The National tribune., 1907-04-11

Department of the Interior is just about
the limit. especially if you have to go
further and say you are in the Govern
ment office. But .'exclusiyenc@s' has
gone upon the roof tn perch in the state
Department. and nobody darcs prog
nosticate what may happen next. A
newspaper person. knowing that there
had been some promotions in the De-
partment of Exclusives. and not seeing
the announce mems especially rs one
pretentiouS but impecuniou. young up
start had been raised from S?ea to
$1,000. tho he still did the same work
exactly-such work. for instance. as a
man would get about SO q week for in
civil employ-this newspaper person
had the tenlsrity 10 ask why these pro-
motions We're not announced in the
press. as has always been done in all
the Departments Of the Government.
The newspaper person was politely but
firmly informed that the Department of
State would not hereafter give out this
information. as some of the clerks SO
promoted are in debt To local tradesnen
and DO not wish il known that they have
an increase of salary. as they would be
called upon to settle! Now. what do
YOU think of that kind of exclusive
ness?"
Speaking of excIusiyeness. the two
most despised OF all the Government
Bureaus have standards that no other
Departments dare set. These are the
Government Printing Office. until of
very recent date known as the Con-
gressiOnal dumping ground for iE1pe-
cunious constituents. and the Bureau
of Printing and Engraving. until q few
years ago known as the Government
Augean Stables. In these two Bureaus.
in the divisions where paper money and
stamps are printed. you've simply got
TO have .'fgger.'' and the 'figger" is
now known as the Government shape.
According to regulations OF the Civil
Service Commission the measurements
call for women who are .'tail and sfcn-
der and sinuons:" hight. five feet eight
inches; weight. 154 pounds: bust. SO
inches; waist - inches: hips. 43 inches,
and back. 1s1. inches.
A case of the rejection Of a young wo-
man from Michigan is cited because she
was not tall enough for her width to
meet the requirements. aItho her per-
centage In other directions was said to
have been high. 1T Is explained that it
Is necessary for a woman to be tall in
order that she may reach the notes
while on the press. woman OF short
stature could not reach the notes. while
one of unusual girth would not have
room to stoop between the presses III
the process OF printing.
The Continental Congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
meets in Washington in their beautiful
marble hail next week the sessions
opening on Monday and continuing thru
the week There is no extraordinary
business to come before the Congress.
but there wifi be the biennial scramble
for Office. some 80 in all. But for these
% offices there are about 81 candida ties.
It is highly amusing to watch the
manuvers 10 keep in office of those who
under the rules Of tho society are not
eligible. There are women on the Ma
tional PoaEd of Management who have
managed TO Keep there ever since the
organization of the society. and these
women are now barred by the statute
of limitations. but bob up Serenely wi it'll
new Office each year. and manage to
get elected as TO remain on the
board.
1t is conceded that Mrs. Donald Me-
Lean will succeed herself as President
General Mrs. Mclean is by long odds
the brainiest woman who ever held the
gavel over q Continental Congress of the
D. A r. Recause she is a strong, force
full woman with original IDEAS. execu-
tive ability and positive convictions she
meets up with the same Kind of treat
ment that such decided characters usu-
ally receive from the little ours that
always yeip at the heels of progress.
She is charged with being dOmiueeringr
aggressive. self-wilIed. overbearing die
tatoriaf, seif-centered and whole lot
of other Adjective which. boiled down
mean that having brains and ability she
has not to call upon any one or any
dozen women to make up her mind for
her. She is mistress of herself and of
the situation. Her knowledge of par
iiamentary law is wide and she tempers
her decisions with Justice and equity.
Even her enemies admit that. She has
no small. petty spites and jea!ousies. She
can do a whole lot OF magnanimOus for
giving in the name of peace and har-
mony even IL she does not feel herself
obligated to forget Under her leader
ship the National Society OF the d. A. r.
has prospered- nightly. and she will be
continued as President-CenersI for an
other term. ~ ea- ~
Civil Engineer X. F.. Peary, u. s. N.
has applied for an extension of leave OF
absence for two years in order to re-
sumo his efforts ~ reach the north pole
Commander Peary has succeeded in
raising 100000. necessary for the ex-
petition, which he believes will be his
plans to start the expedition the latter
part OF June. and will use his specially
constructed ship. the Roosevelt. ,rhe
dash to the pole will be attempted in
the Summer of 1905 Out OF - years
in the Navy Capt. Pcary has been abb
sent on leave for 10 years.
One hundred and twenty American
school teachers will sail for the Philip
pines between now and June /. The
first of the new teachers will go on the
Korea, sailing from San Francisco April
%. Another party will leave on the
American Maru May 5. and the third
party of teachers will sail on the 81
IBERIA May 10.
Most of the new school teachers are
men, as the Philippine Commission pre-
fers them to women because of the
hardships which must be endured al
interior towns. All OF the teachers sent
| to the islands are subject to civil service
examination. The certified list of teach
ers has not been sufficient to supply the
| full quota required this year and an
other examination Will be held soon to
fill the remaining places. At present
there are about SOC American teachers
and 1900 Filipino teachers employed in
the insular schools. The new schoo
year opens there on June /.
| OF President Rooseyelt's recent ap
| pointees to the United States Military
! Academy, all except one of 10 princf
pals are sons of Army officers. Thu
exception is Donald W. Fraser, son o.
Serg't John Fraser. of the 97th Com
pany. Coast Artillery, at Fort Adams
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