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Show ice was unsatisfactorv. The naaers submitted to me contained only ~~~ ~~ . . scanty : u~d\- ngue illf;rlnatiou ri,lleerninp the physical, iutrllect~lnln, nil mural auoliticatiol~so f the candid;tti~s. 'J'lte~litrstio~s~uhs n~irtea~tl t ile examinations tested the candidates chiefly with reference to the minor facts of technical outfit for the work of teaching. They a,ppealed in no way to tlle gains that come to the teacher through professiollal prepara-tion for the work of teaching and throng11 experieucr therein. In the examina,tion of candidates for the superintendency there mas nothing that could in anv mav give me an idea of their bnsines.; habits and . . positlo~ro f t i ~ ~ l ~ r l . i ~ ~11f 1e<~~~retllyear~ts~rvre ri!t,u~rls lic~ltsal itllel~artler: I I I ~ mntrttlls ~lllehlit~u81 s1 1ttlce asier ~ I I ~ ItI 1I1 1,se; tskt.iluf c; ,~~t l i~l :i~orl ct \l ~ e aositiou df teacller. and on t,he same subiects. in(l genius'nrere placed OII a par rvi'tb tlie neophyte and parrot. This, together with the fact t l ~ atth e social and cultural privations i~~volved in the Indian pervice, its i~ncerta~itne nure of office, and its pllysioal hardsliil~sre nder the 11rdia1s1c hool servicein itself not attractire., kept many de~irableca ndidates from the competitive exa~ninationsa, nd had a tendency to lower the value of the civil service liht of eligibles. I submitted these difficnlties to the Civil Service Commission, and my inquiries aud suggestions were received with marked courtesy. The Commission, as a whole, expressed a readiness to consider my representations, and, as far as the civil service law might permit, to modify modes of examination so as to remove the i~~convenienomese n-tioned. As a result of the deliberations that follo\vc.d, the Civil Service Commission nltil~~atedlyec ided to adopt in the mail1 the plan submitted to them. Tbis p11m was based upon the following considerat.ions: First. Iuasmuch as in the education of the ludians the school is practically the sole civilizing intlnence wit11 referellee to the pupil, comprel~e~~sgirvaes p of the sul?je(:t, analytical power, f~illnesosf detail in knowledge, vividness of presentation, ability t.o adapt t l ~ cn ~aterial of instruction to the childre11'8 needs, and a certain degree of artistic skill on the part of the teacher, are, with reference to the sub,jects of instruction, prime considerations, compared with \vhich all others fall into insignifica.ni!e. Second. Inasmuch as teaching in the Indian schools rarely exceeds tlie limitibtio~~osf the prinlary schools, the scllolastic reqnirements on the teacl~ersi' mrt can safely be limited to the recluirements of a second elementasy eciuct~tion. Third. The papers of eligibles sl~ouldsh ow mith rea,sonable clearlless the degree of lll~ysicals oullduess, nroral excellence, professio~~parle p-aratiou, and experience of the applicant, as well as llis l~eculiarf itness for t l ~we ork implied i u his position. Persons who have all unsatis-factorv record io these t l ~ i-l ~sehso nld be exclnded from tl~esee xamina-tions. In order to acco~nplish its purpose the Civil Service Comlnission decided to call to its aid the friend15 services of the Hoard of Indian Com~nissiouers. The application papers of candidates containing testi-monials and references are submitted to the secretary of the board, who makes inquiries concerning their value, aud communicates the |