Mr. Adams. Private agencies and, of course, we have the continuing battle of the public versus private activities.
Mr. Jenner. The scope of employment, that is the work, is of great variety, is it, the jobs that are being served?
Mr. Adams. Yes; all the way from laborers up through doctors of philosophy in varying fields.
Mr. Jenner. Do you ever seek, for example, let's use a hypothetical day—you mention a doctor of philosophy—let's say he had a Ph. D. in geology, and he came to the commission. You do not have at the moment, let us say, with respect to this hypothetical Ph. D., an inquiry from a prospective employer. Do you mean that the TEC would in that kind of an incident—a man of quite high education, would you seek a position for him by calling possible employers?
Mr. Adams. Yes; we would do this and we refer to it either as job development or the projection of a highly qualified applicant to selected employers who might be in need of such a man.
Mr. Jenner. When did you become employed by or connected with the TEC, as you call it?
Mr. Adams. Well, I retired from the United States Air Force in January of 1960, and attempted to be a salesman for about a year and thereby losing my hat and shirt, and I decided I had misused the talents that I had mastered in the service and returned to Government service.
Mr. Jenner. That was when?
Mr. Adams. I joined TEC on March 9, 1962.
Mr. Jenner. Are you a native of this area?