Architect and engineer . ing employment in all sections ofthe country with activitv in thebasic industries is reported by the em-ployment department of the of Engineers. The demandfor architectural and structural drafts-men and designers with building, or plantexperience has far exceeded the supply inpractically all sections of the country. The total number of positions being re-ceived by the American Association ofEngineers is over 400 each month, withabout 250 of these filled by the Associ-ation. This large placement is tlue toconcerted local activity by capab


Architect and engineer . ing employment in all sections ofthe country with activitv in thebasic industries is reported by the em-ployment department of the of Engineers. The demandfor architectural and structural drafts-men and designers with building, or plantexperience has far exceeded the supply inpractically all sections of the country. The total number of positions being re-ceived by the American Association ofEngineers is over 400 each month, withabout 250 of these filled by the Associ-ation. This large placement is tlue toconcerted local activity by capable em-ployment representatives. The averagemonthly salary of all positions filled dur-ing June was $192. A number of po-sitions above the $500 mark were filled. University Gymnasium Preliminary sketches have been ap-proved for the new fireproof womensgymnasium to be erected on the Campus()( the Lniversity of California, the giftol Mr. William R. Mr. BernardMavbeck is the architect. 112 THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER. STONE-TILE Flaiil ul Rlujiles-Jamieson & Oakland. Calif. Hollow Concrete Brick Meets Demand for EconomicalBuilding Material By FREDERICK JENNINGS THE SHORTAGE of buildinR ma-terial.; and the demand for a thor-oughly practical building unit ofconcrete that can be produced econom-ically and on a large scale has led to thedevelopment of Stone-Tile, a new hollowconcrete building brick. The National Stone-Tile Corporationhas been organized to manufacture andmarket this product and distribute theequipment for casting Stone-Tile. Theorganizers are men of wide experience inthe building industry who are thoroughlyfamiliar with the retjuirements necessaryto meet practical building needs. This company is carrying out at thistime plans which will make Stone-Tileuniversally available and their organiza-tion will include plants capable of pro-viding an unlimited supply of doing this their problem has beenvery much simplified due to the fact thatStone-Tile


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