Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
STATE SERVICE
IS RECLASSIFIED
UNFOLDING of Illinois Law Fol
lowed by a Complete Re-
vision of Rules.
OBJECT is TO SIMPLIFY
Information Now Printed In Such
Form That All May Under-
stand How to Proceed.

Springfield, ILL.,, May Incomplete
| Redistribution of the state civil ser
vice has been made by the state civil
service commission, effective May Is,
following the decision of the supreme
court, which upheld the validity of the
civil service law on every point raised
in the appeal of State Auditor Brady
in the so-called Sellars case.
All the positions in the state service
are listed in alphabetical order under
the titles, and for each position are
given the duties, qualifications, age
limits, maximum and minimum pay,
residence restrictions, physical stand
ards and all other information which
would be of interest TO an applicant
for employment.
This list of positions will be printed
in a separate volume, called ''Sched-
ule of the Civil Service Rules" and
will form an encyclopedia of state en-
ploymcnt. 1t is a classification which
will he easily understood by persons
who are not familiar with civil service
methods, and in making it. the state
commission discards its own former
anu lIe uStu ny
most of the civil service commissions
of the country. The reason for dis
carding the old methods is that the
usual civil service classification is an
enigma TO the novice and difficult for
the expert himself to understand.
Shows Promotions. Too.
In addition to being listed in alpha
betical order with duties and other
information set forth jim full, the posi-
lions in the service form part of the
promotional lines and will be listed
in promotional classes, so that any
person seeking entrance into the SER
vice, will see the opportunities for
rising. There are almost 25 promo
tional classes.
A complete revision of the civil ser
vice rules has also been made effec- |
tive May 10, when copies of the new |
rules and of schedule A, as the alpha |
betical list of positions will be called, !
will be on hand for distribution at the
office of the state civil service COM
mission in Springfield.
Immediate revision OF the efficiency
system. effective in most of the state
departments, is to be. made by the
state commission, because the present
system has been found to be ineffec-
i've. 1t is planned to require that rec
,rd be kept of all employees attend
Ince and performance of duty in
uch a way that those who fan short
# a reasonable standard may be de- !
ected so that charges may be filed !
nd their removal from the service
II severe reprimand may be obtained.
During the past yea: nearly 10000
ersons have applied for examination i
o the state civil service commission, |
his number being so great an increase !
yer previous records that the appro- d,
ration for postage made by the leg ,
stature in 1913 has run short. The :
ivil service commission is second 7
My to the secretary of state of all =
tate departments in the number of :
ieces of mail handled daily. I,
Examine at Any Time. A
A recent innovation made by the C
was a change in its meth F
of examining applicants for at V
domestics and laborers at r
lie state institutions. The examina- a
ons for these positions are very a
mple. but were formerly held only s
ice a month. The commission has j
iopted a plan whereby applicants \
ay be examined at any time when
ley apply for employment at one of e
e institutions. They are required la
fill out applications, TO answer b.
Iestions designed to show whether Il
ey are fitted to perform the duties d,
ught, and are given a physical test IL
they mass the axaminat ion and thara
a vacancy at the institution to which 81
ey have applied, they may be given CT
mediate employment. In addition OF
the examinations at institutions, &C
aminers will be appointed at each ~
30 or more places in the southern nj
TT OF the state, to whom candidates III
ay report for examination at any M
ne. in