'Chr— cted vi-A p; Or;. In p4 Al.HAin 8 u ^ lations GUMP Codi iv^l IM. Y. State America's Larfj^est Weekly for Public Employees yol. XIII — No. 38 Tuesday, June 3, 1952 Price Five CenU See Page 12 Civil Service Art Show Starts This Week in NYC; Brilliant Exhibit on View This Is the week of the great Street and Riverside Drive, one in five categories. There will be a Civil Service Art Show, of the most pleasant museums In total of eleven prizes. A huge last-minute batch of New York City. The Civil Service Art Show rep- topflight art works by public em- With more than 300 works of resents the first time such a pro- ployees; an eminent jury of na- painting, sculpture, drawing, cera- ject, by an employee organization, tionally-known artists to judge mics, watercolors, housed in a has been held in New York City. the art works; excellent prizes— number of studios, there will be Last year the Civil Service Em- all these assure that the Art Show plenty of interesting and absorb- ployees Association held a Civil starting this week in the River- ing pieces to delight the audience. Service Art Show in Albany, and side Museum, New York City, will There is no admission charge. it was pronounced the greatest be brilliant and worthwhile. All The Judging "audience-puller" of any show ever public employees should make an The formal judging is taking held in the Albany Museum of effort to see it. plaee on Tuesday evening, June 3, Art, The Metropolitan Conference June 4—15 a day before the formal opening. hopes to duplicate the Albany feat The show is a project of the The jury consists of Gordon Sam- with its show in the Riverside Metropolitan Conference of the stag, celebrated painter and a di- Museum. The victorious Orphans team, new champions in the State Insurance Fund Civil Service Employees Associa- rector of the American Art School; Public employees who attend Bowling League. Standing, left to right: Bernard Eisner, Captain Charles tion. It will be on exhibit every Jeffrey Levey, internationally- the Art Show may anticipate see- G. Mallia, Edward Kretch, Jack Stein, Moe Brown. Kneeling, Sal Arena and day and evening from the time of known artist; Victor Candell, of ing a brilliant array of celebrities. Max Gorfinkel. This team got out in front early and stayed there; and formal opening, Wednesday^ June the Brooklyn Museum of Art; and It is expected that outstanding in the process won a lion's short of the season's prices. 4 through Sunday, June 15. (Ex- Eugenie Shein, water-colorist and personalities of the art world, pub- cept Monday. June 9). The River- instructor at Hunter, lic service and politics will visit side Museum is at West 103rd Prizes up to $50 will be awarded the exhibit. McDonough Urges United Attack on Govt. 'Scandal' 36 Superior State Aides ASBURY PARK, June 2—Will- tically all past cases of corruption Named for Special Training iam F. McDonough, executive in government, yet the whole civil assistant to the president of the service body suffers." Civil Service Employees Associa- The Existing Needs In Work of Government tion, told an assemblage of the The important existing needs to- New Jersey Civil Service Associa- day, Mr. McDonough added, are: ALBANY, June 2 — Governor Finance; Kearney L. Jones, Equa- tion that "civil servants must be 1. Continuous improvement of Dewey has made public the names lization and Assessment; William the first to urge effective action" government services through use of 36 men and women in 20 State Kramer, Health; Helen K. Leahy, against scandal in government. of modern personnel policies and agencies selected as State em- Audit and Control; James Marti- He attributes the recent low practices; ployee trainees for a year of special netti. Insurance; Carl J, Mattel, esteem of the public service to 2. The routing from the nation's training in public administration. Labor; Henry J, McCarthy, Bud- failure in using the merit sys- political life of spoilsmanship, dic- The year of training begins July 1. get; James J. McCue, Civil Ser- tem. Said he: "The smear of cor- tatorship, and influence of crime The trainees were nominated by vice; Delores T. Miller Commerce: ruption recently splashed across upon government functioning. their department heads because of Kathryn F. Minnock, Audit and the whole body of civil servants Is He called for a "crusade", their superior work performance Control; Olga N. Murray,- Social largely the fruit of failure to use spearheaded by an early meeting and talent for administration, and Welfare; Frank Nichols, Jr., State; the merit system. The non-use or of organized employees, to inform their capacity to profit from spe- Mary T. O'Connell, Correction; partial use of the system has al- the public about and push for cialized training in public ad- Hugh A. O'Connor, Audit and lowed many without merit or fit- adoption of the principles of merit. ministration. Control; Harold Rubin, Public ness to enter the public service. "We should boldly denounce the The new group brings to almost Service; Eleanor A. Sochocki, Patronage termites, often at the spoils system." he insisted, "and 100 the number of State employees Audit and Control; Arnold Span- top level, have been responsible proclaim a code of ethics for gov- who have taken part since the er, DPUI; Howard S. Snyder, Mental Hygiene; Ruth C, N. Van directly and by example for prac- ernment employees. WILLIAM F. M program was inaugurated. CDONOUGH The employee trainees will join Campen, Public Service; Mar- garet D, Verhagen, Taxation and ^ with public administration interns , in learning personnel administra- Finance; Maurice Weiner, Social ADVANCES IN STATE CIVIL tion, budgeting and other aspects Welfare; and Admiral C, WIckert, Credit Union SERVICE ARE NOTED 19 Employees of government work. Spending the Civil Service, The important gains in State larger part of their time in their The Interns Loans Now civil service last year were these,, regular jobs, they will remain at Already appointed as a result of according to the Civil Service Re- Sue State for their regular titles and salary the annual examination for in- form Association: establishment of levels and will receive training terns are the following: Up to $400 a research division; carrying for- from their respective agencies William L. Wolff, Civil Defense; ward the internship and employee Loss in Fire during the year period. Joseph J. Pine, Labor Relations Employees of the Division of training programs; stepping up A court battle was under way Those Chosen Board; Walter B. Suskind, Com- Placement and Unemployment In- tempo of examinations. last week to determine if 19 em- The 36 chosen are: merce; Isador Schlachter, Civil surance may, through their Credit ployees of Manhattan State Hos- Frank J, Bishop, Public Works; Defense; Gerald Sparer; Reed M, Union, now borrow amounts up to pital, who lost their personal Helen T. Callahan, Taxation and Smith, Rent Commission; Leonard $400 on their own signature, pay- property in a fire which took place Finance; Jean A. Campbell, Edu- Kolleeny, Workmens Compensa- able within 36 months if they so on March 31, 1950, are to be re- cation; Thomas E. Coffey, Health; tion; David Parr, Education; desire. The extension of the time State Stenos imbursed by the State. Salvatore J, Colangelo, Public Aaron A. Lambert. Banking; An- within which loans may be re- The action Is being tried in the Works; Joseph F. Crook, Budget; thony Capuano. Education; Sher- iiaid has been made possible by Court of Claims. Bronx, and the John S. Cullar, DPUI; John J, man Lieber, DPUI; Robert M, the lifting of restrictions under Seek Higher attorney representing the em- Devlne, Veterans Affairs; Jean M. Samet, Health; Leo Miller, Social Federal Regulation W, The exten- ployees is John J, Kelly, Jr„ of Fatica, Education; Thomas H, Welfare; Marion Lleberman, Bud- sion of the period within which DeGraff, Foy, Conway and Holt- Fealey, Laborer; Joseph Ferlauto, get; Sidney Brounstein. Health; loans may be repaid is especially Grades, Pay Harris. Mr. Kelly is assistant coun- Labor; Milton Ginsburg, Building Robert W, German, Correction; favorable to those who desire to sel of the Civil Service Employees Code Commission; Irving Gold, Sally Cowan, Health; Morton R, purcliase appliances or other hard ALBANY, June 2~The Civil Association. Howard Danahy of Labor; Lawrence L. Hassell, La- Slegal, Correction; Robert C. goods ordinarily financed through Service Employees Association has the Attorney General's Office is bor; George C. Hepp, Taxation and Smith. Social Welfare. specific agencies at higher rates been Informed that the State arguing for the State. than required by the Credit Un- Classification and Compensation The fire took place in the Fe- ion. The maximum amount, and Division will conduct hearings on male Home of the hospital, and the maximum duration, are usually the application of stenographers the employees argue that the Charles Campbell Retires granted to borrowers whose abil- and senior stenographers for re- State was negligent in not provid- ity to repay is unquestioned. allocation to higher grades. The ing proper protective devices. The ALBANY, June 2 — Charles L. Heading civil service adminis- claims run from $200 to $2,000. Offices of the Credit Union are fii'st liearing will be held in Al- Campbell, administrative director tration since 1943, Campbell leaves bany on June 10 at 10:30 a.m. in Those employees who had claims for the State Department of Civil a $14,000 job. William J. Murray, maintained at 1440 Broadway, of less than $150 have already NYC. at which Mr, I. Seigel, treas- Hearing Room No, 5, State Office Service, last week confirmed wide- assistant to Campbell, has been Building.