h Annua! University of Southern California Institute of Government
Special Ediiion Fc; U S C. Inslit -to Of Government
SOUTHERN
DAILY
CALIFORNIA
TROJAN
Editorial Offices Rl 4111 Sta 227 Night-PR 4776
Los Angeles, California, Friday, June 17, 1938
Number I.G. 3
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First Annual
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en ik* -‘-1' tomorrow t-o Sacramento ■r:i(l the first annual Institute ifen o- emment sponsored bv Sac-11 hapter m the California E§ Employees' association. Sev-. eral ipcakcrs who have addressed jjhell.SC. Institute will also be nt the northern conference, will be in the Sacramento ' collcge.
>s for the Institute were de-l id by the committee on edu-of the Sacramento chapter j as a Lart of an extensive in-service Jraini propram which is being tailed. Cooperation in planning the fcrogram has been given by ^^Tncnto junior college, admin-j [ve officers of California, the; personnel board, and Governor fy: mk F. Merriam.
ASSISTS Dr.[Emery E. Olson, dean of the of Government at US.C. has llielped the committee in Sac-plan the Institute and will at the luncheon meeting on bject. "Public Administration ! March.”
Sacramento Institute will of-n opportunity for clerical. eal. and administrative gov-ntal employees to hear out-ng leaders talk on a variety il subjects and to join with leader* and fellow employees ussion groups ln the conccn-one-day program.
S VARIED
:al and administrative em-will discuss the latest ideas ?r writing, filing, and office ;ment in the office methods unagement section meeting leers, workers in the preser-of natural resources, and ! in agriculture will hear talks iblic Engineering” ana “Agricultural Planning"
NOT! MEN TO TALK ft* enforcement officer and in-satigRiors will attend the section on Bnhlems of law enforcement, while the rapidly expanding social |ty and social welfare pro-will be discussed by workers se fields.
^^^kors from Washington D C
and Jhicago will address accountant*] and other fiscal employees on I finance and Taxation."
U.SJ, LEADERS ATTEND
■ executive officer of the state inel board will answer qucs-^^toncemlng practical problems ril service. Other sections will nrerned with the development of m derahip and public relations.
lion leaders from the U S C Inrtlt lie wl o will go to Sacramento |e G. I.vie Belsley. director of chrtl enire assembly of the United i and Canada; William S.
former chief of the division edcsv nf the roast and geo-survey, Washington. D C; Continued on Page Two
Assistant
Employee, Citizen Is Subject
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City Beautification Dinner	California
Will Be Given Tonight	Career Men
By Park Section	Praised
Donald Stone To Lecture
Finalist
Urging all public employees to be proud of their calling. Dr John
John A. Eby, director of public relations of the department of water and power of the City of Los Angeles, was general vice-chairman of the 10th Annual Institute.
Expressing the opinion that he
"An informal dinner attended by representative citizens of "as probably "bringing coals to M. Pfiffner, professor of public ad- southern California communities to forward a movement Of Newcastle," Dr. Leonard D. White, ministration at the University of city beautification will be held tonight at 6:30 o'clock in the Prof<’KS°r °f public administration Southern California discussed the Foyor of Town and Gown. 669 West 36th place. The dinner
employees responsibility for pio- constitutes the closing feature of the park administration men of California and to the
* section of the Institute of Govern- younger men and women who are ment and is part of the regular bi- j crowding on their heels, in his ad-monthly meeting of the California dress on the subject, "Career Serv-j association of park administrators. [ ice in Government," before thej The gathering is not only lor the general assembly of the 10th Annual technical park men. but for laymen J Institute yesterday morning, in particular, according to H. Lee1 Stating that, although prnnan-Bancroft, leader of the park ad-j ent tenure is an integral part of ministration section. The theme of a career service, it Ir not the same the meeting is "City Personality j as life employment, Dr. White de-Through City Beautification." j fined career service as a selective Ed Ainsworth, well-known col- p'rocess designed to guaranty that umnist and special writer for the	™iPrla ,"‘nch" ,hr
Los Angeles Times, will present a »<* H»ted the following essential resume of his experiences along plrmf'nt* of suc1' ■ »ervlce:
"El Camino Real” in relation to BROAD EXAMINATIONS ASKED the publicity value of developing Selection by open examinations community personality.	, for a broad service rather than for
specific position; selections at early age; permanent tenure;
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Classes Are Fifth Larger
Section Attendance 20 Per Cenl Higher Than Last Year
As the 10th Annual InstituU of Government drew to a close last night, Dean Emery Olson announced that this year s Institute shows approximately a 20 per cent higher class hour attendance than did last year's, marking a record in the decade of University of Southern California Institutes of Government.
"We have made a record in more ways than one this year, for not only was thc attendance at lectures increased by one-fifth, but the program has contained half again as many sections and we have an -standing group of lecturers, set ,i i leaders, and discussion panel members," Dean Olson declared.
The final event of the Institute' program will be this afternoons general assembly, featuring a panel discussion on the topic, "Methods of Building Support for a Sound Merit System.” Chairman of the panel will be Mrs Edmond M. Laz-ard, acting president of the Los Angeles chapter of the league of woman voters, and the panel will be composed of John Beardsley, deputy city attorney of the City of Los Angeles; Stephen W. Cunningham. member of the I or Angeles city council; Miriam Olden Fcnd-ler, chairman on government and its operations for the I.os Angeles league of women voters; L. Plitt Smeltzer, director of personnel and efficiency for lhe department of water and power of the City of Los Continued on lage Three
mot ing good will and increased prestige in his address before Wednesday morning's general assembly.
Reminding his listeners that the public service worker is on duty 24 hours a day, Pfiffner pointed out that the public employee owes the service an obligation to avoid scandal. Regarding the method of handling cases of personal abuse from citizens while on duty, the speaker stated, "The way to handle a 'hot head' is not by being one yourself. Personal strength and dignity are oftener evidenced by overlooking purported insults than be heated retorts.'''
STAFF PRESENTED
At the opening of the general assembly session. Dean Emery E. Olson introduced the members of the staff for the 10th Annual Institute. They Included Walter L.
Henry, committee secretary; Paul L. Ashby, government assistant; Edward J. Olstyn. assistant to the director Civic Center division of the School of Government.
Others introduced included John Steven, director of non-certificated j personnel, Los Angeles board of education; Theodore L. Sharp.chief examiner of Glendale civil service commission; Louis Kroeger, executive officer for the state personnel board; L. E. Moselle, chairman of Institute membership committee; and George A Terhune, editor-in-chief of Institute Daily Trojan. I MANPOWER IMPORTANT
Declaring that manpower is the most important feature of government administration and money 1 Formed for the purpose of aiding power is the core of administra- the School of Government and its tion. Donald C. Stone, executive students in achieving their goal of service of Chicago, '.numerated per- beUer pubUc administraUon. oneol!
Mrs. James
Lytle, president
of the California congress of Par-
opportunity for growth and varied
H. Lee Bancroft, superintendent of parks and recreation at Lansing, Mich., has been section leader of the section on parks and recreation.
Government Alumni Form Association
ent-Teachers association, will speak	experlence through apprenticeships.
; upon "City Beautification and Its	aSBignmenU and ^assignments,
' Effect upon Youth. ’ Her talk Is In-	transfprs from offlce offlcp ln_
tended to bring about a greater	tralnlllK and Pduratlonal
awareness of beauty ln civic de-	]eave; Rnd ,h(1 opportunlly to com.
velopments.	petp on of mprU gn<J qua]1.
Byron C. Hanna, director of the	fications for higher positions of real
Los Angeles chamber of commerce,	responsibility.
will act as master of ceremonies at	After enumerating existing ex-
the dinner, which will cost $1.25 per	amples of career service ln such
plate.
This year is the first time that the park administrators have had a section for themselves, and it ha6 been organized with the purpose of acquainting the general public with the civic beautilication, as well as taking up technical problems for j °PP™' un park administrators.
H. Lee Bancroft, superUitendent
agencies as the army. navy, forest service, and in professional, technical. and scientific groups, the former United States civil service commissioner slated that American career service is one existing ln the public interest and is based on equal
SERVICE IS SYMBOL
'Career service,” said White,
Assembly Series Ends Institute
Based on his experiences in surveying the organization and management of governmental unit* throughout the country, Donald C. Stone, executive director of the pub* lie administration service of Chicago. ls scheduled to address today s general assembly at 11 a.m. on the subject, "Principles of Organization and Management Most Often Violated.” Dean Emery E. Olson announced last night.
During the past few years, Stone has been in general charge of all staff and all reorganization installation, research and advisory services for P.A.S. and. in this capacity, has surveyed state, county, and municipal units to improve their effectiveness. Previously, he was engaged ln lormulating procedure for thc federal works progress administration, and has performed much research ln connection with uniform crime records, uniform street sanitation records, and educational administration and costs.
Preceding Stone's talk, special tribute will be paid to Dr- William Bowie, recently retired chief of the division of goedesy of the federal government. Bow'ie. who served for 41 years in the coast and gi^dtlc survey, is a typical example of a career service man, Olson stated.
At the afternoon general assem-
In presenting Dick Carlson to the. bIy lotlay. special attention will be in-service training section at. its Rivpn to the subject, "Methods of Wednesday session on • Executive Blulding Support for a Sound Merit
Donald C. Stone, executive director of public administration service, Chicago, section leader on financial administration.
Training
Reversed
Carlson Suggests In-Service Training From Top Downward
By L Plitt Smellier
symbol of restless and endless	Training in the Farm Credit Ad-	by * panel under the lend-
of parks and recreation of Lansing American desire for an improved	mtnlsration,’’ Chairman Smith	Prs“|P ot Mrs. Edmond M. Lazard.
also city forester at Lansing. He governm(»ntal system and a recog-	brought to light a one-time holder	ac,ing president of the Los Angeles
Mich , has served as section leader nnjon 0f the vast Importance of	of the world's record in taking die-	chapter of the league of women
during the Institute. Bancroft is Continued on Page Three
sonnel managemc.it and fiscal man-agment as the two principal tools of the administrator in his general assembly address on Wednesday afternoon.
"One of our major public problems.'' stated Stone, "is the fact that so many well-meaning citi
Youth Problems Room Changed
governments is injurious to business and thus, eventually, to them Actually public expenditures are a real boon to business."
the new organizations at the university is the School of Government alumni asociation.
Among the activities already un-j dertaken by the organization is to Room assignments as announced send quc.uonaires to graduates of m lhe jjaUy Trojan in the pieced- municipal government on this cam-
the School of Government asking	' „ ________________, pus 30 years ago. Others introduced
were Mrs. Eugene Swarzwald, general chairman of the Eighth Annual Womens Civic conference; Herbert L Walker, president Cali-Continued on Page Three
sound administration in a world tatlon on the sento-type. Brushing which has abandoned laissez falre aside lightly these conquered oldt and which is intrusting great social interests to government.
Preceding Dr. White's address,
Dean Emery E Olson, Institute director, Introduced Dean Rockwell D Hunt of the U.S.C. Graduate School as the man who first taught
zens believe that money spent by for professional training, experi- { lng issue wiU remaln unchanged
L.A. Example For Snyder s Taik Wednesday
On Wednesday. John W Snyder.
today, witli the single exception of the 9 o'clock and 10 o'clock sessions of the section on problems of youth.
During the first hour, the problems of youth section will meet in Bovard auditorium to hear a lec-
■one, Amsden To Deliver posing Finance Lectures
D M ussing the "Role of Financial Reporting in Pubiic ' Donald 1
admi stration service, will lecture this morning at 9 o’clock befoi the financial administration section Stone will be intrc by Chairman Roy i Adams, treasurer and tax »l«or of Compton.	»
con mentators for the afternoon's ed the centralized and decentral-■ ible diicuMion in Stone Ananclal administration of the .■Joseph M Lowery, I.os An- cities and states and commented on •eie* county auditor	tliroueh
ence, and such data. These filled-out questionaires are on file at the University Park office of the school, and will be used for historical data, alumni employment service, and a roster of graduates.
The lile will be brought up to dale from time to time by contrl- ture by Charles E. Hendry, director buttons from the persons listed of lhe program and personnel there.	, training division of the boys clubs
, , , of America In New York City, on Other projects planned, but which lhe #u gf „youth jn R Uay of
Ime not yet been started, are P'0-lMora, and Elhjca, TranslUon... vision for a regular publication, and; executive director, California asso- establishment of a scholarship fund Meeting place for the alternoon elation lor adult education, lectur- lor outstanding students in the will be 205 Physical Education ed on "Public Information as Af- school of Government.	I building,
fecting Public Relations." Choosing the City of Los Ange'es as an exR’nple. Snyder outlined, by means of a large chart, the various city departments which were making use of printed material, movies, radio, and tours of inspection as means of disseminating public information.
The Held of local government is	____m,
the place to begin civic education, meeting, heard Dr. Ira V Hiscock, professor of public health,
After comparing thc various media Yale university, discuss the latest developments in inspec-it was conceded that personal con- tional methods tacts of individual employees eon- Dr, Hiscock said, "The East is looking to this section with ing a drama it must have an under-stitute the backbone of good public a great d(.a| of intere.st in the pro-*	lying motive, and that is to pre-
relations, and that more than half	b(j made in the develop- known as the bacteria count meth- serve lo the property owner his
of the results are obtained by this	od.	constitutionally guaranteed right to |
medium	ment ol standard methods aii( the ( Equipment" was the topic of receive just compensation for the
Yesterday Freeman Lusk of the high standard of attainments	John L. Glutli, health department property sought to be acquired"
Ix>s Angeles board of education. Th^ history and development of City of Long Beach who followed From the standpoint of D. J Mc-pressented a paper on "Definition dairy inspections and dairy struc- Baker After explaining different Garry, appraiser, ln discussion of of Public Relations in the Field of tures. was outlined and Illustrated types of equipment used by food Expert Testimony from the Stand-
Sanitarians in West Praised By Professor Hiscock
Food and milk sanitarians, assembled in an ovrrflow-
Legal Aspects Of Condemnation Discussed
Opening fire on Wednesday with a heavy battery of legal and appraisal talent, the right of way and land section attacked the complex subjects of expert testimony and property damage in condemnation actions.
"A court trial Is u drama; and a trial of an action in eminent domain has for its purpose the as-
logical but even simple ot accomplished (for a selling wizard). Concrete examples of this upside-down technique indicated that it had been done and with unusual success.
This angle of approach led to the unquestionable conclusion that, the primary responsibility for in-service training effectiveness rests squarely cm the soulders of the line officer certainment of the amount of immediate charge of those being money to be paid for the taking , trained
of the defendant's property." ac- | in the afternoon, led by Don cording to W. B McKesson, dep- ! Cameron of the i nion Oil company uty county counsel. Los Angeles and stroked by M, E. Stuart of the county, commenting upon "Selec- Broadway department store, a round tlon of Expert Witnesses ” "Be- table Including P D. McCarthy of the 8outhem California telephone Continued on Page Two
voters.
Assisting Mrs. Lazard on the panel
worlds. Carlson stopped not to will be John Beardsley, deputy city yearn like Alexander but plunged attorney of Los Angeles; Stephen right on into personnel administra- w. Cunningham, member of the tion Jungles. How successfully he j,os Angeles city council; Miriam had carried on to mastery of his Olden Fendler, chairman of govern-new field was soon proven to his ment and its operation of the Loa note-taking audience.	Angeles league of women voters: L.
Living up to his reputation for Plltt Smeltzer, director of peraon-temerity, Carlson quickly developed nel and efficiency of Lo* Angeles a convincing up-set in the accepted department of water and power; and practice of approach to in-service Laurence J. Thompson, president training —he advocated training j of the All-City Employees' associ-from the lop down Instead of the ation of Los Angeles.
time-honored, safety-first, vice-ver-------- .
sa method While his listeners gasped at the audacious suggestion to train the commissioners in their j duties, responsibilities (and limita- n I tions) and mentally toyed with the DOOK KiannOO sight of the possible discomforture | Thp	of	and ,gnd „d.
of the mighty, Carlson s deft touch mln)5lraUon wctlon will publish this made the proposal not only seem	ag ,936.1937 mp comp]<.t.
Right of Way
lectures of lhe various speakers appearing upon its 1938 program of the Institute of Government. The title of the book wlll be "Right of Way and Land Acquisition and Procedure” and will cont»m very valuable Information tor those who are Interested in this subject.
Kindly leave your name with the right of way and land section, room 306 Bridge hall, or Harry Swearingen, bureau of right of way and land. Los Angeles city hall, if interested in having a copy reserved. The book, when published, will cost not to exceed $150, for material which cannot be procured for less than *5 from any other source.
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the improvement sought through centralization ln the states and in some cities.
Problems involved in financing a retirement and pension fund were
ord N Amsden, secretary of Angeles county civil ser-JP°mmlssion, will lecture on
cuT	s,andard,t ln Fman- indie	esday by Loon v
™	*m McCardle general
I,os Angeles department of pensions. A large group of public em- j ployees attended the afternoon pen-—	. el presentation on the same sub-
in discussing Tlie Olhei
■ .. .........D. Gifford outlined the ef- I
''^ministration ' at 10 a.m ^^Vl'''i.'s in the afternoon pane! ^■tation will be R A Kreu-pi ■)' 'ii man Amsden Fred Links
^^Barl Cree
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the Budget" last Wednesday,
ihe f»ct that ln the fe,t 0f civic organizations on the d<*uinent too little atten- , nnanciai operations of government gnen to the services rend- [yesterday and classified civic o»gan- ( standpoint of need liall0ns under the categories of ex-lo (Mi.Mon and contraction Of gov-I emmental activities. He stated that on the good and bad the composite of all pressure governmental financial or 1 groups represent* what w« call faatcrda*. Sum* outiui- ipubUo opfnioo."
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Service." According to Lusk, “gov- Wednesday by R. P. Glngerich, D. ernment in each of its departments! v. M , State of California, and Max must keep the public convinced, not Heinzman. chief sanitarian. Ven-only of the public need of the serv- tura health department ice given, but of the efficiency with	mUk
which the service is rendered The ^	huaHh ^
department of the pub ic ^wce parlmellt| following Glngerich. that fails to receive pu <' s“P1>?r demonstrated the new phosphciose will fall to receive public funds for I ^ fm determlnlng tl)e efterllve.
Its maintenance	ne»« of pasteurizing milk.
Lusk summarized public relations I with a quotation by Abraham Lin-1 Sanitarian Kahlert, section chair-coin: ‘ Public sentiment is every-' man, introduced Jack G. Baker, thing With public sentiment noth- president of the national assocla- foundation of a good sanitary in-ing can fail; without It nothing can] tlon of sanitarians; chief of the spector ls built upon his appear-succeed Consequently he who molds bureau of food inspection, health ance, approach and courteous firm-public sentiment goes deeper than department, City of San Diego ness."
he who enacts statute* or pronoun- Sanitarian Baker, speaking Mon- "A step forward in our cam-ces decision*."	j day, urged that a uniform method palgn to belter the inspection ser-
handlers, Glutli closed bv saying. |<olnt of tha Condemnee" "It may ’without proper equipment we can- , be a drama to the attorney but
Dunn Predicts Revision Of Statistical Methods
"The international list of causes of death is due for thor-
not expect the reslauranl owners	it is a headache for the property ough revision,” said Dr Halbert L. Dunn, chief statistician in
to properly sterilize their glasses	owner, who has felt the pride of the division Of Vital statistics Of the bureau Of the census,
and utensUs. and urged the sam-	possession for his proiierty. and jn ^js moming lecture on Wednesday, "because in the light
tary Inspectors to educate restau-	does not realize the legal quest.ons newly-diSCOVered medical facts many of the rubrics or
rant owners to spend more money involved	j _______
on suitable and adequate equip-	George L. Schmutz valuation
ment	engineer, speaking from the stand-
E E Frisby, sanitarian Orange point of the condemner. stressed County health department. Santa the thorough preparation which the Ana in covering his topic of in- ; expert witness must have, stating spectlonal technique. said, "the that he must have a special knowledge peculiar to his business, so that he can properly explain his appraisal farts to the court and Jury.
In his dUcussion of "Damages to Property Not Acquired," Mr
categories of the present classifl-j cation are obsolete and inadequate.’*
In the case of pneumonia alone, numerous distinct types of caua-tive bacteria have been identified, demanding for each type some distinctive modification of treatment. Related diseases, he stated, must be consistently grouped together, as underlying causes are more accurately determined and more suc-| cessfully differentiated from con-co-
Oii Friday, HUM Higgins o#|of checking drinking glasses and vice would be to Inaugurate the Arthur W. Nordstrom, deputy city the Lob Angela county employee*’| disha* be inaugurated throughout swab method' to determine the attorney of the City of Los An-I trlbutory causes, and merely association wlll discus* "Practical1 the United State* to prevent the sterility of drinking glasses, which geles, gave consideration to the {existent morbid conditions.
Pwbiko Itrtnttrra Pnir—r*1	| ipm d tt oommumcabl* diseases, j	Continued on Page Two,	Kwitlooed on Pag* Three ( Many diseases, of course, auch as
typhoid fever have long since been classified as to their exact etiology and will remain so classified for all time to come. In order to maintain comparability of the old and new classification. Uie census bureau wlll, in 1940. tabulate causes of death under both classifications, followed by an intensive analysis to distinguish for the 1940 figures, "true changes" due to the increase in knowledge from merely "arbitrary changes.” The puerperal rubric, or category of child-CunUnued on P*t* fro*#
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