City Orders 21 Exams, 16 O n Subways Full Details on Page 3 - m - Q i/viJi S-w uicA. Vol. I. No. 5 New York, October 17, 1939 Price Five Cents WALLACE S. SAYRE a tough job. But I love it/ PENSION FIGHT ON By MORTON YARMON mobilize for the campaign that is certain to start again With the opening of the State Legislature less than Merit Men beginning January 1. two and a half months off, forces both favoring and L-By SEWARD BRISBANE- Representatives of the policemen and firemen, fol­ opposing reorganization of the Police and Fire depart­ T ake a pudgy dynamo of a lowing a long conference with Mayor LaGuardia be­ man, genial and approach­ ment pension systems moved swiftly yesterday to able, with a bit of the South in hind closed doors Friday afternoon and evening, his mouth, and a deep convic­ tion that he is doing some­ await a call from City Hall to reconvene. thing to improve Civil Service, PROMOTION RULE “No comment” was the terse statement of Joseph J. Burk- that he’ll do still more. Re­ ard, president of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Assn.; Vincent sult: Wallace Stanley Sayre, J. Kane, president of the Uniformed Firemen’s Assn., and one of New York City’s, three Civil Service Commissioners, MAY HELP CLERKS from the Mayor’s office on what happened Friday. Sayre could have a soft job However, both Burkard and Kane, who were familiar fig­ anytime he wants it. He has ures in Albany during last year’s battle, on numerous oc­ Following a public hearing yesterday on a proposal to that much on the ball. But he casions made public their position on the matter. They said prefers it the hard way: broaden the base for promotions to Clerk, Grade 2, the Mu­ that the Babcock-Seelye Bill would impair the pension rights “This is a tough job that nicipal Civil Service Commis-'*’ of the men, would violate home rule in that the men were doesn’t leave me much time to sion is expected to pass a reso­ Stenographers and others in the do all the things I ’d like to do. competitive class must remain not permitted to vote on a change of system, and would cause But I love it!” lution tomorrow reducing the one year in the clerical service such services as the widows’ pensions to be abolished. present experience require­ A chain pipe smoker (he (Continued on page 7) (Continued on page 16) rarely takes it out of his ment from one year to six mouth), Sayre is a Big Shot months. who’s down to earth. He’s an The resolution also will inveterate stay-at-home, likes wipe out the provision that nothing better than to spend Storekeepers’ Helpers, Mes­ his evenings with his wife and sengers, Receptionists, Typists, eight-year-old daughter in To Call for 100 Climbers their Forest Hills apartment. He rides to work on the sub­ way, likes to fish, play chess, The first 100 men who filed go to movies. for the job of Climber and Pruner will be called in two Brain Truster weeks by the Municipal Civil When he gave up his teach­ Service Commission for a ing at New York University to qualifying written test, the be Civil Service Commissioner Leader was informed late yes­ In 1938, Sayre became at 33 the terday. The practical test will first doctor of political science be given with a month. Ad­ to hold the post. In his efforts ditional groups of 50 or 100 to improve the public service, Sayre uses the method of the will be summoned for exams scientist rather than th at of as vacancies occur. the reformer. He has worked Thirty Vacancies diligently to better the tech­ nique and setup of Civil Serv­ Several hundred men loere on the spot early last Tuesday night to file for Climber and Pruner jobs. There are 30 vacancies at pres­ ice in New York City so em­ Applications opened Wednesday night, and the men stayed in two rooms on the second floor of ent in the Dept, of Parks which ployees will work more ef­ 299 Broadway provided by the Municipal Civil Service Commission, will be filled as soon as an eligi­ ficiently for the public good. ble list is established. The Leader also has learned exclusively that Hillbilly the Commission will use the Climber and Pruner list to fill Descended from a long line In this Issue: Commission Cliecl(S vacancies for maintenance men of pioneer teachers, ministers, on water sheds in the Dept, of and farmers, Wallace Sayre Climber and Pruner List Page 2 Water Supply. There are 20 im­ Was born 34 years ago on a Subway Jobs in New City Series. 3 mediate vacancies in this depart­ West Virginia farm his family ment and others are expected 1,000 Painters can take exam 3 P. D. Eligible Lists has owned for over 100 years. soon. His father, a liberal Repub­ May Fill Census Jobs from U. S. lists ...................................................... 3 In addition, the Commission lican, went into business in Top men on the three new police eligible list now are being inves­ will use the Climber and Pruner Charleston, and Sayre’s ele­ Title Examiners Fight for Jobs.. 3 tigated by the Municipal Civil Service Commission before they are list for summer laborers jobs in mentary education was ac­ Huge In-Service Training Pro­ appointed to fill immediate vacancies, The Leader exclusively the Dept, of Parks, and at least quired there. Later he attend­ gram Starts........................................ 3 learned yesterday. 100 men will be placed in this ed Marshall College. Leader’s Straw Poll............................ 4 work. These jobs, as well as At NYU Sayre wrote his doc­ A period of 10 days or two weeks will be necessary to check the Questions & Answers....................... 5 character, references, college credits and previous record for eligi- those in the Dept, of Water Sup­ tor’s thesis on the life of Rob­ bles who head the three lists. ply, pay $5.50 a day. ert M. LaFollette, Sr., his boy­ News of U. S. Civil Service 5 The Commission also must submit fingerprints of eligibles to the hood hero. He’s now using Education Employees Plan Ball... 6 Tree Care New York City Police Dept, and the U. S. Dept, of Justice before Whatever leisure he can Teachers Query Councilmen 6 certifications are made. In order to pass the written squeeze out of his busy days to Sample Questions, Clerk, Grade 2 7 In the meantime the Commission may begin conditional certifica­ test, candidates must know the Write a full length bi''graphy names of various trees, describe of LaFollette. Full Requirements of City, State tions for some of the 500 vacancies which exist for the three lists. and Federal jobs begin on.... 8 Ordinarily, appointments to Patrolman on Probation are made in the proper methods of caring for (Continued on page 4) Filing for Machinist Exam ends groups of 100 or 150, so the Police Dept, will have enough new men (Continued on page 2) Tomorrow ........................................ 9 to start a training course. NEXT WEEK— U. S. Needs Nurses........................... 10 Appointments usually are made on the 1st and 15th of each Commission Acts on Full Calendar 12 month. It is expected that the first certifications from the new COMPLETE CLIMBER, A FIREBRAND HEADS Certifications ....................................... 13 lists will be made by Nov. 1. PRUNER LIST BEGINS n e w YORK’S SCMWA Planning Commission Opens Many All three lists are expected to be exhausted within two years. ON PAGE 2 Job Opportunities............................ 16 The Special Patrolman list may be used up entirely in six months. NURSE SHORTAGE SPURS FEDERAL TEST See Page 10 P age T wo aVlL SERVICE LEADER Tuesday, October 17, 193^ Complete Climber, Pruner List Conclusive Proof of the Quafity of Is Published First Time Today Deletianty Preparation (Continued from page 1) them, outline procedures for pruning, trimming, planting, spraying, and answer similar 3 g Students in the first 5 () on the new Patrol­ questions. man List and in the first 50 on the Special The practical test will require applicants to identify trees by their foliage and bark, and Patrolman List is the evidence we oflFer. to know the elementary prin->* Approximately Y() of all the men on both ciples of tree surgery. In ad­ Seccia; 135, James B. Ellson; 136, Anthony Botte; 243, Arthur W. Botte; lists were Delehanty students. dition they must be able to Blank; 137, Patsy De Pasquale; 138, 244, Ronald R. Mazzuca; 245, Nici, shinny up a 40-foot tree with Blank; 139, William F. Cumberland; demo Forlano; 246, Harry J. Tyson; The folloiving is an unsolicited testimonial from the ease and without aid. Once they 140, James C. Cumberland. 247, Charles Sottolano; 248, Robert g. student who placed No. 2 on the official have done this, they must prune 141,Alexander L. McAuley; 142, Scanlon; 249, Joseph A. Cummings; Patrolman P.D. List: the topmost branches, secure George S. H. Saleeby; 143, Joseph S. 250, Samuel D. Vaccaro; 251, Georg# 1030 Woodycrest Avenue, them.selves with ropes, and dem­ Candileri; 144, John J. Porubsky; H. Colligan, Jr.; 252, Edward L. New York, N. Y., onstrate an ability to tie certain 145, Irving Ehrenreich; 146, Joseph Shannon; 253, Louis C. Smith; 2.^4, October 5, 1939. essential knots. N. Cafaro; 147, Joseph T. Leone; 148, Wallace C. Williams; 255, Henry Dear Mr. Delehanty: Thank you for your kind me>*sas:e of congratulations upon Those who pass both exams Armand V.