Chapter 2: Rising Steadily in the Profession, 1938-1946.

Chapter 2 of first part of the book "V. O. Key, Jr." is presented. It discusses the developments in the career of Key including his academic appointment as an assistant professor in the political science department at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland while being involved in administrative research and reporting in Washington. It mentions how his experience working in government influence on the subject of public administration that he taught in the university.