The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-08
AN EXAMINATION.
Applicants for United States Civil Service
Positions Have "a Chance.

Applicants for United States Civil Service
Positions Have a Chance.
The United States civil service COM
mission will take examinations on July
% and 2s in Butte. Anaconda, Great
Falls. Helena and Miles City.
The positions for which these examin-
ations will be held are as follows: "a
Clerk. qualified as ste~nographer, type
writer and land office b~ookkeeper. (2)
Clerk with a thorough knowledge of
land law m a general knowledge of
the system of public land surveying.
CD Clerk with qualifications of a lane
surveyor, including plating, comput-
|. ing and drawing, n also with a
knowledge of the system of public land
surveying. az Thoroughly competent
topographic craftsman. with a gener-
al knowledge OF surveying, including
the system of public land surveying.
n subjects for these examinations
are as follows: % First grade basis
Except arithmetic. which is the second
grade), 20 per cent: practical tests In
stenography, 80 per cent; practical tests
in typewriting. 30 per cent. and book
keeping as practiced in United States
land offices, 20 per cent.
(2) First grade basis. so per cent;
public land laws of the United states,
% per cent anu S'htiai tuCSAiSio ~
the system Of public land surveying,
Is per cent.
go First grade basis, 80 per cent.
public land laws of the United States
20 per cent; surveying. including pub
lie land surveying. 80 per cent.
() Letter writing, 10 per cent; arith-
metic and elementary mathematics, z
per cent; public land laws, 30 per cent
elementary land surveying, 10 per cent
topographic drawing. so per cent.
The time allowed for each of thes'
examinations is two days. The hasli
and the practical tests in land ofic'
bookkeeping will be given on July q
and the practical tests in stenograph,
and typewriting will be given to appi
cants for the examination requirtn,
them later. Full notice of the tim
and place will be furnished to eacl
competitor by the commission.
Applicants are advised that wr1tin
and drawing paper will be furnished
but thai they will be required TO pro
vide themselves with writing n draw
ing inks, pens, scales, squares an
drawing boards for use during the ex
animation.
The commission desires TO establis
/, ample registers of erigibles with tn
qualifications above described as tn
result of this examination, and II, there
) fore hopes that all persons who desir
e and are capable of films the pos
' tions mentioned will at once apply Il
I application blanks. .
{ This examination is open to all cit
zens of the United States who COMP
e with the requirements, without regal
I TO race or to political or religious AMIN
: lions. The department desires I'M
n residents OF the states where the ser
n ice is to be performed should be give
. preference in ratification for appoin
q ment. and the commission will comp
e with such request, and such persons a
invited to apply. They shall De e
d amined, graded and certi1ed with e
e meimpartiality, and wholly without T
gard save their ability, as shown
s, the grade they attain In the examin
"a lion. =,
l. Attention is invited to the fact tn
-e ratification will be made according
" standing in the examination ana |
actual legal residence Of eligibles.
ID Persons desiring TO enter these e
Or aminations should at once write TO I
limited states civil service commissic
in Washington. ID. c.. for appllcati
r blanks. forms 304 and 1915, which shot
as be properly executed and promptly II
varded TO the commission.
20 In case applicants are unable TO II
~ ward their applications to the comm
an sion and receive admission cards pr
ge to the examination, arrangements v
IL be made to examine them' proNIu
their requests are received at TINS on
v. in time to permit of the shlpmen
p papers to the place where they aes