The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
BRANCH
!. MICA WORK PL AIMED
F. UNDERTAKE. TO BE KNOWN AS
THE EMPLOYMENT SECRETARY.
General Secretary Wiley Discusses How
the New Department Will Be Oper-
ated-Purpose to Simply Get Work
for Worthy Men Who Are Out of
Positions. .

The employment branch of the social
service work of the Young Men s Chris
tian association in Minneapolis will be
organized tomorrow into a. special de-
partment and it will be in charge of a
special secretary. The work will be in
part self-supporting, and it will afford
young men, as well as employers, oppor-
tunity to meet on a fair basis with ad-
vantage to both. |.
r. E. M. ,Deerhake, who has been office
secretary at the Y. M. G. A., will be
employment secretary. Mr.. Deerhake
was assistant employment secretary in
the central department Of the Chicago
association under S. Writ Wiley, who
is now secretary of the Minneapolis as
sociation. This is one Of the biggest as
sociation employment departments in
Varied experience which will be of great
assistance in his work here as employ.
ment secretary.
"The purpose is to go at it in a
very thoro way" said General Secre-
tary. Wiley yesterday, ''getting in
touch with our own members first and
then with. other young men as they
come to the city.
Look Up References.
GIVE shall not take the recommends
tions that the young man brings to us
alone, but shall investigate them con-
fidentially, and get the history of the
applicant for a position. We shall take
pains to get in touch with the employ.
ers Of the city in the same manner.
The association expects to do more
than 'sto get man job Employ
ment agencies secure man a position
and then drop him. We shall follow the
man up and keep in touch with his en-
ployers If he falls down in any way
,we shall attempt to see that he makes
good, and in every place to give, as far
Ss.s possible, the employee the oppor-
tunity he wants, and to get the en-
ployer give him suitable work.
81 cit is not the purpose to simply
give men work who are out of places,
but to get positions that will be con-
genial to them. We shall safeguard the
Interests Of the employer by getting
him another man before we lift his
other man.
"From the present indications the
men will be largely from the CONNER
eial class, or men who will take places
an offices or stores, rather than from
Che industrial class. This is largely the
made up. - Id s... ~. .s..s.
s2 Registration Fee.
'sTo make the work partly self
supporting each applicant will pay a
Registration fee Of 25 cents to cover
postage, stationery and telegraphing in
getting references and facts about him.
In case he is located in a position a
non-member will pay half a week g
wage and members one-fourth week g
wage. But non-members can take ad-
vantage of the members rate if he
Joins the association in thirty days. The
dltference will then apply on his men,
sbership. For positions running less than
"a month the department will make a
charge of 10 per cent. A special lower
rate will be made for boys and to those
charge will be nothing"
Reports show that some associations
do big business in this department.
cleveland placed 142 men in November.
! Several salaries received were over
81 1000, and some as high as $1,000.
Springfeld, Mass, a city half as large
4 as Minneapolis, does almost as large
business as Cleveland, and has three
secretaries for the work. ?
By the development of the employ
3ment department plan the association
IN the educational classes an opportu-
nifty to take advantage of their train
ing. And it will give employers, many
of whom are supporters Of the associa-
ttion work, the results Of the training
which the educational work gives the
men.
III Another part of the social service
work Of the association is the 'tdirec-
tory Of rooms:' Thousands have come
annually to the association to find
where they could get rooms in good
homes This feature is to have a per-
manent growth, but it is to be handled
in as systematic way as the employ
ment department.
Homes for Young Men.
s8 The association keeps list of homes
where young men are wanted as room
ers, and it also keeps in communication
with employers so that when en-.
.ployees are looking for good places to
live. they can be sent to the association
for information. 49,