The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1868.

ASSISTANT SC HOOLMASTEII. AT
SHEERNESS. . .

ADMIRALTY, 23d Sept.. 1868.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That fl• VACANCY exists for
an A SSISTAN T BCHOOL MASTER at Sheerness Dockyard.
Candidates who may wish to undergo a Competitive Examina-
tion for such an Appointment are invited to apply, either per-
sonally or by letter, to the Civil Service Conimissioners, Gateway,
Dean's-yard; Westminster, on or before the Bth of October, fur-
nishing certificates of age and health, together with testimonials
as to character and capacity fordeaching. The examination will
commence: on Tuesday, the 13th October. Candidates must be
between ,the ages of '2O and 35, and will be examined in the fol-
lowing subjects, in all of which it will be necessary for Candi-
dates to pass:-
1. Exercises as to Handwriting and Orthography.
2. Arithmetic and Mensuration.
3. Grammar and Analysis of Sentences.
4. English Composition.
5. Physical and Political Geography of the World, especially
of England and Europe.
6. English History.
7. Euclid—first four and sixth books, and first twenty-one pro-
positions of the eleventh book.

8. Algebra.
9. Plane Trigonometry.
10. Differential and Integral Calculus (Elementary), and Plano
Co-ordinate Geometry (Elementary).
11. The Elementary Principles of Mechanics and Hydrostatics,
not requiring the Diff,rential Calculus.

They will also be competitively examined in the following sub-
jects, and although it will not be necessary for each Candidate
to have a knowledge of these latter subjects, a high value will
be set on them:—

12. Elementary Chemistry and Physics,
13. Plane Trigonometry (Analytical) and Spherical Trigono-
metry.
14. Plane Co-ordinate Geometry (more advanced) and Analyti-
cal Geometry of three dimensions.
15. Differential and Integral Calculus (more•advanoed) and the
easier Differential Equations.
16. Mechanics and Hydrostatics, including Problems requiring
the Differential Calculus for their solution.

The salary of the Assistant Schoolmaster at Sheerness Dock-
yard commences at £lOO per annum, increasing by .£lO each year
to £1.40, and the certificate of the Civil Service Commissioners
will entitle the successful Candid .te to the benefit of the Super-
annuation Act.
Assistant Dockyaid Schoolmasters are eligible for promotion
to the higher office of Schoolmaster and Head Schoolmaster,
with salaries varying from £l5O to £250 per annum. •
W. a. ROMAINE.

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