The evening times., 1897-02-03
MISS sTALNEKER's CASE
She Stands a Chance for a War
Department Place.
on THE LIST OF ELIGIBLES
1t is Not Likely, However, That
She VIII Be Chosen Unless Man
Cannot Be Found-The Civil Ser
vice Rules as Applicable to the
Present situation

Miss Maud Stalneker may get place in
the AdJutant Generals office in the Wal
Department if the authorities there are
forced by circumstances to change theil
minds. It is not likely.
sac is still in the list of elgibles as
well as on four other lists as a result OF
her success at the examination last fall,
and when The departments are unable to
get men for positions for which they deem
masculine capacity alone to be satsfac-
tory they sometimes accept women. ThIs
has happened in two or three instances in
the Department OF Agriculture Something
OF this kind will depend upon an eXamina-
ton in progress here and elsewhere today.
There are about fifteen applicants all
OF them men this time There were last
time only four or five, and two or three
OF these were women. The subjects are
translation OF military Spanish, German
French and Italian, typewTiting, and Ii
brary cataloguing. Miss Stalneker, who
wentto considerable expense to prepare for
the test, was the only person who passed
when she was notified size supposed that
pretty much all needed TO do was to pre-
flee, perform the duties assigned her and
draw her pay OF 81, 400. II was dsagre
able surprise To her when she found that a
woman was not wanted, and the depart
ment would stand Oh it's technical rights
in the matter.
Under the civil service rules the call
for certification may discriminate against
either sex, even after the list OF elisib'es
has been established, and any candidate
may be rejected unless three pass and are
certified as 1lt for the appointment. The
Civil Service Commission was notified that
only man was wanted for the place, and
if there was any doubt as to making this
stipulation after the examination, there
was 70 question Of the right to reject Miss
Stalneker because fewer than three names
had been certified. This point had already
been passed M on by the Attorney General.
Miss Stalneker's friends looked about to
see whether some means 10y which her ap-
pointment might be secured either by
persuasion or legal means. She v as left
with what consolation she car get out OF
her eligibility 10 other places also.
The result ofthe efforts ofChief Examiner
Server TO make the work of the commission
more effective is OF great interest to all
applicants It is the practice OF placing
the name of any person who passes an
examination upon all lists Of eligibles, for
which he proves to be qualified. This is
rendered almost essential TO the perform
ance OF the work of the Commission, since
the number OF places has been increased
by more than half, and a very great va
riety of new and troublesome examlna-
tons have been added. The force of ex-
aminers has not been increased at all in
the same ratio, and it becomes necessary to
make the results obtained at each examina-
ton as useful as possible.
Under this rule Miss Stalneker is eligible
for appointment as translator of French.
German, or Italian, or as a typewriter.
Il have a telegram received last night, "
said Mr.. Server today, (which illustrates
this rule. a young man passed year ago
for a special place. 1t went to another.
He has row been appointed 10 different
position for which lac then proved himself
TO be fitted