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position should be created in each of the following fields; school education, agricultural economics, cattle raising, sheep raising, agricultural demonstration, vocational guidance and placement, development and application of native arts and industries, public health nursing, home demonstration, social work, and law in its social aspects. Again it should be emphasized that in the broad sense every one of these positions, whatever the specialty, would be primarily concerned with Indian education.
These positions should be classified as of senior professional grade (Grade 5) of the Professional and Scientific Service, as established by the Classification Act of 1923. Their duties will require them to perform advisory and research work based upon the established principles of a profession or science, and requiring professional scientific or technical training equivalent to that represented by graduation from a college or university of recognized standing, and many years of practical, successful and progressive experience in the application of these principles. They will be required to serve as consulting specialists and independently to plan, organize, and conduct investigations in original research or developmental work in their special professional, scientific, or technical fields. They should be persons of established reputation and standing. Their salaries under the Classification Act should range from $5200 to $6000.
In some instances it may prove practicable to fill these positions by the transfer of persons already on the professional and scientific staffs of other government offices, but in general they should be filled by open competition nationally advertised. This advertising could well embody an announcement of plans for the developing and improving the service for the Indians. Well done it would not only attract an able group of competitors but also would greatly strengthen the standing of the Indian Service with the public.
The appropriation for this Division, exclusive of the specialists to aid the medical director, should be a lump sum to be available for salaries and travelling expenses, including by all means attendance at meetings at government expense. To allow for freedom in employing temporary specialists and an adequate allowance for travelling expenses and clerical assistance an appropriation of $250,000 is recommended.