Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-05
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES +. TR1CEE ELL.

Is 1t not somehow ridiculous 10 place
an aspiring gunman behind counter
dispensing soda water?
Put the first into aviation, where ne
belongs. and the second into some sort
Of industry where his restless energies
will be- led along the right channels
Then you will have done something
sensible and extremely btSincssike.
There can never be perfection in the
working out of such a scheme, Of
course, since the human equation is n
strange one. Various attempts have
! been made by personnel bureaus and
by insiStent analysts" to select the
right man for the right Job Sometimes
they hit 1t and sometimes they don't
There can be little doubt. however, that
such attempts are better than the old
fashioned haphazard methods which
regarded work as a sort OF queer game
in which every man must be for him.
self and the devil take the hindmost.
There is large belief IN this country
that such an attitude Is In line with
the old saying. The buyer beware. y
Most merchants Of today do not Use
such motto, they have replaced II
with one word Service" Some still
indulge in grabbing process of select
ing employees. recommendations from
others who probably know little about
a young man still count large in the
scale OF hiring.
A proud city indeed would be that
one which might send forth to the
world the following triumphant mes
sage:
Every man or woman who wants to
work and who deserves work has work.
Why should such program be M
possible?
II the same energy, the same TO-
search, the same ability being spent on
work itself we're turned loose on thaS
problem Of the iobseeker, can shere be
any question that much could be &C
compliShed?
If this problem of employment were
approached with true modern business
methods. there would be no such let
ters as the following coming IN to one
who simply pictured a man who liked
to help young men For obvious reasons
We withhold names,
Dear Sir; In your column l read a
very interesting fact to the effect OF
man who took pleasure in loca1n9
Jobs for deserving young men Won
ger II YOU Ullkilt give AlN ll1 A@sAA'~ -
order that might ask his help Tor my
nephew.
MY nephew is II, third year -
High School, student and is the Oldest
of four boys. He finds himself IN need
of a lob. due to his father dropping
dead at his dinner table few weeks
ago The boy, of course, has no expert
ence but he is very large and strong
and willing and can give the best ref
erences He had a job, but had to give
il I'D on account of the new law not
allowing him to work over eight hours,
His employer told him he could come
back as soon as he is Is. but as that
will not be until next March he needs
a lob now. I wonder IL the gentleman
could help him to secure job as mes
senoer in the Government? As your
article spoke of the gentleman being
able to size boy up and Judge him.
would be glad to have him interview my
nephew. ] feel IL this boy gets
started right he will make good"
Dear Sir: Recently in your column
in The Star you told of the kind
hearted man who loved to help young
men find Jobs. / wrote TO this man
sending letter in your care, have
never heard from him and / thought /
would like 10 ask you II you could re-
mind this kind man Of my letter. MY
present Job closes in two weeks and ]
have applied To many and various firms,
only to be told there Is no vacancy. !
must have WORK I am willing and
honest and have two and one-half
years of experience.