The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-22
n. c. BACKWARD IN
TAKING POSITIONS
Open in Civil Service in Wash
ington
FORTY-THREE BEHIND NOW
Apportioned Among States on
Basis of Population-Many
Women in Service
(By l.. A. BROWN

(By l.. A. BROWN
Washington, Oct. 19.-POSitions in
h civil service are waiting for forty
three North Carolinians as soon as
they can pass the ~ limitations for
the grades Of positions now vacant.
This fact was dScertained today by an
inquiry at the civil service commission
as to how far North Carolina was
behind In the number Of civil service
jobs ap~pOrtiOned to her.
The civil service act Of 1888 APP
portioned the positions in the service,
exclusive of the bureau Of printing
and engraving, the g~orernlnent print
ing office and a few other depart
ments, among the states on q basis
OF population. The appOrtiOnlnent for
each state tS determined by dividing
it's population by the population Of the
flfty-One states and territories part1ci-
pating. The entire population partici-
pating, which does not include the
Philippines and Indians who have no
vote. numbers 93.346,0OO. Division
Of North Carolina's population by this
number gives a fraction less than
.025.
There are 1868 jobs to be filed by
persons who have passed the exami-
nations and become 'eligibles." North
~ -" Az NV AN'A -
Carolinjans now hold 2O7 Of these
jobs. The State stands number 25 in
the list Of states in arrears Of their
appointments. This list is kept with
careful cur by the chief OF the
statistical department Of the commits
sion and is changed constantly with
the addition of new employees to the
classified service. Porto Rico stand.
at the head as being furthest in ar
rears and the District Of Columbia at
the foot The District has Il con
siderable number in excess Of its ap-
~portionments.
The statistical clerk explained to-
day that North Cardinals failure to
fiji her quota Of positions was prob
ably due TO the fact that she sends
few men and women to attempt the
examinations for special work. He
said that a large majority Of the
North Carolinians who seek positions
wish TO become clerks. The State has
never furnished a patent examiner, he
said, to illustrate the lack of appli-
cants for specialized positions. Also,
he said there has been a paucity of
male stcnographers,
No Discrimination.
a possible source Of discourage
ment for North Carolinians who
otherwise might enter the classified
service, is the unwarranted fear
among some North Carolinians anG
Southerners generally that they
might he Disseminated against in the
assignment of POSITIONS and promo.
tons. That this fear is unWarrante(
is established by the businessliks
method in which the commission goe!
about assigning positions. h lis
Of states in arrears is kept CAREFUL,
accurate, as stated before, and tn
assignment Of positions amon|
''eligibles' is made with a strict con
sideration for the standing Of thei
states in this list. For instance, whel
the bureau of engraving and print
ing makes re4uisition on the com
mission to fill Il vacancy, the 10
goes to the first state in the arrear
list which has an 'elisible"-an ap
plicant who has passed the eXaInina
ton for the particular line of work.
North Carolina people are begin
ming TO appreciate the Jobs that incl
Sam offers under the civil service
., Within recent years many young me
and women have come to Washing
ton to find work in the various De
partmentS and many of them are DC
ing well.
North Carolina Women.
Mrs. y. i. MORRISON. VINO Is We
connected in North Carolina, cam
here twenty-siX years : and h
been in the government service COZ
%inuously She has been promote
regularly, as her efforts warrante'
and TO-DAY she is chief clerk OF TT
biological survey at a handsome sd
airy for a North Carolina "orkir
omar
Recently Miss Florence Pearson.
MOrganton, STOOD an Summation L
n typeWriter's position. She passe
and was soon given Employment
$50 a month. She has been p%ron1ot'
TO about $S5. Her work is with Il
geological survey.
Miss Allie NJ. N~inninShom,
Greensboro. old a responsible y
~i4Aon in The forest service. She "