Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-23
NAVY YARD APPOINTMENTS
Some Important Changes in the Present
Regahliszas.
Minors Under Inst1uctaon Must Reris-
Ef
ter and Undersa,a Competi.
tive Ex4fnination.


tons governing the appointment of mi
nors under instruction in the ordnance
department at the Washington navy yard.
Heretofore such appointments were, made
by the Secretary aof the Navy subject
| to non-competitiye examination. Hereafter
all candidates for appointment as minors
under instruction must register with the
| board Of labor employment and undergo
competitive examination before appoint
ment.,
| Under the revised regulations, which
have been approved by the civil service
| commission, no person will be examined for
| appointment as minor under instruction
| until he registers with the board of labor
/ employment.
Applics nts for registration must be over
| fifteen and under eighteen years of age.
! The office of the board of labor employ
ment is in the navy yard. S4
| Applicants to be registered forzexamina-
| ton must present in person to the board
of labor employment the application and
| certificates of character prescribed.
All applicants will be registered in the
| ORDER of their completed applications.
The name of registered applicant for
examination, will be stricken from the
register when the applicant reaches eigh-
teen years of age.
In case an applicant is found, in the
| opinion of the board Of labor employment,
unfit or In any way disqualified to perform
| the service which he seeks his name will
| not be entered on the register g
The application must be filed out AMI
| signed by the applicant himself. Two GER
! tificates OF character must be furnished,
each of which must be signed by a reputa-
BILE citizen.
Any applicant for registration who gives
a false name or residence, or presents
false certificates or secures registration
CIR employment through false representa-
| lions, will be discharged and his name per-
manently removed from the register as
soon as the fact is ascertained.
Tine number of minors under instruction
shall rot exceed II per cent of the force
engaged in production.
All applicants must pass satisfactory
physical examination before the medical
officer at the yard a preliminary to
entering the competitive examination.
For the number of vacancies to be filed,
double the number Of names shall be
taken, in the order Of their registration,
from those highest the register. and
notice shall be sent by the board of labor
employment to said applicants to present
| themselves for competitive examination.
The examining beard shall certify to the
commandant in the order of their relative
standing, as determined by the eXamina-
| ton, the names of those applicants who
pass satisfactory examination.
Those who pass q satiSfac tory examina-
| ton, but who fail to receive appointme
| because Of all vacancies having been filled
| by applicants who received higher grad
| ing in the examination. shall retain their
| original numbers en- the register: Pro-
vided that an appltcantsewho fails to re-
ceive an appointment after two examina-
| tons shall lose his registration number.
| and If he desires to again compete he must
ieregister at the bottom Of the list.
Any applicant whoi fails to pass a salts
| factory examination shall, be dropped from
the register and shsH not91be allowed to re-
register for one year thereafter.
The commandment of the navy yard will
| nominate on the first day of March, June
| September and December of each year.
the names Of three sofiieefs on duty in the
| ployed in the yard.1dEaml which selection
can be made by the Secretary of the Navy
| of the persons who; shalt compose iheT eS-
aiming hoard, and9the hoard thus selected
| for, the appointment, advancement. redue-
ton discharge etc:'i Of 4. am minors gnd ie1
Al minors, On e,tsssiiase' viii be rate as s
Fourth-class boys shan Toe be promoted
until they have served as such at least six
months:' If at the end of that time they
do not Show proper aptitude and progress
| they will he discharged. .! .,,,1ir
Thrd-class boys will serve as such at
| least six months before becoming eligible
for promotion. % y
Second class boys shall serve at least
one year a., such before promotion.
First-class boys shall serve at least one
year as such. No first-ciass boy will be
promoted before he Is twenty years OF
age.
When a minor shall have been three
years under instruction and is then found
qualified, he may be promoted by the COM
mandant of the yard to the lowest rat
| ing CT the trade in which he has been en-
! ployed. but none shall be so promoted until
| he is at least twenty years of age.
When a n inor under instruction Is pro-
NOTED to fourth-class mechanic, he must
| serve at least one year in said class be-
| fore he can be promoted tc higher grade.
/ Persons receiving certificate will be con-
tinued in employment mechanics in the
| yard as long as their work and conduct
| is satisfactory, and their retention will de-
| pend upon merit and the requirements of
! the service
The examining board will recommend
| to TIE commandant in the case of each
boy who is less than very good in general
| conduct. or who does not show the proper
| aptitude and progress, reprimand. reduce
| ton Of rating or discharge, according to
| circumstances. The commandant of the
| navy yard is authorized to discharge any
| boy for irregularity in attendance, indo-
| lence, or other misconduct.
All applications must be addressed to
| the board Of labor employment" United
| States navy yard, Washington. D. C..
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