Pot enough of the students no:7 inves tigating after-graduation job possibil ities have fully realized the opnortun ities offered in the area of state gov- ernzient service. State Service has gained tremendous impetus in the last decade as a field of opportunity aad advancement. The Conmo uealth of Pennvlvania ecaploys over 80,000 personE 50,000 of Thom have civil service status. people vortz in 1,000 difZerent classes of positionsin many fields. These areas include social Telfare, administration, 7)usiness, forestry, agriculture, educction, public health, and highuays. Within the occupat:i.onal structure the college graduate *3-1.11 find some 55 entry—level positions for :r . hich he can aualifyaccording to his major course of study. The training programs avrilable to employees include lectures, outside courses, on the job trainin: - : and, in some instances, higher educr.tion pro— grams leading to a masters degree. The Commonwealth also o2fers e:72loyee benefits. in fact, owernment employee generally run equal to the benefits in other types of er;ployment. State employees command salaries compara - lie to any other type of cployment. Tn additior„, other le . oefi;:s are 'iven annually, dependiilg upon the 1-erfora— alce of the employee. 11nnual leave and r;ai( - , holid:7ys ?:count to 28 6.0.37 s are also granted annually. Common— wealth enployees "ever_ 11y morlz five days a weelL', seven atld one half hours a clay. 7ospital and medical deduction s are nads for 7 - artici . oatinl members of nese State employees belon to a combined Social Security and State Employees Retirement rlan !Lich ultimately pro— vides a high retirement income depend— ing on the ye:lrs ol! service, ae, and sala -_- y From: Me Daily :3ollegim Saturday, Octoi3er 16, 1965 Fifteen &I - is of sic'_: lecve The new faces at Dehrend this year are not only those of the freshman class some of them are those of new faculty and staff members who are helping to ueet the needs of a growing school. Though we are already well into the fir term, nonetheless the mr,thers of the 1 - ETTLLY CUD Staff wcul - 17 1...%e to e:-:tenl n welcome to t] -, e. foilow:;ng: 2dna 2abcoc%, library assistant, is not completely new to 7 1ehrend, having T::orked in the library part—time since January, 1965. lbw a full—time menbr of the library staff, she enjoys - lehrend and its courteovs stuc7.ents tn— Itlc se aensely. 13codh has beer• an arie resident for twenty—five years. She enjoys hnitting and sewing for her three• daughters and a f,ood game of van la, Urs Licha,?.l L:atrona _.eights northeast of fittsbur2;h e .Ln instructor in 3n,slish I, he received his ".accalaurca':.e. c 1 . 2rom Indiana State Collec;e and is cur:tantly a cm— di , :late fora nester's degree from 2enn State. 1:r. Christor,her enjoys our attractive camrus and apTYrecietes its to 3rie, If anyone is interested in a ,- ..taitar, hr. ;hristopher is selling his twelve string Gibson. Dr. Franklin Jensen, professor of Phil osophy, is near to the full-time program at 3ehrend, taught in - Jontinuing 3ducation 6:uring the ~i nter term of 1964-65. Jensen teaches only three classes i . .er week since he is the min ister at Luther I:emorinl Church in Erie. - orn in 3rooLlyn and raised in 3yrzeuse he crulle to 2rie seven years aco with his wife and two 6a.u3 - hters after havinc lived in Canada for five years. in his rare syl'are Dr. Jensen enjoys 'ooatinz, I. 7 rs. Kay Lo 7 .lcuh is 17,ehrendos neu nurse and book sZore "proprietess." liavin s ; received her traininc, at :_ll<heny oral IlbsrAt: - .1 in _ittslmr,sh, she has Oresson, Penns yl— native. of Jhristopher Jr. hails from anc: swinmin.
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