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University of Iowa anti-war protests, 1968

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Page 10-THE DAILY IOWAN-Iowa City, Ia. - Thurs., Mar. 21, 1968

Protests or Not, Place
By BRUCE MOST

     On the other side of the desk, which was piled high with memos, lists, registration forms, calendars and files, sat a bespectled vivacious woman who was talking and gesturing about the work of the Business and Industrial Placement Office. She leaned forward to make a point:
     "I don't think these protestors realize what goes on in this office," she said. "It's more than just putting up a sheet for people to sign up for interviews."
   The woman was Miss Helen M. Barnes, director of the placement office, and her office has more than once been accused of doing very little for University students and too much for the "military and industrial complex" which allegedly promotes the Vietnam war. 
     On Nov. 1, protesters criticized the Marine recruitment held in the placement office, and a month later protesters attempted to storm Dow Chemical Co. recruiters in the placement office. 
     Miss Barnes paused a moment after making her point and began to describe her office's work.
     She said, for instance, her office had mailed out information about their jobs, their pay and what they thought of the companies for which they were working. 
     She said this information would be compiled and used to help advise students about specific companies. 
     Advisory work, in addition to setting up interviews with companies, was the placement office's most important job, Miss Barnes said. 
     She said she was in the process of changing the office's official title to emphasize the advisory aspect of its work. The office will either be called the Office of Career Planning and Placement or the Career Advisory and Placement Office, she said. 
     Every student who registered here, she said, was interviewed by someone on their staff to find out exactly what work he was interested in, what his qualifications were and to make suggestions to him about the best way of achieving his goals.
    There were 650 students registered for the 1966-67 season. The figure for this season is not yet known.
     Usually only seniors and graduates were allowed to register, Miss Barnes said, since those are the people whom companies were usually interested in.
     The placement office staff is comprised of Miss Barnes, assistant director Mrs. Grace Files, one full and one part-time secretary, a part-time clerk who keeps the office's library up to date, and a part-time counselor.
     "We try to fit our services to each person," Miss Barnes said, "and not to make it just a routine."
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Page 10-THE DAILY IOWAN-Iowa City, Ia. - Thurs., Mar. 21, 1968 Protests or Not, Place By BRUCE MOST On the other side of the desk, which was piled high with memos, lists, registration forms, calendars and files, sat a bespectled vivacious woman who was talking and gesturing about the work of the Business and Industrial Placement Office. She leaned forward to make a point: "I don't think these protestors realize what goes on in this office," she said. "It's more than just putting up a sheet for people to sign up for interviews." The woman was Miss Helen M. Barnes, director of the placement office, and her office has more than once been accused of doing very little for University students and too much for the "military and industrial complex" which allegedly promotes the Vietnam war. On Nov. 1, protesters criticized the Marine recruitment held in the placement office, and a month later protesters attempted to storm Dow Chemical Co. recruiters in the placement office. Miss Barnes paused a moment after making her point and began to describe her office's work. She said, for instance, her office had mailed out information about their jobs, their pay and what they thought of the companies for which they were working. She said this information would be compiled and used to help advise students about specific companies. Advisory work, in addition to setting up interviews with companies, was the placement office's most important job, Miss Barnes said. She said she was in the process of changing the office's official title to emphasize the advisory aspect of its work. The office will either be called the Office of Career Planning and Placement or the Career Advisory and Placement Office, she said. Every student who registered here, she said, was interviewed by someone on their staff to find out exactly what work he was interested in, what his qualifications were and to make suggestions to him about the best way of achieving his goals. There were 650 students registered for the 1966-67 season. The figure for this season is not yet known. Usually only seniors and graduates were allowed to register, Miss Barnes said, since those are the people whom companies were usually interested in. The placement office staff is comprised of Miss Barnes, assistant director Mrs. Grace Files, one full and one part-time secretary, a part-time clerk who keeps the office's library up to date, and a part-time counselor. "We try to fit our services to each person," Miss Barnes said, "and not to make it just a routine." Miss Barnes, who has a vast memory dences, listed a dents tha advised. One stu French type of she said he get addition would be ber of f directly A comp ing Unive excessive written the judgm Barnes student t problem Of Miss reason t visory of dents ha not becau because tics, such and aggr She s were mor of person what his were. There rooms in and addi around ca mately 35 representa An addi panies are phone dur 25 to 30 g [advertisement] TIMES*70 PHON EM. 4-8613 [advertisement] Charco's [advertisement] H EAD [advertisement] Music, Inc. A IOWA