FRIDAY, MARCH 14. J 958 Seniors and t ie Rocessic Jobs Open for Top Men Despite Recession Factor Second of a Series Dr. Lawrence E. Fouraker, professor of economics and an adviser to the Joint Congressional Economic Committee, said the need for graduates is down because of the recession and other factors, but that there is “always a job for the top-notch man.” In a recession, Fouraker said, the first hiring to be cut back effects engineers, accoun tants, chemists and physicists, These are the kinds of persons “needed when expanding.” he said, but “if you’re not building —as in a recession period you don’t need them." If there is no upswing shortly, Fouraker said, many graduates will have to take the alternatives of graduate school or the army. The fate of the recession—whe ther it waxes or wanes—then be comes important to the senior, and even to the junior, who, after all, doesn’t have too long before: he-has to go to work. Fouraker said there is varied opinion on the future, but his “most optimistic guess,” he said, is that “some improvement may be seen in the fall.” “Otherwise,” he said, “this could develop into a first-rate, depression.” •' The solution, Fouraker said, is “wise intervention and policies on the part of the government.” However, he said, “even if the administration is inept, it would not be a drastic one.” It would not be anything like the one in 1932, Fouraker said, because there are now too many strong struc tural factors, such as an effective credit control by the government; and tighter reins on speculation in Wall Street. Nevertheless, he said, it is a “cause for concern.” He also said the recent in creases in spending alone because of Sputnik will not swing the employment pendulum. Not much more than 20 per cent of engi neering jobs are government fi nanced, he said. Therefore an in crease of one or two per cent or even ten per cent could -bring about at most a- total job need increase of two per cent. Donald M. Cook, assistant di rector of the University Place ment Service, cautioned that re cession is not the only reason for a cutback in jobs. ~ The last five years, he said, has seen a period of extensive hiring, which “reached its peak last year or the year before.” Over the past five years there has been much expansion, many government con tracts and an increased market, Cook said, and these are factors which create a need for new per sonnel. “There are still jobs,” he said, “but a guy just has,to do a better job of selling himself because the companies 'aren’t bidding any more.” Salaries, too, he said which have been “out of hand'—will be cut back this year, or at least in creases will not be nearly so great. Approved Fraternities All fraternities are approved for the entertainment of women guests tonight except Alpha Phi Delta, Alpha Tau Omega, Beta Theta. Pi, Phi Kappa Psi. Pi Lambda Phi. Pi Sigma Upsilon. and Zeta Beta Tau. All fraternities are approved for the entertainment of wom en guests tomorrow except Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Tau Omega, and Phi Kappa Psi. opposite, the Posl Ml College to Examine Organic Matter for AEC A study is being made in the College of Mineral Industries of! the organic substances in urani ferous shales that are of interest to the Atomic Energy Commis-, sion. The purpose of the study is to determine what the organic mat according to Dr. Corliss R. Kin ney, professor of fuel technology. igrapft iadio EPAIR SERVICE THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA »>•>'-S- - - -f ; "“" Jljjp^f^r'■ ,-' *±\-M;' Wl .v ~.. if x -£ What's "I became interested in computers and transistors at college,” Robert Pike recalls. “In fact, my senior project was building a small computer. So, when I graduated from the University of Maine In June, 1955, I naturally turned to the computer field. IBM, recog nized as a leader in this expanding electronics area, looked like a good place for me." Bob Pike began his IBM career as a Technical Engi neer, starting with a training program that lasted sev eral months. Then, asked to select the work area of his choice, he picked the Semi-Conductor Device Develop ment Group in Research. “My first assignment,” ha says, “was to plot various electrical and physical de vice parameters for a large number of transistors in the form of graphs or histograms in order to obtain correlation coefficients of the device characteristics.” Many fascinating assignments Other projects followed in rapid succession: Work on a germanium drift, diffused base transistor (he was the second of his group to enter thi3 field) . . . work on silicon as a transistor material do ing evaporations of im purities on the silicon (he is known as the . “pioneer silicon device A problem rn wrtorotion rtiitlonco „ . . - , man of his group). “Silicon is better than germanium because of better temperature and voltage breakdown points,” he men tions. “But it is difficult to find a material.to wet silicon to form alloyed junctions. I recall making the small contacts with an ultrasonic soldering iron.” Bob Pike waB promoted to Associate Physicist in December, 1956. His present assignment is leading a group of technicians in fabricating high-frequency, high-power PNP drift transistors. “We use a process I developed," he says. “These transistors will be used as core drivers in a high-speed memory array.” Aak him about this “most interesting" project and he’ll tell you, ‘‘Working with the evaporation of alloy ing impurities and designing 'new 1 semi-conductor devices.” Bob Pike is enthusiastic about IBM as a place to work. “The glowing descriptions of my work," he remi- Greek Shuts Book On Sleepy Coed . A restless fraternity man called I a coed acquaintance in Simmons Hall for a coffee date the other evening. ‘‘Well,” the sleepy coed an-, swered, “Pve just come in and; taken my shower already and I'mjj in my pajamas and Tip ready to retire. | : “I guess you’ll just have to turn to the next page in your! little.black book.” • The fraternity man thought for a second, and replied slowly and. deliberately: “Frankly, beautiful, I this is the last page.” ‘ FOR GOOD RESULTS i USE COLLEGIAN CLASSIFIEDS JACK'S BARBER SHOP 131 S. Pugh St it like to be with IBM Sold on IBM Eng Prof Attends Meet -Emerson Group to Meet Dr. George F. Wisliccnus, di- : The theological dispute, “If rector of the Garfield Thomas' Unitarian* are not Christians then Water Tunnel and professor ofj what are they?", will be discussed aeronautical engineering, is at-jbv Dr. Michael Chiappctta. at tending the National Flight Pro- .'sociate professor of education, at pulsion meeting of the Institute of '7 p.m. Sunday in the Eisenhower the Aeronautical Sciences, today Chapel main lounge. Emerson and tomorrow, in Cleveland,!Society, a Unitarian group, is Ohio. ;sponsoring the program. TANGLEWOOD Spaghetti Special • SPECIAL SPAGHETTI DINNER • #g\ Daily 6to 9 o'clock ALL YOU CAN EAT $lOO *MJ lacksonville Rd. 4Vi mi. E. of Bellefonte Research Physicist Robert W. Pike, like many other physicists, engineers and mathematicians, came to IBM directly from college. His degree is a B.S. in Engineering Physics. Here he tells you why the elec tronic computer field is fascinating to the graduate with a physics background nisces, “the extensive research facilities and the friendly employee-management relations brought two E.E. friends of mine to IBM from Maine, my Alma Mater.’’ His future? At the rate IBM and the electronic computer field are ex panding, he sees great opportunities. Of course, his own prog ress will be in ac cordance with IBM’s promotion policy— “strictly on merit.” He Plotting roiittor charactomtict has set a tentative goal of Project Engineer within the next five years and expects to continue to specialize in semi-conductor work. Bob Pike lives ia Poughkeepsie, N. Y., near the Research Lab oratory, with his wife and young son. He finds time to garden around his new home and to participate in the IBM Camera Club and a local Audio (Hi-Fi) Society. “It's a busy life," he says, . . and one with a a«vwwtng j»chmcoi publication! stimulating future." This profile ia just one example of what it’s like to be with IBM. There are many other excellent opportuni ties for well-qualified college men in Research, Devel opment, Manufacturing, Sales and Applied Science. Why not ask your College Placement Director when IBM will next interview on your campus? Or, for information about how your degree will fit you for an IBM career, just write to: data nraccuma • citcTmc typewkteits * wjlYtaity nroouora moui BJISIIICCMNa PItQOOOTS * SUPPUC A • TIM IQMIMIIIV Mr. IL A. Wfcitehom* ISM Corp., Dept. 810 590 Madison Avonuo Now York 22, N.Y. PAGE ELEVEN
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