New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-03

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the physical upbuilding exercise.
coupled with freedom of the outdoor
life. will benefit every young man who
enters n of the camps. In addition
to this will be given at least the he
ginning of a training which it is be-
lieved will be serviceable to him men-
tally, morally and physically, and may,
if duty ever shall call, make it certain
that he can be of service to his coun-
try.
Applicants for entrance to the
camps will be asked to pass a physical
severe than the physical examinations
for the military service. Examinations
will be given free at any army post,
or may be given by any physician who,
after the examination Is completed.
should issue a certificate of physical
fitness.
Every young man who attends one
of the citizens military training camps
al do so without cost. Every cent
of his expense, including that of trav-
cling t. and from the camp, will be
met by the government. His equip
ment and his clothing. except under
wear, also will be provided. As it has
been put, all that a candidate need
say is, Lets go" pack his linen in
a suitcase in which he will keep his
civilian clothes while at camp, put his
certificate of physical fitness and his
order to report in his pocket, and
start on his way.
Executive Order On Postmasters.
The much heralded. more than
occasionally criticized, and more than
occasionally praised executive order
concerning appointments Of post
masters to offices of the first, sec
Ond and third class has just been
issued. 1t best can be understood,
praised or criticized, as the mind and
the mood shall prompt, by reading.
"When a vacancy exists or here
after occurs In the position Of post
master at an office of the first, second
or third class. If such vacancy Is not
filled by nomination of some person
within the competitive classified civil
service who has the required qualifca-
tions, then the postmaster general
shall certify the fact to the civil
service commission, which shall forth
with hold an open competitive ex-
animation to test the fitness Of appli-
cants to fill such vacancy, and when
such examination has been held and
the papers In connection Herewith
have been rated, the said commission
shall certify the results thereof to
the postmaster general. who shall sub
nit to the President the maine Of n
Of the highest three qualified eligibles
for appointment TO fill such vacancy
unless IL Is established that the char
acter or residence of any applicant
disqualifies him for appointment:
Provided: That at the expiration
Of the term of any person appointed
to such position through examination
before the civil service commission,
the postmaster general may, In his
discretion, submit the name Of such
person to the President for renomi-
nation without further examination.
"No person who has passed his
sixty-ifth birthday. or who has not
actually resided within the delivery
of such office for two years next pre-
ceding such vacancy, shall be given
the examination herein provided for.
"If, under this order. It Is desired
to make nomination for any Office of
a person I'm the competitive classified
service. such person must first he found
by the civil service commission to
meet the minimum requirements for
the office"
Explanation by the Department.
An explanation Of b order has been
issued by the post Office department.
1t is In part as follows.
There are 52.332 postmasters. OF
these, 39,433 are In the fourth class,
and are now under such civil service
laws and regulations as bring them
within the privileges and conditions of
the classified service.
"Of the remaining 1850 post Offices,
700 are first class. 2,6l7 are second
class and 9.5s2 are third class. Obvi-
ously these offices are business gen
cies of the government In egal
purpose and should become SO In fact.
The only certain ultimate way TO bring
this about Is to classify first, second
and third class postmasters. Under
existing laws the Executive has no
power to require that these Offices be
placed in the classified service. Nov
ing in that direction. however, the
executive order issued today provides
that II any vacancy is not filled by
nomination for promotion Of one from
within the competitive classified civil
service, then an open competitive ex-
animation shall be held and the ap-
pointment shall be made from n of
the highest three eligibles, as required
now BY law IL the classified civil
service.
Under this order the kind Of test
and plan Of investigation and examina-
ton which shall be provided for. shall
approved by the President and shall
be based ON the applicants business
training. experience. fitness. organic
ing and executive ability and general
qualifications for an efficient admins
and shall IN no sense be a
clustered scholastic examination which
might result In a high grade in theory,
but not a guaranty Of efficiency In
fact.