The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-08

requirements. In every case the ap-
polntment will be temporary and sdo.
ject to termination as the eNigencles
OF the service nay require. All expire
by operation OF law on June 80. 1912.
The average tenure OF ONCE will prob
ably be about one year, but the gen
eral duration will range from SIX
months 10 two years. Not one of these
clerks will be eligible Tor transfer TO
the classified service.
The temporary positions with sal
aries OF Sl,ZU0 aud above, provided ior
by the thirteenth census law. will be
filled for the mos, part b. the transfer
OF persons already In the permanent !
census Office, IL being expected that !
the latter organization Will supply all |
other classes OF clerks except those !
mentioned below
Work OF Employees.
The work required OF the 5000 tenn
poraTy employees is. according 10 the
circular 10 consist of four classes
The operation Of card punching and
card tabulating machines; operation
| of typewriters, adding machines and
combined typewriter-adding machines;
manuscript tabulation and other cleri-
cal work; sub-clerical work. such as
, that OF messengers. messenger boys,
watchmen and laborers. No one will
be appointed who is unwilling TO work
at punching cards or tabulatlng cards:
or 10 be compensated on a piece price
basis. The salaries of sub-clerical en-
ployes will be at the rates custom
] arily paid in the government service.
Appointments 10 the permanent cen
sus force Will be made as heretofore
by transfer from other government
departments or by ceruhcation from
the existing register of the civil ser.
vics commission.
The conditions governing the for
nal application and the special test
examination require that the appli-
cants must be citizens OF the United
States. between the ages OF is and 80
years. except persons entitled TO pref
erence under section 1861 OF the re-
vised statutes, may be examined with.
out regard 10 age, and except boys
over l6 and under is years OF age
who II passed. viii be eligible for ap-
poiatement as messenger boys only.
Exclusions from examination com
prise persons who are habtually ad
dicted TO the use Of intoXicants oil
guilty OF infamous or notoriouely dis
, graceful conduct. or who are physi
cally or mentally disqualified. EXclud
1 ed. also. are persons affected as fol
81 lows Insanity tuberculosis, paral
. ysIs. epilepsy, blindness, loss OF boil
L. aTmsz-oE- legs. loss Eof-arm and leg
d badly crippled hands, arms. feet o
1 legs: heart disease; locomotor ataxia
cancer, Bright's disease and diabetes
Deaf mutes will be admitted to TIM
examination, and. II their names ar
on the register. will be offered en-
ployment wherever that action Is pos
= sible.
y Some Of the Tests.
s Other physical defects may debar
!. the commission so decides. Each ar
/ plicant must furnish a medical cert
|. fcate as set forth In the applicatio
!. form. and. II appointed. may be sui
!. iected 10 a physical examination whe
a he reports for duty, Appointment
II VIII be made from the eligible list ]
ID the order of rating. in accordance VII
the law of civil service appointment
r. Only one person can be appointe
d from one family. II Is announced tina
,e few. If any. of the siXty-day. enc
\ gency appointments will be made, an
s. none Will be necessary before Apri
" Spelling go words OF average diff
j. Guilty IL common use), 10; arithmet
s. consisting OF vertical and cross a
a. dition, percentages and a. simple e
Il. ercIse In tsbulatlon), 20; letter wri
n Ing "a letter OF not less than l!
<; words on some subject of general 1
e. terest; competitors may select eith
OF two subjects giyen), 20; penma
he ship (the handwriting of the compel
o. tor In the subject OF copying fro
Nv plain copy will be considered with sp
ne cial reference TO the elements OF lei
e. bility, rapidity, neatness, general q
pearance. etc), 10, copying from pla
en- copy "a simple test in copying acc
,e- rately in the competitors handwr
er ing a few printed lines, including te
ly ular matter). IS; time consumed
,c- examination), 20.
I'll If q sheet OF asbestos paper
Ia placed under a felt cloth on the dini
cd room table. the table will not be
he jured by hot plates.