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.