Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-17

fourth floor of the capitol and elected
t, L poty rs secretary, The position
carries a salary of 81, 500 a.yoar. The
commission is composed OF nr, s. IL.
Sparkling of Madison, Otto Gaftron OF
Plymouth and 7. J, Cunningham OF
Ghippowa Fails, They meet AT inter.
walls ana receive $40 day for their
services, The secretary, however, 40.
votes his entire timo TO the work Hc
is the chief examiner OF the commits,
sion and upon the selection of a com.
petent man FOR this position, 1t is be,
lieved, depends the success or failure
of the new law passed by the last leg.
tslature, Tho commissioners believe
that they have selected In Mr. Doty
tno most available man for the place
The commission has taken an i'm
portant step in its organization by Sc.
Letting MIR Doty, state inspector OF
high chools, as chief examiner and eS
olliCio secretary OF the commission
! He is Il graduate of the university OF
tne class OF 1888 In the English course,
and at once accepted position In the
! high school at Elkhorn. After the
completion of one years service IN
That position he served for two years
ms teacaer of English In the Madison
high school During this ume he reaA
/ Inv and uttnn1n1 lApInpnp ~ a.. "a
/ versity law school, Is 1891 he was mp
pointed to the superintondency of the
schools at Las Vegas, New Mexico
where he remained for two years, and
then returned to take the prinCipalship
OF the scnools of Waupaca. After
three years service ut this place he
was elected supervising principal If
the schools Mt Sparta, where he re-
manned for six years, Tlree years ago
! Mr.. Doty was appointed state inspoc.
tor of high schools. During this time
he has made 2iB inspections OF high
schools and mas been successful In this
work.
In selecting n chief examiner, who il
to be also the secretary of the commits.
sion. II was thought that tac best re-.
suits would be secured by taking
public school man of large administra.
i tive experience. The chief work will
be the organization and conduct 9f
! examinations Mr.. noty's large cxper,
fence MS toacder, and, in addition to
, This, a still wider experience in the nd.
ministrative work connected with pub.
lie schools led the commission to feel
that ne was best prepared to take up
the work of chief examiner. Ills WORT
ms inspector Of high schools during the
last three years has been of a critical
character. and yet 1t ilas been conduct.
ed with great tact He has developed
strong qualifications for meeting dell.
cate problems with SKIN and consider.
school his work has been largely nd.
ministrativc, ana In all his positions
ne has been ominontly successful
The task Of selecting the CHIEF exam.
iner by the commission ans been an
/ exceedingly delicate one In view OF the
excellent qualifications Of the other
candidates. 70 the chief examiner
falls the principal work Of the ONCE,
the direction OF examinations, and the
preparation Of certified lists OF appll.
cants for tne various positions coming
under the jurisdiction OF the civil Berv
ice commission.
The first problem which the commits
sion Will take up Is the preparation OF
the rules and regulations defining more
| explicitly the provisions Of the law, the
manner Of conducting examinations,
and the powers and methods OF the
commission Itself In addition to this
a classification of the various posi-.
tons affected by law must be made.
The commission has reasonable
length Of time In which TO prepare
these preliminary matters before be
ginning the examination OF the present
employees under that section OF the law
which provides that all persons at pres.
ent In the civil service falling within
the provisions Of the law shall be re.
CURED 10 take non -competltive OK.
animation.
Hereafter all examinations for com.
petitive positions must be acid at the
same time In each assembly district. or
where q district rs composed OF more
than one county an examination must
BE- held In each county. The commits
sion will thus be compelled TO nold ex |
aminatlons I'm about 40 different |
points In the state at the same time.
- a'l probably the examinations |
will be conducted by local boards ~
examiners. The questions will be pre-
pared al the central office at Madison,
and also the papers OF the applicants
graded there. Il will doubtless be the
policy Of the commission 70 conduct
be examinations so az TO determine
he fitness Of each candidate for t;le
'arheulor rosition for which he is an