Word: personnel
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...House, Speaker Longworth and his fellow Republicans planned the personnel of committees which will have to function until April 15. The Committee on Agriculture (to prepare a farm relief bill) was made up. Because of their increased majority in the next Congress, the Republicans took for themselves 15 instead of 14 seats of the 22 on the Agriculture Committee. The Ways & Means Committee (to prepare the tariff bill) was also set in motion. Incidentally Congressman James A. Frear of Wisconsin, a former member of the Committee ejected four years ago for having supported the late, great Senator La Follette...
...central banking system may safely permit its facilities to expand unless it is certain of its determination and ability to bring about contraction when circumstances require," argued Mr. Warburg. He blamed "structural defects" of the Federal Reserve System, rather than the System's personnel. Action of the System, he said, cannot be prompt or decisive when it depends upon 120 men in twelve separate boards working with a central board of eight men "who may be wide apart in their views and bewildered by political influence...
...department which draws in college men is the department of training, which in many cases is a branch of the Department of Personnel. Due to greater ability, potentially at least, to teach, many large establishments like Macy's frequently put the college men through different departments in rapid succession, with the idea that they may be used in the various phases of training. It is in these training departments that many college people, both men and women, remain sometimes for a number of years, as ability to train sales and other operating personnel is not only interesting, but well paid...
Since the President has stated that contemplated changes in public service would not require a large recruiting of new personnel, he will undoubtedly draft his diplomats from more ornate but less exacting service in European posts, to add prestige to South American embassies. The proposed plan is in accord with the experienced organizing ability of Mr. Hoover, and diplomats will soon learn that the needs of the service outweigh the personal preferences of those who are a part...
...conclusion of the spring practice session Horween will announce the personnel of his coaching staff for next fall...