Evening star., 1920-03-14
Recommendation that the Cvn Serv-
ice Commission be empoNered to un1

oially designed courses might be de.
.veloped through contact by the civil
Service Commission with the various
public schools, colleges and Unlver-
stiles.
various lines suggested may be pfop-
erly stimulated and co-ofdinAteo IL ID
believed that general supervision over
the work should be centered IN the
Civil Service Commission. The primary
function of the Civil Service Comm1s-
sion would be to serve as a clearing
house for. ideas, and more specifically
to stimulate and in a general way TO
direct the training activities In the
various bureaus. In the judgment OF
the commission the systematic promo
ton of training activities under the
general oversight of A central agency
properly equipped to develop the work
would make a decided advance on the
road to increased efficiency. It would
also convert many OF the 'blind alleys
now in the federal service into high
while for those employees with suf-
ficient energy and ambition 70 take
advantage of them.
Avoids WaStefulneaA
'-The wastefulness Of the methods Of
letting q new employe learn through
his own mistakes or from such oo.
tservation as he may care TO make o.
the way his fellow emp1oye doe1
| things has come to be generally ap-
preciated. In the business world many
corporations have found that train
ing courses increase both the efficiency
and the esprit de corps OF their en-.
ployeS and are OF immense pr4cticAl
value. AS a result, there Is now Z
widespread movement to develop ana
expand work of this sort.
I'm spite OF these facts. few OF the
government bureaus have paid any At
, tention to the matter Of systematic
training either of new employees, In
order that they may become rapidly
useful and proficient in their assigned
work, or of old employees to increase
their efficiency and qualifications for
promotion"
A careful survey by the commission
brought out tho follow -s instances
where SyUtem4io trd. Ig 0ouIse1
have been installed:
Bureau Of Engraving and Prime.
ing.-!n this bureau there pro apprens
tices in engrsving, transzerrtng and
plate finishing. the term Of apprem-
uceehip lasting four years with Q
graduated rate Of Day. beginning with
a worry low rata. followed by auto
matic increaSAs each year. Appren-
ticeS are assigned to di6erent dtvi-
sions 80 as to give them Actual ex.
The usual time OF ASST ignmSnt TO any
inc division in six months. PrfnterS
assistants are instructed for . period
of twenty-five days before being reg
ularly assigned to work. All instfuc-
ton is given by experienced printers,
and is a regular part Of their work
All of the cost is borne by tho gov
ernment-
Navy Yard.-Ths navy yard Gun
ducts q school for appFent1ceA with
instructors selected from experienced
mechanics. Three sessions Aro held
each day, . session lasting two houl9
and each spprsntioe sttsodD tvo 49,
given during regular wor1Efng hou14
and tho instructors asslSn home Wugk
but itD completion cannot bo fOauroG
Bureau Of Internal RSv0nua-3Ao
income tax unit OF the bur0an Il ~
terna1 fevsnus osn6ugeo . txnf1fnG
are not already sudituFA IN fn0SaGo
in tho output and eru.4sF accuracy
are the results obtained. TIE work
is carefully organized under tlio d.
rection Of q training section, with q
total annual pay roll Of 11o.lB0. sx-
by tho voluntary application for train
Ing by tho employees Of tho unit. Tho
sub jects Of inst truction arc Jaw and
accounting. with various subdivisio ons
AZ may bo noeossnry. All GLASS sos
sions conducted dirsctly By tho train-
ing section nre held after A:3o pm.
Special instruotion regarding particu-
lar work performed BY = division or
section 10 conducted during working
hours. since II is an integral part Of
tho auditing work.
"1ntArstata Commeros conanisslon,-
Tho demand for properly trained az
aminars. tarin eierks. .typists and sts-
Of thros COURSES Of Instruction In d.
work Of fhs 1ntsEstats oouunsvus oeua-
lniasion;
"Cliapss for axHsainsn aue saso 4
wsst ~ 4 Pm, and last unth ) - 5 80
pm. Ths instruction consists ef leo
lures On fl,s act to regulate esssssysssos
and ths rs.sted statute nsds. ynisa
operates, AS result tho oBsnnslssi6n
has procured trained employs, not 9TH
erwiss available, and empisyes have
earned promotions which otherwise
would have been entirely eut Of their
reach,
"A esursa of study fss tavin sisran
includes such matters as tho eoHstruc-
ton and filing of tariffs, quoting ct
rates and checking tariffs for conpli-
anca with commission orders. Tho
classes meet once a week for ceHfsfence
and assignment of home weSk by tbs
iRstFuct6F.
"a COURSE af iHstrust:eR fsF tFRists
and steHngrapheFs was established VhsR
it beeaEne nazt ts impossible ta ehtai1
eiigibiss from tina registers ct tha CYii
Service Commission. For 4 fiHRs AA
sehsel day exteHdsd from Q an. to Z 90
p.m., and persons having eaiy aa sas:
meHtasy kns~isdse Of stgassF1Phy a
typewrtfRg were admitted. 49ee rooeee
" ths esurss has heea put - the eons
basis ~ other eourses-that 10, tsua
to 8 or S 80 PM
Bureau of StandaFd8-BaS4R1 tn
past ten years graduate coutssg OF IN
st structisR IN physics mathsm tiles aad
! chemistry have been yaaiatalasd q
/ the bureau Of standards. Fhs Wesk
has been carried out upon = Ssmi-
! official basis. the object betaS the
| better training Of ths SoqaEsF tn10.
bers OF the staff for thsfF technical
duties. The. oourses h1ss hsep alaSl
fthe same lirles as aro pfsre4 ~ tn.
graduate schools ef universities e91
a. student may within. . Fosso41es.
time do sufficient gr3dusne psek q
tho bureau to allow him 70 0ssaxo
DOCTORS degree In = .sangis Zosr q
residence 4t q university. 1he ~
tnres are given either bef9Fo t1.e n.y.