Ninth Annual University of Southern California Institute of Government
Special Edition For S. C. Institute Of Government
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Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, June 16, 1937
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Volume IV
Chatters,
Eusch
To Speak
Finance, Social Work Are Topics for Morning Assemblies
Municipal finance and social work will be discussed at the morning assemblies in Bovard auditorium today and tomorrow. The speakers at these two sessions will be Carl H. Chatters of Chicago. 111., and Henry M Busch of Cleveland,
Ohio.
Chatters, executive director of the municipal finance officers’ association of thc United States and Canada. will speak at today's assembly on the topic, "The Community's Problem of Finance.”
AUDITOR AT FLINT
Chatters has taken undergraduate work at Kalamazoo college, and a year of graduate work at the University of Chicago, before entering municipal service at Flint,
Mich. He was auditor there from 1922 to 1929, then was made director of finance. He was first connected with the Institute of Government three years ago, when he appeared on the program of the section on budgets and accounts. During this year’s Institute, Chatters is head of the section on financial administration.
BUSCH SPEAKS TOMORROW
The speaker for tomorrow’s session, Busch, is head of the section on recreation and group social work.
He is professor of sociology and head of the division of social sci- \
cnces in Cleveland college. Western	, „	. ...	,
Reserve university Cleveland Ohio. Seventy-five engineers lis.ened at- er before the LlOl'ary section, sees money 101’ libraries. Tnat
In his lectures before the meet- teutivcly on Monday while Eugene jS> for the libraries which are alive to their opportunity and ings of his section he has discussed Bollay, meteorologist, Les Ange os hn.ve definite and intelligent plans to lay at the feet of a
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When registration commenced for the Ninth Annual Institute of Government last Monday, highway patrolmen and fire department leaders were among those who signed up for a series of sessions. The patrolmen shown above are, lefet to right, C. E. Calkins, Wayne Graham, and J. W. McBride. Hugh Matherly is the lone representative of the public relations department, Los Angeles fire department.	.—Courtesy Herald Express
Forecasting
Described
Weather Study's Modern Methods Outlined by Bollay
By E. 11. Clarkson Jr. Fuolic Engincering
L’BRARY FUND INCREASE FORECAST EY SPAULDING
By Bertha Marshall Librarianship
Looking into his crystal ball, Forrest B. Spaulding, speak-
‘•Group Social Work and Commun-	county flood contro1 strict, deity Recreation,” “Selection and Or-	scribed inodern methods of fcre-ganization of Leadership and Lead-	cas^n8 the weather. Accoiding to ership Techniques." and “Criteria	his statement, the air mass method for Evaluating Group Social Work."	forecasting has accomplished Speaker for the final morning as-	more durin8 the Past four years
fcmbly Friday will be Dr. Rufus B.
than had been accomplished during
von KleinSmid, president of the lhe Prevl0US century.
University of Southern California. This successfully controverts Mark His topic will be “The Challenge of Twain’s famous statement that,
"Everyone talks about the weather, I but no one does anything about it.” A recent survey, including over |
Government Service.
Allen Describes
Purchasing
Functions
By L. B. Henna Financial Administration
Purchasing is a “staff” function, like that of accounting in the finance department, and legal advice and defense in the law department. A purchasing department has no reason for existence except to serve the “line” departments such as police, fire, health, hospitals, and sanitation. This was a thought ex-
*eys Entertain
More Than 300 Guests Attend Tea Given By Government Dean
paternal government.
This prophesy came out Monday in the discussion which followed the addresses by Miss Mabel R. Gillis on “The Function of the State Library in State-wide Library Cooperation.” and by Dr. Roland D. Hussey on "Building for Future Research.”
The discussion centered upon the question of a union catalog, a project which looms large in the eyes of California librarians. There was
Bates Urges Reforms In Penology
Human Consideration And Common Sense Essential in Prisons
By Burton Hunter Bureau of Budget and Efficiency
Two thousand public officials and employees responded to the human understanding typified by Sai.Iord Bates, director of the Boys’ clubs of America, Inc., as he addressed members of the ninth annual session of the Institute of Government in general assembly Monday morning. The attendance necessitated the use of Bovard auditorium, largest assembly hall on the campus.
After President Rufus B. von KleinSmid extended greetings and invited cooperative thought throughout the year, the speaker of the morning was introduced by W. Ballentine Henley, dean of the U.S.C. School of Government.
The fact that work dealirtg mostly with human beings is being handled throughout the nation by persons poorly, if at all, qualified was deplored by Bates, who was formerly director of the United States bureau of prisons. He has spent 20 years in public service and is perhaps the foremost penologist in America today.
While a few large cities like Los
Institute Will Hold Annual Civic Meeting
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Mor£ than 300 guests gathered at
2000 forecasts, made for various air the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. Bal-	only one opinion as to its desira-
transport companies, mdicated that lentine Henley Sunday when the i	bility, but the how and when will
this method was accurate over 97 school of Government head enter-	require some attention,
per cent of the time. To those who tained at tea the distinguished edu-	PLANNING IMPORTANT
have observed the weather man's caters and federal, state, and local	Earlier in the day Spaulding
efforts during the weekends this past government officials who are at-	SDoke on ‘ The coordinating of Li-
winter. this is practically perfect, i tending the five-day Institute of	b‘rary Services.” He stressed the im-
The physical aspects of the new method, together with future possibilities. were discussed in detail by Bollay. A general discussion followed.
Several interesting features of the flood control problem were described by hydraulic experts from the state and county engineer’s offices. J. G. Jobe*-, chief, hydraulic section. United States engineer office. Las
portance of planning by individual libraries and state libraries, then told something of the successful filming of newspapers, those per-
development of flood control systems.
pressed Tuesday afternoon by Angeles, summarized the history and Wayne Allen, purchasing agent and manager of stores, county of Los Angeles, before the Financial Administration section.
Allen pointed out that the purchasing department carries no serv-
Govemment sessions.
Pouring were Mines. Rufus B. von KleinSmid. Kenneth Sampson, John Stearns Thayer, Eugene Swarzald,
Emory S. Bogardus, Henry W. Bruce; .ishable repositories of current his-
L. H. Daingenield. Frederic Whit- ; tory-
ney, William E. Mosher, and Carl A sma^ ro^s °f film, a few H. Chatters, and Misses Bertha Rose projection machines and piesto! and Irene T. Heineman.	Out go the cumbersome bound
newsDaper volumes. By the use of Assisting were Mmes. Frederick £tandard machines inter-library W. Woodbridge. Lawrence D. Prit- ioans 0f newspapers will be easy.
chard, and Franklin B. Skeele.
Among local officials and their Alfred Jones, county surveyor, told wives were Messrs. and Mmes. Ivan of storm drains in relation to flood L. Kelso. C. J. Shultz, Wilson Sils-control. Following this, F. B. La- ; by. James Mussatti, Charles B. verty, chief hydraulic engineer. Los Shattuck, E. N. Whitmore. Frank ice directly to the taxpayers as does Angeles county flood control district. E. Miller. H. F. Scoville, John M. ihe department of parks; its out- covere{j jn detail the operation of a Pfiffner, John W. Donner, George
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Sanford Bates
Angeles, Cincinnati, and New York have splendid institutions operated and maintained by persons of high order, according to Bates, jails in the 3000 counties are usually operated with more thought toward the procurement of fees in great quantity and the reelection of political officials than toward the rehabilitation of men.
While the subject was “Administrative Problems in Corrective and Preventive Penology.” particular stress was placed on personal elements applicable to all types of government endavor. Vision and sincerity were extolled, and the necessity for an ever-present abundance of common sense and attention to details was emphasized.
“In seeing to the painting of the roof and the other multitudinous Continued on Page Tv;o
L.A. Called Mecca for Public Service
By Burton L. Hunter
Declaring Los Angeles county to be the “Mccca for the Public Service in the United States.” Dr. William E. Mother hurled the charge that governmental employees generally have failed to develop a profession in this country. This assertion came while the director of the School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse university, was addressing the Tuesday forenoon general assembly at the Institute of Government.
While he said that most American people consider government to be a necessary evil, and many believe the public service is no place for a “bright young man,” Mosher stated that absolute refutation of such ideas is found in Europe.
CAREFUL SELECTION NEEDED •Recruitment of broad ability,” is in his opinion, necessary for the welfare of the county. He maintains “that the selection of public administrators is the key matter in the conduct of government.”
“There is no profession of public administration,’' said Dr. Mosher, “for there is no definition of a public administrator, and If a profession is to come into existence, it must be created by the persons engaged in the public service.” The factors necessary in the development of such a profession were given as a common body of knowledge, an esprit-de-corps. a code of ethics, and an attitude of impartiality. INSTITUTE BUILDS SPIRIT The guest faculty member from Syracuse called the Institute of Government “a real builder of esprit-de-corps in public service,” and referred to his keen interest in activities _of governmental workers in southern California.
It was stated that “like monks of old. persons entering public service must take the oath of poverty.” and should develop in themselves as well as in the ciitzenry at large a “broad philosophy.” An inspiration and a challenge were given in the expressed hope that “public employees will be in the forefront of those who make for order and orderliness in a changing society.”
WORKER
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Lawrence Pritchard as executive secretary of the Institute has spent many months contacting leading government officials of the southland preparing the program of the • secti -jns.
Dean Praises Secretary
Pritchard's Contact Wilh Public Employees
Is Widespread
Credit for a large measure of the success of this year's Institute of Government was given yesterday to Lawrence Pritchard, executive secretary. by Dr. W. Ballentine Henley, director and acting dean of the School of Government.
Pritchard as executive secretary has worked on the program of section lectures and discussions for months; has interviewed and spoken to hundreds of officials in southern California to obtain the best possible type of informative section schedules, according to Henley.
TODAY'S PROGRAM LISTED BY HOURS
side contacts are confined to the flood control system. officials of the departments which it serves, and the firms and corporations with which it does business.
The work of the purchasing department is quite comparable to the work of the quartermaster corps of the army.
If it falters or delays, or if it procures unsatisfactory supplies, the efficiency of the whole organiza- i tion is lessened, and the “line” does , not move forward. On the other j hand, if the purchasing function is properly discharged, the line de- i partments are relieved of the material problem and can render more and better service, and the taxpayer Continued on Page Four
NEW JERSEY FAITH, SERVICE PLEDGE GIVEN
Editors note. All new employees oj the state of New jersey must make a pledge oj jaith and sert.ee.
Boy Gets Water, Sewage Treatment
SAN FRANCISCO. June 15—<U.R>
Forced into the mouth of a sewer by an incoming tide while swimming off Lands End in the Pacific ocean. Phil Cotter. 16. San Francisco, climbed to safety through a •nanhole today.
Coast, guardsmen called by Cotters companions made frantic efforts to reach the youth and rescue him. Police came to their assistance.
But while they gathered about the sewer mouth into which he was flicked by a strong current. Cotter found an iron ladder inside the f'wer, climbed it. and emerged unharmed.
Cott*r, with two other boys was summing in the ocean near the r«ck tt Um freighter, Frank R
The pledge follows:
“I have faith in my country and its institutions. I believe in the importance of my job and in the dignity of all public service. I count myself fortunate to live and work in a state where I may obtain public employment throuhg competition fairly won and under a system which permits me to look forward to a career as a public employe and advancement through merit.
“I know that government is no better than the people who direct its affairs and do its work. I will be honest, loyal and industrious in the work I have to do. I will be courteous in my relations with my superiors, my fellow workers and the public. I will use public properly entrusted to my care for the purposes intended and protect and conserve it as though it were my own.
“I will refrain from doing anything that will bring discredit upon the state as my employer or upon me as a civil servant. I will strive through my acts and my work to realize the purposes for which government is established and so mer;t the esteem and respect of the people.”
H. P. Cortelyou, Gordon Whitnall, Robert Kingsley. Louis B. Travers, and George Hjelte.
Among other honor gues;s were Mmes. Elvira Nystrom. Dorothy E. Rcsen. Olive M. Robinson, Louise
Leddy.
Army Mutineers Kill*400 in China
Eberle, Wes H. Klusmann, Paul F. t
Shafer, John W. Snyder, H. U. M. J	-r A
Higgins, Reuben F. Brown, Free- :	I Oday
man A. Lusk, L. E. Moselle, Clifford	*	!) to 10 a. m.
N. Amsden, William Brownrigg, I Lecture—‘‘Accounting for Materials and Equipment,1 Carl H. Chatters,
Pnillip A. L:i)by, Mulvey Z. White, executive director, Municipal Finance officers’ association of the
Uniced States and Canada. Chicago, social hall, women's residence hall. Financial Administration.
Addresses—“Are Librarians of Public Libraries Educators?” Leo Jones, chief, lecture and forum division, California association for Adu.t education, Los Angeles; “The Civil and Uncivil Public Employee,-John Anson Ford, member board of supervisors, county of Los Angeles, Porter hall, third floor. Law, Librarianship.
Ward Watkins, Misses Josephine B. Lecture—“Office Practice and Routine Technikue. C. S. Herbert, Pa- ____________„__________ _____
Hollingsworth. S. May Smith. Helen cific coast engineer, special service division, Ernst and Ernst, Los pensationwhile a subject of uni-
Spitz. Marian Voas, and Man F. C^lS'V^S'T^tary, Public Land	versalconcemandmuchdispute.it
c™S. MK,SC Wi—Briig, Plannin,	was grven Irel and importance
— Addresses—“History and Justification of Frequency Changes H j	by Moshers treatment.
Phillip, engineer bureau of power and light, city of Los Angeles,	I Minimum wage bases were duly
“Frequency Change Program and Results in Pasadena,” M. W. Ed-	emphasized as to importance and
wards; “Frequency Change and Results in Los Angeles,” Charles C.	logical starting point rfrom which
Snyder, in charge frequency change section, business agent s division,	build an equitable, effective wage
bureau of power and light, city of Los Angeles, (section one), 305	ancj salary structure. The govern-
Administration. Power Supply and Distribution.	ment’s responsibility for leading the
SHANGHAI. June 15—(I.R)—More Addresses.— Modern Trends in Steam Design. E. . ai . e ffi <	w ^ determining a decent mini-
General Electric company, Los Angeles; Modern Trends in Boiler	... .
Personnel Croup
Discusses
Compensation
True to form predicted for this year's personnel section of the Institute of Government, Monday was a day of earnest discussions on the section’s subject for the week. “Incentives to Continue in Public Service,” and also on the spread of personnel problems to the program of the other sections.
Dr. William E. Mosher, guest lecturer from Syracuse university, made practical application of the wealth of personnel back ground that is his. and became one of the group in discussing intimate phases of personnel relations. Mosher’s morning lecture embraced the fundamental topic of “Financial Com
The Institute secretary has been particularly well-fitted for his task in view of the fact that as assistant coordinating officer of the university and lecturer at the Civic center, he has met with and spoken two or three times a week to civic organizations, service clubs, and public employee groups during the past year and a half.
Pritchard’s other activities in the field of government dur-He has contributed articles to public administration and government employee publications on such subjects as. "Career Service,” “Civil Service Improvement,” and “Is Being a Public Official Worthwhile?”
Pritchard is a graduate of the University of Southern California where he served as president of the student body in his senior year: as captain of the varsity debate squad; and as president of his class during both the freshman and sophomore years.
Current Attendance Sets Record
Public-minded citizens from all over southern California will join the members of the Institute of Government tomorrow night for the annual civic meeting which the School of Government is sponsoring as a part of this week's activities.
SYMPOSIUM
A “Symposium of Governmental Affairs” is the characterization given to the program presenting three nationally-known speakers on the subject of penology, traffic control, and the public library.
Sanford Bates, former head of th« United States bureau of prisons and director of the Boys’ clubs of America. whose addresses in the Institute have met an enthusiastic response from his audiences, will speak first on the program which commences at 8 o'clock in Bovard auditorium. Capt. Raymond Ashworth. assistant director of the Northwestern university traffic safety institute, who is taking the place of Lieut. F. M. Kreml on Institute programs, will describe latest programs of traffic control activity. Forrest B. Spaulding, head librarian of the Des Moines. Iowa, public library, is the third speaker of the evening.
SAMPSON CHAIRMAN
Dr. William Ballentine Henley, director of the Institute, will introduce Kenneth Sampson, general chairman, who will present the speakers.
A preliminary survey made yesterday of attendance records indicates that this year's attendance at the Institute will exceed all others. Eleven hundred persons attended the first day’s meetings which established a new high for first days- and presuming that enrollment follows this rate, between 3000 and 5000 may be expected to have attended sessions here before the end of the week.
Each day the personnel of the Institute is largely different from the previous days because of the practice which the various government agencies follow of sending delegates to the sessions in relays on different days.
than 400 persons were killed when a detachment of the peace preservation corps at Sanyang, Shensi province, rebelled today and occu- j pied the city, according to a dispatch to newspapers.
Of the dead. 300 were membei^
Design.” D. P. Vail, office manager, the Babcock and Wilcox company, Los Angeles; “Modern Trends in Steam Station Design, C. C.
Jordan, assistant manager, steam turbine department, Allis Chalmers manufacturing company, Milwaukee; “High Pressure Steam Piping,
G. L. Morrill, manager. Pacific division Midwest Piping and Supply weil as the rise and fall of purchas company. Los Angeles, (section two), 351 Administration, Power Sup- j power were assigned importan
mum wage was especially stressed.
Wages and salaries paid for comparable services by other large organizations in the community as
ply and Distribution.
of^loval* units which attempted to Addr“s—“Outline of the County’s Survey Control Program ” E. T. ,	^----- rrr.-----, Mankey, assistant locating engineer, surveyor's office, county oi l.os
repel the mutineers. The remaind- , . ,	„ . , _ ._
•	____*,_______Angeles. 412 Bridge, Public Engineering.
er were meichants and townspeople Addresses—“The Need for Civic Education in a Democracy, The town was looted.
It was understood the mutineers were troops formerly commanded by Gen. Yang Hu-Cheng. former Manchurian commander who kidnaped Generalissimo Chiang Kai-: Shek in Shensi last December and held him prisoner for a fortnight.
General Yang, who has been par-! doned by Chiang and given funds : for a tour of the United States and i Europe,
values in pay determination. Mosher struck a note rarely heard in local jurisdictions when he placed turnover records among the criteria by which proper pay rates may be measured, in other words, a high
Freeman
Lusk, secretary of school information, board of education, city of Los Angeles; “Adult Education Brings the Problems of Government to the Citizen,” John W. Snyder, director, California association : ratio of resignations would indi-for Adult education, Los Angeles, Porter hall, third floor, Law, Pub- cate subnormal working attractions, lie Relations.	and a low ratio would conversely be
Lecture—Place of the Social Worker in Public Assistance and Social; t,aicen. as a. si^na.1 of conditions overinsurance/; Miss Joanna C. Colcord director parity oi^ani^tion f favoraWe to the employee ^
department, Russell Sage foundation. New York city, 119 Old College..	personnel philosophy that
(Touchstone Theater), Public Welfare.	’ests * Person“e‘ pnuosopny tnat
Lecture—“Criteria for Evaluating Group Social Work and Community j stimulates mental processes of em-Recreation,” Henry M. Busch, professor of sociology and head of the ployee and employer alike, division of social sciences, Cleveland college. Western Reserve uni- ' Mosher closed his first lecture by
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OFFICIALS TELL OF INSTITUTE'S PROGRESS
Optimism and enthusiasm were the keynote of comments made by those attending the Institute of Government who were interviewed on the first of the five-day sessions. Their opinions were as follows:
“This year's Institute is better than ever, and with more diversified attendance.”—Dr. John M. Eby, director of public relations, department of water and power.
“There is more enthusiasm this year than ever before.”—Alfred Jones, Los Angeles county surveyor.
“This is one of the most significant and hopeful expressions of new spirit in public service that I have ever seen. I am very glad to give my hearty commendation.”—Rockwell D. Hunt, den-n of Graduate School, U.S.C.
“Quantity is only exceeded by the quality of attendance.”—Dr. John M. Pfiffner, profeasor of public administration, School of Government, U.S.C.
“People are beginning to appreciate the real significance of the work the Institute is doing. — H. C. Peiffer, city clerk, Sooth G*t«-
Public Relations Growth Outlined In Summary
By Carle H. .Bennett Public Relations
Good public relations cannot be bought as a commodity, cannot be turned on at will, but must grow steadily within an organization.
Dean T. Smith, supervisor of public activities for the Southern California Telephone company, presented this summation at the general assembly sponsored by the public relations section yesterday afternoon.
At the same session Gerald Fitzgerald. executive of the May company. declared that, to achieve successful public relations, employees must be thoroughly “sold” on the excellence of their organization and then be truthful in telling of its activities.
Today the relation between education and public relations was to be considered in this section.
Development of the merit system in government has opened the way to better public relations in government, according to speakers who have appeared before the public relations section this week.
“Part of my answer to successful public relations.” declared Mrs. Doris Haney Jones, chairman of the Santa Monica personnel board, “is selective recruitment, adequate in-service training, opportunities to advance in the 'adders of pubLc service, meanwhile being adequately paid, and security to the employee that after years of service he ro-’^ retire and not be destitute, and security to the public that the public service will not be endowed too heavily with superannuated employees.”
Proper selection of personnel and fair treatment to employees were stressed by W. E. Travis, Los Angeles division manager for Standard service stations, Inc., and Mrs. Car veil, director of store sys-Con tinned on Page Four