Excerpts of the President's News Conference
11/15/1928
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They shall serve only so long as absolutely required and in no case beyond the usual field season.
Guards, scalers, field assistants for reconnaissance parties, foremen engaged upon road or trail construction, and telep...
That didn't seem to be practical to me.
So far as the Commission may deem practicable, such appointments shall be made from the registers of eligibles.