University of Virginia Library

PUBLIC SERVICE

The rapid growth in the functions and forms of activity of all branches of
government service has made it highly important that those who wish to enter
this field should receive special training. The University is especially desirous
of providing such training and ample facilities are offered in the study of our
federal system of government, and the spheres of authority exercised by the state
and local units. Opportunities are afforded for the study of foreign and diplomatic
service, and a wide range of courses may be selected in the customs, languages
and literature of foreign countries.

Likewise provision is made as fully as possible by which the student may gain
familiarity with the various federal bureaus and agencies at Washington. Free
use is made of governmental documents, attention being given not only to the
contents of these but also to the forms and methods of preparation. The significance
of the statistical data presented in the various reports of such agencies as
the Census Bureau, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Interstate Commerce
Commission, Bureau of Labor Statistics, etc., is also shown. A similar
study is made of the State documents of Virginia and of other States.