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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1947)
Job Possibilities Good For Graduating Seniors By CHUCK de GANAHL Staff Writer, The Emerald 1 lie employment opportunities for seniors being graduated this June will be very good this spring, Karl Onthank, dean of personnel administration and director of the graduate place ment service, indicated Thursday. 1 he placement service, Dean Onthank explained, acts as a go-between agency between the students and the employers. as openings occur many employ ers notify the office. The place ment service then notifies° stu dents registered with the office of the vacancies. Confidential r e c o m mendations of the students’ instructors and department head are turned over to Dean Onthank, who in turn forwards copies of the recommen dations to interested employers. In addition the graduate place ment service distributes job ap plication blanks to the interested students. Interviews Arranged Concerns desiring to hire stu dents often send men to interview prospective employees. The place ment service arranges these inter views with the students. Among the jobs now open for graduating seniors, Dean Onthank reported many in accounting fields. The Dean said that the accounting jobs called for vary ing amounts of experience but that general and cost accountants were in particular demand. Accounting Offered He explained that the jobs would offer a great deal of train ing in the particular field of ac counting. Among the hiring firms are many construction concerns and the Mountain States Power company. t In the field of employment, fi nance looks bright, Dean Onthank said, particularly in the credit corporations and in the stock deal ers field. Among the possible em ployers in this field are the Gen eral Motors acceptance corpora tion, the Blythe company, and the Commercial Credit corporation. ~— For these jobs, he said, a know ledge of business administration or of economics is essential. Public Relation Jobs The placement service has re quests from the St. Helens and the Newberg chambers of commerce for secretaries. These jobs, requir ing some knowledge of public re lations, Dean Onthank said, offer an excellent springboard into many business fields. For the undergraduates there are many summer jobs offered by the employment bureau of the YMCA, under the direction of Mrs. Lucille Perkins. These jobs include guides, laborers and many other types of work in both the Sea Lion Caves park in southern Oregon and at Crater lake park. Also jobs are available with the state forestry department and with the Lane county protective association. Sallaries Vary Jobs with the- bureau of ento mology of the department of agri culture in rust prevention in north ern California and southern Ore gon were reported by Mrs. Per kins. Salaries with this depart ment range from $180 to $220 a month. Underclassmen i n t e r e s ted in these summer jobs should contact Mrs. Perkins in the employment bureau of the YMCA for full in formation about the jobs. Students are guaranteed 15 days free lodging at the local infirmary if ill, however, no one is obligated to use that time. WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION 1414 Kincaid Street Easter Sunday, April 6, 1947 Raster Breakfast immediately following Sunrise Service at McArthur Court 11 A. M. Services Central Presbyterian Fairmount Presbyterian 1010 Pearl St. R. 15th & Villard Blvd. 6:30-7:30 p. m.—Evening Forum (preceded by half hour of social ‘tea') Subject: INDIA TODAY Reader: Mr. Harry Newton, son of missionary parents, born and educated in India. ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 11 th and Charnelton Rev. 1’’. P. Leipzig, Pastor HOURS OF EASTER SUNDAY MASSES 6:15 a. m. Low Mass. Music by selected group. Sermon by Fr Leipzig. 7:15 a. m. Low Mass. Music by adult choir. Sermon by Fr. Basil. 8:30 a. m. Low Mass. St. Mary’s Grade School. Sermon by Fr. Basil. 9:45 a. m. Low Mass. St. Mary’s High School. Sermon by Fr, Leipzig. 11:00 a. m. High Mass. Music by Adult Choir. Sermon by Fr. Leipzig. . Saturday, 2:00 to 5:00 p. m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p. m. University to Celebrate Army Week April 6-12 Honoring U.S. War Dead JOE CONROY .. . Elected president bf reactivated Scabbard and Blade. Big ’47 Broadcast Scheduled for May The "Big Broadcast of 1947,” an annual feature of the “Let’s Sing, America," program, will be pro duced in McArthur court May 8, it was announced this week by Maude Garnett, associate professor of pub lic school music and director of the weekly radio broadcast. The broadcast will climax the year’s program of the “participat ing” feature of Station KOAC’s school of the air, started four years ago as a participating program for the state’s one and two-room schools. Feature of the May broadcast will be music by the University of Oregon band, under the direction of John Stehn, as a part of the enter tainment provided for school chil dren who come to the campus to take part in the event. Other activ ities will include folk dancing and a picnic lunch, with surprise enter tainment also planned, Miss Gar nett said. Eugene city school chil dren will assist in the plans. Miss Garnett announced that registration for the broadcast is now open, and will close May 1. In formation needed includes the name of the school, the number of chil dren planning to attend, and the name of the teacher who will ac company the students. All schools are invited to send students to the broadcast, she said. Emerald Change Effective Monday Bill Stratton, sophomore in jour nalism, has announced his resigna tion as Emerald managing, editor effective April 7, it was announced Friday by Marguerite Wittwer Wright, Emerald editor. Stratton will be replaced by Jeanne Sim monds, junior in journalism and for mer feature editor. Stratton, who replaced Jack Bill ings as managing editor winter term, said although he is unable to continue as managing editor be cause of financial reasons, he will continue to work on a part time ba sis for the Emerald. Before accepting the news side position winter term, Stratton served as assistant sports editor fall term. Serenades must be registered at least 24 hours in advance at the dean of men’s office. By june McConnell “A Strong America is a Peaceful America," is the theme of Army W eek which will he observed from April h to 12 on he Lniversity campus and in Eugene, in connection with the national celebration, as proclaimed by President Harry Tru man this year, to honor both the living and the dead members who have served with the United States armv. v^oi. j. McCammon, head of the military science department, is the army officer responsible for the commemoration program of the army in Eugene. Project offi cer working on the celebration is Lt. Col. Henry W. Hall, assistant professor of military science and head of public relations. The Eu gene chamber of commerce is sponsoring the events of Armv Week. According to Col. Hall, a dis play of different types of military equipment will be on exhibit all next week at the campus ROTC headquarters. The “jump-off” speech in the program of army events was given last night Major Gen. Willis H. Hale, commanding general of the 4th air force, at the regular meeting of the chamber of com merce group in Eugene. Numerous other activities are scheduled for next week, in honor of the army. Among the im portant features of the week on the campus will be the daily show ing of motion pictures at the RO TC building, 15th and Onyx street, in room 1. The schedule for the movies is as follows: April 7, 10 a. m. and 2 p. m.— “Liberation of Rome” and “Battle of San Pietro,” April 8, 9 a. m. and 2 p. m.— “Attack! Battle of New Britain,” April 9, 10 a. m. and 2 p. m.— “Westward is Bataan,” April 10, 10 a. m. and 2 p. m.— “Price of Rendova,” “Seeds of Destiny,” and “Eve of Battle.” April 11, 9 a. m. and 2 p. m.— “The True' Glory." ° On Saturday morning from 9 J. m. through 11:30 a. m., re quests jnay ° be made for the re showing of any of the films shown during the week. The time re- • quired for the showing of the pic tures is about 50 minutes on the average, Col. Hall said. The setting aside of April 6 each year for Army Day was done by a resolution passed by congress in 1937, but this is the first year that a whole week has been sched uled by the nation in honor of the United States army. The University coop association was organized in 1920. 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