on thinking men and women. Although
the initiation of these changes^f | l | |
mainly employee-sponsored, m any-
able and foresighted administrators?
realize and appreciate their worth.
Administrative Policies Are Improving
The measures to improve efficiency
in State agencies which fall more di
rectly to the administrators and ap-
pointing authorities embrace (1) the
interest they take in the employees;
the immediate supervisor and (3)
the other people on the job. On, a
pohcy level, much is being done tb;
meet thM problems and as they are
successfully attacked I and practiced,
the service will improve and true ef-;
ficifency^be increased. The right to hire
and fir e ,| b a S s on true interest of the
publié welfare and prudently -used,'
will go a long way toward caring for
the abQ ^ poi^ ^ gW and (3). The real-.
ization of the value
merit when and where it is shown by
anem ployee and the willingness to
commend gpodlwork w ilw ert arilarge;
influence in achieving the fruitio'n of
the number one (1) point, above.-In
terest in the employee works in many
ways and is probably the largest and
most important task bef routing any
offiical, administrator or appointing
authority. After all, most of the ac
tual work is done by the emplpyee;
the administrator^H'ould “administer.”
It tâkes a man BBR'ajufe W deB B S e
authority to others a n d lS fo r e g o the
glory- and publicity personally avail
able because of his position. d O gon is
fortunate in having manyWf^this-cali
bre as its leaders and* administrators.
In public service, the service comes
first, and the public B B tîm llB then
naturally follow. Since 1943, the OSEA
has had an active part in the improve
ment of the channels through which
the service can be cons tan tly improv
ed. Theaynaiir tools are at hand. Wise
use Jand .continued cooperative effort
wiU
far-reaching and lasting ef
fect. Loyal, well-treated and respected "
employees working for and withf'wise
le a d ^ a c&r« and will render
^¡^WKWnlJ^erftrice to Oregon.
Sometimes you run across a pain in
(WsSWsÆTOaB'i 3 re. ’
Be An Active Member
Are^ouWri.. actiye member, the kind
that would be missed,
Or are you just contented that your
name- is|on the LafebgiE
Do you attend meetings, and mingle
with the flock^T
slay at home and^rit’icize,'
I and-knocked
Do you' take an activbC-part tb^help
the work along,
Or are you ¡ O g i e d to be the land
that “just belongs” ?
Do you ever go to visit a member who"
is sick,
Or leave the work to just a few and
I ^talkh about the clique?
TH^SK^uite a program scheduled that
I’m sure you’ve heard about,
And we’ll appreciate it, if you, too,
I Will .ybn^ E iih- help out.
So come to the meetings o jjW llB d help
I with haiadj and heart.
Don’t be just a member but takrian
active part.
Think 'this' over member, yorij? know
.-'right or wrong.
Are you an active member, or do you
just belong?
— Author Unknown;,
j^ B ^ S K ^ ^ te g itp r understands this
^^^^^h^pjjgce^ ^pBjem^ appeared in
some Rose City Chapter No. 5 litera-
ture, and we would gu essth eau th o r
to be among the chapter officers. a
I T heÆ ^ 9|Œ K 9| ahead is to use the
o ne y o u have.
» W in .
its' scenic
charm, still rlB yW the fS ^ M w f yes
terday and the old West in such settle
ments as Jacksonville in southern Ore-
gon, lhe' Pendleton Round-Up in east
ern Oregon, Champo eg, state park
near Salem arid other points of his-
interest, recalling stirring days
of more than a century ago. A ll of
these and numerous otller pioneer at
tractions are ready I to welcome 1949
vacation visitors, who may obtain de-
tailed advance information by^.'cbnk
fa cting «SregoniE^raOvel informal-; de-
K-rtment t^f^ j i ^ KlM^Hjb^iahwav com-