The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-15
Thc Ciyil Service Reform.

The examiners of the civil service COM
mission met on Thursday morning in Pack
ards business college New York, to examine
candidates for $1,000 clcrkships in the
treasury, interior, and war departments.
This was done pursuant to the rule recent
ly passed regulating the civil service of
the United States, and which divides
the several states and territories into five
divisions, to he designated as civil service
districts. The examination Thursday was
for the applicants residing in the the First
district, which embraces the states of Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,,
Connecticut, Rhode Island and New
York. Every application must be made
ten days before the examination and must
he in the handwriting of the applicant. 1t
must state the applicants name in full,
place and date of birth, legal residence,
education, occupation, past and present,
whether ever employed in the civil
service, and whether ever in the reg
ular or volunteer army or navy. The
applicant must certify that he has compos-
ed and wrote the application without asss-
lance, and to the truth of the statements
which it contains. Every application
must also be accompanied by the certif-
cate of practising physician as to the ap-
plicant's general health and physical capa-
city TO perform clerical labor. Mr.. Ed
ward O. Graves, the chief examiner, con-
Quoted the examination Thursday. lie
was assisted by Gen. Thomas IIillhouse, as
sistant treasurer, and Col. Slas W. Burt,
special deputy naval officer. Mr.. Dorman
B. Eaton, the chairman of the United
States civil service commission, attended
the greater part of the day. Seyenty-fvc
candidates were summoned to appear for
examination, but only fifty were there, OF
whom seven were ladies'. The candidates
'"n"o "a" "',~--s the .-'e.'.oo "hioe-ocohei 1t
is required that each candidate should ans
wer at least seventy per cent, of the ques-
tons asked.
The questions used in the examinations
were printed on foolscap, with sufficient
space after each question in which to write
the answer. Eleven papers are furnished
to each candidate, and the time occupied
and the candidates name must be written
at the foot of each paper. The following
are the points included:
First-Thc candidates are required to
write a letter of about a foolscap page in
length on given subject and to fold and
bIief it.
Second-Two exercises in simple addi-
ton are required to be solved.
Thrd-Eight exercises in notation and
Enumeration of whole numbers and deci-
mails.
Fourth-Eight exercises in the addition,
multiplication, division, and mutual sub
traction, conversion of common and dcci-
nal fractions.
Fifth-SiX miscellaneous examples in
volving common and decimal fractions,
percentage, discount, and simple interest.
Sixth.-A few elementary questions
in bookkeeping and an exercise in Journal
izing.
Seventh-Thc statement of simple ac-
count for items given.
Eighth-About twenty examples of false
photography for correction
Ninth-Twelve examples of false Syntax
for correction.
Tenth-A fair and legible copy of a
rough draft of letter is required.
Eleventh-Five general questions in the
history, geography and government of the
United States
The examination was begun at nine
o'clock and continued to five. The chief
examiner will forward the papers of each
candidate examined to that department or
office which the candidate has made APP
plication to enter, when the board of ex-
amners of each department or Office will
compute the standing Of each.