Tenth Annual University of Southern California Institute of Government
Special Edition For U.S.C. Institute Of Government	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DAILY wTROJAN	Editorial Offices RI-4111 Sta 227 Night-PR-4776
^^olume V	Los Angeles, California, Monday, June 13, 1938	Numbor I.G. 1
t.LyleBelsleyTo Talk At First Assembly'
Hr. White c ,
To Talk This Speaker Afternoon
^Brscniing a review of the ad-made in the civil service and ^■l system firld throughout the ^Brd States. two of the nation's authorities on public per-Hr: administration are scheduled to Jddre^s thc entire membership of ihe lOth Annual Institute of ^^frnmcnt at the general assem-blylsessions today, according to Emery E. Olson, institute di-
Ap icariiiR before the opening gen-assembly session this morning b*,« cn 11 a.m. and 12 in Bovard auAorium. G Lyle Belsley, executive director of the civil service; ^^■nblv of the United States and will deliver an address on thi' ubject o! The Merit System HHie United States in 1938 "
^Bte will speak
^Hrough his official capacity as dlrmting hrad of the national pro-^^E>nal organization of civil service officials and administrators. Beta! eminently qualified to u. up-to-date picture of
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cal, .' tute. and national jurisdictions.' D;ar Olson stated ye.sterda.,
todavs afternoon general a,s-| held under
tbB . nsoiship of the public per-1 1 section of the Institute., Dr.! id D. White, professor of public irimini'iration at the University ot. .fchlcago and former United State civil service commissioner. Till be the principal speaker on theBopic Congress and the Civil I Serv ;e."
SERVICE WORKER his comment on this phase of thellnsruute program. Dr Olson strtfd ypsterdav that no other per-»onBn the entire country possesses such a wealth of information relative o thr trderal civil service as Di White As the minority j Br’ilb'-r of the United States civil frrvi commission he came into! JUtlla e contact with the legislative at Tell as (he adinistrative j bis»h of the federal government! snd us observations are the result of ■actiral. a- well as theoretical.1 knowledge of the existing situation.| conSitied Olson. In addition to his governmental service. Dr. has gained national emin-I the author of texts Oil per- | Continued on page four
Dr. Leonard D. Wh'te, orofes-sor of public ad"-'* -ation at tne Unive- . y o* Cr'cago and ■former United States civi1 se-vice cowissioner, will be the Drinclpal speaker at this af'c'.-ocn's or--ral fl'rer"biy, the second of the Institute.
Section Editors' Meeting Called For Today Noon
To aid in the publication of the two additional issues of the Institute Daily Trojan, George A Terhune, editor, has asked that all section repres-nta.ives whom he has appointed meet in 322 Student Union at 12 o'clock today for luncheon and instruct i ns Those expected to attend are Dan B Gulko. Thomas Campbell. Esther Elder, W. P. Mahood. O. S Roen, Edith Sperry, Dorothy E Rosen, Willian B Webster, H. R Brashear. George Wakefield. Mrs. Blanche H. Gartlev, Carl F. Pahl. H B. Chadsey. Jack Mac-Cready. Walter F. Taliaferro. Robert Lee. Grant V. Jenkins, Robert M Plunkett. F D Swe-ger. Theodore L. Sharp. L. Plitt Smeltzer. E H. Clarkson Jr.. Gordon B Cumming. Neil C Brown, J B Rhodes, Frances D Williams. Sergeant James B Heath, and Norman F. Slane.
■ William Bowie To Head ■ftblic Engineering Croup
William Bowie, former chief of the division of geodesy •f tt e United States department of commerce, has been se-*eC * as section leader for the section on public engineering forihe 10th Annual Institute of Government, meeting on the U.S.C. campus this week with opening sessions today.
Pullic engineering meeting., for*-
include lectures by Dr Bowie man Jr. of Ihe Los Anueles office ^^■urvey and .Map Con'-o'.” by of the United States engineering de-Jones, secretary of the Calif- partment; and on "Rapid Trail'll" orni* state board of registration for by Hugo H Winter, design engin-civil 'iigineers, on ' Registration of eer in the City of Los Angeles, and Civil Engineers," and by Gordon H A Perryman directc of research Whit, all city planning and 7-oning for the Los Ar geles Railway com-■°Ufl|ellor, on "Relation Between panv
^Heering and Planning."	"The public engineering section
^^Hiorrmi'% nieetings i l engineer- of the Institute of Government at-n« ■ill include lectures on "Flood i tempts to select from a multitude 'ontr )1" by Edward Hyatt, engin- of subjects those which are of mo:' the California water re- importance, and therefore those hoard, and Theodore W\-	Continued on page three
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CityManagers To Hear Talks By Ridley
‘The work of the city manager ip such that he is in constant contact with almost every department of his city, and consequently ls interested not only in his own department, but in every department." says R G Manley, city manager of Upland California. chairman of the council-manager government section.
It is because of this all-pervading nature of the city manager's job that it is customary for the managers not to have a formal program of their own at the Institute, but to visit as many of the sections as they can. This plan will be followed this year, except that tomorrow. Clarence Ridley, executive director of the International City Managers’ association, will speak at :wo city managers' meetings.
At 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. Mr Ridley will speak on Problems of City Government," after which city managers from four southern California cities will participate in a panel discussion concerning the substance of Mr Ridley's talk.
Speaking again at 6 p.m.. Mr Rid-; ley will address the city managers' supper on ' Recent Activities of Ihe International City Managers’ Association."
Mr Manley especially asks that all city managers who can possibly do so should plan to be present at both the afternoon and evening meetings tomorrow, although he feels that it would be well for them lo attend the entire Institute if they can.
Water, Sewage T reatment To Be Discussed
The water supply and sanitary engineering section, under thc able leadership of Prof. Lewis V. Carpenter of New York University, will stress the present practice ln water and sewage treatment and also look into the future in these two branches of sanitary science.
This section is particularly fortunate this year in having Pioffes-sor Carpenter as a leader. In addition to having had many years of construction experience he has held the chair of professor of sanitary engineering at both the University of West Virginia and New York university for several years. He has been the author of several valuable 1 articles ln both the journal of the American Water Works association and the Sewage Works Journal and lias done much research on the effect of manganese ln filters and the disposal of garbage through sewer.s Professor Carpenter ls a member of the board of directors of the American Water Works association and has been active in the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Public Health association, and many state water and sewage works associations.
Today and tomorrow will be devoted to present practice ln water and sewage treatment. Including a demonstration of laboratory procedure in water and sewage treatment plants. Professor Carpenter will cover the subjects of ‘‘What Continued im page three
Citizen
Suppers
Slated
Institute Sections Will Present Dinners Oi Interest lo Laymen
To acquaint the lay public with I the work being accomplished In ! scientific public administration, the Institute of Government has, during the past two years, opened its sessions to such interested citizens as wish to attend, as well as providing certain special programs for the non-tcchnical enrollees.
This year's program for non-tech-nical persons at the Institute will take the form of a series of citizen suppers to be presented by the various sections. The following citizen suppers, all of which will be at 6 p.m., have been scheduled for this week.
MANAGERS TO MEET
1 Tomorrow the city managers will gather in the council room 428 Student Union. Price of the dinner will be *1. and is open only to the city managers.
j The Civic Center Women's Coun-cil dinner will be in the Foyer of Town and Gown at the same time and costs 75 cents. Reservations may be made with Miss Ritnards, at MU 3865.
I The other dinner scheduled for tomorrow is for Public Personnel Administration, and will be in thc j Men’s Grill ln the Student Union. Reservations for the supper, which will cost 15 cents, may be madn i with Mr. Amsden or Mr. Smith at MU 9211, Station 3236.
TWO SUPPERS WEDNESDAY
Wednesday, the Legislative Processes dinner will be in the Men’s Grill of the Student Union and the Public School Construction dinner will be on the third floor of the Student Union. The price of each will be 75 cents, and reservations may be made at the registration desk.
Thursday, the Building Inspection dinner, priced at 75 cents, wlll be on the third floor of the Student Union with reservations accepted at the registration desk. The Planning-Housing dinner will be In the Men's Cn.. of the Student Union and will be 75 cents.
The final dinner of the conference will be Friday, in Ihe Foyer of Town and Gown. This supper, the Park Administration dinner, will cost $1. and reservations may be made with Miss Richards at MU 3865.
Decennial Institute Attracts Record Enrollment
Hosts to Public Officials
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more efficient building in-through training and edu-'he building inspection sec-HB f the School oi Government e will oiler to those in ai-wcll-rounded course s most of the import-fs of this branch of gov-C. D. Wailes Jr district 1 11 Im tile Foil land H':,o iai.011. chtMiman of inspection section said
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wilh the fundamental Power under w hich thi- m-» departments op iate, the administrative problem.', discussed today
special emphasis will ^^V*d upon Hie formation and of building codes, then ^•‘tation, »nd Use. About half
Inspection Program Is Varied
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the day will be given over to a study of residential construction.
Alter a lecture and discussion on "The State Housing Act" during the lust p?nod Wednesday, the balance of the day will be devoted io a study ol materials >f construction. their use, quality, and lilspec;ion. Subjects coven d will consist of lathe, plaster, lumber, and reimorced conc.eic A special program for public school ion lion lias b-en ariangid for 6 30 Weum day evening, e, which timi state o'iicial* wi I p .i a id dis-cu the h. ;d n in relation to the in-pectioii of sciic.ol buildings
Thursday will see a retjinpilon of the general subject of materials ol construction, with special studies of electrical and plumbing in-
spection problems. During the afternoon the two important subjects of masonry construction and structural steel welding will be presented
At the citizen supper on Thursday evening lhe subject will be, Relationship and Value of Building Department* and Building Inspection to the Public."
lhe first period on Friday will iiilicduce lhe subject New Materials. Systems Methods,1' and should prove of considerable value ln view cf the lapid development nl new materl.l* of construction. Boih ic ..:ig and painting «ill be covered in two l.cture* at the second period The theme Public Relatione and lhe Building Inspectors Problems will be introduced at the 2 30
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Dr. Emery E. Olson, dean of the U.S.C. School of Government, has added to his rctg-uiar duties many tasks relative to making this IOth Annual Institute a success.
Dean Olson Congratulates Public Officials
The 1938 Institute nf Government represents the culmination of a decade of the most significant cooperative activities of the officials and employees of gov -ernmental Jurisdictions and a university organization. In no area i:1 the United States have officials and employees been so successful In the development of an ln-scrvlce training program.
lt is a pleasure to extend congratulations to thc 528 members of the thirty-three com mitt of the Tenth Annual Institute and to the members of mo*-*? Ilian 150 committees who have been active during the past ten years, for a successful demunstra — tlon of group thinking and group action second to none in public administration education. We see you through these activities building higher standards in the ne-w profession of governmental serv -ice, we see you as the competent, administrators of public business.
EMERY E. OLSON Dean, School of r.ovtnmnnt.
J. W. Hartman, chief deputy assessor of the County ot Los Angeles, as general chairman of the Institute, has been largely responsible for plan-ning the sessions.
Dr. Kutus B. von KleinSmid, president of the University of Southern California, is, by virtue of his position as first man of the campus, host to 2500 delegates today.
Chairman
Extends
Greetings
As general chairman of the 10th annual session of thc Institute of Government of the University of -Southern California, may I extend greetings to you who have come to attend.
Ten year ago the University of Southern California took upon Itself the task of formulating a short course for those Interested In the functions of government. From this constructive beginlng has grown the present Institute of Government, an institution for our betterment.
The Institute offers to those in public service an opportunity to educate and advance themselves; to make a real career out of that service which they are performing. To those outside of public service it offers an opportunity for education and better understanding in order that there be closer cooperation by all those interested in our political welfare.
Too much cannot be said ln praise of the University of Southern California for Its initiative; Its aid In the betterment of government through the advancement of career service: it* thoughts upon education and the time and effort which the members of the faculty and those others who have consented to discuss public problems here. We are Indeed indebted to the university for the opportunity which la placed before us.
J. W. HARTMAN.
Institute Chairman,
Government Books Shown by Bookstore
During this week there will be several bogles connected with government and administration on display in the university bookstore and in front, of Bovard auditorium, according to Dan MacNamara manager of thc student store.
"Delegates should feel free to Inspect these publications from time to time " McNamara said
President
Welcomes
Delegates
Ten years of Joint effort, and cooperative planning on the part of olflclals, citizens, employees, and educational leaders have resulted ln an educational project effective In operation and comprehensive in plan.
We join with you ln pride in the achievements of the decade. We hope to continue the year with you in consideration of future plans As citizens, taxpayers, officials, and employees we gather on the campus of the University of Southern California determined to utilize our common resources and to achieve successful administration of our public business.
The university is honored In your presence here.
RUFUS B VON KLEINSMID. | President of the University of Southern California.
10-Year Life Of Project ShowsCrowth
Attracting the largest enrollment In its decade of existence, the 10th Annual Institute of Government officially opens this morning on the csmpus of the University of Southern California
Enjoying a national reputation as the most comprehensive educational program for public officials and employees ln the United States, the Decennial Institute represents the culmination of five months- effort on thc part of more lhan 600 public officials and employees serving on 30 section committees to develop
Room numbers ior lhe various section meetings are listed in a schedule of room assignments on page four of this paper. Buildings are situated along University avenue. except for the Physical Education building, which is on Hoover street.
a well-balanced, intensive program designed to stimulate better public service.
This year's array of guest faculty members comprises the greatest concentration of national authorities on public administration and it* manifold problems which has ever visited the southland. Amonc this group are such national leaders aa Dr. Leonard D. White, professor of public administration al the University of Chicago; Clarence E. Ridley, executive director of the international city managers' association; Donald C. 8tone. executive director of public administration service, Chicago' Dr. Henry Reining Jr., educational director of the national Institute of public affairs; Dr. William S. Bowie, former chief of the division of geodesy of the United States government.
Dr. Halbert L. Dunn, chie' statistician of the division of vital statistics of the bureau of the census; Dr. Benjamin R. Haynes, professor of business education at the University of Tennessee; Dr. Lewis V. Carpenter, professor of sanitary engineering at New York university; Howard C. Knotts, consulting ex-Contlnoed on page three
Dinner Program To Deai With Women in Government
By Elizabeth M. Ritchie
Presenting a special program, the central theme of which
Is entitled "Women in Government,’’ the Civic Center Women’s Council of Los Angeles ia completing arrangements for a gala reception and dinner for the women members of the 10th Annual Institute of Government to be held in the Foyer
of Town and Gown 66B West 36th*---————
place, tomorrow at 6 pm. accord-V Pfiffner To Give
All women members of the 10th	I T 11
Annual Institute of Government ReSedrCn lalKS are urged lo make their reserva- ,
Armed with a wealth of material I dealing with administrative research | technique obtained during his re-i cent sabbatical leave, Di. John M.
1 Pfiffner, professor of public administration at U.S.C. will serve as section leader for the research section, it was announced by Section Chairman Otto S Roen city manager of Alhambra and cue of the Institute founders, yesterday.
Dr. Pfiffner, who is engaged in the preparation of a text on "The Continued on page four
tions before tomorrow now for the Civic Center Women's Council dinner at 6 o’clock tomorrow night in the Foyer of Town and (■own. Dinner tickets, priced at 75 cents, may be obtained al the School of Government office, 502 Administration building.
ing to Prudence Winterrowd. president.
Interspersed by selections rendered by Mildred Hawke, harpist, addresses by women leaders ln the Continued on page four
Dr. White To Speak on Civil Service
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traffic engineers and police officials of state and local d«-tmenls are among those who will attend classes on traff .c irol safe*/ a: one of 33 sections featured at the lOtK Annual Institute of Government to be held on the Un versity of Southern Ca'.forma campus for five days begnning today.
The public personnel administra-* tion section of ihe 10th Annual Institute of Government i* fortunate thi* year in having as Its leader Dr Leonard D White, professor of public administration at the University of Chicago, and former United States civil service commis-; ioner.
A better aeleclion could not have pohsibly been made for this group Inasmuch as in Dr. White we find a mull who not only is an authority in so far as theory and methods of operation aie concerned, but one who has also had the practical experience ol the administrator, Clifford N. Ajn&den. section chairman, said yesterday.
Woven throughout the lectures snd di.tcuafeions of this section dining Institute week wlll be the
theme, ‘Better Personnel Means Better Government "
Today, the meetings of ihu. section will be combined with those of the federal administration reorganization sections, and Dr. White will present a lecture Irom » to 9:50 a.m. on the subject, "The Civil Service Administrator versus the Civil Service Commission." In the afternoon, from 1 to 2:20 p.m., a discussion wil be had on Ihe same subject and will be under the chairmanship of George W. B uns, research asociale ill political science al the University of California al Los Angeles
Members of the panel a/e as lol-lowi
John Beardsley, deputy city attorney oi the City of Los /vngeles;
Adolph H Levy of Levy, Eardley and Levy, atoi neys-at law. Loa Angeles; Louts Lombardi, attorney-at-law Los Angeles; and Richard H. Smith, personnel director, civil service commission, City of San Diego.
Tomorrow, irom 9 to 9:50 a.m., lectures will be given by Dick Carlson. personnel consultant, formerly personnel director of the farm credit administration, on tht subject. Evaluation of the Civil Service Age ney.” and John Steven personnel director of the board of education. City of Los Angeles, on the subject "TtMrEvaUMtion 8tudy made by lhe Civil Service Assembly." a round-table discuaaion on the subject, ’ Evaluation ol the Civil Servlci* Agency,” will be from 1 to 2 20 p m.
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