The Washington times., 1936-03-19
.INTERNES' CLASS
ETT0STUDY
j. WORK
BY EARLE MOSER

Applications have been closed
for the 80 Government inferno
ships that are to be sponsored
here by the National Institute OF
Public Affairs until June, 1887,
and announcement is expected
shortly of appointment Of success
full candidates.
Those who pass the require
nents and receive appointment
will report in Washington on Sep
tember IA, the institute has an.
nounced, and will Immediately
take up an interneship based along
the lines Of a college year, learn.
ing the fine points of Government
administration.
The 80 lucky students will enjoy
q program that will include work,
without salary, as assistants to
Federal officials, discussions with
legislators, administrators, lobby
lists and business men. with Edu
cational Director DR.. Henry Rein.
ing. jr., watching the progress OF
the entire group by individual SUI
perviSion. The American Uni
versity Graduate School and
School Of Public Affairs will also
render assistance with free
courses, If the students desire.
Before competing for the inferno
ships, candidates were required to
hold bachelors degrees from a
college or university, with high
scholastic standing, have good
character, an interest in public af'
fairs and good health, and to hold
an Endorsement from the scholas-
tic institute last attended. Their
only expense will be for room,
board and other personal require
rnentS.
The movement was started in
1884, when two groups of 40 in.
ternes received training periods of
three months each. The expert
ment proved successful and. the
National Institute has received a
grant sufficient for full academic
year from the Rockefeller Founda'
tion.
It was probably a forerunner to
the idea of a National Academy OF
Public Affairs, now the basis OF
congressional bill, which is op-
posed by organized employees be
cause it would permit the appoint
ment of students through Con-
gressional patronage.
Anniversary
Today's the day for members
of the General Accounting Of
flee branch Of Local No. 2, N.
F. r. E., who will celebrate the
fifteenth anniversary of their or
ganization with a dinner at 6
p. m. in Wesley Hall, 1703 K
st. N. w. Representative and
Mrs. Robert Ramspeck, G. A. o.
officials and N. F.. F.. E. officers
have been invited to attend.
John L. Bateman, retiring pres
y ident of the branch, will be the
evenings toastmaster. At the
party an 8-pound birthday cake,
donated by the Sanico Bakery,
will be cut and the branch will
install its newly-elected officers,
whose election will be announced
1T the conclusion of the dinner.
At 8 o. m. the Commerce De-
partment branch of Local No. 2
will hold an election Of officers
at ITO Fourteenth st. N. W., and
will enjoy a talk by Talbot Den
mead, Bureau of Fisheries Of
ficial, on angling. Refreshments
will garniSh the evening.
China Request
The Chinese, it would seem, are
becoming civil service minded.
Exercising admiration of the
American system of civil service,
Chen vi, chairman of the F'ukien
provincial government, has re-
ouested Gordon L. Burke, Amer1-
can Consul at Foochow, China, to
get him the regulations and laws
administered by Harry B. Mitchell
for use in connection with setting
up a Fukien merit system. This Is
being done.
Appointment
States in excess of their appor-
toned Federal jobs are growing,
a Civil Service announcement re-
veals. Washington, Utah. South
Dakota, Nebraska, Vermont, Vir-
ginia, Maryland and the District
have more jobs than they are en-
titled to under the obviously unfair
law, the District having 9,261 jobs
against an allowed LA.
Odds and Ends
Capt. C. 9. Buck has become
the new prexy of Lodge 81 ID C.
Government) of the A. F. G. E.
and Lucille Appel is the new Sec
tree. they fill unexpired terms
left vacant note to cheese en-
! thusiasts: drop in the Agriculture
! Departments own store some eve
ming, down in the basement of the
main bldg. the cheeses are most
" made at Beltsville, and are be-
yond description by an amateur
~o,1r,1oat Pjta McAndraWS fOr-