The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-13
LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS
civil Service Commission Preparing
for Spring Examinations.

Indications point to a larger number of
applicants for the spring civil service
examination than at any time since the
Civil Service Law went into effect. For
the past few weeks the Civil Service
Commissioners have been busily arrang
ing for the annual spring examinations,
which they have just completed. The ex
aminations will be held in all the prin
cipal cities in the United States begin
ming March 20 and continuing until the
end of April The examiners who will
conduct the examination will start on
their tour on Friday.
The examinations this spring will not
be quite as extensive as heretofore, and
will only include the following positions:
Aid. Coast and Geodetic Survey; assistant
topographor. book typewriter; clerk, pro-
motion. departmental service; clerk, quail
flied as stenographer and typewriter
LAND ONCE Service; copyist- topograph-
ic craftsman; elevator conductor: hospi-
tai steward, Marine Hospital Service;
meat inspector, press feeder, Railway
Mail clerk, II gister and receivers clerk,
stenographer Surveyor Generals clerk,
typewriter, stenographer and typewriter;
skilled laborer Government Printing Of
fee; Topographic craftsman General
Land Office and departmental service;
translator.
Examinations for the following posi-
lions have been postponed and will not be
held this spring, much to the disappoint-
ment OF a large number of applicants:
Assistant examiner. Patent Office; APP
prentice: acting assistant surgeon, Marine
Hospital Service; assistant miscroscopist,
bookkeeper bookbinder; clerk, depart
mental service; compositor, civil and
electrical engineer. electropye mOlder,
electrOtype finisher, farmer. fish culturist:
guard, United States penttentiary service;
internal revenue examination; junior civ
il engineer; matron, Indian service; me-
chanical and electrical engineer messen-
ger, messenger boy. observer; physician,
Indian service; pressman, stereotyper;
seamstress, Indian service; superintend-
eHt Of construction. tagger; teacher, all
kinds, Indian service: trained nurse In
dian service; Waterman.
The following statement has been is
sued by the Commissioners:
Applications may be filed at this time
for examination for any of the above
named positions. Applicants for exam
nations for the positions mentioned in
the list of those which will not be held
this spring should indicate from section
. of the Manual the place Of examination,
leaving the date blank. Persons whose
applications are now on file with the
Commission for examination for any OF
the positions mentioned in the list of
those which will not be held this spring
may have them changed for an eXamin-
alton which will be held and to which
they may be eligible, If they so desire
provided their request is received by the
Commission at least ten days prior to
the date of the examination selected. All
applications which are now on file in this
office and which are not changed for an
| examination which will be held this
W he OK n
| alton of the kind which may be held.
In pursuance Of the law enacted by
| the Philippine Commission the Presi-
! dent, under date of November 80, 1860, dt-
! rccted that this Commission render such
assistance as may be practicable to the
! Civil Service Board created under the act
! Of the United States Philippine Commits
/ sion for the esta bishment and mainten-
/ ance of an honest and efficient civil serv-
| ice in the Philippines. and for that pur-
/ pose to conduct examinations for the civ
/ IL service of the Philippine Islands upon
! the request of the Civil Service Board Of
! said islands, under such regulations as
| may be agreed upon by the two Commits
siOns. No arrangements have yet been
| made for holding these examinations, ow-
! ing to the fact that the Philippine Board
/ has not advised the Commission Of their
| wishes in the matter. .tI
! Up to this time, owing to the limited
! facilities of this Commission, no arrange
I ments have been made for holding exam
! nations for local Federal positions in
/ Hawaii or Porto Rico, consequently no
/ definite Information can at this time be
/ given concerning examinations FOR posi-
/ tons in these places