The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-29
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
Information Concerning the Re-
uuIrements of Candida.es.

Information Concerning the Re-
quirements of Candidates.
The mid-year Manual of Examina-
ttons 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 10 examinations for ap-
polntment in the following branches
Of the service will be held In Column
bia: Apprentice, departmental service;
clerk, departmental service; electro
type finisher, government printing
service; electro:ype 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
err. male; departmental service; stem
osrapher and typewriter, department
tai service; stenographer and type
writer, Philippine service; watchman,
departmental service.
Examinations In the following
branches will b gin on September ii,
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 CT
the examinations mentioned should
write to the United States civil serv-
Ice commission, Washington, D. c.,
for a blank form of application stat
Ing the kind Of examination desired
The application form when received
should be carefully filled out In &C
cordance with the instructions print
ed thereon and mailed without delay
to the United States civil service
commission, Washington, D. G. If
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-
nation requested, a 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 exami-
nation. Otherwise the application!
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 De had by written request ia Il pun
the United States civil service. com
mission In Washington. The ex-
umlnations are based upon common
school training and a 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 $1,000.
1t has been frequently remarked
that the south does not avail itself OF
the opportunities offered In the civi
service and the figures In this manual
showing the percentage of appoint.
ments from the various States, beal
out this belief. The percentage OF
appointments vary from the maximum
of 2,417 SS3 in the District of Colum.
bia to the minimum of 1888 In
Alaska. South Carolina has per.
centage OF sS.O5s; Georgia, s7.S36.
and North Carolina, 9O476. New
York has percentage Of 10l.788;
Main ITO. .145, and Wyoming l44. .444
These figures show the average pro
portion of appointments in the south
ern, eastern and western sections ol
the country, the southern State:
ranking the lowest.