uUME VII
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1940
NUMBER I.GL 1
ifense Keynotes embly Subjects
[rton Discusses ‘Protection’ Today;
>n KieinSmid, Olson To Speak in Bovard
erberations of a world at war on public administration [the United States will be .considered in three addresses ; given today and tomorrow before Institute participants, le necessity for efficient organization of internal admin-ition for the defense of the nation and the burden placed i public officials entrusted with --
responsibility of administering of dollars for protection will the speeches, le organization of the executive icii of the United States govern-it in time of war will form the of a talk to be given in a il assembly in Bovard auditor-at 3:55 p.m. today by Burton lunter, general manager of the service department of Los An-Burton is also a lieutent-lder in the United States I deserve.
LYZOIDES WILL SPEAK lamantios Th. Polvzoides. S.C.
in international relations rjoumalisi^fcWilI discuss “What nse Program ^Governmental ^ tP'^J&'ow at 11:10 1 ^ ^tfitorium.
* Jrk to National De-^g^opic of an ad-J. L. Stromme r.S. army air corps at 9 a.m. rrow in the section meeting of power supply and distribution ^on in 306 Pharmacy building. !
first morning general assem-| of the w eek will open at 11:10 todev in Bovard auditorium Dr. Rufus B. von KieinSmid, ident of the university, deliver -a rpessage of welcome to Che
PLANS TALK lery E- Olson, dean of the faool of Government, will irine the objectives of the In-and later will introduce sec-leaders.
idressing the Tuesday afternoon assembly in Bovard auditor-wili be H. E. Chamberlain, M. consulting psychiatrist of the Ifomia state department of so-welfare. Dr. Chamberlain will on “What Public Administra-Employee Should Know sychiatrv.”
lesday evening at 8 o'clock ^or Fletcher Bowron will preside in open assembly on health edu-|on in Bovard auditorium.
B'kers of the assembly will ln-K H. S. Mustard, professor of rentive medicine at New York irersity. and Dr. Albert S. Rau-simer. dean of the College of Arts, and Sciences at S.C. addresses will consider the ibutions of health education to kfee welfare.
piare will be no admission charge, the public is invited.
Adamantios TH. Polyzoides
, . . addresses assembly tomorrow
West Prepares For Institute
Sacramento, Seattle Selected as Sites
►evice Display lo Be Shown
jvemment uses advanced meth-of performing its work. This will be demonstrated by both Mtofeand lectures by leading equipment organizations Institute.
and demonstrations of Ive”^nd economical methods be given by the International Machine corporation. This iy has contributed substan-lly to the program of the School I Government and unselfishly is pishing valuable advisory service nil Institute members. Reming-j-Rand. incorporated, is conduct-a number of sessions of the Of-Management section during approved methods of applying rule of economy and the criter-of accuracy will be discussed and trated.
lblic officials have the oppor-lity of placing their own proced-on the laboratory table and re-|ing an expert diagnosis of ail-lts and methods of correction.
Attendance Report Urged
Each individual is expected to out a coupon for each hour session. Accurate information the basis for legislative and ex-ive approval. It is good bus-to help the monitor of your ike your record authen-
Other institutes and conterences, similar to the Institute of Government, now holding its 12th annual session at the University of Southern California, will take place this summer at Sacramento, at Seattle, and at Estes Park. Colo. These meetings have com™”- ^jeetives in providing insp., anon and infor-and in setting up forums in government management in which both public officials and the general citizenry may participate.
The first of its kind was the Institute of Government started in 1928 when a group of officials in the Las Angeles area formulated the plans for a short course on the S.C. campus. Starting with an attendance of approximately 700 the first year, this educational enterprise has grown until 3266 individuals registered in 1939.
WASHINGTON CONCLAVE
The fifth annual Institute of Government sponsored by the Bureau of Government Research of the University of Washington will be held in Seattle July 24, 25, and 26. Programs are being prepared for sections in the fields of law enforcement, traffic control and safety, personnel administration, public library administration, planning, school finance, public health, and taxation. Similar In organization and purpose to the Institute in Los Angeles, the Seattle program is continuing its four-year reaord of serving the public officials, employee^, and general citizenry of the Pacific Nor lwest.
a Institute of Government will be held in Sacramento on June 15. immediately following the close of the S.C. conclave. This is the third year that the California State Employees’ association has sponsored this meeting. The program is designed particularly for state employees in northern California, although employees on other governmental levels are Invited to attend. Such subjects as public relations, office management1, supe Tision. and government finance will be discussed DENVER PLANS MEET
For the second year the University of Denver and the Alfred P. Sloan foundation are jointly sponsoring a Citizens’ conference on Government Management at Estes Park, Ohio. Meeting June 17 to 22, this conference will place an emphasis on consultation between the citizenry and public officials engaged in administration.
The purpose of the conference includes "the strengthening of citizen interest in the processes of government, the examination of the problems of the organization of citizens’ groups interested in raising the standards of governmental performance, and the provision of background information on the services of government which will enable the citizen to participate more effectively in improvement programs.”
Public Administration Chapter Formation To Be Discussed
Possible formation of a Southern California chapter of the American Society for Public Administration will attract interested Institute participants to the Foyer of Town and Gown Thursday noon for an organization luncheon meeting.
Dr. William E. Mosher, dean of the Maxwell Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse university and national president of the society, will explain the purposes of the organization and its relation to !►» field of public administration.
OLSON WILL PRESIDE Presiding over the luncheon will be Dr. Emery E. Olson, dean of the SC School of Government and a member of the national council of the group.
The luncheon will be open to all persons interested in the formation of a local chapter, and attendance of leaders in public administration. Institute participants, and citizen groups is expected. Reservations, priced at 60 cents, may be made *15 the desk in front of Bovard auditorium immediately preceding arid following morning general assemblies this week.
SOCIETY FORMED To provide a national group for public officials, research workers, educators, and otudents devoted to the science of public administration, the American Society for Public Administration was organized In | Washington, D.C., last year.
The second national convention of the society will be held in Chicago on December 29 and 30 of this year. The immediate activity of the organization is engaged in the formation of local chapters and the possible publication of a quarterly journal.
Arranged
Government Grads, Accountants To Hear Dr. Mosher, Andrews
The Alumni association of I the School of Government will | hold its second annual din-j ner during Institute week Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the ' Foyer of Town and Gown. 669 West 36th place. This dinner is combined with the Society of Governmental Accountants, and all alumni and account-! ants are invited to attend and to encourage the attendance of interested friends. The proceedings and the program will be of specific interest both to members of the two groups and to citizens.
The speakers for the evening will be Dr. William E. Mosher, dean of the Maxwell Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse university, and T. Coleman Andrews, director of finance and comptroller of the city of Richmond, Va.
SPEAKERS ACCLAIMED The subject matter of the speech-are taking part; to you members es ^ illuminating to the path
J. M. Lowory
. . . general chairman ef week
Lowery Lauds Participants In Institute
Value to Citizen Of Trained Public Workers Outlined
The 12th annual Institute of Government is off to a flying start. It promises to be the most successful of all due to the untiring efforts of those of you who
Governmental Groups Display Exhibits of Work
Charts illustrating the trends of goevrnmental costs are being displayed in front of Bovard auditorium this week by the California Taxpayer’s association.
The diagrams, which are enlargements of charts which have appeared in the Tax Digest, are the results of research conducted by the association in the interest of the taxpayer. The entire exhibit was moved here from Coronado late last week following Its display at the convention of the California Savings and Building Loan association.
A second exhibit in conjunction with housing aspects of the institute is being shown by the federal Farm Security Administration and the Housing Authority of the city of Los Angeles. Photographs and diagrams depict the rural rehabilitation work and the building projects of these agencies. This display is in the eorriddr of the second floor of the Physical Education building.
Also open for inspection will be KieinSmid hall. Attendance rec-a public personnel display of tabu- ords will be kept for all members latinc equipment in 163 Pharmacy of the Institute for a limited num-building.	ber of sessions of this type.
Instructions to-Enrollees
Institute of Government participants are advised to note the following instructions:
1.	Preliminary programs should be exchanged for final programs in front of Bovard auditorium in section rooms.
2.	Possible room changes should be noted on th^ bulletin board in front of the auditorium.
3.	Informational questionnaires should be obtained, filled out, and submitted either in section rooms or at the main registration desk. Compliance with this request will enable the Institute staff to base future Institute programs on recommendations and opinions of the participants.
4.	Bibliographies that may be used in conjunction with subject material presented in section^°may be purchased at each section or in front of Bovard auditorium. The lists are priced only to cover costs of mimeographing. Bibliographies from 1938 and 1939, if available, also may be purchased in front of the auditorium.
of the committees of the various sections, who have developed excellent programs; and also to you section leaders who are brought here from all parts of the country because you are outstanding in your field of service. To you all I express my heartfelt thanks.
I also want to take this opportunity to welcome all of the governmental officials and employees who are in attendance. You represent all levels of government, federal, state, county, city, and school district. This Institute, under the sponsorship of the University of Southern California, was developed for your benefit. Make the fullest use of what it has to offer.
I also welcome you—Mr. and Mrs. Citizen, and in so doing wish to call to your attention that this Institute has much of value to offer to you, not the least of which is your opportunity to see more than 3000 public officials and employees of thfs area, going to school for the purpose of Increasing their ability to do a better and more efficient job of serving you. This is so unique that it is a marvel to political scientists all over the country. You are privileged to be on the ground floor watching it operate.
JOSEPH M. LOWERY, General Chairman
Member, Staff Sessions Called
Much of the value of the Institute arises out of the opportunity for personal contact ana conference among the members with the participants and with the leaders. It is intended that this benefit shall be accentuated in the 1940 Institute.
Arrangements are being made for the office of the Institute to arrange for such personal conferences from to 9 to 11 and 1:45 to 3:45 in the social hall of the Elisabeth von
of objectives of governmental accountants and graduates and certificate holders of the School of Government. Dr. Mosher and Andrews are recognized nationally in ! their respective fields, and their i contributions during the week are anticipated with expectancy by all in attendance.
The Society of Governmental Ac-I countants is a group recently form-! !?d for the purpose of encouraging ! technical perfection and the observance of the professional atti-j tude on the part of governmental ! accountants. It has held dinner ' meetings monthly since September, 1939, which have been wea attended. Two technical papers have been presented at these meetings, followed by round-table discussions to allow the full benefit of the discussions to be realized by those present. The society now has an excess of 100 members.
ALUMNI ORGANIZE The Alumni association of the School of Government was organized in 1937 with John Donner, assistant director of the Los Angeles bureau of budget and efficiency, as president. Emil Sady was presiding officer for 1938 and is now in Mexico City as a diplomatic observer for the Bureau of Indian Affairs of conditions affecting the Indian population of Mexico. The present officers are Robert Culbertson, president, employed by the Social Security board in Washington. D. C., Joseph Phelps, vice-president, from the department of employment, Sacramento: and Marian Garner, secretary, until very recently associated with Dr. John Pfiffner in research work in the field of supervision technique.
Reservations should be made eaijy for this dinner and may be made at the office of the School of Government. Reservations are $1.10 each, and the telephone extension is 249. Reservations also may be secured in front of Bovard auditorium immediately preceding and following morning general assemblies.
Institute Sessions
Attract 3000 Today
Olson To Direct 12th Annual Five-Day Evi
Dr. Rufu* B. von KlomSmid
,. . president oj the umveprtUy
President Gives Welcome
Again the University of Southern California is privileged to participate in a unique enterprise created through the joint efforts of thousands of puMic officials and employees active over a 12-y*ar period in a program designed to improve the pattern of American life and to build a framework and structure which will make democratic institutions proficient under modern conditions.
We share with you our satisfaction in the comment which comes from sources nationwide, pointing to the leadership of this area in one of the most comprehensive educational programs of its kind. We look forward with confidence to the future and hope that we may continue to have a part in your deliberations and to strive with you for our common objectives in improved public service.
R. B. VON KLEINSMID, President of the University
Dr. Emory E. Olson
, , . dean of School of Government
Olson Greets Civic Enrollees
Today we welcome for the 12th year the members of the annual Institute of Government With the United States facing an international situation unprecedented in its history.- it is well to remember that the strength of a nation in terms of world leadership is dependent upon the efficiency of its internal administration.
If the work of the officials and employees of federal, state, county, and city government was imp<wt-ant 12 years ago. then the work of this group of some 68,000 persons is doubly haportant under present conditions. If democracies are to be surcesijful, they must ‘‘wiH’’ to be efficient. This week a professional School of Government dedicated to merit appointment, promotion, and career service joins the public service personnel of the nation in the determination to reach this objective.	EMERY E. OLSON, Dean, School of Government
INSTITUTE ADVANCEMENT SHOWN IN ATTENDANCE
From a beginning of 700 registrants in 1928, attendance at the Institute of Government has grown to 3266 last year in its 11th session. One hundred thirty-eight cities and 12 states and three foreign countries were represented in the 1939 registration. This compares with a representation from 56 cities in seven states at the orig-
inal session.
the 12-year period to provide annually a week of discussion and addresses on subjects of practical importance to the public employees of the southwest. Known at first
GAGs Plan Noon Meeting
The Government Administration group will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Student Union Grill. This will be the fourth time that this group has held its meeting in conjunction with the section leaders of the Institute.
The G.A.G. has a limited membership of 50 members. Qualifications for membership are educational and either administrative status in government or professional standing in the field of political science or public administration. Its meetings are devoted exclusively to I forum discussion of problems of government. It endorses nothing.
All members of the Institute are i invited. Reservations must be made by noon tomorrow at the School of Government office, station 249, or in front of the Administration building.
terprise which complements the
The institute has operated over | re*ular academic program of undergraduate and graduate courses in public administration.
One of the most distinctive aspects of the Institute of Government is the cooperative nature of its organization and operation, as t.he Public Administration Short ; Each Institute is divided into sec-Course, the Institute was started tions of courses which relate to
at the request and through the ef- I the most noteworthy and pressing
problems and needs of the current year.
POLICY TOLD
The topics selected come from the expressed desires of public employees in the area. To provide a practical basis for the programs, the committees analyze and organize the most important problems confronting governmental administration and the prevalent interests of public servants for the five-day conference. Participants are invited from among the authorities in the Southwest to give a local emphasis, and they share the program with leaders from other parts of the nation who come to the university campus as speakers and as technical consultants.
Authorities and depart-] mental chiefs of federal state, and local branches o| government will meet on th\ Trojan campus beginning tc day for the 12th annual Ins stitute of Government to discuss current problems of ad^ ministration.
Under the direction of
Emery E Olson, dean of the S.C.' School of Government, which Is sponsoring the conclave. 31 sections will meet daily for a period of fltt days from 9 a m. to * pjn. Approximately 3000. civic employees will afc» tend with 546 officials taking par^ according to J. M. Lowery, Los An«* geles county auditor, who is sen as general chairman.
OFFICIALS ATTEND
Listed among participants will j 11 officials from Washington, and authorities from rifeht states, in addition to representative fro®
! 56 California cities.
Participants from Washini C., include Ewan Clague. a di of the social service board: Her B. Hazard, director of immigratic and naturalization: Arthur S. FTendS ming, U.S. civil service commission^ John M. Carmody, F.W.A.; Walter Bowers, U S. treasury department; Catherine Bauer, U.S. housing thority and G. Ott Rommey. tor of professional and service div sion of WPA.
LEADERS LISTED
Section leaders their respect* fields will incl' ’illiam He commissioner	•V’blic welfj
New York Cit} Coleman d-ews, director, department of nance for the city of Richmo^
: Va.; Col. Clarence Goldsmith, j sistant chief engineer of the na^ tional board of fire underwriters Or. H. E. Chamberlain, chief of the state division of child welfare services; Ben W. Creim, principal engineer of the Oregon Boboeville power project; and Park Rot first prevention engineer of Ai Ohio.
Among the 31 daily sessions will be subjects of child care, financial administration, housing, to be pre- i sided over by Car?y McWilliams, ■ chief of the state division of immigration and housing; metropolitan' transportation; and traffic control and safety with Lieut. P. W. Kreml, I director, Northwestern University { Traffic institute, serving as chai{ man. Engineering problems of san-1 itation, power supply and public^ engineering are also listed by Dean Olson.
President Rufus B. von KieinSmid will open the institute at 11 a.m. today at an assembly In Bovard auditorium.
forts of local governmental officials and employees. COOPERATION NEEDED
It was the belief of these people in public employment that an opportunity was needed *or the workers in various fields of public administration to come together to discuss their common problems and to exchange experiences. Particularly was it thought that the latest techniques and the newest developments should be brought to the attention of the public service divisions. The Institute was to gather the professionalized knowledge developed each year throughout the nation and make it available to the operating personnel in this section of the country.
The program was to serve to break down the isolation of indi-
It is the statement of the executive committee of public officials which coordinates the section pro-
vidual agencies and employees ab- j grams that the numerical growth sorbed in day-to-day routine and and the increase in interest and to build up a common professional support both by civil servants and spirit among public administrators, j the public augur well for the de-Career service in government was velopment of governmental admin-a goal.	istration in the public interest in
PROGRAM BEGUN	the southwest. It is their belief that
The University c Southern Cali- these facts indicate a professional fomia assumed the responsibility of i consciousness on the part of public sponsoring the in-service training servants and a growing undercourse, of establishing its neces- i standing and appreciation by the sary organization, and of providing general citizenry of the roll of the the physical facilities for the one- j administrator and technician in the week study program. The Institute 1 administration of public affairs in 'has developed as a non-profit en- i a democracy.
Reporters Meet For Luncheon In Union Todays ^
Section reportent will have luncheon together daily in Room 322, Student Union building. This arrangement will allow reporters to get acquainted and announce-ments to be made c<*ncerning their reports in order that representation may be given each section.
This luncheon will afford mhJ opportunity for the reporters ta ^ meet some of the prominent personages attending the Institute, and some interesting ’nterviews should result from these contacts. Limited space is available and it is requested that casual acquaintances not be invited. 14 is hoped, however, that every sec-f tion will be represented at these luncheons and it Is planned to formulate plans for a celebration of the reportorial staff during the latter part of the week.
Reservations will not be necessary. All reporters will come te Room 322. S ident Union Building for luncheon and be prepared to discuss the method and contents of contributions to the next issue of the Trojan.
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