The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-18

Here 10 a private enterprise launched
In the District Of Columbia to STUDY
and devise efficiency methods In the
administration OF the National Govern
ment and yetA
An enterprise backed by public spirit
ed men who emphaticaily and indig-
nantly protest against being classed
as ''reformers."
They don't want to reform the Gov
eminent. They are willing that the
Governments methods should be re-
formed. but they have no desire to be
crusaders. All that they desire TO do ib
to afford the means whereby men In the
Government service. from department
heads to department messengers, can
do the reforming.
Also they want to acauaint the pub
lie with the problems OF the National
Government on the side OF adminis-
tration, not so much for the purpose
OF pointing out the faults as to show
which of the many activities OF the
Government are being conducted with
the greatest possible efficiency.
Likewise, they desire from time to
methods by which other governments
handle problems which this Govern
ment has not vet tack led-the retire.
Inent Oh employees,
example. or the dsvising of a budget
system.
Financed by Contributions.
Heads OF universities and prominent
industrial heads throughout the coun-
try are back OF the enterprise. which
IL being financed by private cortri-
name OF the Institute for Government
Research. An entire dwelling at S1S
Connecticut avenue has been leased
as headquarters for the institute and
earret for ,nermanent. occupation.
W. F. Willoughby. the man who re-
organized the finances of Porto Rico
after the Spanish american war. IL the
director. and within a short time he
will be surrounded by a corps OF as
sistants made up OF high priced ex-
perts on various phases OF government
administration. As an example or the
scale on which the institute Is plan
ming its work, Il can be said that one
OF the experts who has just Joined the
staff will receive salary Of 1850
year.
Gives Assistance.
LET us assume" said Dr. Willough-
by in explaining the purposes OF the
institute, that one of the clerks in
the bureau of accounts at the State
devise q more efficient and time-saving
filing system. He. may write to us. and
we will make II our business to supply
him with all available data as TO the
most efficient filing systems In exist
ence. With this as a basis, he can 70
his office. getting full credit for II. We
do not desire any of the credit. Our
purpose merely is to be of service and
to stimulate in the Government workers
a desire to improve the einciency o,
the departments in which they work
Another Publication.
In process Of publication Ia the first
volume Of a series to be known as
"Studies In Administration" The vol
ume Ia the work OF DR.. Willoughby un-
der the title OF System OF Financial
Administration Of Great Briain." and
presents the results OF comprehensive
University professors which went TO
England for the purpose. The commits
sion was made up or DR.. Wilioughpy'
then I'm the faculty OF Princeton uni
yersity; DR.. W. w Wilio1sn noS:,,t ms
tional history at the Johns Hopkins Uni
yersity, and DR.. s. M. Lindsay. or CO.
lumbia University.
DR.. willoughby explained today that
the institute is a development OF the
New York bureau of municipal re-
search, which. organized along similar
lines, has been the means OF saving
millions of dollars to the city OF New
York. Those private individuals re-
sponsible for the creation OF the latter
bureau conceived the idea of organizing
A similar enterprise to serve the needs
OF the National Government.
The Trustees.
The trustees of the institute are
lA..
Of Johns Hopkins University; vice.