The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-06-18
FEDERAL
QUIzzES
For All Who Want
Government
Offices.
~IvIL service examinations viii b,

time depending on the return OF
President Rodenberg, of the civil Ser
vice Commission, and Chief Examiner
Server, from a trip to kahului, Maui,
ard Hilo Hawaii. These two officials
leave next Tuesday for the other ISL
snds In both places they Will estab-
Ash examining boards so that in the
future when civil service examinations
are necessary to be held there, the
department at Washington can so or
der them. and the local boards viii
conduct them. This is done at the IN
stance of the Treasury Department.
Both officials were in consultation
with Superintendent Of Public 1nstruc-
ton Atkinson yesterday as to the place
where the examinations will be held.
Mr.. Atkinson has consented TO allow
the use of the High School, and the
probabilities are that this building will
be used. The government does not
make any appropriation for the hire or
q building or rooms, as In most cases
they are held in the public buildings,
otherwise. the local officials are ex-
pected to hustle around for rooms. All
examinations this year will be held In
Honolulu. and all applicants from the
other Islands must come to this city.
Some of the examinations appear to
be difficult, yet for those who may
wish to take examinations in any par
ticular class Of which they have spe-
cial knowledge, they may be much
easier than they appear in print. From
the highest to the lowest in all grades
of federal service, examinations OF
some kind must be taken. Even the
boatmen who handle the landing boat
of the customs department are COM
PEELED to take an examination in spell
and writing, as well as to show their
proficiency in handling oars.
Mr.. Server stated yesterday evening
that the postoffice employees now in the
service will not be compelled TO take
the specified examinations, but all flu
ture employees there must go before
the civil service examiners. The exam
nation for letter carriers will be the
same as for the clerks, one of the
requisites that they be strong physical
ly. They are required to take an edu-
cational examination which, however,
is simple. The superintendent OF free
delivery system for California will be
here in July to establish free delivery
In Honolulu the carrier to be chosen
from the successful competitors in this
branch.
AS to the custom house employees,
they will take examinations. This does
not include those who were already In
the service on June IA, 1900. This ex-
animation will include the deputy col
lector. clerks, day inspector, assistant
weigher, messengers and samplers;
watchmen, night inspectors, opener
and packer; inspectress, foreman, jan
itor, attendants (guards) ana porters.
One of the first acts of the officials
will be the appointment of a board or
examiners, chosen from among those
holding offices in federal departments
here. The only man designated for
this board 30 far is Professor Alexan-
der, instructions having been received
from Washington to place him on the
board. The board will merely assem-
BILE the applicants, hand them the lith-
ographed sheets of questions and exer
cises. receive them when finished, to-
gether with the answers; mark them
with the name Of the applicant ana
finally send them on to Washington in
bulk, where the percentages will be
figured out.
Thos who pass will be placed on the
waiting list and appointed according
to the apportlonment accorded the Ter
ritory, and the number or successful
candidates. Applicants for government
positions elsewhere than in Hawaii
will have an opportunity to go into
various sections of the country or to
Washington. Hawaii has ten appoint
ments to positions in the Government
Printing Office at Washington, open to
compositors, pressmen, electrotypers
and others
An examination will be held for the
position of Observer of the Weather
Bureau. Mr.. Server states that an
office under this department will be es-
tablished in the Islands at some future
time. Professor Lyons has conducted
all observations in the Islands for
many years. There are opportunities
for good positions in the government
under the civil service. Stenographers
l., i
examinations in the past three years
have all been appointed, and there rs
always a demand for competent men
and women in this class of work. The
Philippines offer a good field FOR stem
ographers, and the civil service asks
for all the stenographers they can get
for the archipelago.
BY Tuesday the civil service officials
expect TO be I'm readiness to give out
the time and place where the eXamina-
tons are to be held, and also from
whom the application blanks and man
uals can be obtained. All full-ledged
citizens of the United States are eligi-
bile, and this includes, OF course, all
Chinese who became citizens by the
provisions OF the organic act Hawaii
an citizens viii also have the fun priv
ileges accorded them.
Among the examinations 20 take place,
together with the tests In each case. the
percentages, and sample lists Of ques-
lions, Mr., Server quotes the following:
StenoRrapher ana Typewriter-The ste
nOgraphor has two exercises IN dlctaton
~ no words each, one II q letter ana the
other "a speech, These are dictated at
tho rate " 30, 00 no ana no words a
minute For 80 words a minute the APP
plirant receives perfect mark or l00
fpr apfrd, ~ words, 90 per cent, 100
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