The evening times., 1897-05-19
PUBLIC SERVICE ACADEMY
How Youths May Be Educated for
Government Places.
SECRETARY D0YLE'S OPINION
Suggestion That Adopting the Euro
pean Systems of Education May
Result AdyantageOusly- of
Recruiting Candidates and OuaIt-
fications knowledge Require

Secretary Doyle, ofthe Civil Service Com
mission, believes that the idea OF the es-
tabIishTnent of civil aeadcmy at Wash
| ington is "A good one.
He believes that while, the national gov
eminent viii continue. To seek special service
wherever il 1can best befuund and while its
public servants will continue to seek special
training wherever tney yprefer, it is not
ileNpedcnt to suggest that the Govern
meht might easily secure for the civil
service what West Point and Annapolis
have so long provided for the my and
Navy, that is, well trained men for adj
miniStrative positions requiring expert SER
vice. There is in these times as great need
of special knowledge in civil service as IN
military and naval service. civil acad-
emy for the training of representative
American youth would be US great a boon
to the American people as the military and
naval academies have already proved
Secretary Doyle believes that the West
Point plan of taking student appoin tees
from Congressional districts and the Cor
nell University plan of student appointment
for merit should be traIsplanted together to
the city Of Washington.
From each of the Congressional districts
there should he appointed by the respective
congressman, upon competitive examina-
tiCn, one student of the gIade of bachelor
of arts to enjoy Government tuition at
Washington for two years. The system
might also he applied TO the training of
picked young men for the consular, diplo-
matte and other branches of the public
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European governments foster their civil
and diplomatic services by syStemati train
ing in connection with government offices
and schools OF administration.
The Government commission for the civil
service academy, or Government college,
should not toe appointed in the interest OF
party, but of scientific politics and good
administration.
Too net living in Washington a realiza-
tiuu OF the amount of purely business work
requiring Jh" highest degree OF special ana
technical instruction is impossible. II is
safe to say that IN effective school of adj
ninistration can only lie Ct.tained through
the designation OF few services, the re-
crmiting of which should he solely through
the school of administration to be estab-
hshed
Tie subject Of n special school for the
civil service is Of interes, from two points Df
view. Good government results from two
coudtiuns-that of a good system and that
of the capacity and honesty OF those who
administer it. 1t is difficult to see why
the government service should not be
considered as profession, to be as lie
liherately chosen as any other. Every
movement which will raise the position Of
the servant Of the state and attract to 1.-THE
best men Of the country, is a step in the
right direction
France. more than any other country,
affords US material for the study of the
results OF the policy OF recruiting the civil
service through the establishment Of special
Government schools. preparing for par
ticular branches Of the service.
Prussia and Austria have followed the
plan Of modifying the curucula OF existing
Institutions So as to meet civil service
requirements ...Hy