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Department will gladly give advice about the opportunities to secure
experience under competent direction.

Professional training for social work may be secured in one of the
schools of philanthropy. Some university courses offer valuable
preparation, and certain technical courses, such as physical training,
or domestic science, are of distinct use as part of the equipment of
social workers.

In view of the complex character of the field and the rapid develop-
ment of new activities, it seemed essential that there should be a cen-
tral registry. To meet this demand, the Department for Social
Workers was established as a branch of the Intercollegiate Bureau of
Occupations.

The Intercollegiate Bureau of Occupations is organized and man-
aged by the New York alumni associations of nine leading eastern
colleges for women. The purpose of the Bureau is to secure posi-
tions for college women in pursuits other than teaching.

I n the Department for Social Workers, both men and women
are eligible for registration. I t hopes to be of service not only by
registering workers and positions but also by investigating and mak-
ing available facts in regard to the opportunities in this field..

Correspondence and inquiries should be addressed to Miss Sigrid
V. Wynbladh, 38 West 32d Street, New York.

THE FIRST VOCATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE

NORTHWEST

A vocational conference, on occupations other than teaching, for
college women, is creating much enthusiasm among the college women
of the Northwest, because it is the first of its kind that has ever been
held in this section of the country and is something that will be of
great benefit.

•It is planned primarily for collegiate women and will consist of
lectures in the mornings and individual conferences in the afternoons.

The idea of holding vocational conferences is comparatively new
and this being the first, we are proud of the fact that our Dean
White is the instigator of this movement and that it will be held
here at our college. Several have been held during the last three
or four years in the East and Middle West, but they have all been
confined to one student body and dealt more or less with local prob-
lems. The conference to be held here in April is the first that has
invited delegates from the neighboring institutions and it is hoped
that all the thirteen institutions of higher education in the Pacific