Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-04

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Washington, Sept. 2.-The eight
zenith report of the civil service COM
mission, covers the period from July
that for men the best opportunities
are offered through the stenography
and typewriting examinations given
twice a year. For several years all
men who have passed in both of these
branches have been offered appoint
ments except those who placed the
minimum salary they were willing to
accept at so large a figure as to pre-
clude their appointment. About so
per cent of the men passing the book
keeper examination receive appoint
ments. For some time past all the
el:gibles from the examination for
aid in the coast and geodetic survey,
which examination requires fair
knowledge of higher mathematics,
mathematical astronomy, and physics,
surveying, and some knowledge of
modern European languages have
been offered appointment. Those who
have passed the examinations for
topographic craftsman, assistant
topographer and copyist topographic
craftsman for the last three or four
years have usually been offered ap-
pointment, the salaries ranging from
$40 to $1,000 per annum. Persons
passing the examinations for assistant
examiner Of patents, civil and electri-
cal, and civil and mechanical en-
gineer are reasonably sure of ap-
pointment. The entrance salary for
the position OF assistant examiner of
patents is $1,000, with a good chance
for promotion. The entrance salary
for the engineer examinations above
mentioned is about $1,000 per annum.
Other examinations for the depart
mental service which offer good oppor-
tunities for appointment to men are
that for inspector of meats, in the
bureau of animal industry, and that
for junior civil engineer. In the rail
way mail service from 700 to 500 ap-
the last four or five years, at an en-
trance salary of $500 per annum. Most
Of the eligibles from the different
teacher examinations for the Indian
service are usually appointed, at en-
trance salaries of from $500 to $500 per
annum. Persons who pass the exami-
nation for bookbinder, pressman, cleo
trotype finisher, electrotype molder,
and streotyper for the government
printing office, have very good oppor-
tunities for appointment. The sup
ply Of compositor eligibles, on the
other hand is usually considerably in
excess of the demand.
The opportunities for the appoint
ment of women in the classified serv-
ice as whole are not f1attering. The
chief examiner says: cat present but
few women are ordinarily appointed
to the general departmental and gov
eminent printing services, except in
the Indian service, the bureau of en-
craving and printing, and the position
OF skilled laborer in the government
printing office. However, a small
number of women clerks and stem
ographers and typewriters are ap-
pointed each year. The opportunities
for women eligibles from the examina-
tions for the different kinds of teach
ers in the Indian service are very
good Quite a number of appoint
ments are also made in the Indian
service from the trained nurse and
matron examinations
With a view to securing to those
hcnorably discharged from the mill
tary or naval service by reason of
disability incurred in line of duty the
benefits granted by the revised
statutes, the civilservice rules give
preference to such persons in examina-
lions by requiring them to obtain an
average Of only IS in order to pass, in
ccrtification by placing their names
a. the head of the register before all
others not veterans, and in exempt
ing them from all age limitations. The
preference thus conferred extends tc
all who have at any time been dis
charged from the military or naval
service by reason of disability in
Cured in the line Of duty, and is not
confined to those who have served
during a war. Forty-fve appointments
OF preference claimants were made
during the year, most of these being
to positions in the departments at i
Washington. The average age of these
claimants was less than so years. The
preference given to honorably dis
charged veterans of the war of the
rebellion and the Spanish American
war IN the matter of reinstatement to
the civil service is mentioned Such
veterans, their widows, and army
nurses Of either of these wars may be
reInstated without regard to the length
or time they have been separated from
the civil service. During the fiscal
year 131 such persons were reinstated
or over IS per cent of the entire num-
Der of reinstatements.
Some 47.075 persons were examined
during the wear Of whom 21.O28 were
examined for the departmental serv
ice. This service does not include
merely the departments at Washing
ton, but all the federal classified sery-
ices outside of Washington, with the
exception of the postal, customs. in
and government print
ing services. Thus, the railway MALL