Evening star., 1901-12-24
DEMAND FOR TYPEwRTTERs.
amfnati0ns to be Held for Positions
I'm the Philippines.

The government in the Philippines has
again found It necessary to ask for more
stenographers and typewriters. The open
ing of Congress has increased the corre
spondence with the government in the new
possessions and to meet the requirements
the United States civil service commission
today ordered that special examinations be
held throughout the country, January and
20. in the hope OF satisfying the demand.
At the last examination in the fall there
were forty-one applicants for the type
writing class and forty-six who took the
examination for stenography and typewrit-
ing. Out of this number only two men and
two women were accepted. The examine
tions were comparatively easy, too.
The coming examinations viii be held In
Boston. Chicago Cincinnati. Denver, New
Orleans. New York, San Francisco. Seattle
and Washington, DC. Appointees will receive
a salary Of SL2eo per annum. and those
who prove competent will be promoted 10
81, 100 per annum in six months. or less
time IL vacancies occur, subsequent to the
date Of their appoint tment. Applicants viii
be required to pass a physical examination
and appointees will be required to remain
In the service at least two years.
The examination will consist of arithmetic
first grade). penmanship, letter writing
(first grade), tabulating, copying from
rough draft first grade). copying and spac-
ing, writing from dfctatfon, stenography,
dictations and transcriptions.
Information relative te the scope OF the
examination may be found In section S5
and 20 of the manual Of examinations re
yised to January i. 1901. Applicants must
be between the ages OF eighteen and forty
years.
This examination offers an excellent op-
portunity to young men to enter a service
which has many attractive features and to
see a most interesting part OF the word.
The Philippine service is classified and the
law contempiates promotions on the basis
of merit frem the lowest to the highest
positions.
Thirty days leave Of absence is granted
each year. exclusive OF Sundays and hoii-
days. and those employees who are promoted
to $1,600 per annum are entitled to thirty
five days, or about forty days including
Sundays and holidays. Leave is also cumu-
lative, and at the end of three years those
who have to their credit cumulative leave
for two years may visit the United States
without having the time in going to and re-
turning from San Francisco charged against
their leave. China and Japan are near at
hand and are favorite places to visit dur
ing vacations.
Appointees wifi be required to pay their
travelling expenses to San Francisco, but
the government furnishes them TRANSPORTS
tsons free OF charge on its transports from
that point TO Manila, but exacts a charge
OF s1.50 day for meals while en- route
which is returned to the appointee upon
his arrival at Manila.
The Philippine climate is good and nearly
ali the employees are in excellent health.
medical attendance is furnished employees
without cost. Good accommodations (room
and board) can be secured in Manila for
about $35 a month, while employees assign
ed outside OF Manila obtain cheaper sc-
commodations. The Office accommodations
in Manila are good and the work rs done
under pleasant conditions.
These eKamina tions are open TO all cft-
gems OF the United States who comply with
the requirements and desire to enter the
service.
! Persons who desire to enter may apn,y
to the secretary of the local civil service
board OF examiners IN any OF the cities
mentioned or to the United States civil serr-
ice commission. Washington, DC, for appii-
cation form and a copy OF the manual of
examinations. Applicants are required TO
have the medical certificate in application
form 304 executed. The application should
be properly executed and forwarded te the
commission The regulation requiring that
applications be filed at least ten days prior
to the date Of the examination will not ap-
ply to these examinations.
Arrangements will be made to examine
applicants who are unable to file their an
plicattons In complete form. provided their
requests are received at the commission
In time to ship the necessary examination
papers.