Announcement . sion, referring to this order,said that the friends of Civil Service reform everywhere could congratulaethemselves on this most important advance of the cause.—[From the WashingtonPost, July 29, 1897.] The Presidents order prescribing the examinationCf<zii\ar of consuls who receive a compensation of more thanwuiisuiai jj |,Qg g^j^^ jggg ^^^^ j2,500 will apply to 196 offices, of Service which 175 are salaried and 21 fee offices. These examinations are not under the control of theCivil Service Commission, but are conducted by aboard of Examiners who are officials of the State D
Announcement . sion, referring to this order,said that the friends of Civil Service reform everywhere could congratulaethemselves on this most important advance of the cause.—[From the WashingtonPost, July 29, 1897.] The Presidents order prescribing the examinationCf<zii\ar of consuls who receive a compensation of more thanwuiisuiai jj |,Qg g^j^^ jggg ^^^^ j2,500 will apply to 196 offices, of Service which 175 are salaried and 21 fee offices. These examinations are not under the control of theCivil Service Commission, but are conducted by aboard of Examiners who are officials of the State Department. The applicantmust secure the consent of the President of the United States before being permittedto take the examination. It is practically a method of making a selectionfrom a number ot applicants on the basis of merit. Examinations will notbe held on any regular dates, but as required. TheInternalRevenue Examinations forthe classified Internal Revenue Setvice are now held THE INT^ Service ^° ^^^ positions ot deputy coUectoi,clerk, gauger, storekeeper, storekeepeiand gauger combined, and messengeiApplicants are examined as to thenrelative capacity and fitness. There isbut one grade of examination, viz.: C L E R K—S TOREKEEPER—GAUGER, the subjects of which areSpelling, Arithmetic, Penmanship,Copying, Letter Writing and Elementary Physics pertaining to gauging(This last subject is one on whichevery applicant should have somespecial instruction. It is quite technical in its character. Seeour Elementary Physics pertaining to Gauging, on page 24.)The Government Printing Ofiice has been^ classified and all the positions are included Qovernment except Public Printer and unskilled The Civil Service Commission will now ex-Service. amine applicants for the positions of com-positor, pressman, bookbinder, stereotyper,electrotyper, etc., and for such minor positions as feeder, helper,folder, sewer, counter, numberer, gatherer, etc., in the
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