Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-28
EXAMINING CLERKS FOR PROMOTION.
Many Agree with Gen. Rosecrsns-whaf
Other Odicials Say.

Ihe recommendation OF Gen. VS. hosecrans,
register % the treasury ia his annual report Of
q change In ,he method % examination OF
cle-ts fo- ,,ro,,,.,o, a. ,,,,,,,sh.3 4, Las. Sal,
:, ~ -.
A'N"' eSiAh' - a'H"0N"k 0"hS'aei"o'0 ''
noa among bureau officials aud clerks IN the
Treasury Departrnent
Gen. Rosecrsns suggests that in competitive
examinations FOR promotion the efficiency rec
ord Of clerk shall count eighty and his pro-
feiency in the pedagogic branches count
twenty, which il simply reversing the existing
method. In other words an applicant for pro-
motion should he given moro credit for being
,.,,;,;.- ,,,L a., 80. q a.. -,
"''1, WAC uN''es % MS 01AeS anu A0"'''
70 PerIcrin tnen 'han tor an extensive Ahosi-
euse Va ar'or!' grammar, eeograPh! OF aFAtn-
menc-
Zen kosecrsns proposition hnds many sup
Por'ers IA the department.; some people win
"holn oTAR reporter talked TO-DAY would 80
even iurtner and have a clerk familiarity vita
ms a9uss count W per cent and hls general
AnoNledSe ~ per cent
~ IL argued thst Shen person passes the
ci'h service examination and eomes into the
4epafunef ne mas soihclenty demonstrated
nis knowledge OF genera Affairs and thereafter
snouio oehd MS energies toward be-
coming thoroughly equipped for performing
the duties required Of him 10 his department
sua ui'lsioh for instance; III oookkeeper Is
HesiFeo' 'he eNahinanoa record may SHOW that
we Sio % nus. expert oooAkeeper STANDS lowest ~
tIe HS. peSause "hlle ne nao tnorough AhoNl-
.se Vi ooohheePitAe' nc WAS aencieht ~ MS
~? ~ ;, seos, ain! aHu grammar WHICH reuuOe-
mas senepai s'Ahons;
ueH i'ose0fans iuea also meets "iL opposl-
Hon'
WHAT Mr. DE LAND SAYS.
Mr. Theodore L. DE Land treasury examiner
saia to-day. .I no,icea tba i,sp, In T,,r Sr.,
.s,o. -,.-, N
vi 'as' '"."ruas All WHICH ueh' hoseerAns' INC
register OF the treasury. states that the com
Petitive examinations for promotion in mis-
bureau mad gwen very unsatisfactory results.
we nave held IN mat once examinations Tor
SlsOO, sl.G0O, II. 400. Sl 200 and Sl,O0o places
and Two persons have been promoted 20 each
class below 81, 500 as the result OF the exami-
nation and one to Sl.sOO. The candidates pro-
moted 10 class $1,000 had higher eff
cheney marks and higher general averages than
any othef eompentors, and IN common fairness
10 the people promoted must say that each
won and deserved the place received One was
q lady who had served the Treasury Depart
ment faithfully for over twenty-two years;
she received from the head Of her bureau and
rom her chief very high mark for general
einclency. ana she had the reputation IN her
once OF oeinS an accurate and conscientious
clerk her work IN the examining room was
OF such character tnat IL could not have been
The clerks who received the promotions to
81, 400 had each served over twenty-eight years
and their efficiency records were very high.
The academic part OF their examination was re-
"a ., q, .,le zoo .ine "s me pro
ana the eligible list il exhausted The reS;ste,,
expressed himself at the time as pleased at
the 81 200 promotions and would have recon-
menoed one OF the Candidates Tor promotion
G%luer % an! system Dy reason OF that cendi-
oatS . Pe0uaat atPaaAnoaaohs iof specla "oIh
Inc eanIioa,e lor class sLoOo) VINO
80 a' ". n,'t ""s ~. oNeu 'iie plsoe ior
'ne reaeoli lna. sne na nao psen pronioDed te"
oeIoie W si'ooD, anu unueIs stoou az lne
u,ile ,ha' she mus wall ,oar' 1he ruie vas
auop'eu py Se1ie'aIs Iustci IN ofuer mat pro
iio1ions snouiu pe ,nvie laiiia uis,riouteu. Inc
ProlnoHons nave al eeen "i,nin ,ne ,ules, snd
an seti'heu .nat Nnen eonsiderea WIN al
Sonui'ions nho,uueu ,i'a1 tne rresloent WISH
has peeh ooInplleo win IN every respect.
Ihe register says that 50 per cent OF COM
Pe'i'sse Pa results snoulo oe oaseo upon the MARI
Ior eneieh0. anu no' on me academic part.
IN tePIt 70 tnis ~ can PC sald ,hat "heh neads
ui bureaus WIZ not marx 'heir CLERKS practicaily
'Ie SAINT 'neh the ProIlo'iohS can pe oased
siihos' Whohy on such records pat when
doZeh cierKs are gwen tne same marx VINO
rhall uecIae "hich 10 promote1 Inc Only
answer Is tna' "heh an IN group nave tbe
SAM encienGy marx Una. an academic yes,
I'.uss 80. Sli tnas "a 'iihe m nil
P.oinotio,ls ma! pe niade on daiIy records, Dy
"I,oh VIII -, c,elh may Pr9nlo'e niii.en; WISH 20
can the atIention OF IHE SrAH 10 the opinions
vi o'nef neads vi oureaus'
VIEWS OF OTHER OFFICIALS
The second auditor in his animal reno-, said
.Tn no,,-I;aroo ,,;,h ,ha ,;-n.,;o,s ;, .,r
10. . o'' % 'No
Der 4. 1881. and the orders OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury, dated December "a, 1891 there