The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-23

geometry. geography. natural science. chem.
,s.ry. botany astronomy must prison keeper
,y.,,hittenti9n, eentlomenr' It was George N
ere IHst TnssSsy. With oSisi T1smisett VIZ ss
& the asnsm sns SSSsd tss ds yS
paragraph which you have. -----.,
was told to sit down and copy Il upon the pad
that lay before him; Number two folloyed
the sheets we're gathered up for Subsequent
examination Then followed some every. day
in merely nnS d'Ssno sH
man who. can divide is2 by knows enough Of
"r,thmctic, to 10 prison kosper IN this town.
with sheet Of PAPER pinned to the back Of
each. The slips had i've questions to .esk, and
You ever sesed
a prison ofiicor I" was the first question. If
S tS such Shsn S4 whse % s sss ss
" Have you ever held any position in which
We're required to control or dTest nun
you had in the use OF firearms 2" What has
been y%pr Have
have YOU You had in boatine9 State in detail
Il a prison keeper m !. have had experience,
In boating then certainly E street payer should
It appears when the question first looms up:
but some Of the keepers, are employed in the
chase an esca ping convict in o boat
:, In answering question number Aye. the John
Brosnan aforesaid penetrated Joke that was
stsndinG. WSat EXPERIENCE have yoS had IL
boating" was the question; and tho written
answer si was. .Nnne. only what have seen in
TAKE your pencils" Mr.. Williams ordered.
about to Msss
which you will pay strict attention. shall
all keepers IN prison oh
have finished reading You will write down as
This is to tot test st your me mory. It makes no
so that, you, get the substance OF the order
Go to the WDrdsn's Office" he began. land
tell the Warden that a serious accident has
nners have @ Saay tell Rim nv" to send
the doctor ut once: II the Warden is not In.
tell the deputy Warden, and return to your
No class, in school ever listened more, in
tently to lesson than the twenty-four embryo
finishing Of the last word they began to write.
Most Of the returns las examined by The Sun
and many we're almost exact as to verbage.
Two prisoners have been fighting in the
WrSte Some 6s
s He said ali Hight and told me to 90 right
to write verbatim from memory. The reporter
confesses to looking at the original half
s ssS yns Sps eT
tions rs whole. the successful applicant
must score ten points: In other words. the
ten points. Of which three points 60 relatively
to the physical examination. two to expert
to- Tas
man may be very poor at reading. writing. and
arthp etio and still make good prison keeper.
Hs sas Lee s'fRPia sfisss
med fsat he had o bn4nns be-
come a prison keeper even at 5000 year. and
sRssFn and h e5a 5sSa any
rs9 Son al IL hs r hps rep.d
municipal civil service exam nation is. They
have never known the details before. You
NOT the sou 6eve
given them to you. OF course you will print
them. but it will do no harm; for We shall take
the next examination"
:. Yes, am glad you did IT." he repeated.
actual experience. want to call your attention
TO the personnel OF the mon who come here for
examination You cannot expect professional
men or capitalists to ask for arpoinrm ents as
prison Keepers but are not tho men you have
beer, with q respectable, competent BODY OF
wish you could know " hat n tremendous i'm
provcment there has been in that respect.
hs the
The lame the halt. the blind. the totally
ignorant and depraved came nsfore US think
saS Gns Now shes Know
MitRoSt rs s passing the examination pa or
no pull The result is, the men who apply are
decent and deserving persons
classes Of city employees who are not required
to pass this exam ination. The first class is
officers. who are considered OF too high a
grade to REQUIRE examination; the second is
he 81 IT II
classified service OF the city la 1925. and be-
sides these there are $500 common labor.rs.
2 2S3 persons were eXami ned. man who
passes the examination and Is not apppo!nted
but lie can then Immediately take new ex-
animation. probably with better chances than
before. l wish you had gone in for eXamina-
physical examination Is much m ore severe"
Il think I should have taken q keepership
n city prison II had not revealed myself"
VI" DOUBT it." Mr.. Philips replied. You see.
there were four army veterans among the ap-
,ho FoT, ye s; What has that to do with
Very much. II You had passed number one.
twenty -four. the veteran would have RECEIVED
lie law: The candidates shall be placed upon
tho eligible list. stating the order OF merit. as
aggregate markings upon their exam nations. |
excepting that. where, the candidate has been |
honorably discharged from the military or |
naval service Of the United States in the late |
war. he shall be preferred over al! other can |
didates. though graded lowerr"
veteran would rather have been working me |
q hardship, wouldn't he?" said the reporter.
Mr.. Phillips replied: hut in the aggregate |
here Is not much hardship to anybody. Out |
d all the appointments made In this city last |
year only fourteen went TO veterans. so they |
ian hardly DO said to get more thnn their |
share. There cannot he great many war |
Veterans in the city's service. because. unfor- |
they are 4 owing old"
Twenty-iour anxious candidates are still |
Waiting to become prison keepers. |