Evening star., 1940-05-26
Democracy Forced
10 Do Better Job,
Fahey Declares
home Loon Bank Board
Choirmun Warns
Against CompIoeeney

Warning those in government
that "We must not be self-com-
placent about our weaknesses and
our shortcomings" John H. Fahey,
chairman OF the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board, yesterday declared
. that 1f democracy is to meet the
emergencies arising today it must
do the job better"
Mr.. Fahey told the closing lunch
con session of the first annual in
stitute of the Society for Personnel
Administration at the Raleigh Ho-
; tel that in his opinion the personnel
administrator either in private busi-
ness or government was paragon
of wide qualifications" and one of
the most important factors in the
success of his organization.
The speaker charged that labor
troubles and other similar difficult
ties besetting large corporations
during the last 10 years following
new and just laws" were due
largely to the neglect" of these
corporations to work out scientific
programs of personnel administra-
ton.
g Must Improve Output.
IF we are to maintain democ-
5 sracy," he warned, I'VE must improve
sour output. We must improve our
product for the great mass of the
uyH c1o al
: Speaking of personnel administra-
ton in business, Charles P. McCor-
mick Of Baltimore, president of Nc
!, Cormick & Co., expressed hope"
for the future, confidence in the
"capitalistic system" but charged
It should be imbued more with a
new spirit of "unselfishness" He
explained in detail what he de-
scribed as multiple management"
through use of a senior board of
directors, junior board, sales
board and factory board. He in
sisted pride of ownership" was
spirit to be engendered throughout
private industry for the benefit of
all and said he was tolerant of the
labor movement" He recommended
use of rest periods" for both labor
and Office help and expressed con-
f1dence in young men and their
future.
officers Are Elected.
At the annual business meeting
Of the society following Immediately
after the luncheon, Oliver c. Short
Of the Department of Commerce
was reelected president. Milton
Hall of Farm Credit Administrator
was elected vice president, and
Henry Hubbard Of the Council of
Personnel Administration, who had
been commended as chairman of
the program for the institute, was
elected secretary treasurer. These
members of the board were elected:
Albert H. Aronson, Social Security
Board; Ismar Baruch, Civil Service
Commission; Dick Carlson, Civil
Aeronautics Authority; r. r. Zim-
norman. Council of Personnel Ad-
zministration. The Advisory Com
s5nittee was named as follows: Rob-
ert D. Hubbard, Agriculture Depart
Inent; George A. Baumann, Fed
eral Housing Administration; Joseph
lStonesifer, Maritime Commission;
Manlio De Angels, Civil Service
Commission, and Miss Josephine
Blades, Rural Identification Admin
istration. The officers were elected
on recommendation of the Nomin-
ating Committee headed by w. c.
Bowen of the Railroad Retirement
Board.
Round table dicussions of yester-
day morning at various places
throughout the hotel were reported
to a general meeting by the round
table chairmen. Harry B. Mitchell,
president of the Civil Service Com
mission, presided, and G. Lyle Bells
ley, director of the Civil Service As
sembly of the United States and
Canada, as commentator" on the
reports, stressed the role of per-
sonnel administration in manage
ment. Reports were made from the
round tables by Stanley T. Orear of
Railroad Retirement Board on clas-
.Biflcation; H. L. Buckardt, Soil Con-
eervation Service, on employe train
7 ing; S. S. Board, Agriculture De-
pertment on selection and place
ment; A. H. Aronson, Social Sc
curity Board, on service ratings, and
r.. R. Zimmerman. Council of Per-
sonnel Administration, on employe
health and safety.