The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
RIJLES GOVERNING
 FORESTRY SERVICE
Examinations of Applicants for Posi- tions in Arkansas National For ests Next Fall-No Soft
 Snaps in the Service.

f.ll examinations are to be held in Arkansas for applicants for positions in the national forests. Floods of letters are reaching Ii e forest service here, asking rt- garding conditions imposed on applicants for positions in the service, and in reply information is being sent to. all. Ia brief, this information is:
 A cardinal principle of appoint meu,s is that forest rangers and supervisors shall b. selected, when practicable, from qualified citizens of the States and Terri tories in which the said reserves, respectively, are situated"
 Promotion From Merit Only.
 The entire forest service is un- der the civil service rules, which protect successful applicants for positions in their tenure of office during life time, good behavior and efficiency.
 The field force, promotion from which is made to better positions in the service here, contains the grades of chief inspector, iuspec- tor, forest supervisor, deputy for est supervisor, forest assistant, lumbermau, forest ranger, forest guard and planting assistant. The positions of chief inspector and inspector are filled only by the promotion of experienced men, but the principle of promo- motion from lowest to higher positions is faithfully applied throughout the headq Iarters and field forces, insuring good men equal chances for advancement, and inducing the exercise of en- ergy and application to duty. "Laggards and hunters for soft snaps would better not try 10 get into the forest service" one of the subordinate employees said recently. "The force in office and field has developed an esprit du corps which makes that one unpopular who soldiers. 1 never worked with force so thoroughly imbued with the idea that indus try and large results accomplished were he prime desiderata.
 Required Qualifications.
 Examinations for positions iu the service will be to determine qualifications as follows:
 Inspector.
 Inspectors must be familiar with forest problems and with the conduct of forest business. They have free access to all official books, reports or other records. Their duties are 10 inspect the forests in their dictricts, and to recommend changes for the bet ter in both the business and tech meal management, and in per sonnel. Inspectors also assist the cal officers, by suggestion and advice, in all forest matters.
 Forest Supervisor.
 The qualifications for the po- sitlon of forest supervisor include all those required of forest ram gers, as hereinafter outlined, with superior business and ad- ministrative ability. Applicants should not only be familiar with every detail of the work of the rangers, and with the condition of the forest region involved, but should be able to conduct the transactions and correspondence ot the office, to handle men, and to deal tactfully with all classes of persons.
 Candidates tor the position of forest supervisor are required to furnish the most convincing proof of their moral and business re- sponsibility. Deputy supervisors must have the same qualifications as supervisors.
 Forest Rangers.
 Rangers must be able. bodied and capable of enduring hard ships and of performing severe labor under trying conditions. invalids seeking light out-of-door employment need not apply. No one u1au avDa@k r.eS tla ~.