The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-12-05
0 A c GRADUATES
MANY NEW POSITIONS IN
CIVIL SERVICE TO BE
- OPEN TO THEM,
And Without Competitive Exam
ioation-They Are wanted in
: the Indian Service and
Their Diplomas Get
Them Positions

1nelf DlpiomaS Get
Them Positions
In many. ways graduates of 0. A
c are favored in the way of getting
positions. Every person who ever
graduated fir % thu pharmacy de-
partment has posi- N with a good
salary, and graduates of the me.
cha nical and electrical department
hold lucrative places every W here.
And now app ,rs a movement by
which gradu, e, of the agricul-
tural course are to fall into posi-
tioDs in the U. S. civil service wi-h-
ont resort to the'usnal civil service
examination Aformre agricultu.
raj college professor has become a
70 6dential agent of Secretary
Hitchcock, AMI he is leading th
movement for removal of poli'ic
al pull in the selection of officials
tor Indian schools, colleges, and in
dnstrial training schools, by giving
such places to the graduates of agri-
rultural q lieges. Levi Chubhuck
is the preventative of Secretary
Hitchcock ln. the plan, and he was
,n Corvallis Wednesday and 7 hurs-
day, accompanied by Superintend.
ent Potter of the Cnemawa Indian
school. In an address to the stu-
deDss in chapel at o. A. c. Thurs
day MOI ming, Mr.. Chubbuck gave
ont the plans as above outlined. Hs
raid in part:
WHY AGRICULTURAL GRADUATES ARE
WANTED.
Recognizing the fact that if the
natlon's wards, the Indians, are ev-
,ras race to reach ths condition
Of a fun .hedged self-supporting citi-
jSensh'p. they must be given indus
trial SIX li4and the further and self
atvldent fret that with the great
maj ri this must be along agri
cultural | nes, the Iudia Office Of
she department Of the interior is de-
.sirous Of making the educational
work among the Indiars such as
will reach the desired result. With
that end ia view ths department is
endeavoring to get into the Indian
school service teachers, school far
msrs and other employees tn It are
ftst d to teaeh7by example and pre-
cept the Indian boys and girls the
Fra1ciples of agriculture, and to get
them into aetive sympathy with
{ .rm Jiie It is admitted that 10
t5o m--rv Instances heretofore the
Indiar school farmers have been
as farm.r rs, and of little
worth as teach RS in the science or
Even fhe at + agriculture. wholly
unable to inpart knowledge, skill |
in, or love for any phase of farming.
that twentieth century
agriculture is nj will be more. aud
more businees based on scientifi;1
and carried on by trained
minds, the department is looking |
10 the state agricultural colleges for
assistance in preparing the Indian
hoys and girls to meet the demand
Ut tbs times, an1 make proper u.e
Of the land that is being or will be
allotted to them by tbegovernment
for farm homes. 1t proposes to
rall 10 its aid graduates from these
colleges and employ them in Indian
schools and agercy service. There
are quite a number of agricultural
celle ge men aud women in the SER
vice and they are almost Invariably
successful and valuable employees
NO e1yILsERYIcE EXAM REQUIRED.
Heretofore sinc5 the 1odian
8chool employes were put under the i
civil service, all who wiehed an ap-
pointment in theIndian sche oil, ser.
vice had to stand civil service ex-
ami. alton. The rules have, how
ever, oee n changed SO as to obviate
this as far as concerns the position
Of school farmer, and it is now only
nacessary for graduate from any
one Of cur state agricultural co.. !
leges or other institutions offering
similar courses in agriculture, who
wishes an appointment as school
farmer in an Indian school to make
to the civil service COM
then file with the COM /
a certificate of gradua-
tion, a thesis on some agricultural
subject, and statement of any post
work done. The pefcent-
age standing of the applicant. will
be made up from these three and
the applicants name put on the ell I
igible list, to be drawn from, when
positions are to be filed. 1t is
hoped and expected th other posi-
sions in the Indian school service
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