the civil service of the State rests the immediate responsibility for the conduct of this work. No care exercised in the selection of these employés can be too exacting for the State. Only through the protection of a Civil Service law and intelligent selective methods employed by its commission can this be accomplished. Respectfully submitted, W. B. MOULTON, JOHN A. COUSLEY, J. STANLEY BROWNE, Commissioners. REPORT OF CHIEF EXAMINER. The Illinois Civil Service Commission: GENTLEMEN-The following is a statement covering the activities of the office of the secretary and chief examiner for the year of 1911, together with recommendations for the future: The following shows the number of applications received, withdrawn, rejected and reinstated during 1911: Applications received during 1911 Applications rejected (other causes) Applications reinstated subsequent to rejection 6,337 124 178 33 Of the applications received 1,652 were from employés already in the service on June 30, 1911, in departments which came under civil service on July 1, 1911. Although these applicants are not subject to examination, this process was necessary in order to keep proper records of all State employés. Table I, Scope of Examinations, shows the date of each examination, the positions for which the calls were issued, and the scope and weights assigned in each case. During the year eighty-seven examinations for sixty-five different positions were conducted. In most cases local examiners appointed by the commission had charge, assisted by local medical examiners when physical qualifications were of importance. |