The evening times., 1895-08-28
UNDERGOING THB ORDEAL
Printing Office Examinations Are
in Progress To-day.
One Hundred and Twenty A pplicanfs
Trying fbr Places on the
Liss ofi- EiisibIes-


The continuation OF the special examine
tion for positions in the Government Priut-
ing Office to meet the demands Of the Ser
vice for the various trades, is in progress
to-day at the rooms of the Civil Service
Commission.
At the examination held by the commits
sion August /. and 8 there was an tn
sufficient numbsr of applicants. which ne
ceesitated the one OF to-day. which is for
ths positions Of compositor, pressmen,
bookbinder, stereotyper and electrotyper.
One hundred and twenty applicants are to-
day seated at the tables at the rooms
working industriously to capture the prize.
q number being ladies.
The examination 10 being conducted In
accordance with the following circular:
Each applicant should indicate in his
application which of these examinations hes
desires to take. Men only viii be certi-
fled for the posttion of pressman, book
binder, stercotyper OF electFotyper, and
both men and women for the positiOn of
composition. Those who cannot come TO
Washington for examination on the above
date may select from the printed schedule
OF examinatious the time and place which
are most convenient for them.
TnJ subjects OF the compositor examine
tioE ere: OrthOgraphy, penmanship. letter
" riting, arithemic, practical questions.
The arithemetic will not extend beyond
fractions and percentage, and the fifth sub
1ect, practical questions, Will he weighted
heavily In the examination. The subjects
Of the pressman, bookbinder, stereotypeR
and electrotyper examination are Orthog-
raphy, penmanship, copying and arithmetic.
The arithmetic OF this examination will
be OF an elementary character.
Applicants for the position of composi-
tor, pressman, bookbinder, stereotyper.
or electrotyper will not be admitted TO ex-
animation unless they have had five years.
experience in the particular trade In which
they desire TO be employed, four years of
which must have been rendered as an ap-
prentice ard at least one year as journey
man.
The subjects enumerated above for the
examination of cumpusitor, pressman,
bookbinder, stercotyper, and electrutyper
Will constitute only the preliminary part
OF the examination for these positions
Eligible registers VIII be made up of those
who pass this preliminary test, If their
questions and the statements of their
vouchers show them to lie proficient in
the trade or trades in which they desire
employment The second or practical
test will be given only to those who are
selected for appointment from the prel!mi-
nary or educational test. This practical
examination VIII be given under the seper-
vision OF the Commission when the person
selected for appointment reports for duty.
Appointments to the Government Print
ing Office will not be appor;iored exactly
according to population, but II VIII be
the aim of tie Commission 10 distribute
appointments as far as possible among the
States and Territories.
No person can be eligible for appoint
ment to more thnn ore branch of the serv-
ice at the same time, and persons whose
names are on the eligible list for eppoint-
lnent TO any other branch of the service
must have their applications Cancelled
before they can be admitted to the exami-
tions for the Government Printing
Office.