Evening star., 1961-03-27


a Federal staff college, to dt
executives of tomorrow.
The csc staff proposed
groups such as the Ford Found
house the Federal staff college,
to which promising young Gov
ernment employees would be
sent to develop their executive
and managerial talent.
Under this plan. no Govern
ment appropriations would be
involved and money would not
have to be sought from Con-
gress.
The Government staff COL
lege concept has been strongly
Endorsed by previous csc
Chairman Roger Jones and the
new chairman, John Macy.
They feel it is essential that
the Government have for it's
civilian employees a counterpart
of what already is established
for military personnel.
The trouble thus far has
been the diSinterest of Con-
gresS in the matter of allocat-
ing funds for such a project.
The csc staff proposal for
private foundation financing of
the Federal staff colleges en-
phaSizes that the development
Of more and better Govern
ment executives would benefit
the business community as well
as the entire country by i'm
proving the operations of Gov
ernment. The Ford Foundation
already has given a grant of
$270,000 for a Federal-college
intern program whereby COL
lege students are given special
training to prepare them for
Federal careers.
The main expense in the
proposed Federal Staff College
proposal would be the con-
struction of a building or build
ings to house the college. The
college would not necessarily
be in Washington. but would
not be too far away.
Once the building was
erected, the Government proba-
bly, would bear the costs of
tuition, faculty expenses, etc.,
since under the Federal EN-
ploye Training Act all Federal
departments and agencies have
the authority to use money for
this purpose.
establishment of a Federal
staff College would not replace
the Governments present en-
ploye training and executive
development programs which
are increasing in scope ano
activity all the the time. Rather
1t would compliment the pres.
ent programs and help set the
standards for the entire Gov.
ernment. Its main purpose
would be to develop the most
promising employees for some Of
the most important executive
and managerial jobs in Govern.
ment.
GOOD ,FRIDAY-The White
House has directed all Govern.
ment departments and agencies
to give sufficient time off
wherever practicable, to EN-.
ployeS who want to attend reIi.
gious services on Good Friday
The time will be deducted from
employees annual leave.
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POSTAL DILEMMA-Post.
master General Day is caught
In a tug Of war between two
factions of postal employees. One
group, led by the various DOS.
tai clerks unions, wants dras.
tic modification Of the work
measurement" program, where
by the performance of postal
clerks is measured and each
clerk has to maintain a certain
production quota.
However, the National Asso-
citation of Postal Supervisors
representing supervisory EN-.
ployeS who are responsible 10,
the work output, is opposed tc
any substantial modification
Instead, the supervisors have
suggested an alternative plan
whereby an overall quota sys.
tenn is set for each post office
and If this quota Is met for 9
certain number of months, ther
the individual work perform.
ance system would be dropped
The clerical groups would like
to see the work performance
system dropped completely
charging 1t results in a speed.
up system. However, most arr
willing to settle for a system
whereby work performance IL
measured only on an occasiona,
basis.
Some change in the work
performance system seems in.
evitable. The Post Office De.