The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-16
U. S. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS
Government Wants Applicants to Try
for Position of Irrigation Man.
ager, March 6.

The United States civil service COM
mission announces an examination or
March 6, 1907, at the places mentioned
in the list printed hereOn. to secure ell
igibles from which to make Certifica-
ton the five vacancies in the posi-
ton of irrigation manager in the office
of experiment stations, department OF
agriculture at salaries of $500 to $500
per annum. and similar vacancies as
Indicated
Subjects. Weights
/. Water supply and ditch manage
ment (practical questions rel
alive to water supplies, meas
urement Of water, definition of
pumps and pumping machin-
cry. computations of capacity
of pumps and reservoirs, and
methods of building bitches, lat
erals. and small reservoirs) 49,. 20
,. Irrigation practice Gncluding
methods of preventing seepage
losses. of preparing land for the
application Ct water. or irrigat-
ing gardens, orchards and field
crops and keeping of records
and accounts in irrigation prac-
| s. Drawing Gncluding plans for
bitches, reservoirs, lettering,
and topography ........ IL
a. Thesis of not less than 1000
words on one of two subjects
to be assigned ............... IL
| 5. Education and experience .... SO
IOlal IOo
Applicants whose applications show
them to be otherwise eligible will be
admitted to this examination regard
! less of the education and experience
shown. The education and experience
claimed by them will be given consid-
Grafton before the rating of their ex-
animation papers, and if they receive a
! rating of less than 20 per cent for ed
ucation and experience their eX-
animation papers will not be rated
Persons, therefore, who have not had
! the required education and experience
should not apply for this examination
Must Have Scientific Education.
/ Applicants for this position must
| indicate in their application that they
have had scientific education eQuiva
lent to that required for graduation
| in the agricultural college in the Unit
ed States, and also five years expe-
| rence in canal management or irriga
| ton practice.
! The duties OF irrigation managers
will be to direct experiments to deter
mine the best methods of operating ca
! nails and applying water to crops. and
| to give practical advice and direction
to farmers about methods of irrigation
to be followed.
| for this examination.
Age limit, 81 years or over on the
| date of the examination.
This examination is open to all ct-
zens of the United States who comply
with the REQUIREMENTS.
! formation which is communicated to
| applicants regarding the scope of the
examination. the vacancy or vacancies
to be filled, and the qualifications re-
quiered.
| Applicants should at once apply
either to the United States civil ser
vice commission. Washington. D. c.
or to the secretary of the board Of
examiners at Walla Walla. for appli-
cation form 1912. No application viii
be accepted unless properly executed
and filed with the commission al
/ Washington. In applying for this ex-
animation the exact title as given al
the head of this announcement should
be used in the application.
| AS examination papers are shipped
| direct from the commission to the
places of examination. it is necessary
that applications be received in am
pie time to arrange for the examina-
ton desired at the place indicated by
/ the applicant. The commission will
therefore arrange to examine any ap-
plicant whose application is received
in time to permit the shipment of the
| necessary papers.