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On the recordSeptember 30, 1891
To test fitness for admission to the classified Indian service examinations of a practical character shall be provided on such subjects as the Commission may direct for physician, superintendent, assistant superintendent, teachers, and matrons.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Executive Order—Civil Service: Indian Rules

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