The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-03
CENSUS
Appointment Clerk Pendall Explains
About Them.

Appointment Clerk Pendall, of the
United States Census Bureau,
states on the subject of the ISL
examination, October 23rd, the ad-
ditional temporary employees pro-
vided by the Thirteenth census act
is quite important and should be
remembered. AS vacancies occur on
the permanent census roll they will
be filled, as heretofore, by trans
fers from elsewhere in the service,
or by selections from the existing
registers of the civil service CON-
mission.
Persons now on the register of the
commission are therefore eligible for
appointment to vacancies on the
permanent cesus roll, but there
is no greater opportunity during the
decennial period for such appoint
ments than there has been hereto
fore. The additional temporary
positions, authorized by Thirteenth
Census act, except those above ST.
200 per annum which will be filled
largely by transfers from the per-
manent census roll, will be given
to those persons who pass the civil
examination on October 23rd. Those
now on the registers of the civil SER
vice commission, who desire appoint
ment to these additional census
places, should take the test exami-
nation as their present eligibility
avails them nothing in respect to
appointments to these positions. The
fact that a person is on the civil
service register does not prevent him
taking this test examination.
OF the four clerical divisions into
which the additional census force
are separated, class A comprises
those engaged in the operation of
card punching and tabulating ma
chimes; class B, adding machines:
class G, those engaged in manuscript
tabulation and other clerical work:
class D, the ~subclerical workers.
The entrance salary for classes A;
B. and c, will be 5000 per annum,
subject to possible. promotion to
at least 5000 a year. The minimum
of $500 per year will also apply to
employees paid on the piece-price
basis. Class D, will be messen-
gers, $40; assistant messengers,
$3.50; messenger boys, $3.50; watch
men, $720; laborers, $720; and
charwomen, $24O. All original ap-
pointments for these classes will be
made. from the eligible registers
furnished by test examination. The
second will list those on the first
register, who have had previous ex-
perience in operating card punching
card tabulating or card sorting ma
chimes in cesus work. The placing
of a persons name on this register
will not affect his aligability on the
first, third and fourh registers. The
third register will contain the names
of all those on the first register who
make an average of 70 On the test
in typewriter tabulation. Persons
who pass this test will, by so doing
improve their chance S of appoint
ment. Nor does entry on this affect
eligibility on the first, second or
fourth register. The fourth register
will comprise the names of all the
male eligbes on first register who
have expressed a willingness to ac-
opt employment in subclerical class
d. Entry on this register will not
affect eligibility on the first, second
or third registers.
The fifth register will be for boys
of 16 and less than Is years as
messenger boys. Only one kind of
examination will be given all APP
p~licants.
Blank application forms and the
circular of instructions were ready
for distribution by September 10th.
AS Don as the applicant completes
his application in every respect, it
should be addressed and forwarded
to United States civil service COM
missioner, Washington, D. c., and
not to the census bureau. Care
should be taken to see that the en-
velop containing application is prop
erly addressed and that sufficient
postage stamps are affixed. If the ap-
plication is satisfactory a card will
be mailed the applicant and it will
admit him to the examination. All
applications must be filed in sufici-
ent time to arrange for an examina-
ton at the place selected. No re-
quests will be granted for an ex-
animation otherwise than as secluded
for the cities and states on October
23rd.