Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-16
TOBE EXAMINATIONS START AGITATION
AsPlRANTs 70 NAVAL POSITIONS
MAY SECURE cADETsHlP IN
SERVICE.
Vacancies in Revenue.cutter Service
to Be Filled - Examination to be
Held in Six Iowa Cities February 25,
rs and 27-cadets May Not Marry.

to Be Filled - Examination to be
Held in Six Iowa Cities February rs,
rs and 27-cadets May Not Marry.
Examinations to secure eligibles to
fill vacancies in the position of cadet
in the revenue-cutter service will be
held February 25, 26 and q at Des
Moines, Dubuque, Fort Madison, Iowa
City, Mason City and Sioux City These
examinations were to have been held
last week, but were postponed owing
to the small number OF applicants The
following circular sent out by the civil
service gives the details of the exam
nation and the positions to which the
successful candidate may aspire:
The Examination.
The United States civil service COM
mission announces that in view of the
small number of applications filed
January 4, S, and g. 1904. for the posi-
ton of cadet in the revenue cutter SER
vice, the examination has been post
| poned to February %, 26 and ~, 1904,
ana will be held at the places mem
toned to secure eligibles from which
| to make certification to fill vacancies
| in the position of cadet in the revenue
cutter service.
The examination will consist of the
subjects mentioned below, which will
| be weighted az follows;
Subjects Weights.
Spelling (twenty words of more
than average difficulty. ...... 5
Arithmetic Gas comprised in the
ordinary school text book)... 10
l~.o1 fzx<, too l., =, irr1N
school text books, including !.
General geography Gas comprised
in the grammar school text
| books) ...,...............
Geometry dncludipg plane and s.
solid).... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10
General history and constitution of
the United States Gas compris-
| ed in high school text books. The
| questions on constitution refer
| to it's general provisions only 5
Physics Gas comprised in high
school text books) ............ 10
General information Questions
| relating to well known matters
of current INTEREST,". ...........
Trigonometry dncluding questions
in plane and spherical trigo- !.
| Grammar, rhetoric, and compost
ton (the question in grammar
! comprise the work given in
grammer school text books, in
Guiding parsing andsanalysis. In
! rhetoric the questions comprise
the work in the high school text
| books. The test in composition
consists of the preparation of
an essay on one of two assign
ed toplcs)...t.... ........,.. "
| English literature( as comprised in
high school text books) 5
4 One modern language French,
German or Spanish competi-
tors may select any one of these
languages. The test includes
the translation of short OK
ercise into English and also one
into the language selected) sos. 5
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 100
Three days will be required for this
examination.
Under the regulations of the trea-
sury department applicants must not
be less than Is nor more than rs
4 years of age, Of vigorous constitution,
1 physically sound and well formed, not
less than feet 3 inches in height,
4 of good moral character and unmar-
4 ried. The marriage of cadet will be
| considered as equivalent to his resig-
nation.
While it is not prerequisite to ELI
| gibility, all applicants for the position
| of cadet who have served at sea, or
| who have served as deck officers of
sea going vessels Of the United States
! merchant marine, should file with
i their application certificate or GER
| tificates showing such service, from
/ the master of the vessel with whom
4 they served or from the Ship Mas
4 ters association. 1t is proposed to
give applicants credit for such service
| when satisfactorily shown.
Applicants are advised that cadets
4 may be commissioned by the president
| as lieutenants after three years salts
/ Diet Is $500 per annum and one ration
| per day.
/ A recent act of congress provides
4 that captains in this service shall rank
| with majors in the army, first -lieuten-
4 ants with captain, second lieutenants
4 with first lieutenants, third lieuten@
4 ants with second lieutenants, and that
4 commissioned officers in this service
4 shall receive the same pay and al
lowances, except forage, as are pro-
! vided by law for officers of corre-
1 spending rank in the army, including
4 longevity pay, This act of congress
also provides for the retirement of Of
4 ficers in this service at the age OF
! 81 years with rs per cent of the pay
! and allowances of the rank upon
/ which they are retired.
| There are in the revenue cutter SER
/ vice commissioned officers as follows:
4 Captains, about SO. at salary of 3d.
500 per annum; first lieutenants, about
i So, at a salary of $1,000 per annum;
second lieutenants, about 36, at a sal
4 airy of $1,000 per annum; third lieu
4 tenants, about -, at a salary of $1,40(
1 per annum.
This examination is open to all
| citizens of the United States who COM
] ply with the requirements. COMPETE
4 tors will be rated without regard to
i any consideration other than the quail
4 ifications shown in their examination
papers, and eligibles will be certified
4 in accordance with the civil service
L law and rules.
1 Person who desire to enter this ex-
/ animation should at once apply tt
the United States civil service com
mission, Washington, d. c.. or to the
secretary of the local board of exam
liners at the places mentioned for APP
plication form 304. which should BIZ
i properly executed and promptly filed
| with the commission at Washington,
The medical certificate on form 80.