MEMORANDUM
From: Hertha KrausDate: May 12, 1942
I would be very grateful if you could interview Miss Schwickertphenever you happen to be in Chicago the next time.
I believe that she is a person of very good qualifications, butof a kind which are not too acceptable in this country; yet I believethat she should be placeable, unless there is some serious personalitydifficulty.
P.S. is a woman in her fifties, trained as a vocational teacherwith emphasis on home economics and group work. She has been theprincipal of a large vocational school for girls in Nuremberg and shehas been active in many committees interested in workers' education,consumers education and other forms of adult education in pre- Hitler Germany .She is a liberal Catholic who has been active in the GermanLabor Movement . I would think that Marie Juchacz knows her personallyand may be able to tell you more about her.
Miss Schwickert came to this country five years ago, but unfortu-nately on a student visa. She spent most of her time at the University of Chicago where she is doing some work in home economics and sociology,but probably very much part- time and without much concentration.
I have never met her personally, but according to her generaltraining and experience she should be right for institutional work,YWCA work( especially as resident secretary or industrial secretary).She could also be in charge of cooperative student houses, campuscafeterias. Perhaps she could also teach vocational courses in a juniorcollege.
I believe that Pauline Schwickert is in great need and that shehas not had the right vocational advice, and really wasted a good dealof time.
When you write her, please indi cate that I have suggested yourindicateseeing her.
Thanks very much for helping on this case.