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...Massachusetts, West Virginia, Alabama, and other states. Education administration may safely be said to offer a career as well established, as adequately rewarded, and as constructive as any profession which depends fundamentally on public support and legislative enactment. It is probably in better case than diplomacy or the consular service. In comparison with the Law or Medicine, it suffers on the score of independence and the chance of large reward, but it has the advantage of being directly and obviously a field of general social service...
...either to the American Legation at Peking or the American Embassy at Tokyo, as the case may be. During their assignment it is their primary duty to learn thoroughly the language of the country, its government, history and institutions as well as the general practice of international law and consular practice. An effort is also made to give them such actual experience in, office routine as is compatible with their studies and, upon the completion of their two-year course, they are promoted after examination to the grade of Interpreter and assigned for duty as Vice Consuls...
...Department to reserve as far as possible the posts in these countries for the language trained officers of each service so that those who enter a particular field enjoy the prospect of a definitely assured consular career in the country to which they are assigned as soon as they have qualified by study and experience...
Besides the opportunity to advance to the highest consular position maintained by the Government, the language trained officer is brought in contact with work of absorbing interest and can be a real influence in the tremendous new problems of contact between the civilizations of the East and West...
Although the compensation for the various grades of consular officers is not lucrative, it is hoped that this may be shortly remedied by Congressional action. It is essential, therefore, that those entering the Service must realize that the greatest satisfaction is to be gained through service and that their aim should be to serve their country because of the opportunities offered for individual initiative and responsibility and the advantages of education and travel in foreign countries. There is, perhaps, no other government career which offers more possibilities for responsible activities and real achievement in matters affecting the welfare...