Evening star., 1895-08-20
ERRORS ABOUT ELiGIBLEs
The Civil Service Rules and the Govern
ment Printing Office.
The Commission Explains Many
Things In Connection With Them
Now Misunderstood.

The civil service commissioners state
that many erroneous impressions have
gone out in regard 10 the government print
ing office which are causing misunder-
standings and necessitating personal ex-
plantations to inquirers. For instance,
there is very general impression that
the names of all persons who were dis
charged from the government printing Of
flee within less than a year prior to the
Gate of the classification will be entered
upon a register of eligibles and certified
Tor appointment when vacancies exist.
This impression is entirely erroneous. The
Only names entered upon registers of ell
gibles are the names of persons who pass
examinations. Those who are separated
from the service without delinquency or
nisconduct are eligible to reinstatement
within one year, but the reinstate tement can
take place only when the public printer
makes requisition for it. If the public
printer desires to reinstate a man who
was separated from the government print
ing Office less than a year ago without
delinquency or misconduct he makes
statement Of the facts in the case to the
civil service commission. and If, upon the
statement Of facts. the man is found to
be eligible the civil service commission
issues certificate authorizing his rein
statement.
Considerable confusion exists in the minds
of would-be applicants In regard to the
special examination to be held on the 2t;th
instant This examination Is for appli-
CantS 1Or the POSITIONS or cOmpOSitCr, press
man, bookbiEder, sIereotyper and electro
typer, and for no others. Skilled iaborers
cannot be examined on that date. The
examination on that date will be held in
this city, and cannot be taken In other
cities of the country. 1t does not seem to
be fully understood. however, that appIf-
cantS in different parts of the country may
file applications and select from the depart
mental schedule of examinations the time
and place which will be most convenient
for them. This enables persons outside of
Washington to be examined at points con-
venient to their own home during the
nc onths Of October and the first part of No
vember. 1t has been definitely decided
however. that the skilled laborer examina-
tion will not be given to either men or wo-
men outside of Washington. hence that ex-
animation can be taken only in this city
on October 2, although the commission may
find it necessary to continue the examina-
ton more than one day, If there should be
an excessive number of applicants, but in
such an event the applicants who elect to
be examined in this city on October Will
be notified of the change Of the date.
Some false intorma ton has gone 1ortn IN
regard to the results of the first examna-
tion for the government printing office.
The facts are as follows: There We're %
competitors in the skilled laborer examina-
tiop, of which 1S2 passed and Al failed. In
the compositor eNaminat ton there were 46
competitors, of which % passed and II
failed In the bookbinder examina ton
there were u competitors, of which pass
ed and 4 failed. In the pressman examina-
ton there were only competitors, all of
whom passed.