| Show PERSONAL OPINION aby elwyn blake e CIVIL SERVICE we have been looking into some 0 of the civil service positions advertised as open for examination of applicants it seems that the college graduate I 1 has the inside track regard diess lessof 1 I of his lack of practical experience vor rot instance accompanying the forms fori 19 i sent out for junior range examiner and junior forester I 1 is a sheet cont containing F n requirements cements of applicants this sheet states that applicant must have had four years study in ei either ther of these subjects before they are eligi fUe for ar the positions posit lons kons we would like to learn what college or university had any course in in range examination four years ago 0 1 of course we ave know of some who have obtained similar positions without a college education and we nye sincerely think they are better fitter fitted r for the job than they would hale been had they merely had book boak learning and not practical experience what we would like to knowis why a man who has lived from aile hood sheile he be could study ranse conditions or forest conditions is not better fitted for the positions than one who knows nothing of the practical matters so vital to the work the need deed for rodent control has never been more herip here than I 1 at present we had high hopes abbat that the blanding anding BI camp would belp kielp eradicate the prairie dogs anol and jck jack rabbits rab tits that was last year however and our hopes have vanished with the man power a ai lable and government money spent on these ramps camps it seems that they could at least east cavry carry to completion some promes which would benefit the localities in which they are situated the road building i which has been lone done has been a goad start but as soon as the weather be came warm hero here so that work ron oon the mountain road could be carried on profitably most of the person personnel riel of the indian creek camp was moved to a lower altitude the mountain toed road is unfinished it should not be left in its present condition we understand that plans are being awe made to turn some of the drouth relief wells and equipment over to the public as stock watering projects for the benefit of the range users this is the first sensible suir suggestion we have heard beard concerning the projects in a long time the utter titter folly cf selling we the private parties for removal and for use is an outstanding example of waste of public money why the public be permanently berie fitted by these projects 1 it seems that most of us devote our lives to the he pursuit of money up un to a certain point under linder our present economic system this is necess necessary arv many of us risk our health year after year in unfavorable in our pursuit of the dollar and if lve ve accumulate enough upon which to live comfortably we declining years suffer sufferina erinc inor ill lile health hith our only hope then is to lr create ate security adrift an happiness for avi orr loved ones if we could be sure of this the game might be worth tb the edosa cost I 1 the democrats say that 21 1 of the national was be thed by president hoover and that the new deal has hag added only 1628 of ab t to the also claim edU cost of recovery has been less than 8 per cent of the cost to this nation of the world war we have long kmen that opponent st the new deal lumped the money loaned and supposedly recoverable as a debt incurred the fact is that such money draws interest and if all is ic repaid hii prove a profit able tran transaction faction sac tion adding money to the treasury our kiil only r grievance with the new deal deai has been the he discrimination shown by subordinates in granting benefits this charge however must be hafif a ia d rolo h M cal politics and cliques y r f irk |
