Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
Many Examinations to Be Held in
the Near Future.
DISTRICT MEN EXCLUDED FROM SOME
The Age Limit for Printers to Be
Probably Removed.
OTHER TESTS MENTIONED

The civil service commission Is full OF
dates this week and next. Tomorrow it
holds an examination to establish an eligible
list for the position of statistical field agent
for the fish commission. This is a position
which commands 5000 salary, to which
males only are eligible. and the number of
appointments will be small Residents of
the District Of Columbia are to be admit
ted to this examination.
Next Friday there will be an examination
for the position of tagger and stock eX-
aminer in the meat examination division of
the Agricultural Department. There are
quite a number of vacancies for this work
in the different centers throughout the
country where the department is by law
required to maintain meat inspection
service. The salary is 5000, and residents
of the District Of Columbia are debarred.
On the 9th, a week from tomorrow.
there will be an examination to fill the po-
sitions of state statistical agent for Wiz
ginia and West Virginia. This is a position
under the Secretary Of Agriculture. The
salary is $500 year, and males and fe-
males are both eligible.
On the 2Sth, a week from Wednesday,
occurs the second general examination for
applicants for positions Of compositor.
pressman, bookbinder, electrotyper and
stereotyper in the government printing Of
flee. Women are admissible only to eaami-
nation for the position of composi+or.
There is no restriction whatever upon resi-
dents or thL District of Columbia in con-
nection with this examination. A great
many applications have been received, and
with the same. or anything like the same,
percentage of those who passed at the re-
cent examination, August ), the eligible list
Tor the government printing office service
viii be very materially increased, proba bIy
doubled. On September 3 the commission
Will conduct an examination for the two
Der c,-fp of
tufe Known as assistants in the divisions
OF soils. for which the salary is $500 year.
Apprentfccship Requirements
The commission has practically decided
to modify the regulations applicable to the
government printing Office examinations,
SO as to reduce the length of apprenticeship
service required from five to three years. 1t
has been found that great difficulty is en-
countered even by excellent workmen in
| furnishing proof of the length of time dur
ing winch they served as apprentices Very
few printers have served the entire term
OF their apprenticeship under the same en-
pioyer or in the same establishment. Many
where changes of ownership are frequent.
These circumstances work a hardship to
the applicant who is obliged to look back
some twenty-five or thirty years and re-
member for whom he worked, hunt that
person up. and get letter from him vouch-
ing for the applicant and the length of
time of his apprenticeship. 1t, therefore,
seemed best to the commission to reduce
the length Of apprenticeship service re-
auired from five years to three years. and
in considering the proof of the term of SER
vice furnished by applicants, the commits
sion Will exercise a certain degree of len
iency and accept the best proof possible.
AS every applicant knows that any false
sta tement in his vouchers would be met, if
discovered. with prompt dismissal. there is
little danger of a.V imposition being prac-
ticel upon the commission.
The Age ai,ait.
While the commission has practically de-
cided to abolish the age limit of forty five
years embodied in the original draft of the
regulations for the government printing Of
fee. no formal action has been taken.
Probably letter explaining the nature of
the difficulties which have been experienced
in enforcing this regulation will be sent tic
the President at Gray Gables early this
week, and the commission was original
ly, and from the start has been, opposed 10
any age limit, it is practically q foregonc
conclusion that the President will concur
with their view of the matter and sign an
order abolishing It. This is a matter which
commission has no absolute power over
the age limit, as it was part of the Presi-
dents original order II the President
signs the order promptly, applicants who
desire to take the examination week from
next Wednesday, who may be above the
age OF forty-fve, will be admitted If he
does rot however, only those whose vouch-
ers show them to be within that age can be
examined.