The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-04-20
War Dept. Training
Contract To Tifin u.

Tiffin University, at I1ffln, ONO,
has received a contract with the Y.
S. War Department, Air Service
Command, for the training of 800
stenographers and typists. The con-
tract, along with other similar con-
tracts pertaining to the training of
office workers in various fields, was
authorized under the Powers Act,
and Executive Order No. 9001.
One of the Introductory clauses of
the contract reads: 1T has been de-
termined that the prosecution of the
war will be facilitated by the Gov
ernment entering into a contract
with Tiffin University for the in
struction and training of female stu
dents in stenography, typing, and
clerical work"
The contract is for the training
of 800 skilled office workers. They
are all to be employed at Patterson
Field, Ohio, at headquarters of Air
Service Command. The training per-
iod is for ten to twelve weeks at
Tiffin University, to be supplemented
by two additional weeks of training
on government forms and in orienta-
tion at Patterson Field.
Trainees, mainly who have had
some basic training in shorthand, or
typing in high school, receive civil
service compensation ratings, and are
given S1260 plus $500 overtime,
total of $3.50 per annum, $3.50 per
month, or approximately $500 per
day while in training, compensation
starting the day training begins.
They receive in addition, free tuition,
and free use of text books. They
receive $1752 as soon as the training
period is completed. Those who have
had one year of office experience re-
ceive $3.50 per annum as the base
initial salary.
Due to the extreme need of steno-
graphic workers in preparing reports
and records for the huge quantities
of war material cleared daily en-
route to the training camps and COM
bat zones, the training of office
workers has been placed on the same
paid for basis by the government as
the training of nurses, and the quar-
ter of million young men in the
armed forces formerly in training on
college campuses thruout the nation.
New trainee groups, or units as
they are designated, are admitted
each Monday. The contract calls for
the training of 792, and the training
period to continue until that num-
ber has been trained, or the end of
the duration.
The Government provides modern
living accommodation at both Spring
field and Dayton at a moderate cost.
Approximately 100 office workers
who have completed their training at
Tiffin U. and now employed at
Patterson Field, reside at Hillcrest,
the beautiful institutional home pro-
vided by the government, at Spring
field, Ohio. 1t is equipped with gym
nasium, swimming pool, recreational
and social facilities, light laundry
privileges, matrons, nurses, and
other special features.
Government officials advise that
the Tifin school was the first, and
is still the only college in the u. S.
to be awarded a contract for the
training of stenographers for the
Headquarters, Air Service Command
Application for training can be
made by procuring a civil service
application blank at any post office
Complete information may be secured
by addressing Director, Air Service
Training Division, Tiffin University
Tiffin, Ohio. All VINO regulations
must be met by those now or pre-
viously employed.