New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-12

the station house elsewhere, use
drink in the performance Of his duty 49,.
"Aro,ber man showed his Jesuitical bias IN '"'
following discriminating statement f"" ~
uceman must not use any liquors or 81" VI ~
unless il will help to make an arrest ,
1.-THE limit OF time is numbered anu no '""~
wrote one clear-headed individual. -.
".What knowledge have you OF any system" 20
DISCIPLINE by which bodies Of men may 'e eU"
trolled?' was the question asked an upp"
the place OF keeper in prison ,.-.
by brthmarks and tattoong' Vas WIG
and lucid reply. =, "a the
use of firearms and how it was ootaiheo' was
reouest that was variously interpreted
- .,rha host Of nv knowledge that firearms was
obtained is from flint stone wrote "'a"
was DISPOSED to pry into the origin OF 'h'he'.
".Nv knowledge of firearms Is that ues o.
dangerous. and my knowledge was obtained W
hunting a target answered another VINO was
Mainly a philosopher Of the empirical sc"oo" 80
..Ivomen have so far written nothing u MAJ.
these absurdities." continued the EXAMINE So
are examined mostly for the places u oie'
girl bath attendant. cottage attendant Np
orderly nurse matron copyist sfenosrap"e''
,, ov,mirer of dependent children, tele-
gr,nh onerator telephone operator. visitor 10 INC
outdoor poor and inspector or mercah'ne e
lisnmcnts. There is 10 reason WHY .'e' $40
no, applv for places that are usually hneu W '
u thev choose TO do So but as matter VI i"''
they do not The chances are. too' 'ha' ''e'
would not be given the preference In such Cases
Women for instance. are not appointed" " '
,lace of bacterolosist though there Is no douo'
,bat many college women would be qualihed 70 90
fire work in that department In DOING oae'e,'o
logical work in the Civil Service however '"e'
would be obliged to work under condtiohs u,''
pleasantly different from any they had known III
d college laboratory.
nipof
of = simnle character The most difficult one, ASIDE
from = few of a technical nature, is that set iof
the assistant examiners The CHIEF examiner ao-
vertlsed last fall for the first time that an e~-
animation would be held for that place women
had never before been employed In mat capacity
The salary is $500 year, and .or that amount the
women are expected assist the chief examiner
in conducting examinations, in marking sucn
naners as are assigned TO them and in doing such
work in connection with the examination as they
NAV be directed do Young women ana oio APP
Piled nnety-nine In all. and in November 'he e@-
animation was held. The chief examiner says
tina, the two chosen have given excellent satisfac-
ton.
The examination in spelling consisted Of twenty
ordinary words such as beautiful and mis-
chevous" In arithmetic a few simple problems IN
addition subtraction multiplication division, SIM
ple fractions and percentage were given. A rev
questions asked about the geography ana tne
constitutions of the United states ana OF New- toth
State. The applicants were expected 10 Know now
the President Is elected and what are the lInlta-
tions 10 his reelection Their ability 10 discover
errors in spelling and problems in arithmetic was
tested. Finally they were required TO write a iee-
ter OF a page properly dated addressed and SUP
scrbed in answer inquiry to what results
are expected to be secured by the Civil Service
regulations
The examina ions given matrons, orde;Iies nurses
and attendants Is simplicity itself A little knowl-
edge OF adding subtracting multiplying and dvid-
ing seems to be the one general essential The man
emphasis IS wisely placed on the experience OF the
individual and her knowledge OF the duties that
At one examination for inspectors OF mercantile
es, ablishments forty women passed and ten re-
cciyed aDpont ments of about two hundred COM
petitors That exa mination was little more teen
meal than the others questions IKE the ioio"-
ing asked: III, -
"What Is rhe meaning of the term mercantile IS.
,ahiIshmento What classes OF esta bishment will
particularly require your supervision under Chapter
3s4 of the Laws OF 1896? ~ ,,
What IL vacation certificate? For what period
does IL authorize child's employment?
Women apply mostly Tor clerical places -, one
the secretary OK the Commission that she was WILL
ing TO work eighteen hours out OF the twenty -toul
II in return she might get The means OF providing
herself with shelter nourishment and occasional
rtiment. She only ANXIOUS. she saiu. 10 Keep
from adding to the undertakers pronts