Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-10
THE WISER WAY
OF CIVIL SERVICE
SANITY IN SELECTION OF GOV
ERNMENT EMPLOYEES.
How Appointments Are Made Under
Modern Rnles. No Political Pail
VIII Avail. Law Regulating Civil
Service ~ sternly Enforced.

The time n now here or here
abouts. when any man who wishes to
serve his country by getting on rs
payroll In some department OF It's
administrative work. must rely less
and less on his pull and more and
more on his fitness for the work he
aspires TO do. The classified civil
service bids fair 20 go on widening
It's scope so that hundreds OF offices
now filled by more or less incom-
petent people will in time be filled
by men and women who have asked
for and obtained their positions on
the score or fitness alone.
Many people still cling to the old
Idea that appointments are largely
influenced by political pull. The
practice OF filing letters OF recon-
mendation with the appointing Of
ficers from some CONGRESSMAN or 9th
er influential persons largely died
IA during R~osevelt's administra-
ton. A number OF appointing off
GERS were dismissed from office for
violating the civil service rules. and
the others took warning aud have
since obeyed the law. President
Taft Ia enforcing the law with a
strong hand and no attempts are
being made TO violate II as swift
punishments are almost sure 20 fol-
low. The president has recently
made new rules which still further
protect the clerks after appointment.
There are 222@s7 positions TO
which appointments are made
through the civil service yet the ex-
aminers do not make the appoint
ments.
Each of the nine executive depart
ments In Washington has an APP
pointing officer and when n posi-
ton Is to be filled he informs the
civil service commission that he de-
sires a person with certain qualifi.
cations. The commission goes 10 the
appropriate register and takes the
three highest names on that regis
ter from the state having the low
est proportional share OF appoint
ments. and the appointing officer
selects one of the three. A name is
certified three times 10 each OF the
nine executive departments unless
sooner appointed. Politics. religion
or color are moi allowed 90 be men
toned on any OF the papers OF the
applicant. In rostoffices the post
master appoints. and In custom
houses and internal revenue offices
the collector appoints from the
names submitted from the civil ser
vice list.
The Way IF E~xamination.
In every community the size OF
Brownsville there must always be
people. men and women who would
like 20 ecnre employment through
the civil service. For their benefit
we have compiled the information
given below:
No request will be granted 10 take
an examination az any place or on
any date for which Il n not sched-
uled. An applicant may take only
n kind or examination az one time
or place. An applicant for appoint
ment in the apportioned Department
tai Service AZ Washington. ID. g..
must be examined in the State In
which he resides and must show
that he has been actually d0miciled
IN such State for at least one year
previous to the date OF examination.
For all positions in the Departmental
Service located outside OF the city
Of Washington. IL is necessary TO
reside In the County and State where
residence is claimed for az least six
months but the examination may be
taken wherever II II tho most con-
venient.
All examinations begin az 3 a. m.
local time. For location OF the ex-
animation room. n outside OF Wash
ington, d. O.. apply TO the secretary
OF the board of examiners or 10 the
postmaster In the city or town where
the examination Is held o later
thar $50 on the date or examIna-
ton. Examinations in Washington.
ID. c.. are held az No. 4O3 Ninth
Street n. w.
Examinations Classified.
The information given under this
head is quoted from a circular sent
out by the Columbia correspondence
college, Washington. d. G.
The railway mail clerk examlna-
ton will be held at practically all
the cities named below on May e..
1912.
The following named examlna-
lions. for which We give instruction.