Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-12

The People OF Chicago demand q
thorough investigation Of the Civil
Service Commissions department Of
the city government.
They demand an investigation that
will 90 back for years and unearth
the treacherous and illegal treatment
accorded to honest citizens for the
beneft Of q chosen few.
They demand an investigation into
all Of the examinations that have
been held In order that the public
may be informed as to. how many, II
any, Of them were on the square.
They demand an investigation of
the numerous examinations held for
the benefit Of particular persons,
where questions were asked which
could only be answered by the. persons
whose appointment in the civil serv.
ice was evidently arranged for in ad.
vance.
The people are paying 100000 a
year for the administration Of the
civil service law In the city govern.
ment.
They are paying 100000 a year for
roosting place for men to make
out psychological" examination pa.
pers.
In a recent examination for stenog.
raphers the easiest word handed out
for them to typewrite quickly was
"eleemosynary."
Is any one foolish enough to sup
pose that this examination was on the
square and that these hard words
were not asked to keep out people
who were not of the favored class?
New departments, entirely unnec.
essary, have been created in the civil
service for pet faddists and high.
browed loafers.
The taxpayers who pay the freight
would not be permitted to pass an ex.
animation for dog catcher.
Poor men, devoid Of education, and
with starving families, who are look.
ing for work with a pick and shovel
as day laborers. have to go through
a civil service examination that would
shock the Sultan of Turkey. A daily
newspaper printed the following
about the absurd questions asked Of
these poor labOring men by these
high.browed reformers who control
the aristocracy Of Office holders In
Chicago:
Ten thousand men who want Jobs
In the streets, sewers and small parks
are being put through an examination
by the labor bureau of the Civil Serv.
ice Commission. Here are some ques.
tons that apply:
"How much more does a wheelbar.
row Of dirt weigh In Jackson Park
than on the moon?
"What amount Of street sweepings
can be put into curb box three feet
long. two feet wide and fifteen
inches deep?
what is the superficial area Of
Madison street from State street to
the river?
How long would It take q gang
OF 200 men to shovel ten.inch snow.
fall off It? How. much could the time
be increased?
III q hod Of brick be dropped from
the top of q building 200 feet high
with what velocity will 1t strike .
street sweeper In the alley?"
But the Jobs that have been created
for intellectual giants are the ones
that take the cake.
You can search all of the diction.
aries and encyclopedias In vain for
words and titles that can beat for ut.
ter obsoleteness some of the produc.
lions of the Chicago Civil Service
Commission.
The Official Bulletin Of the Chicago
Civil Service Commission for April 8.
1915, contained the following under
the head of Examinations ordered"
Read 1t carefully and you will learn
the duties Of an Industrial Psycholo.
gist". for which you will have to pay
out $1,000 every year out Of your hard
earned money:
Industrial Psychologist. Class H.
Grade Nv, t1.740.2.100. April Z.
Subjects Of Examination: Special
subject 4. educational (penmanship !.
arithmetic u 2. experience 8. report
!.
Duties: Makes thorough mental
examination and partial physical o..
animation Of individuals. using mod.
ern experimental material; makes In
spection Of the subjects capacity %
to memory. Imagination. retention.
|! association and their psychological IT.