The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-20
CLEARING HOUSE FOR BRAINS
OPENED At THE PRINCETON
CLUB IN THIS CITY.


CLUB IN THIS CITY.
Its Purpose to Help Recent Graduates
Atone IN the world and to Forward
this Princeton Spirit = Three Months
Trial Of the Idea Shows Results.
A clearing house for brains under the
management OF men who seek nothing
more than to be Of assistance to their
fellow alumni Is a scheme novel In tho
business world and the world Of the col
lego graduate. This is the idea that has
been worked out and put into practice
by a committee Of members OF the Prince
ton Club In Now York. Already results
are beginning to show themselves.
Three months age William F. Mo-
Combs. Jr., n Of the o%riginators OF the
scheme; George Whitefeld Belts. Dr..
and Edward r. Otheman were selected
as a committee on business oppor.
tun'ties to ,au7ol the ide" that had 's
inception among the younger members
Of the club. The committee provided
itself with filing cabinets and tho neces-
sary p~araphernalia of Office work, Sc
lected two assistants who should relieve
each other in keeping charge Of the pro-
jected bureau. then made announcement
Of the plan in a folder which was mailed
TO every member of the Princeton Club
and to the teaching staff at Princeton.
The announcement read;
by q resolution of the council a COM
mittee on business opportunities has
been appointed. the object Of which 10.
through the club. 10 provide a medium
Of communication between Princeton
men who desire business and profess
sional positions and employers who
have such vacancies to fill. This action
ID the result Of q sentiment existing
among the mo ~bers of the club that an
important service can be rendered not
only to young Princeton mon who arc
in search OF their life work but to older
graduates who desire the assistance OF
Prinoston ensegy AMI brains by bringing
the two classes togethor.
ut is also felt hat much may no accoU,
plished through this moans ir sohdify-
irg interest In Frin' eton a-d it's anairs
and that tn, corporation al tho alumni In
thu work will 10 If rrsat assistaron in
forwarding the Princeton spirit In Now
York.
1t is tho plan OF tho committee to have
a FcrmarHrt bureau at tho clubhouse,
whore Applications for positions may to
sent ard whc-o prospective employers
may sond n statnmert Of thoir require.
merits Such INQUIRIES will b. kept on roc.
ord in a 70. ular fir systsn'. AZ INQUIRIES
avn rcccivnd from ~prosrentivo employers
tho names Of tho mon who In TIN judg.
ment Of to eommittos have SUITABLY
aualif rationo will bn sort 70 them with q
. brinf statcnant Of the applicants suali-
fcs lions. Tho bursau will perform the
furctions If a clearing house.
1T 10 rlanp~d a. havo q representative
Of tho COMMITTEES at Tho clubhouse during
certain hours zach week dav for the pup
posp At carrying forward tho work. In
ohudirv, as far Az possible. personal con-
sultations. Thu mnnbe~s of tho club are
invited to CORPORATE with tho committee
In the mrccssful working out of tfn rlan. O
Mr.. McComts Ravca moro detailed out
lirc Of tho cnhsmh for BRINGING COLLEGE
men ard prce~cDtiro employers into
rloeN- touch whan sosn at his offfcc. %
Broadway. by a SUN reporter.
Through tho results CT our plan
" hich ha- o already shown themselves. "
said Mr.. McCcmbs. we are led to be-
lie~o that morn success than wen WB
oould have wished for will attend the
operations cf cur clearing house for
brains. Already I have received re-
quests from a largo steel manufactures
tn take positions at salaries not less
than 81 400 and from a San Francisco
mining engineer has como q request
for moro young men who have a knowl-
edge If chemistry. In one Of those in
stances tho request old not come from q
Princeton aluInnus but from one who
had heard of our recently launched effort
"We are acting on the conviction that
there arc lots Ct employers In business
and the professions who are on the lookout
for clean. intelligent young men who
have had the advantage Ct four years
preparation for o life work. These en-
ployers "a a rule are not in touch with
the COLLEGES and they do not know where
to lay their hands on the kind Of men they
want. Through our bureau thev will be
ensblei to get into communication with
the sort CT young men they want.
obviously, Of oouree. the chief object
that we hope to achieve Ii the good to
the college graduate. All Of US know
through college and graduate with no
thought Of the life work they areso under
tak q when they are out on the world.
Others have just enovsh money. to
complete their course. and though they
know what they wish to do they are
hammered in finding a position either
by their lack Of acquaintance or lack Of
money TO take them to places where they
NAV make application. We bolieve that
both Of these classes OF men may find
assistance throush our bureau.
'When an applicant appears before us
we win maize memoranda Of just what
hind Of position he would prefer, II he has
any preference. what are his aualifca-
lions and what has been his experience,
III such he has had. These memoranda
will be filed away and In another cabinet
we will keep the requests from en-
ployers. Comoetent mon will always
preside over tho bureau and they. after
consultation with the members Of the
COMMITTEES, will bring employers and
prospective employees together by writ
ing to each"
Mr.. MoCombs said that q beneficial
byproduct OF the successful operation
on the clearing house for brains must
indubitably rebound to Princeton and the
general body Of Princeton alumni. There