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Why Apathy? Wliy does an employee be come apathetic? What makes him stop earing about his work and the people with wliom lie works ' How can he be helped ? These questions were recent ly considered by eleven hoiise- keepin" supervisors during a course on “The Art of Motivat ing People.” The 16-hour course, which included discussions, lectures and films, was taught by an instructor from the Durham Technical Institute as a part of the institute’s program on ‘ ‘ Supervisory Development Training.” Many people think that an increase in pay is the answer to the problem of the apathetic employee. But is it? In a recent issue of Washiiuj- ton Report the results of a sur vey on “What Motivates Work ers” M’ere published, showing some interesting findings. The survey was conducted among foremen and other su pervisors in 24 industrial plants employing a large number of people. They were asked how they thought their employees would rank ten suggested mo rale factors in order of im portance. Employees in the same plants were also asked to rank these factors. The fir.st five factors listed by each are as follow: Said Employees Supervisors Wanted 1. Good wages 2. Job security 8. Promotion and growth in the company 4. Good working conditions 5. Work that keeps you inter ested Employees Said They Wanted 1. Full appreciation of work done 2. Feeling “in” on things 3. Sympathetic help on person nel problems 4. Job security 5. Good wages As is revealed in the results of this employee-poll, “appreci ation of work done” is impor tant. However, Mrs. Aim Hengtson, instructor for the course, noted tliat “praise should be given sincerely and wlien desei’ved and appropri ate.” An employee’s personal life may also effect his work. “You cannot separate the personal life of an employee from his on-the-job life,” said ]\Irs. Bengtson. “Work is not just a work place; it is a social or ganization. You are working with other people and they bring to their work part of their personal lives.” It was brought out that most of tlie clues to workers witli personal problems are non verbal. Appearance, attitudes and apathy are indicative of problems off the job as well as on the job. If a man is unhappy outside his work, chances are it will show up in the quality of his Avork, his attitude or his dispo sition, Jlrs. Bengtson said. In her review of the course, Mrs. Bengtson commented that she had found the housekeeping supervisors to be an exception al group. “Witli this group there was already a tremendous empathy with people,” she said. “Tliey also had respect for each other, so cooperation was already present—and, in addition, they had excellent senses of humor, which are es sential. Im joy rom='»Of»Lo T'l* tOD 13 nhE EfE«T4 I.ET EvCHY heart (>R?*«P HIM aooj» SILENT NIGHT HOLY NIGHT ALL IS CALM ALL IS BRISHT ROUND YON VIRGIN mother and child HOLY INFANT 50 TENDER AND MILO StjEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE SIPCPIN HEAVFNL School bells liavo been ringing for eleven of the housekeeping supervisors. Shown above “in class” are; (seated, from left) Jlrs. Rosa Matthews, Mrs. Hazel Leathers, Mrs. Kathleen K. Gonsalves, Mrs. Dorothy Adams, Mrs. Estelle Blackwclder and (standing from left) Mrs. IMildred Cheek, Mrs. Gladys Pickard, Mrs. Ruth May, Mrs. Ann Bengtson, instructor, Mrs. Hilda Sears, Mrs. Pattie Wray and Mrs. Lola Dubois. ORGAN MUSIC PLAYED ON CAMPBELL. Cleo Bell, R.X. on Campbell Ward, is shown with tlie choir and organist scene which was part of the award-winning Christmas decorations on Campbell. Also declared winners in the annual hospital Christmas decorations contest were McDowell Ward and the Outpatient Pediatric Clinic. The three areas were considered the most outstanding in imaginative decorating by the judges. Boxes of candy were presented to the winners by Jlr. Charles H. Frenzel, Administrative Director of the hospital. In all, 11) wards and 12 clinics participated in the competition. Each ward and clinic was allotted $5 with which to purchase the materials for the decorations. Paper plates, tinfoil, toothpicks, clothes pins, drawings and even soapsuds were used to create a variety of Yule effects. PROFESSIONAL NEWS (Continued from page 2) DR. JA:\IBS II. SEMAXS, Professor of Urology, served during December as a consultant in post graduate medicine at Evangelismos Hospital in Athens, Greece. MRS. VIRGINIA IRONS, Research Dietitian on Rankin Ward, recently spent a week partici pating in a Metabolic Conference, which was sponsored by the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. DR. ROY T. PARKER, Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, participated in the Hahnemann Symposium at Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, De cember 8. He presented a paper on “Non-hormonal Chemotherapy of Recurrent Endometrial Cancer.” Also in attendance were Dr. Zack Newton and Dr. George Wilbanks. DR. CHARLES 11. PEETE, JR., Associate Professor of Obstet rics and Gynecology, presented a paper on “Carcinoma of the Breast in Pregnancy” at a meeting of the Robert A. Ross Obstet rical and Gynecological Society in Chapel Hill, December 4. DR. WALTER B. CHERNY, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, presented a paper on “Clinical Implication of the Vascular Alterations in Pregnancy Toxemia” at a meeting of the Pittsburgh Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 6. DR. C. D. CHRISTIAN, Director of the Endocrine Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was a participating panelist on a panel discussing “Use of Estrogens in Gj’iiecology.” Excerpta Medica Foundation sponsored the panel discussion which was filmed De cember 13-14 in New York City. DR. PHILIP HANDLER, James B. Duke Pro fessor of Biochemistry and chairman of the de partment, was chairman of a discussion group at the Third Institute on administration—the IMedi- cal ('enter and the University, held December 12-15 at Bal Harbour, Florida and sponsored by the Association of American ^Medical Colleges. Also in attendance was University President, Dr. Douglas ]\I. Kiiiglit. Dr. Handler was honored as Guest of Honor at the annual dinner of tlie City College Cliemis- try Alumni Association in New York City. Dr. Haiidler is the first to be so honored. INTERCOM - 4
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