tio n ’s
forem ost Civil Service a u th o ritie s on
J a n u a r y 8. Tim e; 8:30. Place: G re e n
Room, E ast Building, N e w Y o rk U n i ­
v e rsity (W ashington S q u a re ). T he
a u th o r ity is Dr. Ja m e s C. O’B rien,
e x a m in e r w ith th e U. S. Civil S e r v ­
ice C om m ission and c o -a u th o r of
tion to H e r b e r t Klein, 65 W. 95th St.,
M a n ha tta n, se c retary .
T ickets for th e V a le n tin e D ance
T o E x p lo re Job
m ay be o btained fro m J a m e s G rib - Y o u r F e d e r a l C i v i l S e r v i c e .
D r.
ben, 109 E ast 96th St. T h e afTair is O’B rie n is a m e m b e r of th e s p o n s o r­
scheduled
for
F
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y
8
a
t
the
P o s s ib ilitie s
ing g roup. In c harg e of th e NYU
Hotel P e n n sy lva nia . A rrangem ent.s
A lten d a n t-M e ssc n g er eligibles will a re being m ad e fo r a p r o g r a m i)f e n ­ course is Dr. R ufus D. Sm ith. P r e s i ­
m e e t on J a n u a r y 10, 8:30 p.m., a t t e r ta in m e n t; an d m a n y p r o m in e n t d e n t of the sp o nsoring org a n iz atio n
3 B eekm an Street. D aniel K u la n sk y , per.sons in political a n d civic life are is F r a n k Reiss. Elias A. K a r u is in
c h arg e of pu b lic relations.
p re sid e n t of th e As.sociation, stated e x p ected to attend.
th a t the po.ssibilities of ob tain in g
Jobs m ad e a v ailab le th ro u g h the reclas.silication of labor-cla.ss title.s will
F ir e E lig ib le s
be tho ro u g h ly discussed. A ttem p ts
A n d D r a ft Q u e s tio n s
will be m ad e to h av e t h e A tte n d a n tM esseni'cr list certified for as m an y
T he F ire Eligibles A ssociation has
The Offica A p plianc e O p e r a to r a.sked t h a t all its m e m b e rs w ho r e ­
of these titles as possible.
T he A tten d a n t-M e sse n g er list will Eligibles Association is c o n tinu ing ceived d r a f t q u estio naires to su b m it
e x p ir e D ecem b er 21, 1941, T h e re it.s cam paign for re e x a m in a tio n s for th e m at once. E d w a r d J. Quinn, Jr.,
a re a p p ro x im a te ly 5,900 eligibles r e ­ can did ates who did not q u alify in th e p re sid e n t of the group, has also r e ­
m a in ing on th e list. K u la n sk y stated p ra ctica l testa. T he A ssociation is q u e sted t h a t all m en on th e list s e ­
t h a t he w a nts as m a n y of these p re p a rin g a r e p o r t on this an d e x ­ c u re n e w m em b e rsh ip cards.
pects to su b m it it to th e M un icip al
In fo rm atio n c o n cern ing t h e a p p r o ­
eligibles as a re able to a tten d .
The m eeting will begin a t eight Civil S ervice C om m ission w ith in a p riate con d ucto r positions m ay be
few weeks.
se c u re d fro m Josep h J. Nicols, s e c r e ­
o ’clock sharp.
T he n e x t m ee tin g of th e g rou p will ta r y of th e group, a t 1629 70th St.,
be held on Tuesday, J a n u a r y 7 at Brooklyn.
6:15 p.m. a t th e W ashin g to n Irv in g
High School, 16th St. a n d Irv in g
Place, M a nh attan .
Besides a dis­ U . s . P h a r m a c is ts
A re q u est by I rv in g Adler, se c re ­ cussion of r e ex a m in a tio n s , a r e p o r t
t a r y of the A tte n d a n t-M e sse n g e r E li­ will be su b m itte d on a r e c e n t con­ Start A ss o c ia tio n
Eligibles on the fe d e ra l A ssistan t
gibles Association, t h a t his list be ference with the Civil Serv ice C o m ­
d eclared a p p r o p r ia te fo r jobs as L a ­ mission. Courses on m ac h in e s for Inv estig ato r, P h a r m a c y list, w h o a re
eligibles
and
a
p
a
r
ty
to
be
h
e
ld
by
in te re ste d in f o rm in g a n association
b o r e r in the D e p a rtm e n t of W ater
Supply, Gas and E lectricity, w as d e ­ tho Association will also b* co n ­ should get in to u ch w ith E. J. G.,
Box 132, C i v il S e rvice L e a d er , 97
nied last w eek by the M unicipal Civil sidered.
D uane St.
Service Commission,
An e x a m in e r of th e Com mission,
B.ssigned to study th e requ est, re- H o u s in g E lig ib le s
l)orted th a t the Assistant G a r d e n e r
list is now being used fo r L a b o r e r E lect O fficers
jobs and th a t th e D e p a rtm e n t of
The first m eetin g of t h e H ousing
W ate r Sup p ly p re fe rs this list, since M an a g em en t A ssistan t E ligibles A s ­
T h e a n n u a l b all of t h e C o rre ctio n
the duties of the position include sociation was held D e c e m b e r 17, and Officers B e n ev o le nt A ssociation w ill
grass cutting an d w o rk on the officers of the gro u p w e r e elected. be held this y e a r a t th e C oncourse
grounds, sim ila r to the duties of an They are: Sa m u el C. Berson, p r e s i ­ Plaza H otel on th e G r a n d C oncourse
Assistant G a rd e n e r.
dent; F ra n c e s C. Saflten, se c r e ta r y - at 161st St., th e B ronx. T h e d ate
tre a su re r; W illiam F r ie d m a n , vice- will be a n n o u n ce d later.
president.
It was decided to h o ld fu tu r e
Y o n k e r s G r o u p P la n s
m eetings the second T u es d ay in each A ssista n t G a r d e n e r
“ O ld lim e r s ’ N ig h t ”
m o nth a t 3 B e ek m a n St. a t 8 p.m.
T h e Y o n k e rs Civil S e rv ice E m ­ T he n e x t m eeting will be on J a n u ­ E lig ib le s to E lect
ployees’ Association has scheduled an ary 14.
T he A ssistant G a rd e n e rs E ligible
“ o ld -tim e rs’ n ig h t” for Monday, J a n ­
A ssociation will m ee t o n Tuesday,
u a r y 20, at 27 South B ro a d w a y . A
J a n u a r y 7, at 8:30 p. m. in th e City
c o m m ittee has been chosen tn a rr a n g e Fire G arrison Election
C ou rt House, 52 C h a m b e rs St., M a n ­
fo r the as.sociation’s a n n u al d in n e rh attan . Election of officers will take
T he F ire G a rriso n No. 1941, A rm y
d ance a t S c h m id t’s F a r m in April.
place at th e m eeting. A ll eligibles
C harles DulTy is g e n e ra l c h airm an. an d Navy Union held an election of a re urged to attend.
W illiam Thom as is tr e a s u r e r and officers last T u esd ay a t 128 West
Mrs. T hom as L cach se c retary . He:ids 17th St.
Those elected to office w ere;
of su b com m ittees a re L eslie B re n n an ,
jo u rn a l; Mrs. Bessie H azard, p u b ­ F ran cis P. Voelker, c o m m a n d er; V in ­
licity; A r t h u r J. M cGregor, speakers; cent Lally, senior vice -co m m an d e r;
E dw ard J. F lan agan , j u n io r v ice­
A lb e rt Fitzp atrick , gifts.
Slowly come the lists fo r th e
c o m m an der; H. J. C u r r a n , a d ju ta n t; Division of P la c e m e n t and U n e m ­
F ra n k A. Mott, pa y m a ste r; M auritz p loy m ent Insu ran ce, A m on g those
N’elson, q u a r te r m a s te r ; R i c h a r d ju st established a re open and p r o ­
(liislo iiis Ell<!{il)les
Oliver, ofTicer of th e day; E. T. L a w ­ m otion lists for Associate Claims E x ­
rence, officer of th e gu a rd ; S. J. a m in e r (.29 on th e p rom otion, 18 on
Isnlarjiic A cliv ilies
Walniey, chaplain; M a rk M. W ohlThe Custom s and Im m igra tio n feld, p atrio tic in stru cto r; W. C. C a r ­ the open list), p rom otio n to A ssist­
F.ligibles As.<jociation, wliich is c o n ­ penter, historian; J. F. F a rre ll, s e r ­ an t Statistics C lerk in th e A lb a n y
du ctin g a n ation al c am p a ig n in b e ­ g e an t-m ajo r; C. M. M alkin, color office (91 nam es), and th e pro m o tio n
half of those on lists for In sp e c to r of guard: F. O. Schell, E. H. S tev en s to P rin c ip a l A cco un t C lerk (see b e ­
Customs, C ustom s P a t r o l ' Inspector, and M artin J. McElligott, e x ec u tiv e low ).
T he pro m o tio n a n d open lists fo r
and Iniinigr.'ition P a t r o l Inspector, is council.
Senio r Claims E x a m in e r a re c o m ­
form ing a b ra n c h in W ashington,
p leted b ut not y e t officially e sta b ­
D. C.
lished. The pro m o tio n in th e A s ­
Interested eligibles in that city and
sistant g ra d e w o n ’t be finished fo r
in Aloxundi'ia, Va. and B altim ore, W e l f a r e E l i g i b l e s
s everal weeks yet.
h a v e been in vited to c o nu n un icate
No. 1089. P r o m o t i o n to P rliic ip .il
with Allen J. F rie d m a n , 4217 ,lGth M a y ( l a l l M a y o r
A c c o u n t C le rk , D iv is io n of P l a c e ­
St., N. W.. W ashington, D. C.
m en t and U nem p lo y m en t Insurance,
D e p a r t m e n t o£ L a b o r . S a l a r y $2,400
I<;iigibles in J^oston, Chicago, and III C o u r t A c t i o n
to $;i,000. T o s t h e ld J u n e 8, 1940; lis t
San Francisco desiring to o rganize
e s t a b l i s h e d D e c. 12, 1940.
Top city officials w'ill be called to
locally m ay w rite to the Custom s and
1, J o h n J . M c G o w a n , 85.227. A l ­
e
x
plain
in
co
urt
why
eligibles
o
n
the
b a n y ; 2. E d . F . B la k e , 84.709, B r o o k ­
Im m igration Eligibles Association,
Social
In
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stig
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list
h
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n
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t
g
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ly
n
; 3, R i c h a r d S. T u n i c k , 83.945,
12;i Williaiji St., N ew Y o rk City.
B r o o k l y n : 4, H a r o l d S h a p ir o , 83.5;i2,
ten 115 jobs in t h e W elfare D e p a rt­
B r o o k l y n : 5, P a t s y H. R u ss o , 83.36:i,
m e n t’s v e te r a n s ’ b ure au , if a tto rn e y B r o n x : 6, L e o n E l l n e r , 83.350, B r o n x ;
eligible David S c h u m an has his way.
7. D a v id C. I l e c h t , 83.137, A l b a n y ; 8 .
S o lo m o n W eiss, 82.891, B r o n x ; 9,
S c h u m an has ju st re ce iv e d a g ra n t
I r v n i g M eh l. 82.859, B r o o k l y n ; 10,
for a trial on the i.ssues involved by
I s id o r I l a u s m a n , 82.743, B r o o k l y n ;
S u p re m e C ourt Ju stic e Dineen, and
11, S aftiuel R e in s te iiij 82.504, B r o n x ;
The lil'th a n n iv e r s a r y luncheon oC e.\pects to apply for an early trial
12. F r a n k A. W e lm ia n , 82.353, F l u s h ­
the Now York City H e a lth and Phy.s- date.
ing; 13. H o w a r d J . H u b b a r d , 82.225,
T
r o y ; 14. A l e x a n d e r H. K le in , 82.137,
ical K Jucation T e a c h e r s ’ Association
Those who a re to be called, and
B r o o k l y n ; 15, M ilto n L e w is , 82.044,
will be held S a tu rd a y . F e b r u a r y 1, at why, are:
A l b a n y ; 16, J a m e s W. H a r e , 81.815,
th e Hotel Peim.sylvania, 33d St. and
S c h e n e c t a d y ; 17, S a m u e l J . B a z y k ,
M ayor L a G u a rd ia — to e xp lain
81.746, A lb a n y ; 18, J a c o b C o o p e r ,
7th Ave., M an h attan.
a bout the resolution s u d d e n ly passed
Bl.-JW, B r o o k l y n ; 19. S a m u e l J . T h a w ,
by the Bo ard of E stim a te late last
81.;.'a0, B r o o k l y n ; 20, N a t l i a n C u r lin ,
81.130, B r o o k l y n ;
21 S id n e y
L.
s u m m e r which ch an ged th e title of
B lin ic k . 81.041, B r o o k l y n ; 22, J a c o b
l*atro1nicii E lig ib le s
the job from Social I n v e stig a to r to
P a lls , 80.992, B r o o k l y n ; 23, W illis
V eteran Relief In vestig ato r.
P r o c t o r , 80..572. A lb a n y ; 24, J o h n A.
Oil Vog<*l K e s o h ilio n
Q u i g l e y , 80.007, E a s t G r e e n b u s h ;
Civil S ervice C om mission P r e s i ­
25, S i d n e y G o ld , 79.846, B r o o k l y n ;
T h e n e x t g en era l m ee tin g of the dent P aul J. K e r n —to exp la in why
26,
A n n e R. L o p e z , 79.733, B r o o k l y n ;
P a t r o lm a n Eligibles Association will the Com mission c o n tin u e d to certify
27, P a u l S e id m a n , 79.679, R o c h e s t e r ;
be held at the W ashington Irv in g the eligible list for jobs in the v e t­
28, H e r b e r t H e r s h , 79.663, R o c h e s t e r ;
29, C h r i s t o p h e r J . F e e . 79.511, T r o y :
H ig h School, I rv in g P la ce and 16th e r a n s’ bureau.
30 J o s e p h P . R e d l in g , 79.336, A l ­
St., on T uesday, J a n u a r y 7th a t 8:30
Budget D ire cto r D a y to n — to a n ­
b a n y ; 31. H a r o l d S c h w e b e l, 79.133,
p.m. P r o m i n e n t sp e a k e rs ha v e been sw er the c h arg e th a t he d id n ’t k n ow
A lb a n y ; 32, S h e r i d a n D. M a r k , 78.993,
T r o y ; 33. S t e r l i n g F il k in s , 78.589,
in v ite d to a d d ress the se-jsion. A about the L a G u a r d ia resolution,
R en s.selaer; 34. G e r a l d L. G a r t e n r e p o r t on th e re so lu tion r e ce n tly in ­ altho u gh he is listed a.s its sponsor.
b e r g . 78.021, A l b a n y ; 35, H a r r y B e r tro d u c e d by C o u ncilm an Vogel, c all­
W elfare
C o m m issio ner
W illiam
la t. 77.810. A l b a n y
Pa.ssed. 35; fa ile d , 23; a b s e n t, 1; r e ­
ing for the a p p o in tm e n t of 1,000 new Hodson—to ex p la in w h y he re pla ce d
j
e c t e d , 11; p r o v is io n a l, 0.
p a tro lm en , will be su b m itted .
q o n -v e te ra n provisionals by eligibles
T he association has re q u este d its in the sam e b u re au .
m e m b e r s to fo r w a r d th e ir local d ra ft
Alt the news ... all the exams ...
T he eligibles association m eets
o r d e r n u m b ers, th e n u m b e r of th e ir n e x t W ednesday, J a n u a r y t , a t 3 accurate . . . unbiased ... in T H E
LEADER.
d e p e n d e n ts an d o th e r d r a f t inforina* B e ek m a n Street.
A t te n d a ii t-M e sse n g e rs
Appliance Eligibles
Continue Campaign
Attendant-Messengers
Refused I.uhor Jobs
Correction Officers
Plan Annual Ball
DPUl List
Health Teachers
To Hold Luncheon
T uesday, December
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H o m e T ra in in g fo r
C o m i n g F i r e m a n Te$
P h y s i c a l t e s t s f o r t h e c o m i n g F i r e m a n e x a m i n a t i o n will
l e a s t 50 p e r c e n t o f t h e t o t a l m a r k . T h e t e s t s w ill be
a f t e r tnhi ec e x a c t i n g , lhui g nh iy
ly supp
s u m m e r a n da wiU
w i u buee lmu ou du ec li li ec du nxi/ci.
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M a n . R e a d e r s o f T h e L eader w h o i n t e n d t o t a k e th e Fir
e x a m in a tio n a re a d v ised to s t a r t p r e p a r i n g n ow .
---------------------T h e San ita tio n physical te s t consisted of f o u r parts; coordination, N e w Y e a r ’s D ay b y making th
s tre n g th , agility, e n d u ran c e. T he co­ low ing t h r e e resolutions:
o rd in a tio n test was designed to test
1. Sleep E IG H T hours rej,.,
t h e sp e e d of a c a n d id a te ’s e y e -h a n d eac h night, e v e r y night.
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a n d eye-foot reaction. T h e str e n g th
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test consisted of a d u m b b e ll lift a n d
a b d o m in a l m uscle lift. T h e agility to a m in im u m . If possible, cut h
test in v olv ed th e su rm o u n tin g of a o u t a lto g e th e r. Beer, in parti.',/
n u m b e r of obstacles^in th e sh o rte st is n o t good fo r you. S m o i?inj^
possible tim e. T he e n d u ra n c e te s t duces y o u r w in d and endurance
3. Do y o u r exercises reguijf
consisted of a 120-yard r u n w ith
D o n ’t tr y to do too much at oT
50-pound d u m b b ells in each hand.
E x erc ise u n til y o u are tired but
P ro s p ec tiv e c an did a te s sho u ld s ta r t fatigued. I n c rea se a little each I
b u ild in g th e i r bodies now. T he fo l­ e ach w eek . Stick to the exerc'^
low ing exercises, w hich can be p r a c ­ fa ith fu lly a n d y o u r body will be
tised a t h o m e, h ave b e en desig ned p r im e c o n dition by the time you/
specifically to ticrp pass this e x ­ called fo r y o u r physical te.st
Hc>;
am ination.
su m m er.
1. S h o u ld e r - a r m exercise.
S tan d
If it is at. all pos.sible, do y
e rect, calm ly, n a tu ra lly , fe e t slightly t r a in in g in th e morning as soon
a p a rt. G e t two objects of e q u al size yo u a w a k e. Follow with a show*
a n d w eight, such as tw o bricks; w ith t h e w a t e r tepid at first, ti
g rasp t h e m in th e palm s of y o u r cool.
N e v e r exercise immediat
h a n d s a n d raise y o u r a rm s u p an d b e fo re going to bed. Hit the hay
d o w n from th e shoulders. K e e p th is laxed.
u p fo r a bo u t five m inutes, in c r e a s ­
W holesome Food
ing t h e w eigh t of th e o b jects each
P u r e , sim ple, wholesome fe
week.
sh o u ld be th e f a re at each meal,
o v e rw eig h t, cu t down the amount
Prone on the Foor
food y o u e a t gradually. Don’t go
2. A b d o m inal m uscle exercise. L ay a su d den , d ra stic diet. Drink '
p r o n e on th e floor w ith y o u r feet glass of w a t e r or citrus juices
placed u n d e r a sofa o r o th e r h e a v y tw e e n meals. Avoid starches, pork
piece of fu r n itu r e , a rm s s tre tc h e d sugars, w h ite bread, pastries, pud
b e h in d y o u r head, th u m b s locked. dings, ric h desserts. It underweigh
Raise y o u r body into a sitting posi­ eat p le n ty of fre sh green vegetable—
tion, e x te n d y o u r o u tstre tc h e d a rm s D r i n k on e to tw o glasses of water be
fo r w a r d u n til th e y re a c h th e sofa, tw e e n m eals; d r in k a t lea.st 10 glas
lo w e r th e m back to th e ir o rig in a l of w a t e r daily. If possible, drink
position on th e floor again a n d r e ­ e gg-nog at b re a k fa st and before
D r in k tw o full glasses
peat. A fte r you acq u ire proficiency tirin g .
a t this, you can g rasp a h eav y o b ­ m ilk b e tw e e n meals, at lea.st i
jec t such as a sm all ch air in y o u r q u a r t daily. O m it foods that intei
f e re w ith y o u r digestion.
h a n d s w h ile doing this exercise.
A sw im m in g test may be includ
3. Ankle, arch,, foot stre n g th e x e r ­ in t h e fo rth co m in g examination !o
cise. P lace a telep h on e d irec to ry on F ire m a n . If yo u caimot swim now
t h e floor a bo u t one foot a w a y f ro m lea rn . You w ill not have to be
a wall. S ta n d with y o u r toes on th e e x p e r t, b u t y o u should know you
book, facing th e wall, bo d y erect. w a y in th e w a ter. Swimming is,
Raise an d lo w e r y o u r heels from th e itself, a n ex ce lle n t exercise. Oni
floor.
h a lf h o u r a w eek in a swimmin
4. E n d u ra n c e exercise.
R un 150 pool w ill benefit you tremendousl?
y a r d s w ith w eights in y o u r hands, j a n d give you th e opportunity fo
a r m s flat against y o u r sides. In
m u c h - n e e d e d relaxation and fun.
crease th e w eights each w e e k u ntil
Requirenu'iUs
you can c a r r y 50 pounds in both
C a n d id a tes for the last Firema
hands. It is b e tte r to m ea su re o ut a
distance of a bout 30 yards, t u rn in g e x a m in a tio n h a d to be between th
qu ick ly and re v e rsin g y o u r field at ages of 20V2 a n d 29 years of a;;e.
least 5 feet, 7 inches iu height, R:
th e end of each 30 yards.
p o u n d s in weight. Candidates ha
5. G e n e ra l b o d y -b u ild ing exercise. to h a v e p e rfe c t eye.‘?ight, 20 20visio
Place y o u r palm s on th e floor, body w ith o u t t h e aid of glasses, perfe^
e x tend ed, feet together. Raise and h earin g . C andidates were rejectc
lo w e r y o u r body 10 times. K e e p fo r h e rn ia , obesity, spinal curvature
y o u r k n e es stifT, y o u r feet re stin g on h a m m e r toe or o v i - i ’idin?
y o u r toes.
bunion, d e fo rm e d chc.st. varicos
6. G e n e ra l b o d y -b u ild ing exercise. veins, variococele, hydrocelc. her
R u n a h a lf mile t h re e tim es a week. orrho ids, r e ctu m and anus-n^w^
D on ’t let stiflne.ss stop you, and, on fistulas, deform ities of
the o th e r hand, d o n ’t o v e r e x e r t y o u r ­ v e n e r e a l diseases, nervou.s
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color blindness, deformities o
self.
leg, toe, foot, arm, hand, or tin,R e so h itio n s
c h ro n ic inflam m ation of the eyeiLC a n did a tes for the F i r e m a n ’s ex- s tr a b is m u s (cross-eye), absence
a m in a tio n should take a d v an ta g e of i least 16 n a tu r a l teeth.
Study Corner
^
A udels p ra ctica l books on practical b y M a rne L. P o rte r . The
sub jects h av e b een a life-saver to l i s h e d by M a c m i l l a n at ?-■ ■ .
I n t o 737 p a g e s are
e x a m ta k e rs fo r m any years. So
g re a t has b een th e d e m a n d for t e c h ­ c o i n p l e t e s e c t i o n s on ’" ‘"'‘7
nicians th a t the p u b lish ers have been u n d e r n o r m a l a n d
p u ttin g o ut n e w editions as fast as t i o n s , l a b o r a t o r y lessons m
a?i a p p e n d i x co7npI(^i<’
the presses run.
a n d c h a r t s o n p r o t e in s ntid “
T h e late st ad dition to th e collec­
tion is a 422 page te x t called “W eld ­ l e n t i n d e x .
B e c a u s e i t is p r e p a r e d
ers G u id e ” by F r a n k D. G ra h am . It
Sim pU jied”
covers weijjing m ethods; electric, “ D i e t e t i c s
,j jK
oxy-acety len e, th erm it, unionm elt, s u i t e d f o r h o m e s t u d y .
j„|i
spot and pipe w elding; w eld in g sheet c o n t a i n s d i s c u s s i o n
„(er.
m etal, p r e ssu re vessels, alum inurn, p r o b l e m s , a n d e a c h
the
copper, brass, bro n ze and o th e r s u m m a r i z e d w i t h i n
S ug g e ste d f o r s t u d y
m etals; a irp la n e w elding; surface
h a rd en in g ; h a rd facing; cutting; sy m ­ c o u n tin g a n d A u d ilii'S L jtl
E x a m a re th e f o l l o w i n g bo
bols; an d eye protection.
M un ic ip a l R e f e r e n c e Libia-C ivil S ervice em p lo y ee s ju st getCost A c c o u n t i n r
tin g u s e d to p a y i n g in c o m e t a x w ill
A m id o r, L. C l e v e l a n d &
be i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e a n n u a l S i m o n
a n d S c h u s t e r c l a s s i c “ Y o u r I n c o m e L a n g —“E ssentials of Cost
„i„tro<i'<
T a x - ^ H o w t o K e e p I t D o w n ” P a p e r ing.”
B u rto n , N o rm a n
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a m p l e s a n d s u n d r y i n f o r m a t i o n ab o ut
w h a t y o u c a n a n d c a n ’t d e d u c t .
F o r Auditinf
Those p rep a rin g for the c ity p r o ­
E ggleston, C a rl—“Au<m o tio n e x a m to H ead D ietician w ill
be in t e r e ste d in th e n e w t e x t b y L.
..Tntroducli®*'
Nelson, A n d r e w —
J ean B ogert, called "D ietetics S i m ­
p l i f i e d ’’ w i t h a L a b o r a t o r y S e c t i o n A u d itin g .’*
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By JAMES CLANCY MUNROE
I sam e goes for p lo t a n d dialogue «xm o v ie s
I c ept fo r a v e ry fu n n y finale.
. r ll'V STOBY <MGM) I L IT T L E N E L LIE K E L L Y (M G M )
iv O E f'""'; „ a i i
K atharine
! a t t h e C riterio n . T his is a fa irly ,
f a ith fu l re p r o d u c tio n of G eorg e M.
r m over a y e a""Jn'
r on C oh an's f a m o u s p la y a n d w ith J u d y
'''’’‘^mrevious efforts of h e rs G a r la n d in a d u a l r o le opposite
vay / „ g g s ) . The sto ry con- G e org e M u rp h y , P l e a s a n t »tulf fo r
w,f f r i c h and w ell-p la ce d H iberno p hiles.
fmiily who is so frigid
ECSTASY . A t t h e A m bassad or.
pP^
hPi-self from
T his m u ch -c u t, b a d ly - w o r n film
chp is about to m ess up w h ic h c r e a te d su c h a f u r o r e six
Cary G r a n t » l « n
y e a r s ago is n o w a b o u t as e x c itin g
I r t a bold young re- to see as t u r k e y a f te r X m a s d i n n e r
I
class inhibitions.
is j u s t over. Y o u ’ll scarcely k n o w
I
,ml straightens h e r o u t
H e d y L a m a r r and y o u ’ll find all th e
^ " S r b e c i wit an d p e n c h a n t sym b olism a little w e a ry in g .
,]isturbing situ atio n s
T H E Y MET ON SKIS. 55th S tr e e t
fbuilt around H e p b u r n b u t P la y h ou se . N on e of y o u r c a m p h o r
f eem h^ppy in then- roles snow a n d H o lly w oo d b a c k d ro p s
'"o ! n r a n t . whose in te re st
h ere. T he w h o le Alps a re t h e t h e ­
,ng and the old school tie d o n ’t a tr e of action a n d y o u ’ll find it m a g ­
nificent w h e t h e r y o u ski o r not.
L verv w
L ,u)F X (MGM) Capitol.
CHAD HA NNA .
A t t h e Roxy.
third ribbing w e ’ve seen We n e v e r miss a m o v ie t h a t F o n d a
r It Uni'.ii take in the m ovies boy play s in; he fills all his roles w ith
h i it is considerably b e tte r t h e g race a n d ease of one w h o Is
V L U' r i K I I C DEB NO. 1 q u ite a t hom e. As C h a d h e y e a r n s
K v a • behind N IN O T C H K A . a f te r D o ro th y L a m o u r t h e b a r e b a c k
frable is a d run k en A m e r ic a n r i d e r in th e circus b u t m a r r ie s L in d a
londent who sends o u t fo r- D a r n e ll a n d t h a t rin g s t r u e too. T h e
%6NVs and Hedy L a m a r r is a film h a s alm ost as m u c h c h a r m as
c^r ronducting com rade. B oth F onda, a n d t h e R ox y h a s a good
£ h heavier-handed t h a n M el- film o n its sc re en on ce m o re a f te r a
r a t h e r u n f o r tu n a te r u n of secondra te rs.
VICTORY. A t th e Rivoll. A ctors,
sc r ip t m en, directo r, an d p r o d u c e r
a re all so o v e r w h e lm e d by th e m agic
w o r d “classic" t h a t h a r d ly a n y o n e
e v e r tak e s tim e o ut f o r a giggle, b u t
t h e a u die nc e does a n d in som e of th e
seriou s places too. H o w ev e r, som e
of th e suspense su rv iv e s f r o m th e
n ov e l la rg e ly b ecau se of t h e f a i t h ­
fuln ess w ith w h ic h t h e o rig in a l p lo t
is follo w ed — a g ain b e ca u se of t h a t
m ag ic
w o rd
“classic."
F r e d e r ic
M a rc h a n d B e tty Field.
PL A Y S
P A L JO EY . T his is an a d a p ta tio n
fro m th e P a l Jo«y series of le tte r s
w h ic h a p p e a r e d in t h e N e w Y o r k e r
GARY GRANT
^0 "Philadelphia Story”
Music Hall. A ppearing
[Katharine Hepburn and
is Ste’A'Qrt in M-G-M's
‘e n version of Philip
t'-i successful stage play.
iouglas who made a re la tiv e ly
French count beside th e
of Garbo's Ninotchka. T h e
W E E K !
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Wiinier Bros. Hit
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t e c h n ic o l o r
S e v e n t h Av.
4 50th St.
And Latest Certifications
F ollow ing Is a ta b u la tio n of cerliOGulions m ad e by the M unicipal Civil
Serv ice Com m ission during: th e past Meek. All lists w hich w e re rertifled
to city d e p a r t m e n t s a p p e a r alp h a b e tic ally .
R e a d e rs should r e m e m b e r t h a t certification does no t necessarily m ean
a p p o in tm e n t. U sually m ore nam es a re certified th a n th e r e a r e v a ra n rie s .
Also, n IS n o t ne ce ssary for the d e p a r tm e n t making; th e a p p o : r » n e n t to
no tify all th e p e rso n s certified to it by th e Commission.
A n y o n e w ho has a question concerning: the certification of his list should
call or w r ite th e In fo rm a tio n B u re au , M unicipal Civil Serv ice Com mission,
299 B ro a d w a y , New York City, C O r d a n d t 7-8880.
Arr<>iintaiit. (ir. 2—I.ast number n))polnted, 125.
Airbrukc Kopiiirniiin (HR), Hiwrd of
TninPHiortntloii
(promotion) — I.axt
number certified, 21.
ANHUtunt Kiifcinpor (l)eitiKner) Gr. 4—
Board ot Water .Supply. I.a^t number
certified,
AsKUtiint Giirdner—T,nnt number ap­
pointed. 336.
ABHltttunt SiiiiervlNnr, Grnile %—I^unt
number appointed, BIT.
Attenilnnt-.MesspiiKer. Uept. of IloHpltiilH,
(app. for Htock AHNiHtnnt) 9774 >vitli
liiiilntonaiicf, prolialily prrmiinent.—
Last number certified 830. (for 1 va-
per day, tem porary,
l.atit n u m l e r c e r ­
t i f i e d , 76 ( f o r 1 v a c a t i c y ) .
I . a a f n u m b e r c e r i i f l e r t . 13.
r u t r o l m u n , l ’ D - -Fja.<it n u m b e r « p p o l n t ^ - i l ,
3 55 .
riaygrround Director— I i e p t . o f T’. i r k s .
$1,260, p r o b a b l y p e r m a n e n t ,
l.asi n u m b i - r c e r t i f i e d , 61 ( f o r I v i u a m ' i ) .
Policewoman —I j a s t n u m b e r a i i p o i n i c d . ^0.
I’alholoKist
P«>rter (for appointment nil $7V.’0 or less)
— I.aot
BETTY FIELD
in "Victory” at the Rivoli
United Artists presents Joseph
Conrad's "Victory'' at the
Rivoli, starring Fredric March
and Betty Field.
b y O ’H a r a in m u sical com edy form ;
t h e m u sic is by R od g ers a n d H a rt.
T his is a su p e rb , m a tu re , to u g h show
a b o u t a c h ea p n ig h tc lu b e n te r t a i n e r
w h o is k e p t by a society dam e. It's
t h e first m u sica l w e e v e r h e a r d of
w ith a plot.
W h a t’s m o re, t h e re
isn’t a b a n a l m o m e n t in it a ltho u gh
t h e r e ’s m a n y t h a t b r in g a blush even
to t h e so p h istica te ’s b ro w . H e r e ’s a
show w ith m e a t to it; if it does n o t
b eco m e a h it it w ill p ro v e t h a t t h e re
a r e n ’t m a n y m a t u r e people.
B elo w is t h e l a t e s t n e w s f r o m t h e M u n ic ip a l Civil S e rvice C o m ­
m i s s i o n on t h e s t a t u s of e x a m s w h i c h a t t r a c t e d 300 or m o r e c a n d i ­
d a te s . T h e L eader will p u b li s h c h a n g e s as so on as t h e y a re m a d e
known.
M a i n ta i n e r ’s H elper, G rou p C; The
O P E N C O M P E T IT IV E
A ccom panist: P a r t II of t h e p r a c ­ ra ti n g of the w r itte n test has b een
tical test has b een com p leted a n d t h e j com pleted.
list w ill be p u b lish ed soon.
| M a i n ta i n e r ’s H elper, G rou p D: The
A d m in is tra tiv e
A ssistan t
(W el­ ra tin g of th e written^ test has been
f a re ): The r a tin g of P a r t II is in com pleted. T h e c o m pe titive physical
will be held soon.
progress.
A uto m o b ile E n g ine m an : T h e list is
P R O M O T IO N
now being c o m p leted an d q ualify in g
Clerk, G ra d e 3: The w ritte n te.st
p ra ctica ls will be h e ld soon.
has b een com p letely r a te d and list
Baker: 75 p e r c e n t of th e w r itte n
will be p u b lish ed soon.
test has b een rated.
C lerk, G ra de 4: T he r a tin g of the
Clerk, G ra d e 2 (Board of H ig her
. . .
E d u c a l ii n ) : T h s r a tin g o t Ihe w r i t te n |
nation is n e arin g
com pletion.
test is in progress.
L ie u te n a n t
(Fire
D e p a rtm e n t) :
Cook: T h e r a tin g of th e w r itte n
Record and senio rity a re being rated.
test is in progress.
C o u rt S te n o g rap h e r; T he r a tin g of The list will be available n e x t week.
S te n o g r a p h e r - T y p e w r ite r , G ra de 2
P a r t A is in progress.
E n g in e e rin g Assistant (E lectrical), (City W ide); All p a r ts of this e x ­
a m in a tio n h a v e been com pleted. The
G ra d e 2: T he r a tin g of t h e e x p e r i ­
list is being compiled.
ence will be co m pleted soon.
Sup erv isor, G rade 3 (Social S e r v ­
Jr. A d m in istra tiv e Assistant (W el­
ice) (City W ide); This e x am in a tio n
fa re); Sam e as A d m in is tra tiv e A ssist­
is being held in abey a n ce pend in g
an t (W elfare).
th e o utcom e of litigation.
J r . E n g ine e r (S a n ita ry ), G ra d e 3;
The ra tin g of th e w r itte n test h a s
L IC E N S IN G T E S T S
been completed. T he o ra l i n te rv ie w
M a ste r P lu m b er; 356 candidates
will be held-soon.
filed for this test.
M an a g em en t A ssistant (Housing),
Oil B u r n e r In sta lle r; A pp eals on
G ra d e 3: R ating of th e w r itte n test th e te n ta tiv e k e y a re bein g consid­
has b een com pleted. T h e oral i n t e r ­ ered.
view s began D e c em b er 9 a n d will
continue until so m e tim e in J a n u a r y .
Office A ppliance O p e rato r: T he
C h e m is ts to O b ta in
p ra ctica l tests a re continuing.
P la y g ro u n d D ire cto r (Male); T h e
q ualify ing p ra c tic a l tests a r e b e in g I n s p e c t o r j o b s
given.
S electiv e certification on the list
P la y g ro u n d
D ire cto r
(F e m ale ): f o r A.ssistant C h em ist will be used to
The oral practical tests will c on tinu e fill v acancies as I n sp e c to r of Fuel,
un til som etim e in J a n u a r y .
G r a d e 2, in the Office of th e C o m p ­
S te n o g ra p h e r
(L aw ), G ra d e 2:
tro lle r, th e M unicipal Civil Service
R ating of th e w ritte n test is n o w in
C om m ission ru le d this week.
progress.
S tr u c tu r e
M a in ta iner: P ra c tic a l
tests for th e v ario u s specialties now
in progre.ss.
F in a l A n sw ers
T y p e w ritin g .C o p yist, G ra de 1: R a t ­
ing of th e wr;-itten test is n e a r in g
T a i l o r E x a iH
completion.
T h e te n ta tiv e k e y fo r th e p r o m o ­
M a in ta in e r ’s H elper, G ro u p A; T he
ra tin g of the w r itte n test has b een tion e x am for T ailo r (M en), D e p a r t ­
m e n t of Hospitals, w hich was p u b ­
completed.
M a in ta in e r ’s H elper, G ro up B; The lished sev eral w eeks ago, has been
r a tin g of the w ritte n test h as b een a d o p te d as the final r a tin g key by the
com pleted.
‘
^ , ','M^.ini'cipal Civil iService Commi^sipii.
l.n.*!t n u m b e r
certified,
.S<x-ljil Inxestlffator
2.21.1.
K c la tlo n * -
Ified.
172 .
Last
number r»r-
7 50 .
Sanitation Man. Class .\
.\litoi>inhlle
KiiKiixMniiii
(promotion)
Clt.vwiile.—l.jist number certified 110.
Auto Tnirk I>rlvrr.— l.ast number ap­
pointed, 26, 5X2,
Itri(ls:<‘man and Kiveter— Lant number
certified, 9.
Captain. Dopurtinent of Correction (pro­
motion).—
number certltled, 10,
Carpenter.—-l.ji.st number certified. :;i.
Cement ^lason, NYC 'runnel Antliorit.v.
prolMibI.v i)ermnnent. — l.nst
number certified, T.'. (for 1 Viic.nncy).
Clerk, tir. ‘t (app for (ir. .1—fl) Hojird
ot Kduciitiou, $S.^S, proliiiliiy per­
manent. l.nsi number certified,
Ci) Hii.-ird of 'I'riinsportiition, JS10.
probably permanent.
T.ant number
-certified,
(for 1 , vacancy). (3)
l>ept, of I’urcliase, $840, temporary,
3.STS (for 1 vaciini-y), (4) Teacliers’
Retirement Sy.stem, $810. j>rol)nbly
permanent.
I.jist number certified.
4,613 (for 1 vacancy). (.'i) Teai)iern'
Iletlrement Sy.stem (female)
$StO,
prob.nbly jiermnnent.
T.ast number
certified. 2,704 (for 1 vacancy), (S)
Civil Service Commission, $840, prob­
ably permanent. T.ast number certi­
fied, 4.484, ( 7) Pept. of lIou.sinK and
Buildinffs. $840, jirobably permanent,
I/ast number certified, 4.681, (8) Ilept.
of Finance. $840, prob.'ibly permanent.
I-ast number certified, 4,(i80 (for 2
vacancie.x).
Conductor. Il<uird of TranHportatlon
(promotion) — 'I.a.st number certified,
63.
Court Attendant— I.ast number appointed.
95.
District Health OtTlcer—I.ast number
certified. !i.
Dental
H.VK-leiilNt—Dept.
of
Tlealtb.
$1,260, piobably ])ermanent. T,a.«t num­
ber certified, 12 (for 1 vacancy),
Kleviitor Mechanics (for temp«)nir,r ap­
pointment)— I.aMt number certified, 80.
KuKineerlni; InNpector, (ir. 4 (Itoard of
AVatcr .Supply)—Ijvst number certi­
fied, 61.
I'lrcmnn. KD. (for appropriate appoint­
men t)—T.M.it number certified, 3,423.
Foreman of Laborers, <ir. 't. Department
of Water .'Supply (promotion) —
number certified. 18.
Foromaii (UK) Klevators, KscalatorH.
lioard of Transportation—I.ast n\imber
certified. 2.
Foreman. Structures. Hoard of Trans­
portation (promotion)—I.a.<!t number
certified, 4.
General I'orcman (ISK) Cars and Shops.
Hoard of TransportatIon (pronxition) —
l.a.st number certified, 5.
House I'alnter—HP M.inliattan. $fl.60 per
day, probably permanent. I.a.*!t num­
ber ceitified, 52 ffor 5 vacancies).
Inspector of Holst and KIkkIu k —I.ast
number ceilified. 14.
Inspector of rliimblnK. (Jr. .S—I.a.st num­
ber certified, 17.
Inspector of Steel, (Jr. 8—Lafct number
certified, 4.
Janitor (custodian), (Jr. 8—I.a,st number
appointed, 24,
.lanltor Knjflnccr (Custodian Knjfinecr) —
I.n.it number certlfie<l, 5.
.runior KiiKineer
,\Y(^ Hou.--in» Auihorlt.v, *2,400, probably permnnent. T.ast
number certifieil, 3 (for 2 vacaiicle.'i)
I-aboratory Assistant
( llacterloloKy) —
1-ast number cerlifie<1, 138.
I.ahoratory Helper -Hepl. of Hospifal.=i,
$780, i>robably permanent. T.ast num­
ber certified, 406 (for 7 vaiuncie.s).
I.iRht Maintainer, Roard of Transporta­
tion. (promotion)—I.a.st number <erlified, 8.
,Machinl.st—Dept, of Public AVorks, $0
CIVIL
.• ( U m m e r c e r t i f i e d .
rrohution Otrirer. Domes! !>'
rnncy).
Js Your Exam Here ?
t h i r d
P age FirTEEW
(1>
,‘>,ieclal Patrolman
(for aiiimlntnient iit
$ I.H OO)--T.riHt n u m b e r
! ' p p n i n l ' d . 2(i!'.
( I t H t.ard
of
T r a n s p o r l a I inn,
$1,2(10. p r o b n l d r
])o rm an e n t.
T .ast
n u m b e r c e r t lflr.d,
1.018 ( f o r 1 v a c a n c y ) .
(2)
of
I 'l s t i m a l e , $1,200. p r o b a b l v p e r m a n e n t .
T.a.st n u m b e r c e r t i n e d , 1 ,0 0 7 .
(3 ) P e p t .
of
H o spitals,
$1,200,
p rubably
tierlii.T nent.
T .a st n u m b e r c c r l i f i r d , 1.022.
(4)
T’o l i c e
P e p a rtm rn t.
$I.2n(i. p r o b (ib l\ - p e r m a n e n t . T.,nst n u m b e r l e r t i f i c i l .
1.O07.
( 5 ) B o a r d o t K d u c . i l i o n . $ 1 .2 ( '0 ,
tem porary,
T,a.«!t
n u m b e r lerllfle d ,
1. 12: ;. ( 6 ) P e p t . o f T l o u s i n j r a n< l I t u l l d In j r s . $ 1 , 2 0 0 , t e m p o r a r y .
I.a .^ t n u m b e r
c e r t i f i e d . 1,123,
Stenotyplst, (ir. S - T . a i s t number certi­
f i e d , 31.
StenoKraplier and T.^pewritcr
Supervisor, Or, 8 (Home Kellef Only),—
1-ast n u m b e r
certified,
!M.
Su|)ervIsor (.Medu'al Social Worker, (ir, 3>
(promotion ( - T . a s t n u m b e r c e r t i f i e d . 11.
Telephone Opf-rator, (ir. I. I . a s t n u m l . e r
ce rtified,
12.
Third Hall Maintainer I.ast nimiber cer­
tified, 15.
Tynewrltinir Conylst, Or. 2 — ( 1 ) P e p t . o f
TTo.spi( ;i Is,
$960.
p robably
pern .an e iit.
T .ast
num ber
certified,
2 , 5 0 5 . - ( 2)
I>ept. o f I l e a l t b .
$060, p r o b a b l y p e r ­
m an e n t.
I . a s t n u m b e r c e r tif ie d . 2.466,
( 3 ) B o a r d o f I S d n c a t l o n , $OC.O, p r j ' l i f t M y
perm anent,
I.a st
num ber
certified,
2,466.
ntchman-.\ttendant— P e p t o f T a r k i t . $4
l>er
day,
p robably
jierm an eiit.
Lnwt
n u m b e r c e r t i f i e d , 476 ( f o r 2 ^ -acanc l e s ) .
State Nurses
May Be Switched
T he G o v e r n o r ’s C om nfittee on R e­
classification, w ho se first m a jo r task
w as the sw itch of th e 10,000 Ho.^pital
A tte n d a n ts fro m t h e n o n -c o m p e litiv e
class, has po stp o n e d a .similar sw itch
for som e 20,000 N u rses in the S ta te ’s
institutions.
A n e xam fo r J u n i o r A d m in is tr a ­
tive Aid, D e p a r t m e n t of Civil S e r v ­
ice, will p r o b a b ly be held in the
spring. A t sta k e a re five .iobs in th e
fo u r Hospital A t t e n d a n t zones. P ro visionals will begin J a n u a r y 1 to do
the ,iob of certify in g and a p po in tin g
eligibles fro m th e n e w Hospital A t­
t e n d a n t list.
T he five provisional^ w e r e selected
by th e S ta te Civil S e rv ice C o m m is­
sion a fte r a n u m b e r of yo u ng m en
had been r e co m m en d e d by the h ead s
of v a rio u s schools of public a d m in ­
istration.
: Buy The L E A D E R ever y Tuesday
COM M UNITY
g ta sses.
S E R V IC E
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^fi-51 Mniii St,
C
(I'li.mo-
t i o n l l e p t . o f S . T n i l a t l o n , $ 1. 8 6 (1, j . r o b n bly
perm anenl.
T.:i.‘it n u m l i r
i.rlif l e d , 2 1 0 ( f o r 1 0 0 V i i c a i i c u .«i. ( 2 i i ' e p t .
of
.S anitation,
$1,.SC0.
proh.M bly
jierm an e n t.
T>ast n u m b e r c e r t i f i e d , 32.
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Jersey
St.
H o p p in g g g
P age S ixteen
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER
Civil Service
For Women
(C o n tin u fd fro m Page 4)
p o rtu n itie s for n u rse s a re excellent,
w ith the sh o rta g e r e m a in in g c o n ­
stant. Today, th e se a rch fo r n u rses is
g r e a te r th a n ev er, on the possibility
th a t th e p re se n t n a tio n a l e m e rg en c y
m ay get worse.
N urses a re e m p lo y e d in a n u m b e r
of divisions of th e f e d e ra l g o v e r n ­
m en t. To w o r k in th e C ivilian N u r s ­
ing Service, a n u r se m u st be a g r a d ­
u a te of a r e p u ta b le school of n ursing,
p ro d u c e a certificate of sta te re gis­
tr a tio n , an d h a v e a c e rta in a m o u n t
of pra ctica l exj^erience.
F e d e ra l
n u rse s c are fo r v e te r a n s at 56 v e t ­
e r a n hospitals, w h ile pu blic h e alth
n u rse s follow up on th e h e a lth of
tho se v e te r a n s w ho h a v e r e tu r n e d
hom e. T h e 600 n u rse s in the U. S.
P u b lic H e a lth S e rv ice h a d tw o y e a r s ’
e x p erien c e p r io r to ap p o in tm en t.
N u rs e s a re also e m p lo y e d in th e I n ­
d ian Service.
More Nurses Needed
ADTintTISIEMXNV
Side l)y Side
..
WANTED; More Desirable Girls to Train for Secretaries
T h e N E W Y O R K B U S I N E S S S C H O O L , 11 W e s t 4 2 n d S t r e e t
(c o r . 5th A v e . ) , New^ Y o r k , N . Y ., sta te s t h a t th e y h a v e p la c ed e v e r y
g r a d u a t e f r o m t l i e i r s c h o o l in v e r y s a t i s f a c t o r y p o s i t i o n s a n d
need
m o re g irls for th is
tr a in in g to s u p p ly th e d e m a n d
for
S ecretaries.
A n em p lo y e r re c e n tly v isited th e school a n d ask ed for th e
P rin cip al.
I J e s t a t e d , “ I n o w h a v e f o u r o f y o u r g r a d u a t e s in
m y ofTices a n d I n e e d a n o t h e r . ”
H e said, “ T e ll m e, h o w d o y o u
tr a in y o u r g irls, w h o c o m e r i g h t fro m h ig h sch o o l, to b e c o m e
th e se c re ta ry h a s to h a n d le th e
t i o n t o t h e r e a l i t i e s o f a s e c r e t a r y ’s p o s i t i o n in t h e b u s i n e s s
Y o u m u s t r e a l i z e t h a t o f e v e r y t h r e e t o fiv e
g i r l s n o w e n r o l l e d in s o m e s o r t o f s e c r e t a r i a l c o u r s e , o n l y o n e
w ill e v e r o b t a i n a p o s i t i o n in a n ofTice.
switchb
A s e c r e t a r y h a s t o k n o w w h a t t h e i m p o r t a n t m ach in ei
u s e d f o r , s o w e a s k o u r g r a d u a t e s t o d e v o t e a c e r t a i n am
o f t i m e t o m a c h i n e s a t t h e c o n c l u s i o n o f t h e i r c o urse ,
w i l l n o t n e c e s s a r i l y b e c o m e m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s , b u t they
a n d su p e r v ls « sqJ
b e q u a lified to o p e ra te th e s e m a c h in e s
of t h is w o rk w h e n th e y go to p o sitio n s.
*
GETTING A JOB— SCHOOL OR EXPERIENCE?
M y a n j^ w er w a s , “ B e c a u s e o u r s c h o o l h a s a d j u s t e d i t s d i r e c ­
o ffic e o f t o d a y .
tele p h o n e a n d
w h e n t h e r e g u l a r o p e r a t o r g o e s o u t t o l u n c h . W e insist'th''^*^
o u r g r a d u a t e s b e c o m e p r o f i c i e n t I n t h i s p a r t i c u l a r bran^i!'*^
w o r k . M a n y Jo b s e e k e r s d o n o t k n o w h o w t o o p e r a t e t h e swi
b o a r d . T o d a y , o f f ic e w o r k is l a r g e l y p e r f o r m e d o n machi
s u c h w ell tr a in e d s e c r e ta r i e s ? ”
‘W E H A V E P L A C E D
W ith the e x p an sio n of th e m ilita ry E V E R Y G R A D U A T E ’ ”
service, w e can p ro b a b ly e x p e c t a d ­
H e ask ed, “ Is c o m p e titio n so te rrific?”
ditional call fo r n urses in th e A rm y
N u rs e C orps an d N a v y Nur.se Corps.
“ Y e s , it is ,” I r e p l i e d .
C a n d id a tes fo r th ese positions m u st
be b e tw ee n 22-32, u n m a rrie d , an d
“ T h e n , is it t r u e t h a t y o u r s c h o o l h a s p l a c e d e v e r y g r a d u a t e ? ”
g r a d u a te s of n u r s in g school. N av y
“ Y e s , t h a t is t r u e . T h e N e w Y o r k B u s i n e s s S c h o o l t r a i n s
n u rse s m u st h a v e h a d p re v io u s e x ­
p e rie n c e in ad d itio n to these ge n ­ h u n d r e d s of g i r l s e a c h y e a r a n d o b t a i n s g o o d p o s i t i o n s f o r a ll
e ral r e q u ire m e n ts.
»
S ta te and 'c ity serv ices likewi.se of t h o s e w h o f i n is h t h e c o u r s e . ”
e m ploy h u n d r e d s of n u rse s in public
“ H o w do you do it? ” he asked.
h e a lth w o rk , hospitals, an d for school
Inspection,
H e r e is t h e s u b s t a n c e o f w h a t I a n s w e r e d ;
An a d ju n c t of th e teachin g p r o ­
T h e N E W Y O R K B U S I N E S S S C H O O L , b y a c a r e f u l .study,
fession is lib r a r y w ork. H ere, too,
th e o v e rw h e lm in g p ro p o rtio n of e m ­ le a rn s e x a c t ly w h a t s o r t o f g ir ls th e b e t t e r e m p lo y e r s w a n t a n d w h a t
ployees a re w om en. T h e e n te rin g
sa la ry is a b ou t $1,500. C an d id a tes qua lific atio ns tliey r e q u i r e . T o o b ta in a d esira b le se c re ta ria l p o sitio n
a re asked for a high school e d u c a ­ to d a y th e girl n n is t m e e t c e r t a in re q u i r e m e n ts .
tion, plus e ith e r a six -m o n th course
THE NEW YORK BUSINESS SCHOOL CHOOSES
In lib r a r y school o r a y e a r ’s e x p e r i ­
ence. G ra d u a tio n fro m one of the
ITS STUDENTS
n a ti o n ’s m a n y schools of lib r a r y
serv ice will q u a lify a c an d id a te for
F i r s t , she m u s t be o n e o f th e t h r e e m o s t in tellig en t g ir ls a m o n g
one of th e m o re i m p o r ta n t positions
a
n
y
a v e r a g e g r o u p o f se v e n to ten. S o , w e ac c e p t o n ly g ir ls w h o a r e
in the lib r a r y s e t-u p —city, state, o r
fed eral.
m e n ta lly s u p e r io r , as d e t e r m i n e d b y s t a n d a r d intelligen ce te sts a n d a
Of p a r ti c u la r in te re st to N ew g e n e ra l ku''nvledge te st.
Y o rk e rs is th e Po lice w o m a n exam ,
S e c o n d , th e b e t t e r oflices also in sist t h a t a girl be able to t a k e d i c ­
filling som e 150 jobs. A lth ou g h col­
lege tra in in g is n ot re q u ire d , it is
ta tio n a t 120 to 125 w o r d s a m i n u t e a n d tr a n s c r i b e a t 50 to 6 0 w o r d s
significant to n ote th a t tw o - th ir d s of
th o se on th e c u r r e n t P o licew om an a m in u te . M a n y in te llig e n t g ir ls d o n o t h a v e t h e c o o r d i n a ti o n o f
list a r e college g radu ates. J u s t as e a r, b ra i n , a n d h a n d n e c e s s a ry f o r su ch speed. !Many s t u d e n ts , f o r
w i t h th e ir b r o t h e r P a tro lm e n , the
P o lice w o m a n c an d id a te s w e r e r e ­ e x a m p le , w h o com i)lctcd th e r e g u l a r c o u r s e in a c e rta in le a d in g N e w
q u ire d to c o m p e te in a severe test Y o r k S e c re ta ria l S ch o o l, a r e n o w sales g ir ls in a d e p a r t m e n t sto re.
of physical stre n g th .
O th e r jo bs w hich w o m e n h o pin g T h i s school (lid n o t tell th e m in a d v a n c e th a t th e y co u ld n e v e r d e ­
fo r a g o v e r n m e n t c a r e e r m igh t well velop s u f lic ie n t s t e n o g r a p h i c s p e ed f o r a se c r e ta ry .
look into a re child w e lfare services;
d ietitian ; e d ito ria l clerk; fin g erp rin t
T h e N E W Y O R K B U S I N E S S S C H O O L requires th a t every
classifier; m a r k e tin g —a com ing field
girl,
b e f o r e e n t e r in g , t a k e a n I. Q . te st to d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r o r n o t
in the f u tu re ; statistical clerk;
b in d e r y o p e rato r; sew ing m ach ine she is likely to d e v e lo p s e c r e ta ria l p roficiency. I f th e te st re v e a ls
o p e ra to r. In fact, th e r e is h a rd ly
any job in p riv a te in d u stry w hich is th a t she is not, th is school a d v is e s h e r to t a k e u p so m e o t h e r ty p e
n ot d u plic a te d s o m e w h e re in th e o f w o rk . O n ly , if she h a s a p a r t i c u l a r a p t i t u d e f o r s h o r t h a n d a n d
g o v e r n m e n t service. It is im po rtan t,
ty p e w r i ti n g will w e a c c e p t h e r a s a p ro s p e c tiv e s t u d e n t, u n le ss it is a
h o w e v e r, to th o ro u g h ly m a s te r th e
case th a t she j u s t w a n t s a s h o r t c o u rs e o n h e r o w n res p o n sib ility , o r
field in w hich you a re interested.
These, in the m ain, a re th e jobs
w h ic h seem to ap peal p a rtic u la r ly
to women. A t th e sam e tim e, v i r t u ­
ally e v e ry o t h e r occup atio n in the
fe d era l serv ice e x c e p t a few r e q u ir ­
ing c o nsid era ble p hysical stren g th,
finds a few w o m e n w o rk n ig h e re and
th ere , side by side w ith th e men.
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b ein g called to m ilita ry service, w o ­
m en will no w hav e a g r e a te r o p p o r ­
tu n ity th an e v e r to show th a t th ey
too k n o w h o w to r u n th e ir g o v e r n ­
m ent.
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A D V K R T Ig R M K N T
w h a t we call a b r u s h - u p c o u rs e .
T h e N E W Y O R K B U S I N E S S S C H O O L h a s an excell I
c o u r s e in m a c h i n e s ; in c lu d in g th e c o m p t o m e t e r , billing machj
bookkeeping
m a c h in e ,
d ic ta p h o n e ,
m ultigraph,
a d d in g niachj
s w i t c h b o a r d , k e y - p u n c h , in fa c t, all m a c h i n e s r e q u i r e d in an offi
T h e q u e s t i o n w a s a s k e d t h e w r i t e r , “ H o i v c a n a g i r l ju s t gra^
a t e d f r o m y o u r s c h o o l c o n v i n c e t h e p r o s p e c t i v e e m p lo y e r that iL
k n o w s as m u c h as t h e e x p e r i e n c e d g i r l h e c a n e n g a g e f o r
the sam e s a la ry ? ’*
I a n s tv e re d h i m th a t o u r s c h o o l is v e r y th o r o u g h .
T h e speed ■
r e q u ir e is m u c h h ig h e r th a n th e a v e ra g e s e c re ta ria l school andwL
o u r g i r l s t a k e a te s t, t h e e m p l o y e r t e l l s u s t h a t t h e y a r e w e ll traim
T h i s i s d u e to a u n i q u e s y s t e m o u r e m p l o y m e n t d e p a r t m e n t hasL
v e l o p e d i n s o l v i n g t h i s p r o b l e m o f t r a i r t i n g o u r g i r l s f o r the positk
they
o b ta in .
A s s t a te d a b o v e, o u r g r a d u a t e s s p e n d f r o m t w o to fou r weeks i
o u r o ffices p r e p a r i n g th e m s e lv e s f o r g e n e r a l office training. The
a r e t a u g h t h o w to ta lk w i t h t h e p ro s p e c ti v e e m p lo y e r. W e ask the
q u e s t io n s w h ic h th e p r o s p e c ti v e e m p lo y e r w o u l d a s k them and
th e m h o w to a n s w e r .
A b o v e all, w e te a c h t h e m to show an intere
in th e i r w o r k , j u s t a s th o u g h it w a s t h e i r o w n in v e stm en t.
Oun
p l o y m e n t d e p a r t m e n t t h e n s e n d s t h e m o u t o n t h e i r own responsiJ
bility to a p p l y f o r a p o sitio n , fe e lin g c o n fid e n t t h a t they are wd
t r a i n e d f o r th e s e p o sitio n s b e f o r e th e y a r e s e n t out.
With th
e x p e r i e n c e b e h i n d o u r g r a d u a t e s , w e k n o w t h e y a r e ready to appljj
f o r a l m o s t a n y s e c r e ta ria l o r m a c h in e p o sitio n .
M a n y e m p lo y e rs m a k e a n e x c e p t io n r e g a r d i n g graduates fron
th e N E W Y O R K B U S I N E S S S C H O O L b e c a u se th e school take
o n ly g ir ls w h o a r e e m p lo y a b le a n d te a c h e s t h e m w h a t the prospectivi
e m p lo y e r w a n ts , a n d also t r a i n s t h e m in th e te c h n iq u e of apphinJ
f o r a p o sitio n . W e do n o t allo w o u r g ir ls to a c cep t a small salad
a s w e h a v e a lim ite d m i n i m u m s a l a r y o u r g r a d u a t e s may accept]
T h i s is to i^rotect th e girl f r o m a c c e p t in g less s a l a r y th a n she sho
a n d it h elp s h e r ge t th e jo b b e cau se t h e r e c o m m e n d a tio n from
schoo l i n f o r m s th e e m p lo y e r th a t she is w o r t h w h a t we say sheil
I V e h a v e o b t a i n e d a n d e s t a b l is h e d f a v o r a b l e r e l a t io n s with Mil
b e s t b u s i n e s s h o u s e s i n t h e c i t y a n d p la c e a l l o f o u r girls in (/iij
m e t r o p o l i t a n s e c t io n .
M o s t a l l o f o u r s t u d e n t s a r e placed tiitliini
r a d i u s o f t e n b l o c k s f r o m th e s c h o o l.
W e h a v e t h e r e c o r d o f h a v i n g p l a c e d e v e r y g r a d u a t e from
s c h o o l s in c e i t w a s o r g a n i z e d , a n d w h e n a f i r m h a s one o f
our girh
i n m a n y cases, t h e y d e m a n d a s e c o n d , t h i r d , f o u r t h , becaust
k n o z v t h e o n e w e s e n t t h e m a t f i r s t zvas s a t i s f a c t o r y .
T o o b ta in a de.s'irable s e c r e ta ria l p o sitio n to d a y , besides b e i n g m e n ­
ta lly su{)erior a n d a p ro f ic ie n t s t e n o g r a p h e r , a girl m u s t also b e p e r ­
T h e f o llo w in g is a r e p r o d u c t i o n o f a n a d v e r t is e m e n t as it appfsrt
in t h e N e w Y o r k T e l e p h o n e D i r e c t o r y . ( M a n h a t t a n R ed Book, Fai
so nally a ttra c tiv e .
a n d W i n t e r e d itio n , 1940. P a g e 9 3 1 . )
I t h i n k it is a v e r y p o o r m e t h o d o f o b t a i n i n g
s t u d e n ls f o r a school to acc e p t a n u n a t t r a c t i v e girl o r , i girl w h o m
th e school c a n n o t pla ce in to a p o sition .
T h e N h ^ W Y O R K B U S I ­ PREPARE FOR THE STENOGRAPHER-TYPIST EXAMINATION
N E S S . S C H O O L ac c e p ts o n ly g ir ls w h o h a v e th e q u alific atio n s f o r
s e c r e ta ria l tr a in i n g .
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re ta ria l p o sitio n s w ith o r g a n i z a t i o n s o f h ig h s t a n d in g like th e V o g u e
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c o m p e t i t i v e t e s ts . A p p l i c a ­
ti o n d a t e s a n d official r e ­
quirem ents have n ot yet
heen set, b u t t h e y wil l be
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C o m m iss io n .
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B a r b e r ; E n g in e e rin g I n ­
s p e c to r, G r a d e 4, B o a rd of
W ater Supply; A ssistant En­
gin ee r, G r a d e 4 (S p ecifica ­
tions, S ch o o l E q u i p m e n t a n d
S u p p l i e s ) : Office A p p li a n c e
O p e r a to r (I.B.M. A lp h a b e t ic
P u n c h ) ; arid Office A p p l i ­
ance O perator {R em in gton Rand B ookkeeping).
For m o r e n e w s o f th e s e
te s ts , w a t c h f u t u r e issu es of
th e L e a d e r .
M a g a z in e , M u t u a l L i f e I n s u r a n c e C o m p a n y , A d v e r t i s e r s M a g a z i n e ,
C h a s e N a ti o n a l B a n k , etc,
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A g a i n , b e i n g a s u p e r i o r g i r l , i s n ’t o f i t s e l f , e n o u g h t o o b t a i a
a g o o d s e c r e t a r i a l p o s i t i o n . W e c a n n o t p l a c e o u r g i r ls , h o w ­
e v e r a t t r a c t i v e , u n le s s w e g ive t h e m s p e c ia l t r a i n i n g . M o s t
s e c r e ta r ia l sc h o o ls fa ll c h ie fly i n t o o n e of tw o g ro u p s : S c h o o ls
w h ic h e m p h a siz e j u s t s h o r t h a n d a n d ty p e w ritin g , a n d sch o o ls
w h i c h in a d d i t i o n to t h e s e s t e n o g r a p h i c s u b j e c t s also t e a c h
s u b j e c t s l ik e c o m m e r c i a l la w , e c o n o m i c s , e t c . T h e r e a l l y w e l l p a id s e c r e t a r y s p e n d s a n a v e r a g e of less t h a n t h r e e - f o u r t h s o f
t h e d a y in t a k i n g o r t r a n s c r i b in g d ic ta tio n . T h e r e s t of t h e
tim e sh e p e r f o rm s o th e r d u tie s w h ic h q u a lify h e r fo r a s e c re ­
t a r i a l p o sitio n .
T h i s e x p e r i e n c e is o b t a i n e d b y t h e N E W Y O R K
B U S IN E S S S C H O O L s t u d e n t s b y t r a i n i n g t h e m In o u r g e n e r a l
o f f ic e s a f t e r t h e y h a v e o b t a i n e d a r e a s o n a b l e a m o u n t o f s p e e d
i n d i c t a t i o n . T h e s e o f f ic e d u t i e s c o n s i s t o f m a i l i n g , e d i t o r i a l
w o r k , c o m m u n i c a t i o n d u t i e s , f i li n g , a n n o u n c i n g v i s i t o r s t o t h e
P r i n c i p a l , k e e p i n g f i n a n c i a l r e c o r d s , and* p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s f o r
' th e em p lo y er.
I f w e a s k s e c r e t a r i e s w h a t t h e y h a v e t o d o t h a t t h e y w e r e n ’t
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