New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-30
THE REGENTS AND TIE CIVIL SERVICE.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF ACADEMIES ABoIr
IsHED BY THE FORMER.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF ACADEMIES ABoLr
IsHED BY THE FORMER.
Albany June 90 (special.-The differences existing
between the Regents Office and the civil service 'o
mission over the appointment OF inspectors Oh aoa"
emies has come TO Gilman. The Clvll service ooh'-
mission says that the Regents must appoint inspectors
from the eligible list In its Office and the Regents Nc
tt nv abolshng the office of inspectors Of academies
chancellor Curtis on June 10. wrote letter to the
Civil Service Commission. This has not been answered.
but the Commission has gone on preparing ior u'o
advertised examination and has had printed set OF
questions without consulting the Regents ONCE Inc
stories published relative TO the differences caused much
uncertainty among persons who desired 10 en'er ''o
competition and many inquired OF the Commission as
10 the true status Of the affair. All such received IN
reply a circular in part as follows:
rho examination OF candidates the once OF Academy
Inspector under the Board Of Regents viii oe @ - n
ONCE OF the New-York Civil service oonn" - =.
canol at Albany on Thursday, July :, commencing al
10 O'Clock a. IN. Salary, $500 per annun. ,..,..
Notwithstanding misleading reports IN circuis.io"
the inspectors must be appointed as required oy ID" o
the eligible LIST which will be prepared as the result o
the proposed examination. "
The Regents, Office also got number Of inquiries 70
which Secretary Dewey sent letter OF winch the io
lowing IS a part -.
examination advertised by he oi'ii oe4'i'o y" ~ '
July 2 -. .,..,,. .rch
This office has given authority for announcing such
an examination l lnclose extract from TIE nnnu'eS
~ the Regents, with the resolution adopted unanimously OH
June II. on June 10 the advertisements was SEM o
nrotested tina: such unfair 10 he euucuVor
OF the State many Of whom would spehd uIne unu sO
a. onoYIno for t examination and would feel that they
had been most unjus,ly mi-led ~ the advertisement"
can give YOU no clew 70 the further action Vi "'o
- Fverv school man Of course knows That the man
h MIGHT receive the highest per cent IN me stuues %
Witch no was examined might be the last man ha' VIC
pccen,s would choose their confidential representative
Tho Regents assert that under the ruling of the
Civil service Commission the efficiency OF the ONCE Vi
,ao,or ~ academies would be ruined. 1t Is one
of the important branches Of the university ouV r
.han have II impaired the Regents think 1t would be
better 10 discontinue 1t. This feeing IN tne neei
., aImost unanimous as was shown by the resolution
Of MAY IA, "that assignment 10 tie oo"pouN'o
hoduie for anpointment would tend TO destroy
the effectiveness of their service ana thereoy 50 so
U,",s, 60 imnar he fitting discharge of It's duty by
this Board that the Board would be compened 10 us
con,nne the work for which the inspectors were APP
o,ted The Civil Service Commission cannot create
-, onice so IL would seem that the examination SET
down for July will be useless.
The two inspectors who were appointed by the
peoens without examination after the chief examiner
a. the Civil Service Commission had given his opinion
that he believed the place non-competve, were dis
charged to-day. They J. Russell Parsons IT.,
and Francis j. Cheney The Regents say they do not
care 10 disobey the law, and. no matter nov great
a. their disappontment at disseminating so important
hnch NJ the work as the inspection of academies they
mnst do H. That Office by the rcsoIutllu VI ~
Pnard Is discontinued and the Commission when wlnks
at violation OF the CN ~ ie. n the Insurance
fce elastic enouub 10 adnit politicians to places, VIII
have its examination for hius"''