Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-10-18

VI O. civil S0INlCs u0TlU SYSTEM
throughout the state, will be taken
on December 4, when local boards
will hold examinations in every one
of the 100 assembly districts Of the
state. During last weeks session
of the civil service commission, the
major part of the task of organiza-
ton, the drawing up of the rules
and regulations was disposed Of.
It was also decided that the mem.
bers of the commission, with the
exception of DR.. S. E. Sparkling,
whose services are required at the
state university, should set out tc
make a personal investigation OF
the character of the employees Of the
several state penal and charitable
institutions. The first workers who
are on the payroll of the state who
will be examined after the tour OF
investigation, will be those engaged
in the state institutions. Those
now holding positions will only take
the non-competit1ve examinations,
but any one else who desires to
enter the service of the state has
the privilege of taking the competi-
tive examination which is given at
the same time. Upon meeting the
requirements of the examining
board, these persons will be placed
on the waiting list and upon a va
cancy occurring, the three highest
on the list will be submitted for ap-
pointment to the position. The ap-
pointing power must select one of
the three. The commission is COM
posed Of DR.. S. E. Sparkling of Madi-
son, president; 7. j. Cunningham
Of Chippewa Falls AMI Otto Gaffrom
of Plymouth.
AUDIT ACCOUNTS FOR INSTITUTIONS
The state board of control has
completed the auditing for the fiscal
year. for the care of chronic insane
patients in the two state hospitals;
for the care of the inmates of
the state home for the feeble
minded and for the care Of the boys
in the state industrial school at
Waukesha. The total amount aud + ID
this year is 1929, 554 10. OF this
amount the state pays 1923, 511 AZ,
and the counties not operating as
sylums pay $106, O42. rs. The amount
received by the counties this year
is about $4,000 more than last
year for the care of chronic insane
patients.
FOREST REBUILDING IN EXPERT
HANDS.
That the work of rebuilding the
forests of the state, as outlined in
the forestry law passed by the last
legislature, will untimely be dele
gated to the authorities Of the uni
versivy of Wisconsin is the belief
of former Commission n T. J. Gun
ningham of Chippewa Falls, now a
member Of the civil service COM
mission. The task of cultivatlne
heavy vegetation on the tracts of
land which have felt the might of
the lumberman's ak, has been re-
moved from politics and it is the in
tention of Governor LaFollette and
others in authority to leave the
work in expert hands, men who
have made a study Of the conditions
and requirements Of forest rege2era-
ton.
1.-THE fact that Wisconsin won
first price in the forestry exhibit at
the ST. Louis fair" said ex-Secre-
tarY of State Cunningham, shows
that this state has wonderful pos
sibilities of development along
forestry lines. The display which
won the gold banner that hangs in
the governors Office has been re-
moved to the university. This was
not done without purpose. have
every reason to believe that the
time is not far distant when there
will be a department, where the
principal Of forestry will be taught
to those who care to take up the
work in this direction. There is de-
partment at Yale and it has furnish
ed Wisconsin's superintendent of for
ests: Mr.. Grifinhs. 1t is, I under
stand, the desire of Dr. Van Hise,
the president of the forestry com
mission, that such a department be
established at the university. If
the work, of forest rebuilding is left
entirely in the hands of university
authorities and other experts who
can devote much time to the work