Professional Training for Public Welfare

the recent development of public welfare is the increasing insistence upon proper training of those appointed to positions of responsibility in this field. There has always been a tendency in American government to look upon political appointments as a legitimate reward for party loyalty, a custom that is likely to lead to governmental inefficiency when the government enters a field where technical skill is required. In fact it is recognition of this danger that has caused many people to regard with grave apprehension the enlargement of governmental activities. Especially does this hold true in the field of public welfare. The supporters and leaders of private social agencies, recognizing the value of trained service and having before them the all too frequent examples of incompetency in such matters as the administration of

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