Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-08-04

En- the United States Patent ONCE
The Civil Service Examinations in
q his CITY To-MOrrow.
An examination of applicants for positions
in the patent Office at Washington begins in
the United States court room, over the post
office in this city, tomorrow morning at $50.
Commissioner Charles Lyman will oficiate.
The salaries paid in the patent Office are lib
e1al and the chances of preferment good.
About twenty applicants will be examined.
When once an applicant is admitted to the
fourth grade, in which the pay is 81, 200 per
annum, he has fair chance for promotion.
There are twenty-four assistant examiners of
the fourth grade, twenty-four assistant ex-
aminers of the third grade with salary of
81 400, twenty four assistant examiners of
the second grade with salary of s., 600 and
twenty-four examiners of the first grade with
salary of 50, 500.
Scientific school graduates are supposed to
be the best qualified to wrestle with the ex-
aminations, which will include:
~ Mathematics elementary alge-
bra, the elements of plane and volumetric geome
try. and mensuration of surfaces and solids.
(2 Physics Natural philosophy and its prob
lens, and elementary chemistry.
the useful arts, industries and manufactures; tie
elements of machinery; the rudiments of engineer
ing and architectural construction.
a. Mechanical drawings---Tests of the ability of
the candidate readily to read mechanical drawing
and to give an appropriate description OF the
machine illustrated.
The commissioners report goes on to say:
The above subjects are essential Optional sub
jects including general chemistry, will be present
ed as the necessities OF the office may require. A
sufficient knowledge of German and French to
translate from these languages into English at
sight is important. The candidate will be required
to state the extent of his knowledge of either and
may take examination in either as an optional
Excellence in optional subjects will entitle the
inaton to place upon a special register, and to
preference in case OF vacancy IN any DIVISION rs
The examination TO- appointment as assist
ant in the scientific library of the patent office
will be conducted with a view to aScertainlng
the fitness of the candidate for library work in
general, and for work in the scientific library
of Scientific books and periodicals, cassiff-
cation and cataloguing, and the management and
custody of books; indexing, condensing, digesting
and briefing; acquaintance with the arts and sci
ences IN general way, and knowledge OF modern
languages, especially German and French, with
ability to translate these into good English choos-
ing the proper technical terms where they occur.
The salary of these assistants varies from $500 to
81 200. Vacancies are rare.
The examination for the pc ition OF examiners
clerks will be conducted with a view to ascertain
ing the fitness of the candidate for such expert
clerical work is done conf ection with and in
the course of tie examination of applications for
patents in the several examining divisions
comprise, in addition to the subjects of
The Elm limited examination a test OF the can
of practice and the established procedure thereun-
der in the United States patent office. 1t will in
Guide such matter as the classification of caveats
and applications, and old, their proper preser-
WALTON, questions relating to the jurisdiction
Them the extent to WHICH secrecy is required, the
entry of amendments and the nature of the various
actions possible.