Evening star., 1896-07-18
A CHANCE FOR PROMOTION
Approaching Civil Service Examination fer
Government Employees.
1t Will BE Open to Those Holding
Positions Below the Grade of
Clerk or COpyist.

The civil service commission will exam
inc applicants occupying subordinate places
in the departments below the grade of
clerk or copyist to test their fitness for pro-
motion on July q. % and 30, commencing
at am, and the examination may be
taken on either Of these days, in order that
the departments may not be embarrassed
by the absence of this class of employees.
The heads of departments are expected to
designate on which of the three days each
applicant is to be examined. All applicants
will be required to take the clerk-copyist
examination The examination Is not COM
pulsory. but no person occupying a subordi-
nate position can be promoted to clerk or
copyist or equivalent grade except upon
examination and ,certification by the COM
mission. Only those employees will be ex-
amtned who file the necessary application.
Application blanks will be furnished to the
appointment division of each department.
where they can be obtained by those de-
string to be examined. The subjects OF the
examination are photography. penmanship,
copying. letter writing and arithmetic. Six
and one-half hours are allowed for the
completion of the work.
Those Who Are EIixfble
The examination will be held at tine rooms
of the civil service commission at the hour
anu oo1-S hdAlSu dUONc M Will
be allowed to take the examination who
does not file his application on or before
July 25. The examination Is open to all
classified employees of the departments In
the District of Columbia who occupy posi-
ticns the entrance examination for which
Is below the grade of clerk -copyist. The
list of employees who are eligible includes
Watchmen, messengers, assistant messen-
gers, engineers. fremen. elevator conduc-
tors. carpenters. electricians. iocksmiths
snd all other skilled laborers of whatever
designation: also all persons who are des-
are regularly assigned to work of the same
grade as that performed by classified en-
plcyes will be eligible to this examination
upon filing applications.
Plans to BE Followed.
The Eanles Of those who obtain an aver
age of 40 per cent or more will be entered
upon a register Of cligibles for their re-
spective departments, and in case depart
ment requests it. a separate register of
eligibles will be kept for such bureaus or
offices as are designated When a depart
ment desires to make promotion reQuiSi-
tion will be made upon the civil service
commission, and tine highest three names
on the appropriate register will be certified
for promotion in the same manner as for
original entrance into the service. Com
petitors whose averages fall below 20 per
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plicants who hive special qualifications
such as stenography, typewriting, book
keeping law or the qualifications requred d
for fourth assistant examiner in the patent
office. may indicate this fact in their appi-
cations and they will be examined in the
supplementary subjects in which they claim
proficiency.
Where to File Applications.
Applications she uld be filed as follows:
State Department, r. E. Mosher, secretary
civil service promotion board; Treasury De-
partment, A. T. Huntington. secretary civil
service promotion board; War Department,
j. T. Dillon, secretary civil service promo
tion board; Department of Justice, VIM j.
Hughes, secretary of civil service promo
tion board; Post Office Department. J. II.
Robinson, appointment clerk; Navy De-
partment, Is. +. Peters. secretary civil serv-
Ice promotion board; Interior Department,
John W. Holcombe, chief appointment d.
vision; Department of Agriculture c. G..
Bennett, chief appointment division; de-
partment CT labor. S. c. Dunnan, secretary
civil service promotion board; United States
civil service commission, John r Doyle
secretary civil service promotion board
United states commission of fish and fish
cries. W. dec. Ravenel, secretary civil
service promotion board; interstate COM
merce commission, Walter E. Burleigh. sec
retary civil service promotion board: Smith
sonian institution. G. Brown Goode assist
Boards of Examination,
The following civil service promotion
boards have been designated for the diff
ferent departments:
State Department-E. I. Renick chair
man; r. B. Mosher. secretary; J. Taylor,
member.
Treasury Departmental. Carlisle, chair
man; A. T. Huntington, secretary; s. Mes
bitt. member.
War Experimentation Tweedale, chair
man: J. T. Dillon, secretary; j. Saegar.
member.
Department of Justice-Charles c. Bin
ley, chairman; VIM. J. Hughes secretary:
David D. Caldwell, member.
Navy Department-B. Micou chairman.
b. F. Peters, secretary; Darius A. Green
member.
Department of Agriculture-No board vet
designated.
Department of Labor-G w. w. Hanger
chairman: s. c. Durham, secretary; c. H
Verrell, member.
U. 8. civil service commissioner. M. Kig-
gins. chairman; John T. Doyle secretary:
E. D. Bailey, member.
U. 8. fish commissioned NJ Smith
chairman: w. dec. Ravenel, secretary: i
8. Dunlap, member.
Interstate commerce commisslon-Martin
S. Decker. chairman: Walter E. Burleigh
secretary. Jesse NJ. Smith, member,
For the Smithsonian Institution no board
has been yet designated and the same
holds good in the cases of the Post Office
and Interior Departments