Word: civilizations
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...with the beginning and development of this system under President Jackson and his successors, and describes at length the efforts made by the Senate, in 1864, to check the power of the president. The object of the book is to give a clear idea of the position in which civil service stands today, as shown by its past history. Mr. Fish has compiled a set of tables, showing in detail the removals from office under various presidents of the United States. The last pamphlet is by F. H. Miller on "Qualifications for Office." The aim of this work...
...office will be in the charge of two clerks, appointed and paid by the government, under regular civil service rules. There will be as many deliveries as at the central station and the office hours will be from 8 a. m. until 8 p. m. week days and from 12 m. until 1.30 p.m. Sundays...
...Lawrence Lowell '77 has recently published an important book on "Colonial Civil Service" which contains a large amount of particularly timely information. After an introduction showing the necessity for a special civil service in tropical or Asiatic possessions, Mr. Lowell treats of the historical development of the English, Dutch and French colonial civil services in full detail, pointing out the merits and defects of the various systems. The best plan for the United States, according to Mr. Lowell, is to found a national colonial training college on the same general lines as West Point and Annapolis but specially modelled after...
...platform was adopted containing the following principles: Opposition to imperialism, to the present tariff rate, to trusts, and to an increase of the army; support of free trade for Porto Rico, of the reduction of the war tax, of an increase of the navy, of civil service reform, and of the gold standard...
...following questions have been given out for the Junior Wranglers' debates: May 3--"Resolved, That in a contest between McKinley and Dewey for the presidency, all good citizens should support McKinley." Heilprin's camp has the affirmative and Foster's the negative. May 17--"Resolved, That President McKinley's civil service order of May 29, 1899, was a backward step in civil service reform." Foster's camp has the affirmative, Heilprin's the negative...