The Palm of Alpha Tau Omega (1937) (14804554213)

Identifier: palmofalphatauom5719alph (find matches)
Title: The Palm of Alpha Tau Omega
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Alpha Tau Omega
Subjects: Greek letter societies
Publisher: (Champaign, Ill., etc.)
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign



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except as the job furnished it. The em-ployee helped write without realizing it,the basic textbooks for the industry that was to be. These textbooks and experi-ences were made available to the em-ployee in the industry who followed thepioneer employee and he has used theseto his own personal advantage. Allthese industries in their earlier periodsgave huge rewards to those possessed ofnative ability, with foresight and energyenough to think through these new prob-lems—to do the impossible, topioneer, to discover new ways, new pro-cesses, new fields. Of course real opportunities exist to-day and will exist tomorrow in thepetroleum industry, and in about thesame proportion as in other similar in-dustries. There is no black magic,no open sesame, no easier road tosuccess in the petroleum industry thanin others such as steel, packing andtextile or in others of like proportions. Back of the petroleum industry therenow lie 78 years of experience, experi- EMPLOYMENT IN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY 365
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EAST TEXAS OIL SCENE showing mixture of oil and gas under high pressure issuingfrom newly-tapped well during a drill-stem test. ment and discovery. More than a mil-lion employees occupy the field, many ofthem highly trained in theory, in prac-tice and in experience, making everyjob more competitive. Employees pos-sessed of ambition, education and ex-perience, make more insistent demandseach year for their place in the sun—striving not only to hold their presentplace but to push higher in the ranks ofthe industry. MUST START AT THE BOTTOM This is fundamental: a guide cannotsuccessfully take one where he has notbeen himself. Textbooks describe theway but it requires the practice that cancome alone from hard, monotonous andtiring work in the field to really equipone for the greater responsibilities fur-ther up the line. The petroleum indus-try is probably near its peak in numberof employees it will require at any time in its work out ahead. If this opinionis correct, it means the newer