Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-18
Examination
at Las Vegas
CHANCE FOR BRIGHT YOUNG MEN
TO ENTER REVENUE CUTTER
SERVICE.

for the examination scheduled to bt
held on January 4, 5. 6, 1904, for thu
position Of cadet in the revenue cut
ter service. the examination has beer
postponed to February Is. 26, 81, 1904
and will be held at Las Vegas to sc
cure eligibles from which to make
certification to fill vacancies in the
position of cadet in the cut
ter service.
The examination will consist of the
subjects mentioned below, which viii
be weighted as follows:
Subjects. Weights
1. Spelling twenty words of more
than average difficulty ........
2. Arithmetic Gas comprised in the
ordinary grammar school text
g.. Algebra las comprised in the
high school textbooks, including
io5diiliiio -.s.s. s ~
A. General geography las compris-
ed in the grammar school text
books) :
5. Geometry Including plane and
6. General hosiery and constitu
tion of the United States las com
prised in high school textbooks.
The questions on constitution re-
fer to its general provisions only
Z. physics tas comprised in high
school text.books) 10
s. General information Questions
relating 70 well known matters of
current INTEREST," .....
9. Trigonometry dncIuding ques-
tions In plane and spherical trig-
onOmetry) .... ~
10. Grammar. rhetoric, and compo-
sition (the questions in grammar
comprise the work given in the
grammar school textbooks, includ-
ing parsing and analysis. In rhet-
oric the questions comprise the
work in the high school text
books. The test in composition
consists Of the preparation Of an
essay on n of two assigned
toplcs) ...... ..... "
II English literature las compris-
ed in the high school teXt-books)
IL. One modern language-French,
German or Spanish
may select any n Of these lang
uages. The test includes the
translation OF a short exercise
into English and also one into the
language selected) ......
Total ......... III,
Three days will be required for this
examination.
Under the regulations of the treas
ury department applicants must be
not less than Is nor more than q
years Of age, of vigorous constitution
physically sound and well formed, moi
less than 5 feet 3 inches in height. d
good moral character, and unmarried
The marriage OF a cadet will be con
sidered as equivalent to his resigna
tion.
While II is not a prerequisite K
eligibility. all applicants for the posi-
tion Of cadet who have served at sea
or who have served as desk officers d
sea going vessels Of the United State.
merchant marine, should file with theil
applications a certificate Or certigcate:
showing such service. from the master
OF the vessel with whom they seryec
or from the Ship Masters association
1t is proposed to give applicants credi
for such service when %satisfactoril,
shown.
Applicants are advised that cadet;
may be commissioned by the presideni
after three years satisfactory service
The salary or a cadet Is $500 per an
nun and one ration per day
A recent act Of congress provides
that captains in this service shall RAM
with majors in the army, first lien'en
ants and captains. second lieutenant
with first Iieutenants. third lienten
ants with second lieutenants. and tina
commissioned officers in this service
shall receive the same pay and allow
ances. except forage. as are provide,
by law for officers of corresponding
rank In the army. including longeyit!
pay. This act Of congress also provides
for the retirement Of officers in thii
service at the age Of 81 years with q
per cent OF the pay and allowances Q
the rank upon which they are retired
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