The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04

second grade clerks be eligible for pro
motion TO the grade above after two
years sefvice. At present first grad
clerks NEST remain in the service two
years anf second grade clerks three
years heitrs they make take a promo
ton exarpnation. This amendment Of
the rules has been approved by the
Mayor any Is now before the State CiviI
service omission. To quote from the
report OF te commission:
zone oil he most fundamental nrob.
lens OF cit service is the attraction OF
the right 7pe of men and women to The
positions 4 the bottom OF the classified
tlon. Tht constitute the material from
which II 4 hoped to recruit employee
IN the higer services by promotion. II
- therefor important to draw good ma
tcrlal intothese services and some In
centive mp be provided to retain ener-
Getlc' amFpous and efficient young mon
and womd in positions of the lov,-
grades"
The Commissioner has found II nec-
essary 10 hend the rules of civil ser
vice adVcrfin to PERM; Of wider Iatl-
tude, both choice Of mediums and the
! number of Insertions. Formerly tho
rule made mandatory To advertise each
eNanlnatiol"at least twice a week In al
| least -FOUR I the principal papers" Il
mas been f1nd that some examinations
need less afertising than others. as. for
instance. the case of clerical posi-
lions whertthere are Usually more ap-
plicants thb can he conveniently han
died
by ame1ing the rules I'm other par
uculars apfcciahle savings have been
made possle. 1t is estimated that a.
least $1,000 "A year will be saved as
result onhe new method OF adver-
Using.
After tn rules had been amended
ana II waspossible TO inaugurate re
forms unipeded, the Civil Servlc.
commissioners a letter To every pub.
Usher In thcity The points taken VI
In the lettewere as follows:
In the fmre all civil service adver-
tlsements INST appear i'm the reading
section OF e paper-"run Of paper"
as II Is KNOB to advertising men-ani
not among t legal notices.
new cfsificltion was rcquo tc.
Instead of Public Notice" classical
Ton all ADVERTISEMENTS were to lc
headed "CiN Service"
inquiry Wdmade whether a ciyIl ser.
wee news dlartnent was maintained
ana II one Vld he established II as
Sureu coopefpon on the part OF the
commission.
Warning TIT in the matter OF nosI-
tion OF the adjustments the number
OF insertions M the number OF lines,
&C. the com,iton proposed to keep
systematic chfk on all papers and
"ouiu hold lphfhers responsible for
every act or oifs.on or commission,
JUST as any cdnHrrial advertiser does.
In other words, was determined m
check up adverishonts.
An attempt haalso been made by
tne commission ket setting for IL
advertisements II will he dignidci
and attractive the eve Sim,la
border enects, tyTflsplay and arrange
ment have been vi for this purpose
me new display ahod has made pos
slole an importaf economy in space
used While 1t Is y 10 say the present
mode or adVertisil gives more infor-
nation, this IL stmplished in less
space and at mucfeduccd expense.
The commissoteports that il a
deeply interested fc important GuNs-
ton of trainingfor civil ser,i,o
relative to TINS Aer Dr. Moskowitz
writes tn the MaY as follows
New York city bne of the most, II
not the most, i1rtant educational
centres In the CORY. II offers IN,
commission "A rich nd for Conperatlnt
with the high clasHucatsnal insr..n.
tons which are Todd I'm tho mctrono.
I liz SppciaI tral niul,,,.a.. 900, T..