results; or to have administrative charge of a small organization engaged in such work.

3. Minimum qualifications: Training equivalent to that represented by graduation with a degree from an institution of recognized standing with major work in courses tending to develop a knowledge of the fundamentals of one or more branches of science or engineering; five years' experience in responsible patent examining or similar experience of equal value; a broad knowledge of, and experience in, patent law; demonstrated professional and administrative ability.

The following memorandum has been issued by the Secretary of the Interior to serve as a guide to Bureau Chiefs in making promotions and granting increases of salary.

To Bureau Chiefs-Memorandum in re Promotions.

Promotions to fill vacancies occurring in the services of the Interior Department are to be made if possible from those in the same bureau or service, who are best qualified by knowledge, experience and efficiency.

Merit and the good of the service should control recommendations and no promotions should be made which would result in a deficiency.

Increases of salary without change of status are intended to recognize special ability or efficiency and should be recommended only when the employee recommended has earned same by more than ordinary skill in the performance of work and has demonstrated that he or she is entitled by special merit to the advancement.

Merely personal or family considerations, or long service, is not ground for promotion. Faithfulness is expected from all who are receiving remuneration from the Government.

The reclassification was designed to eradicate inequalities, to classify work performed in stated positions; and was not, therefore, intended to recognize or increase individual pay and salary ranges where fixed in relation thereto.

Its effect was to make the so-called temporary bonus, which was a blanket salary increase when voted, basic pay and prevent its possible lapse. While fortunately it resulted in increased pay in many positions heretofore inadequately compensated, reclassification was evidently intended, primarily, to equalize salaries.

If positions have been improperly classified, the remedy lies not in promotion, but in a reclassification of the position.

The Government is an impersonal employer and its employees fail, if at all, through lack of interest rather than ability. The individual conscience is peculiarly the referee as to government service rendered, and simple justice to both employer and employee is fundamental.

Many Government administrators believe that 50% of Government employeees actually do more than 75% of the work. If that be true, one-fourth of our employees could be declared surplus if one-half of the least efficient were as productive as the first 50%.

Recommendations for salary increase should, therefore, be carefully considered and based wholly upon merit, each being accompanied by an accurate and concise statement of the reasons upon which the request is based. Recommendations for promotion will be considered by the Committee on Personnel before they are submitted to the Secretary.

(Sgd.) HUBERT WORK.

Salaries.

The permanent appointees on the Examining Corps. now number 50 Patent Examiners and approximately 160 Associates, 120 Assistants and 151 Juniors. The salaries

under the old and new classifications are shown in the

In addition to the permanent corps, funds are available for a temporary force consisting of 3 Patent Examiners (Principals) and 97 Juniors (Assistants). The 3 Examiners and about 40 of the Juniors have been appointed and it is expected that 60 more will be added by Dec. 1, 1924.

Entrance Examinations.

225 applicants took the August examination, but the papers have not yet been corrected. The result of the three preceding examinations is given below.

Examina

tion

Total no. Passed Appoint- Accepted Undeter- Declined examined.

ed.

to come

mined.

There are also 92 men on a supplemental register made up of those who attained an average of 60% or more in certain major subjects and are available for temporary appointment subject to their passing the examination at a later date in the subjects on which they failed. No appointments have yet been made from this list but it is expected that some will be in the next few months.

As soon as the assistants are sworn in, they are given a memorandum to read containing information concerning the work of the Office. They are also directed to study the circular of general information and certain portions of the Service Monograph on the Patent Office by the Institute of Government Research.

A CORRECTION.

The article entitled "The Law of Functional Claims" in the August Journal, should have been credited to Mr. Hugh Keneipp.

EUSTACE S. GLASCOCK.

Eustace S. Glascock was born in Gloucester County, Virginia, March 16, 1863. He was educated at McDonogh School, Maryland, and the United States Naval Academy, graduating from the latter in 1883.

He resigned from the Navy in 1885 and soon after engaged in teaching in Texas.

In 1899 he resigned the principalship of Waco High School to accept an appointment as Fourth Assistant Examiner in the Patent Office.

Glascock was assigned to Division 30, and remained in that division until promoted to Principal Examiner February 11, 1913. He was placed in charge of Division 40, and later organized Divisions 44, 46 and 47. Since January 1, 1921, he has been in charge of Division 19.

WALTER D. GROESBECK.

Walter D. Groesbeck was born at Cazenovia, N. Y., his parents removing to southern Michigan during his sixth year.

Reared on a farm, he attended, and later taught in the district, graded and high schools at Union City, Michigan, entering the mechanical engineering course of the Michigan Agricultural College with the class of 1889. At the end of the freshman year, he again taught school, and later did land-surveying, irrigation-development work and drafting in and about Los Angeles, Calif., returning to college and receiving the degree of B. S. in mechanical engineering in 1892, and serving one year thereafter as instructor in machine-shop practice, at the same college.

He was appointed a fourth assistant examiner in the Patent Office in July 1894, being assigned to Div. 13 and later to the Classification Division; also obtaining the degrees LL.B., LL.M. and M.P.L. in Washington lay schools and being admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.

Resigning in 1903, he became local representative of a Pittsburgh firm of attorneys and also practiced patent law until July 1, 1908, when he re-entered the examining corps, being again assigned to Div. 13 and later to Div. 30.

He was assigned to Div. 23 as Primary Examiner Dec. 12, 1913, where he has since remained.