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Show REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN 8CHOOLS. 323 TABLE No. 3. This table contrrtsts the stability of tenure during the period of 1892-1896 in the cla,ssified service as compared with the ~mclassified service with reference to the largest four schools in the service. It will be noticed that all these tables indicate with snfficieut clearness that stability of tenure is increased by the operation of the civil-service rules in the Indian school service. With reference to efficie~~cavn d devotion to work. it is imnossible ! .~~~ ~~ to otier st;+tistical tables, i,l~; the t c e t i n~i no~f s~~kr int ende ra~ntds inspecting ~ ~ h ~ ! iin~lrs~ lienttehsa t iu tho groat majority of schuolfi tlleru I~ahse en an increaaiue cain in theso t h i ~ ~ ncuad er the i~~liuencofe tile Classified Unelasified - .. - . civil-service rules. The greatest gain, however, that has come to the Indian school service through the oneration of the civil-service rules is to be fonnd in t l ~ ef ; ~ v rr hxt iu th; tillill:: ot' v~~runcitehse y cxclude the i~~tlueuocfe partisanship a t~dp :ltroli;tge and pl:~cea t the diq~os:tlo t ' t l~ea~~poi~r r iny ottiver ocrsons who hare f i ~ r ~ ~ i s11l ~roeor~t' 1l1 '1t ther uuaness manv ol' r l~e i more important requireme~itso f c6aracter and e&ipment neided for success iu the work. Unfortnn;~telyh, owever,.the order placing the school service under civil-service rules could not in the very nature of things eradicate the spirit of patronage which previously had been more or less operative. It frequently happens, therefore, that employees in seeking promotion appeal to the Indian Office or the Department of the Iuterior, not directly and in simple reliance upon their known character and efficiency, but through the mediation of Senators, Representatives, and other influential friends. It goes without saying that such a practice, however much these mediating friends may seek to avoid an uniustifiable advocacv of the ~romotiono f relativelv less comnetent or les: worthy persons, eiposes t d y mcritorinus employees to i~~~usrire : I I I ~th e i)ep:~rtmer~tot the dal~gecr~ fp rona~t i~e~nyp loyrrosn l,erso~~ul employees oot employers oat of service. of service. Emploreea in 1392. . . eronnds raiher than unon consaerations of merit. Mesing onlist of 1393. ., I regret to notice thit thin pr:wtive, nhicl~ at tirst mas confined to u~ernherso f the uuclassitieii service. ia begiuning to make i~lroadau pon branclteaof the service which rere classitied as early ad 18'32. 1 trust that lueasures will he fonnd to check and to escl1111efr om the Indian scl~oosl ervice the subtle dnngerd of this expedient for prom olio^^. I i nitref From a number of schools thereoort has come to me that amollasome of the civil-aervico i~ppointeesth e;. hnvo been noticed indir;~tio~o;fi a new spirit of L ' i ~ l d e ~in~ th~e p~er~t'o~rmean~ce o~f ~the~ir "du ties which horders on ~Qensiveuess. T ~ HseVen 1 tu labor 1111dert he miutnke [hat SEhool. Carlisle. ..... Easkell ...... Chilooco ..... Gsnoa ........ the civil-service rules offer barciers to their removal even for cause, and 2:;. - 21 17 7 10 Receiv. in@ $400 ormore, - 62 41 29 29 In un- en00 111 favor of ?Ian. n u - aified her, aervlee,+bil b e cent. her. oent. - 31 25 22 19 - 34 24 26 29 - 14 11 7 10 I;&: - 20 13 19 19 - 3 4 2 6 - 33 23 28 &O .- 18 13 17 19 -- 53 52 71 100 - -- Par cent. 20 29 I9 40 |