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panies are contacted by mail or phone during the year. Between 25 to 30 government agencies, in-
[illegible] not every student is notified of every opening because there are so many.
   A list of students who want to interview is made up and the company is notified, usually a couple of days in advance, of how many students are going to interview.
   Besides the regular list, she said she also may show a company the papers of a Ph.D. can-

months, and who might be qualified for a job.
   She stressed the fact that students who were going into service as soon as they graduate should still register. She said that when they got out and wanted to use the placement service they often had difficulty in finding old teachers for references.
   She said she also contacted many of the other departments around campus to see if they had any students who might be interested in a company, particularly if the company had an unusual job to fill.
   She said that because of the amount of publicity that their office puts out and the number of contacts with other University

oriented." This includes newspaper internships, accounting work, and students who work with business executives for the summer to get the "feel" of the business.
   Miss Barnes said their office followed up on summer help to see how they liked their work.
   Along with the advisory work and information gathering and setting up of interviews, the placement office contains an extensive library.
   On one wall of the library is a cabinet of information folders on companies which interview regularly.
   On the opposite wall is information on government agencies, more permanent files on the larger companies and files on those which will soon interview. Some of the material may be checked out.

   There are also file cabinets on specialties, such as women's jobs and jobs available in specific cities or states.
     The library is part of the new placement office which is about a year old.
     Miss Barnes said she and her staff have found the office more convenient and efficient compared to their old office in the Old Dental Building.

          Changes Noted
     Miss Barnes said the placement office had changed considerably since it was formed in 1949, it was still changing.
     After World War II, she said, the industries began to search seriously for employes to help make up the large shortage of trained help.  At the time placement offices were primarily managed by each department or college, such as education, law or engineering.
     But the demands for employes began to cut across departments and so the Business and Industrial Placement Policy Office was formed. Now, through the efforts of the Placement Policy Committee which was formed a year ago and is comprised of a number of placement services on campus, an attempt is being made to coordinate even more the work of the various placement offices.
     Whether some sort of further coordination will be achieved is not yet known. 
     Thinking of other changes in addition to coordination, Miss Barnes puzzled about the recent demonstrations and talk about a moratorium on what companies could recruit on campus.
    The students who demonstrated against Dow Chemical Co. were hurting themselves more than anyone else, she said, tilting her head to one side as if querying for a sympathetic reply.
     Anyway, things are quiet at the moment in the placement office. There are no recruiters there now.

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panies are contacted by mail or phone during the year. Between 25 to 30 government agencies, in- [illegible] not every student is notified of every opening because there are so many. A list of students who want to interview is made up and the company is notified, usually a couple of days in advance, of how many students are going to interview. Besides the regular list, she said she also may show a company the papers of a Ph.D. can- months, and who might be qualified for a job. She stressed the fact that students who were going into service as soon as they graduate should still register. She said that when they got out and wanted to use the placement service they often had difficulty in finding old teachers for references. She said she also contacted many of the other departments around campus to see if they had any students who might be interested in a company, particularly if the company had an unusual job to fill. She said that because of the amount of publicity that their office puts out and the number of contacts with other University oriented." This includes newspaper internships, accounting work, and students who work with business executives for the summer to get the "feel" of the business. Miss Barnes said their office followed up on summer help to see how they liked their work. Along with the advisory work and information gathering and setting up of interviews, the placement office contains an extensive library. On one wall of the library is a cabinet of information folders on companies which interview regularly. On the opposite wall is information on government agencies, more permanent files on the larger companies and files on those which will soon interview. Some of the material may be checked out. There are also file cabinets on specialties, such as women's jobs and jobs available in specific cities or states. The library is part of the new placement office which is about a year old. Miss Barnes said she and her staff have found the office more convenient and efficient compared to their old office in the Old Dental Building. Changes Noted Miss Barnes said the placement office had changed considerably since it was formed in 1949, it was still changing. After World War II, she said, the industries began to search seriously for employes to help make up the large shortage of trained help. At the time placement offices were primarily managed by each department or college, such as education, law or engineering. But the demands for employes began to cut across departments and so the Business and Industrial Placement Policy Office was formed. Now, through the efforts of the Placement Policy Committee which was formed a year ago and is comprised of a number of placement services on campus, an attempt is being made to coordinate even more the work of the various placement offices. Whether some sort of further coordination will be achieved is not yet known. Thinking of other changes in addition to coordination, Miss Barnes puzzled about the recent demonstrations and talk about a moratorium on what companies could recruit on campus. The students who demonstrated against Dow Chemical Co. were hurting themselves more than anyone else, she said, tilting her head to one side as if querying for a sympathetic reply. Anyway, things are quiet at the moment in the placement office. There are no recruiters there now. [advertisement] IOWA CITY DRIVE-IN Theatre BEATTY NAWAY [advertisement] SPECIAL UNDAES [advertisement] ACADEMY AWARD MINATIONS CLUDING CTURE