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MODERATOR'S REMARKS (Following narration of slide presentation) OPEN WITH INFORMAL, INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.

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Gentlemen, one of the main purposes of the presentation you've just seen and heard is to stimulate our thinking about ways to get ·at this problem .... to exchange ideas about new approaches which can be tried, or are b eing tried, in your plant, or Joe's warehouse, right here in Atlanta. We are most concerned with what's happening in Atlanta, of course. Just to give you an idea of the sort of ' <programs and innovations we're talking about, let's I !. look around the country a :mni.nute to see l,c--;-1 employers elsewhere have licked their labor needs. In Newark, there's a special school b!icked up by Prudential Insurance, Standard Oil, Westinghouse, Western Electric, New Jersey Bell, Bamberger's, and Public Service Electric and Gas. These firms go together and hire young people in groups of a hund:ted, then alternate them ev':)r.r other W?ek hB°iween the plants and the special school of sm all classes. In Hartford, Aetna Life and Casualty goes in with the Urban League on stenographic training. In Racine, trn J. I . Case Company has a program called ADULTS IN A HURRY. This works by catching students who are ready to drop out of school and furnishing j part-time jobs to keep them going until they graduate. In Boston, tlie Raytheon Company has developed the talents of 1,500 handicapped people. �Moderator -- Page 2 In Illinois, Illinois Bell provides a clearing hous<': for 326 Bell Corps volunteers who spend off-duty time as slum leaders and tutors. Those are just a few examples. Programs such as these have been developed in Atlanta. With more thought and determination, ~ can be done. How? Let's start right here, by acknowledging that the problem and the opportunity exist, and that we have the will and the concern to begin. First, let's talk about our individual experiences. 'what could be clone -- - - what is being done in my company? Are my standards realistic? Do I have difficulty in getting the help I need ? How far are we reaching to get people to train? Is turnover a problem? What are the causes of my turnover? Do our· policies contrihute to turnover, or · help reduce it? Next, let's talk about these agencies. Do we call on them, and make use of their services? Do we know what help we might get from each? Could we use a service no agency seems to be offering? Then, let's talk about what we can <lo together. How can we pool information to find out the types of workers moat needed? F ow can several of us work together, or use a public agency, to recruit and train employees in special or general skills? What would it cost, and could the funds be oh-'. . ained? Those are just a few areas to talk about. We're inter ested in your own experiences, but we're just a s interested in the questions you might have , as well. .,' (AT THIS POINT, CALL ON ONE OR MORE IN AUDIENCE TO RELATE I

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