The Washington times., 1902-07-13
Commissioners Announce
Qualifications Deem
ed Necessary
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
Medicos for Board of Police and Fire
Surgeons to Be Selected - Special
Test by Civil Service Commission
Examiner-Health Officer to Assist

The District Commissioners have no
titled the several applicants for the po-
sition Of member Of the Board OF Police
and Fire Surgeons. thirty-five in num-
Der. that they will be admitted to the
written examination as to their profess
sional qualifications upon the following
conditions:
The applicant must not be less than
twenty-five years of age, male, free
from physical defect, or from habits IL
able to interfere with the official duties
incident 10 the position sought, Of moral
character satisfactory to the Commits
sioners, licensed 20 practice medicine in
the District of Columbia, and of an eX-
perience in the District, after gradua
tion. of not less than three years on the
resident staff of hospital, or five years
in private practice, or combined expert
ence on the resident staff of hospital
and in private practice equivalent to
the above requirement, computations for
combined experience to be based upon
the postulate that three years expert
ence on the resident staff of a genral
hospital is equivalent to five years ex-
perience in private practice.
Upon presentation TO the Health Off
Ger OF the District of satisfactory evi-
dence of compliance with the above nam
ed conditions. each applicant will re-
ceive letter authorizing him to appear
before the United States Civil Service
Commission for examination. As the
examination will begin at O'Clock a
m, on July 10, it viii be necessary to
file evidence with the Health Officer
not later than l o'clock p. m, on July
H."
Examination by Commission.
By a special arrangement between the
Civil Service Commission and the Dis
trict Commissioners the Health Officer
is TO assist the Commission in the prep
aration and marking Of the examination
papers for this examination. a few
days ago the Commissioners received
from Mr. John Il. Proctor. president OF
the Commission, the following letter
with reference TO this special examina-
fion:
Replying to your letter of the Sd
instant, inquiring whether Il will be
convenient for this Office to hold an eX-
animation not later than July Is, for the
position of surgeon OF the Police and
Fire Departments. the Commission has
the honor to state that il viii be pleas
ed to assist you in this matter as far as
possible. Owing to the large number
Of medical papers of recent examinations
which are now on hand unmarked it
will not be possible for the medical ex-
aminers Of the Commission unassisted 10
prepare the examination requested and
10 rate the papers as soon as it is un-
derstood they are desired for the pur-
pose OF appointment.
Assisted by District
'Tf, however. assistance can be fur
nished by the medical officers of the Dis
trict in the preparation and rating Of the
papers. the Commission will be pleased
TO held the examination on the 18th
instant, and render such assistance as is !
practicable in the preparation and mark
ing of the papers.
"A medical examiner of the Commits !
sion viii confer with any officer Of the |
District medical service who may be !
designated, relative to the e%amina- +,
ton
Upon receipt OF this letter the Com |
missiOners directed Dr. ". c. Wot1 |
ward, the Health officer, to act in con- I
junction with the Civil Service Commits |
sion In the conduct OF the examina- 1
tion.