Ninth Annual University of Southern California Institute of Government
Special Edition For S. C. Institute Of Government
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
DAILY
TROJAN
United Press
World Wide
News Service
Volume IV
Los Angeles, California, Friday, June 18, 1937
Number I.G. 3
Chatters Tells Need in Local Government
Free Press, Financial Solvency, Good Representation Asked
By Burton L. Hunter
Local governments must be both responsive and representative, announced Carl H. Chatters, executive director of the municipal finance | officers of the United States and Canada, in his address Wednesday morning in Bovard auditorium.
While discussing a topic of his , own choosing. “Can Local Government Survive?” Chatters pointed to ' the necessity of maintaining a free press that tells the whf’e truth, a condition of financial solvency within the local jurisdictions, and the traditional representative form of government.
“Wliat would it profit America to save a few dollars and destroy j what traditional government we have?” was the speaker's quizzical answer to a demand from some groups for more efficiency through centralization that might lead to dictatorship.
RESPECTABLE DESTROYERS
In referring to American desires not only for the present services but also for additional services from government. Chatters pointed out that ‘‘we want what we want when , we want it" and that such an attitude forces responsiveness. He proceeded to show that our form of government is not a true democracy but one involving the selection of and participation by representatives. Especially does he regret the
UNDERCRADUATES ACTIVE
The student body of the School of Government for next year is planning a broad program to enhance the prestige of the school, and to brir.g students in closer contact with city and county officials. In conference above are students Betty Eberhard, Homer Bell, Emil Sady, and
—Courtesy L.A. Times
Fred Burrill with Dean Henley.
STUDENTS LAY PLANS FOR FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC SERVIC2
By Emil Sady President, School of Government Student Eody, 1S37-38
____ ________ __________The University of Southern California School of Goven:-
public s seeming acceptance of those ment student body is formulating plans fo:* the most active “respectable destroyers of govern- and broad program yet undertaken. Engendered in this group ment” who by demands for risid the spirit and intense desire for the furtherance of the
Bates Wants
Cooperation
Rclorrrer Tells Need For^Private, Public
Simplicity Called Best Policy
Straight-forward Manner Urged In Public Relations
By Carte H. Bennett Public Relations
The world's finest literature has been written with one or two syllable words.
Members of the Ninth Institute of Government attending the lectures of the public relations sections have been advised that th’ best good will for govemm?nt agencies results from the simpl'st and most straight forward pci icy by public employees.
If all the recommendations ms.de during the sessions of this section were to be made effective by the public agencies within any county there would follow an improved confidence in the achievements of i public service, the speakers have agreed.
GUM-CHEWING DENOUNCED
Among those careless habits that would become obsolete. these speakers have pointed out, would ; be gum chewing by employees in of-1 fices open to the public, gruff lan- , guage into the telephone, discour- | teous driving in automobiles provided by taxpayers that carry those distinguishing license plates, etc.
Today's program of the public relations section will include talks
AUTHOR
Dr. John M. Pfiffner, U.S.C. professor of public adinistra-tion, who has been appointed by the Rockefeller foundation to prepare a textbook which will be used in training prospective workers for governmental research agencies.
Dr. Pfiffner To Write Text
Rockefeller Grant Given Professor For Research Book
Announcement of the appoint-
Three Leaders Define Fields
Bales, Chatters, Spaulding Interpret Governmen!
For Citizen,* Penology, Finance,* Librarianship Discussed in Bovard Assembly
By Carl H. Bennett
An interpretation of government for the citizen was given in Bovard auditorium last night by three members of the faculty of the ninth Institute of Government.
The discussion was contributed to by Sanford Bates, executive director of the Boys* Clubs of America, inc.; Carl
__*H. Chatters, executive director. Mu-
j nicipal Finance Officers’ association; and Forrest B. Spaulding. 'i-brarian. Des Moines public library.
These authorities on the subject of penology, finance, and appreciation of literature, respectively incorporated with their interpret** tions of government several particular problems suggested by them for the public to assist in solving.
Bates deplored the lack of understanding on the part of the public regarding the true function o* prisons.
PROTECTION AS GOAL
He declared that tiie goals sought by those in the field of penology
Right of Way Function Told
Plomert Discusses Problems in Moving Highway Pipe Lines
By G. G. Todd Right of Way and Land
What should a good right of way man know and what are his functions? These questions have been and delinquency should be con-answered daily in this section by sidered without prejudice, revenge, men qualified in their different or sympathy, lines of work.
Whether the right of way man is interested in acquiring a right of way through property encumbered with mining claims, houses, or
“Our common objective in this work should be to afford protection,” Bates said. “What are we doing today to afford this protection? Through recreation in pris-' on w'e are preventing insanity.
* by thrse prominent men in the j ment of Dr. John M. Pfiffner, pro-
| county, who wil! discuss public re-	fessor of public administration in orange groves, the problem is one
rw •____lations in government as they see it.	the University of Southern Cali- and the same, according to Clifford	Through work in prison we are
Agency in Delinquency eDITOR SPEAKS	f()rnia schQQl Qf government by the Good of the legai staff of the di-	maintaining morale. Through ed:i-
Vcricus media of public relations	Rockefeller foundation to prepare vision of highways, state of Cali-	catl<>n in prison we are teaching the
will W interpreted this morning by a textbook to be used in training 1 fornia. Good, in the opening sec-	ldeals Ol Better citizenship. Ws
Phil T. Hanna, edi* or of Westways,	prospective workers for govern- 1 tion Thursday morning, took a'spe-	must test this new device, probation,
ncted publication of the Automo-	mental research agencies, was made cific problem in which the state of I “ie Protection It affords.
By
Heman G. Stark Delinquency
Leading the section on “Adjust-
tax limitations are tearing down	professional service, characteristic of that which emanates ment
traditional local self-government.	frQm Wic servants who are attending this Institute oi man John M' Zack> direct01 oi the
Homestead exemption he labeled as	Government	_
•‘indecent’’ declaring that it is	'-*°vernmenv.	*	-
foolish for one to expect services Serving in the capacity of mon
from the community without paying itors, these students have been ex-	Kind
fnr tbAm cimnlv bprAiise he owns po6ed to the ideas and thoughts
Of Book?' Say
a home while his neighbors rent. BEGGING SCORED
for them simply because he owns posed
originating with the most competem and brilliant minus of the country. Inspired by their achievements and While decrying the existence of so vigjon f0r opportunities in the field many local jurisdictions, the vis- government, they lock forward iting faculty member from Chicago. with anticipation to the coming who has travelled and studied ex- jerm pUt their ideas to work, tensively in this country and abread, i test their practicabiiity, and equip advocated that cities of 25,000 or j themselves in such a manner as to
bile Club of Southern California, and Everett J. Gray, executive su-
adul*t"d*ivisfon. ^probate department Pendent of the Los Angeles of Los Angeles county, introduced “unty general hospital. This af-
San'ord Bates at the morning ses- tern°°n. at the closing general as-
_______________________I cembly, Bradford Trenham. educa-
sion of the Delinquency Prevention	,	.. _
and Treatment section of the In- | “onal counsellor for the California
stitute of Government Wednesday. TaW«* association, will de-
1 scribe the proper attitude by pub-
Librarians
known on the Trojan campus yesterday.
The grant will be available to conduct research and publish the volume, which will deal with the technique of governmental research, and the operation of official agencies, surveys, administrative plan-
California sought to acquire a right ONE-DAY SENTENCE
of way through property in Riverside county on which was a lime deposit.
ROOM CHANGED
Robert I. Plomert, right of way agent for the General Petroleum
“Warden Lawes says that a man is beyond rehabilitation after he has been in prison 10 years. My own experience leads me to believe that in many cases the best time to let a man out is the morning
corporation, discussed the question after he arrives at a prison. We of securing right of way as regard- need less emphasis on the phrase
By Bertha Marshall
Librarianship
“I want a book.’’
That is probably the most familiar
Calling the attention of all law	iic employees toward the public.	™ng a”d features of Public man-	gd by & pubUc utility inc]Udmg the j “crime does not pay” when we send
enforcement as well as probation	Dr. Roy L. Smith, pastor of the	“Sement-	moving of pipe lines, etc., involved	a man to prison—not enough at-
officers to the need for private and	First Methodist Episcopal Church,	Dr. Pfiffner. who has been at	in the location of a major high-	tention is paid to the release of
I public agencies alike to enter the	Los Angeles, will describe what the	U.S.C. since 1929, is the present	way.	prisoners.”
broader field of delinquency pre-	public demands from those repre-	i chairman of the section on Re-	In the joint section of Thursday Amplifying his remarks on the
vention. Bates raised the question	sentatives it has chosen to make	search, featured at the ninth an-	afternoon of the Planning, Public	subject, “Can Local Government
as to whether “AU these agencies	personal studies of government,	nual Institute of Government, in	Engineering. Right of Way and	Survive,” which he delivered at ihe
more become separate and distinct	thpr_ mrthv ftf entrance to sentence any librarian hears. But cooperate as fully in the field of such as the press and taxpayers' which officials from city and coun- Land. Traffic Control and Safety noon assembly Wednesday. Chatters
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from the counties in which they are now located and that schools be administered on a county-wide basis. Simplification and strengthening of local governments must be effected. Chatters feels, as insurance for continued existence.
what kind of book? Yesterday's j delinquency as they might? sessions were given over to the | The final speaker of the morning problems of readers' interests. The program, Charles L. Chute, execu->itv and Dr John M Pfiffner of subject designated were “Surveys tive director. National Probation as-, ’ _ . ' . „ ‘	„ nf Rsr.der Interest.” and “Reading sorir ion New York citv snoke on
the University ox Southern Can
the service.
Encouragcd by such men as Dr. W. E. Mosher of Syracuse univer-
organizations. The “an employee ty departments have taken part will answer his employer,” this to
sections, it was found that the room
New Sanitary
Science
Develops
of Reader Interest,” and “Reading soeir ion. New York city, spoke on Needs of the Non-reader.”	the subject of “Supervision of Ad-
Miss Mary t ranees Martin, as- j ult Probationers.” For the past 24 sistant supervisor, education for ex- years Chute has headed the Na-ceptional- children of the Los An- \ tional Probation association with geles city schools, introduced to the great credit to himself and with
of this ceiebra'tion"~it is suggest section a gr0up ot children who are achievement on the part of many ,
receiving special attention. Of this
fornia. the feasibility of a national observance of Government Day by all the universities throughout the country at a date in the near future is being considered. As par:
of
declared that in Illinois there are
Formerly a Carnegie endowment whi^ *ad ^n selected was too more school district directors than
1 small to handle the large number school teachers, who attended this section, and made a last minute change to the audi-Many particularly fine definitions	waTa'pi^inted tIorium of ** La"’ building. Alfred
pubh, relations have been given.	Jones, county surveyor, presided at g0VernmePnts „uring recem y^[s
lustrated by the frequent instances of “buck-passing,” Chatters said.
be done by J. W. Hartman, chief deputy assessor. Los Angeles county.
fellow in international law at Columbia University, he is an author and authority on governmental af-
LACK OF LEADERSHIP
In commenting upon the lack ot
that students interested in such rs-	_	,
lated fields as sociology, commerce. proup' the non-readers need, and
have nad written for them, whole
engineering, etc. be assembled for one hour separately to listen to one of the governmental experts in their field talk for a short while with them, instilling in them an appreciation for the work which the government is doing, encouraging
‘	the most ambitious and qualified to A“C* .
vels of modem air transportation ^ and prgpare themselyes fQr thus simplified, and thrill over ‘Los
jobs in the public service.
By C. A. Parkes Water, Sewage Treatment
The wonders of electricity in the development of radio and the mar-
series of simplified books. GENERAL INFORMATION
Not the ‘Little Red Hen’ type of book, said Miss Martin, but stories and general information couched in scientifically simple language. | They read 'Huckleberry Finn,’!
are so well known to the general public as to be almost commonplace and hardly worth mentioning in the news of the day. But while the spotlight of publicity has been turned on these and other spectacular advances of science, another branch of scientific development has been undergoing even greater and more rapid change and improvement, quietly and without public notice.
The art and science of treatment of municipal sewage and the protection of public health by proper disposal thereof, has changed and
Miserables.’ according to the speak- j
■	er.
Following this, it is suggested to Astonishingly enough, there are
have a general assembly of the	more than 4000 of these non-read-
student body in the auditorium to	ers in our elementary schools, and
present to them the thought that	more amazing, over 2000 of them
their government is being admin-	in junior and senior high schools.
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Today s Program by Hours
Today
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ETHICS CODE FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS GIVEN
Editor’s note-. Tbe following proposed code of ethics for the public j servant is now under consideration by tbe Los Angeles speakers’ club. This copy was requested from H. U. Af. Higgins, chairman of the Public Relations section.
Mindful of the fact that I am but an integral part of the entire Governmental Structure, and that my employment is not a personal right, but a privilege embodying a trust I should be Loyal
From W. E. Travis, of Standard Service Stations, Inc.. came the remark that “creation of good will is both the first rule of success and | the Golden Rule combined”
A contribution by A. R. Clifton,
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last year to serve as one of a committee of six for lesearch study on a more efficient city and state government.
BARRIE. PLAYWRIGHT. DYING
this section as chairman.
FOX OPENS SESSION William J. Fox. chief engineer of the regional planning commission . of Los Angeles county, opened this P°CJ1i^C^j I joint session with an address on
Dr. Mosher Urges Employee Representation
By E. H. Clarkson Jr. Public Personnel
“good people don't want to go inta
>litics.”
Spaulding had statistics to show
LONDON. June 17 - CPI - Sir ' ™e ^ough Traffic Arto^ Pox James M. Barrie, 77-year-old play- Clted as a specific problem the op-	California leads
wright and creator of the beloved eninS and improvement of Garvey	. e said
“Peter Pan,” tonight was reported avenue fiom Los Angelas to Pomo- ine nauon ln inis re°ara-
to be sinking rapidly, bronchial pneumonia.
He is ill of
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Mankey Outlines New System of Survey Control
By E. H. Clarkson. Jr.
Public Engineering
E T Mankey, assistant locating
engineer, of the county surveyor's
office, addressing a group of about
_	..... . . . , .	,. . .	local engineers, discussed the
Comparability of basic data was the keynote of Dr. Herbert, technlcal detalls of recent c00pera.
situation without employee repre- L. Dunn’s papers at both the Wednesday and Thursday morn- tive work in w^ich several local sentation from the rank and file. in8 sessions of the section of Vital Statistics. The history governmental agencies pooled their
Declaring that the size of gov- i ernmental units necessitated employee organizations, Dr. William j E. Mosher emphatically urged public bodies to follow the lead of pri- i vate industry, which has found it impossible to keep in touch with the
VITAL STATISTICS SECTION REVIEWS HISTORY OF NOSOLOGY
By Fred C. Ruppelius Vital Statistics
For fidelity is the foundation Dr. Mosher advocated this measure and development Of nosology (the science Of classification Of efforts, obtaining as a result, a
9 to 10 a. m.
improved so rapidly in the past few	Address—"Probation—Its Potentialities. Needs, and Modem Trends,” years that it is now recognized by Charles L. Chute. 206 Administration. Delinquency—Prevention and many as being the fastest moving o| Treatment.	4
all the sciences.	Lecture—"Tapping of Local Revenues by the State," Carl H. Chatters,
executive director. Municipal Finance Officers' association of United Increasing interest in the subject States and Canada. Chicago. Women’s Residence hall. Financial by well trained engineers, chemists. Administration.
and biologists, both men and worn-	Lecture—"Reading Guidance,” Forrest B. Spaulding, Librarian, Des en, and larger appropriations by Moines. Porter hall. Librarianship.
cities states and colleges through-	Lecture—"Physical Aspects of Office Management Analyzed." C. B. Carl-o-it the countrv for research work s011- Superintendent of Buildings, Southern California Edison com-U o rn net remarkable result pang. 305 Administration. Office Management.
ha* had a .	..... ‘	Lecture—"Environmental Influence.” C. B. Whitnall. secretary, public
Namely, that more progr s,	land commission. Milwaukee, 103 Bridge. Planning.
been made in sanitary science in the	Addresses—"Design Features of Boulder Hydro-Electric Plants," and
upon which the structure of Public Service rests.
last ten or fifteen years than all the previous hictory of the world, while the greatest changes both in theory and practice have taken place within the last five years.
All or most of these new ideas j have been put into practice in one form or another in municipal sewage disposal plants, with the result
'Operation of Boulder Hydro-Electric plant.” A. C. Wingo, division superintendent. Boulder plant. Bureau of Power and Light, Los Angeles, "Discussion of Automatic Features. Regulations, Etc.,” J. F. Mariscal, mechanical engineer. Bureau of Power and Light, Los Angeles. (Section one*. Bowne hall. Power Supply and Distribution.
Addresses—‘Special Inducements versus Inducement Rates,” H. F Hincks; “Load Building by Advertising." John C. Morse, vice-president, Dan B. Miner company, Los Angeles; "Load Building by Direct Selling.” Arthur A. Honig, ^domestic appliance sales supervisor. Bureau of Power and Light. Los Angeles. (Section two), 351 Administration. Power Supply and Distribution.
that many df *P Pl]r_	Addresses—"The Relation of the Photogrammetric Maps of Cadastral
age treatment are no. u	Control,” H. L. Bickham. production manager. Fairchild Aerial Sur-
ther research is constantly going	veys> inc.. “Latest Developments in Aerial Photographic Mapping.”
on and new light is being thrown	^ ^ Cozzens, 412 Bridge, Public Engineering.
on many of the obscure and intri-	Addresses—^' Effective Use of Kcu?^ Organs and Employees' Magazines
cate biological and biochemical re-	for Governmental Public Relatione." Fhil T rr. editor. Wf
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Honorable
For stability of the Publip Service structure depends upon honor and integrity.
Efficient For efficiency creates public confidence and assures progress in Public Service.
Diligent
For the privilege of public trust demands my utmost endeavor in Public Service.
Courteous For courtesy greatly enhances both the value and efficiency of Public Service.
Resourceful
Ever seeking to extend my sphere of usefulness for the benefit of Public Service.
Tolerant Of the opinions and conduct of others both with and without the Public Service.
Watchful In public and private conduct to ever uphold the highest ideals of Public Service.
before the Thursday morning ses-	diseases), together with present and future needs, was dis-	system of survey control which rill
sion of the Public Personnel Ad-	cussed at length on Wednesday.	be of 8reat value to Los Angeles
ministration section.	Dr. Dunn emphasized the need^__and vicinity.
Declaring that proper activity on	fCr the development of basic in- . .	Unknown to the sleeping residents
the part of employee organizations	ternational agreement on the defi- statisticians ana sociologists.	of this city surveyors. situated on
was mutually satisfactory to both	nition of causes of death and nom- Par“cuIar interest, not omy	tops of buildings throughout Las
employer and employee. Dr. Mosher	enclature. the assignment of speci- t0 vltal statlsticians &ut also to	Angeles> spend the hours from sun-
cited two major advantages; first.	nc conditions to them, and the a11 Persons working in tne neia 01	set t0 dawn in measuring angles,
that there is a method of express-	establishment of a uniform code for r	These measurements are made by
ing employee grievances, and sec-	at least the major rubrics. The n	means of the latest instruments dc-
ond. that it gives the employer op-	development of more enlightened , ™ MPivi t vinrSt nrn-	vised’ and often are taken betwcen
portunity to get ideas from em-	concepts of secondary and tertiary ‘ , , * TT = "	points 50. 75, or even 100 miles apart,
ployeeS.	causes of death and suggested meth- ^ ° ^ s“10l°gy at u *. o. 1 nese	by a surveyor who by some miracu-
The master of any situation, ac-	ods for the treatment of these J*®1 np^Sit? m	1ous power is able t0 pi°k °Ut 3
cording to Dr. Mosher, is in reality	causes concluded the discussion. a"d iC^ ^“nroUment fs a	POlnt °f U*ht thr0Wn by a SmaU in
the individual who can produce the	The consideration of occupations
solution, and the mere fact of ap-	on Thursday emphasized the abso-
pointment to an administrative pos-	' lute necessity fbr a clear definition
I ition, does not necessarily endow	of occupational classifications in- officer of the city of Pasadena,	the modern city 5uch an appointee with the ability	eluding a thorough understanding stressed the value ol the integia-	por about four years this work to solve all problems. The best	of the exact purposes to which th? ^on mortality and morbidity	been going on nightly and the answers often come from the lower	classifications should be put. statistics both as a final end and	citizens of this area have come inbrackets of employment, which are	Following this classification the more important as a method of pro-	to possession of data which will separated from the administrative	need for adequate nomenclature and cedure in public health work. The	pr0Ve of great, value to them, al-head both by reason of lack of di-	the assignment of standard codes slides presented by Dr. Halverson	though many citizens will ne-nr rect contact and by mere numbers,	thereto was discussed. Unlike the helped visually to picture the need, know how the employees of their Dr. Mosher strongly upheld the	causes of death, even the basic *or such integration.	engineering departments labored 10 basic theory that employee organ-	fundamentals of occupational clas- Concluding the activities of this	obtain the results achieved. Mankey izations have definite rights on mat-	sification have not yet teen agreed section will be the first annual din-	was well supplied with lantern ters which affect the status of em-	upon. Practically the whole field! ner to be held at the Student's	slides diagrams, and photographs
1 is open for experiment by research -t Union at 6:15 o'clock this evening,	to illustrate his discussion.
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measure of population growth.
Dr. Wilton L. Halverson, health
candescent bulb, choosing this same point, time after time, from amon?, the thousands of lights which adorn