The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-26
PALETTE, BRUSH
PEN To ENTER
CIVIL SERVICE
BY ]. EARLE MOSER

The pen, palette and brush are
to invade the Government serv-
ice, according to the latest Civil
Service announcement.
An examination for commercial
illustrators and assistants, at ST..
800 and $500 yearly, is to be
held in the latter part of July to
fill vacancies at Farm Credit Ad-
ministration and other depart
ments that may need artistic help.
Officials of the Civil Service
Commission today said the test,
which closes receipt Of applca-
lions on July IS, is to create
register of artists for Federal use,
practically every department hay
ing need for a small group of
employees skilled in artistic work.
Although FCA will need but
two, or perhaps three, workers
able to design statistical charts,
posters, covers of circulars and
aid in drafting maps, Robert H.
AronSon, acting director of per-
sonnet, pointed out that the reg
lister will be of Importance to
units needing scientific illustra-
tors, such as Treasury and Agr1-
culture. He said:
1--WE recently filled 10 vacan-
cies for Land Bank examiners
from a Civil Service test, but
the Bureau of Internal Revenue
took on 300 from the same reg
lister, using them as investiga-
tors. 1 expect the same use
will eventually be made of this
list of artists that is to be set
up"
Applicants for the examination
will be required to submit two
samples of pen and ink work and
two wash or color drawings, and
must be high school graduates.
However, they will be allowed to
substitute six months of illustrat-
ing experience for a year of scho-
lastic work, it was said at Civil
Service.
The Ramspeck sick and annual
leave bills, now on the House
union calendar, may get action
today, according to the office of
the House Civil Service Commit
tee chairman, and if not, they
will be in order for consideration
Monday, when the consent cal
endar is taken up.
One year ago.-Approva1 of Au-
gust E. Giegengack as the new
Public Printer at G. P. o. was
announced. Treasury was pre-.
pairing to abolish its ERA audit
ing unit at 119 D st. N. E., en-
ployes there sending group let
ter to popular James Brown, head
of the Division of Loans and Cur
rency, praising him for his kind
methods of handling personnel. 1.
The D. c. Department of the
AFGE voted, Is to 2, that there
was no apparent testimony that
Gen. Hugh Johnson, of NRA, had
fired John Donovan for union &C
tivity, but voted to ask johnson
for a hearing.
Planning to establish low-price
home community for employees OF
the Department of Agriculture in
a nearby suburb, the Rent and
Housing Committee of the depart
ment will hold meeting today at
4:45 o. m. in the Agriculture Audi
forum. DR.. w. w. Stockberger,
director of personnel, will speak,
along with DR.. Frederic Howe,
special adviser to Secretary Wal
lace.
Later in the evening Archie Ed
wards, a member of the commit
tee and president of the Agricul'
ture branch of Local No. 2, NFFE
will preside at meeting of the
branch slated for ITO Fourteenth
st. N. w., at which he will pre-
sent report of the committee on
activities during the past two
months. Approximately $50 Agri
culture workers are interested in
the planned project.
The following Federalites may
obtain a small gift by contracting
the writer at Room 800, Times
Herald Building:
Eloise Quill, Agriculture; Mary
Lou Maginnis, Senate Office Build
ing; Bertha Neff. Internal Rev
enue; Frances Jackson, Com
merce: Mildred "Bunnie" Skinner
FERA; Mary Statler Jefferson
Hole; William S. Kinney, War;
Ulrey J. 3iller, NFFE; RoSalyn
Keyserling, FILA; Gladys Gran, In
terstate, and Gladys Mary Wander
ford, Internal Revenue.
Converting for their regular
business meeting, the Navy Yard
Local Of the NFFE, No. $50. will
meet tonight at p. m. in the