STEELE MAKES FIRST REPORT

Reporting on the progress of the P. B. H. placement bureau during its first four months of service, John L. Steele yesterday announced that despite the war there was still a definite place for vocational assistance in the University.

As evidence of the continued use-fullness of the program, Steele revealed that his office had already sponsored 167 interviews between Seniors and prospective employers, and in addition had secured several interviews with Civil Service officials in Boston and Washington.

Report Prepared for P. B. H.

Prepared for the Phillips Brooks House Committee meeting yesterday, the report emphasized that several firms were willing to offer temporary employment to students who expected to be drafted in the near future. In the majority of such cases, moreover, Steele maintained that his office could help to establish contacts that might lead to a job after the war.

To date, the bureau has been primarily occupied in registering students and in discussing their plans, for it is as yet too early to complete the actual placements. Vocational test have been given to 15 students, and information on opportunities for government work has been collected.