Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-20
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
III WILL M THE FIRST EVER
HELD m FORT WORTH.
Cards of Admission Have been Is
suod to "a Hundred Applicants, and
They WIN lie Here, FUN of Hope
and Information.

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Mr.. J. w. Mitchell, chairman Of the
Fort Worth board OF civil service ex-
aminors, has received letter from
Hon. John n. Proctor. president OF
the civil service commission. directing
him to prepare for the accommodation
or "A hundred candidates at the exam
nation TO be held here Saturday, Sep
tember 90. This will be the first In
Fort Worth. The examinations have
heretofore been held at Dallas This
letter OF advice includes all the neces-
sary instructions for the examination
II Will be conducted by Mr.. Mitchell
~ chairman Of the local board OF eN-
aniners, with the assistance and I'M
der the supervision OF special eNnm-
liner from Washington. who Is expect
ed to arrive in the city shortly The
candidates will also begin TO put IN
an appearance today and tomorrow.
and by Saturday the postotilce build
Ing viii house more hope and greater
expectations than II has for II long
time Arrangements have been made
OF the Chamber Of Commerce, which
Will afford ample accommodations
IL Will begin at . u. IN. It IL under
stood mat the majority OF candidates
win be applicants for positions In the
railway mail service. The candidates
have obtained cards OF admission to
the examination. which are required In
all cases and for which application has
been nude some time previous. In or
der TO obtnin a card II Is necessary for
the candidate to pass satisfactory
medical examination, In which II Is as-
certpined whether or not he has any
physical defects which would impair
his psefulnCsB to the service. He must
also furnish satisfactory evidence OF
good moral character and be between
The ages or is and 30, though an OK
oepton may be made IN tho case of
persons honornbly discharged on nc
count OF wounds which have been re-
oclyed In the military or uhvnI service
Of the United States, The commission
h given discretion In such cnsca and
may admit such persons as II may be
deemed eNpedlent TO favor without re-
gpld TO age.
The questions for the examination
nie 10 be sent uut from the Office OF
the commission in sealed package.
IRIS VIII remnin AS Il IL untll the ex-
animation ia about 10 begin, when It
VIII be opened IN the presence Of tho
competitors.
The questions are not to be made
public either before or nfter The exnmi-
ration, Tie time allowed is/ive bours
The subjects embraced arb orthogrl-
phy penmnnship, oopylnG[letter writ
INF, arithmetic, gpprgruuIn OF the United
States, railways aud Other aystema Of
transportation in Nh) United states.
and reading addresS~ The three last
subjects are the mos important and
count for 50 per cent u the grading.
IN the indian service for which there
VIII be some candidates varied nttnln-
mcnta are required, There are ak
Kinds OF examination for the difforpnt
branches 9f the Indian service By which,
the quglilcntlona OF candidates arc
tested fef the ponltluns to which uny
aspire, The Limitations 1f age FOR
admission 10 this service are aa fuilowa.
Physlcians. q To 90; superintendent I'd
% a0i teuchorE 20 10 80. ma,ron, I'd 10
po Examinations are held for primary
telcher. advanced primary tcUchcr.
Il, tvl Huperhli fAdent,
1870 ,nau3n nhu phyHloWn' mo dma ale
, , int eheh examination Is Ns fol-
1--we. Malron, nNr hourt' primary
' ,. c'bii' hVurHi advanced primary
teacher, nine hpura, superintendent.
nine hours; physician. rHvou hours
The subjects Vt these examinations arc
~ lohpWs' Urinary teh'1sr pnhinan-
Hi,l nrthosrhplN' Atainmhr personal
lus9t'uIls' pppNkphlya' iulthrletlo Form
ttuus seuklHpnNi hihtlY ana govorn-
,nehl OF me United Ntltca, nntmpl
nlat9ryi ufaWlug' Ava acad primary
vAener' penlnanHhlp, photography,
kIumnl't, peieonhl lueefouA, pod0SoSy,
aiNh'ne,le' Beometry, geoSrnphy, his
So ~ ""i sS,uri'hemt g, tnn United
pnSalol2sy ana nSsleha'
Principal teacher-Fenmanship. ~