The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
Information Concerning the Re.
quirements of Candidates.
The mid-year Manual OF Examina-
tions for positions in the United States
civil service has been issued from
Washington and contains full infor-
nation for those desiring to stand the
examinations for the various branches
Of the service. The manual gives
directions concerning the examina-
tions which will be held in the fall,
and which include almost every de-
partment Of the service. There will,
however, be no examination for the
position Of railway mail clerk.
On October 19 examinations for ap-
pointment in the following branches
Of the service will be held In Colun.
bia: Apprentice, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES;
clerk, departmental service; electro
type fnisher, government printing
service; elect:osype moulder, govern
ment printing service; elevator con-
ductor, departmental service; guard,
United States penitentiary service;
internal revenue; messenger, depart
mental service; press feeder, govern
ment printing service; skilled labor
er, male, departmental service; STEM
ographer and typewriter, department
tai service; stenogra pher and type
writer, Philippine service; watchman,
departmental service.
Examinations in the following
branches will b'gin on September IA,
the remainder beginning on October
10: Craftsman, photographic; obser-
yer, weather bureau; teacher, Philip
pine service; bookkeeper, department
tai service; civil engineer, department
tai service; civil engineer, Philippine
service; pharmacist and numerous
other positions in the Indian and the
Philippine service.
Persons who wish to take any Of
the examinations mentioned should
write to the United States civil ssrv-
ice commission, Washington, D. c.,
for blank form Of application stat
ing the kind of examination desired.
The application form when received
should be carefully filed out in &C
cordance with the instructions print
ed thereon aud mailed without delay
to the United States civil service
commission, Washington, D. G. II
the application has been properly ex-
ecuted, is received by the commission
in sufficient time to arrange for the
examination, and the applicant is
found to be entitled to the exami-
naticn requested, card will be sent
to him admitting him to the exami.
nation.
All examination papers are shipped
direct from the commission in Wash
ington to the place Of examination
and applicants for examinations must
file their applications not less than
six days prior to the date Of examl-
nation. Otherwise the applications
will be returned.
For descriptions of the style Of ex-
animation required in the several
branches, applicants had best refer to
the Manual Of Examinations, which
may be had by written request upon
the United States civil service COM
mission In Washington. The ex-
uminations are based upon common
school training and person OF ordi-
nary education and fair intelligence
should experience no difficulty in max
ing the necessary percentage. Salaries
in the branches offered range from
$500 to 81 200.
1t has been frequently remarked
that the south does not avall.itself OF
the opportunities offered in the civil
service and the figures In this manual,
showing the percentage OF appoint
ments from the various States, bear
out this belief. The percentage CT
appointments vary from the maximum
of 2, All SS3 in the District Of Colum-
bia to the minimum Of 1888 in
Alaska. South Carolina has a per-
centage of 8S.05S; Georgia, 1886.
and North Carolina, 90.476. New
York has a percentage OF 101.788;
Main l10.145, and Wyoming 144.444.
These figures show the average pro.
portion Of appointments in the south.
ern, eastern and western sections OF
the country, the southern States
ranking the lowest.