The Delta independent., 1910-03-04
State Civil Service Examinations.

The state civil service commission
has made public its schedule of exami-
nations for the year. 1t includes forty
four examinations in all, of which the
first twelve come in in the latter part
of March Persons passing these ex-
aminations are placed upon an eligible
list, from which certification is made
vacancies now exist or are shortly ex-
pected, SO that those obtaining good
averages will have an excellent chance
for early appointment.
Examinations may be taken in any of
the following places: Boulder, Buena
Vista, Canon City, Colorado Springs,
Cripple Creek, Delta, Denver, Duran
go, Fort Collins, Fort Morgan, Glen
wood Springs, Golden, CRANKY, Grand
Junction, Greeley, Gunnison, Hugo,
La Junta, Lamar, Leadville, Monte
Vista, Montrose, Pueblo, Steamboat
Springs or Trinidad.
The positions for which the exami-
na,iors qualify are in seven state in
fstitutions: the state penitentiary at
Canon City, the state reformatory at
Buena Vista, the insane asylum at
Pueblo, the state children's home at
Denver, the two industrial schools at
Golden and Morrison and the soldiers
and sailors home at Monte Vista.
Applications must be made on the
blanks furnished by the commission.
For blanks and information as to the
subjects of examination, address The
State Civil Service Commission, Room
10, Third Floor, the Capitol, Denver.
The positions for which examinations
will be held during March are as fol-
lows:
March 15, parole officer and state
agent A vacancy is expected in the
position of penitentiary parole officer
in few days. This position pays 81, 200
per year ard travelling expenses. The
duties of the position are to keep track
of the paroled prisoners and see if they
are living up to the terms of their
parole, investiP ate alleged violations
of parole and return violators to the in
stitul IONS The position of state agent
is also very responsible one, consisting
of examining homes which desire to
adopt children from the state home for
dependent and neglected children in
Denver, and visiting them after adop-
ton. The position of state agent pays
$40 per month. One examination will
apply to both positions.
An examination for the position of
guard at the state penitentiary and
srate reformatory will be held March
Is. This position pays $50 per month,
in some cases with maintenance. APP
pli,ation for the positions of parole Of
ficer and state agent and guard must
be filed with the commission on the
regular blank not later than March TO-.
An examination for the position of
captain of guards, night captain and as
sistant night captain at the peniten-
tiary, which positions pay $100, 500
and s75 per month respectively, will be
held March 16. Applications must be
filed not later than March II. An i'm
mediate appointment will be made to
each of these positions.
An examination for the position of
road overseer, position paying about
$75 per month, will be held March 10.
Persons holding this position have
charge of gang of "trusties" from
the penitentiary or reformatory EN-
ployed on the highways of the state.
1t is necessary to understand both road
construction and the handling of men.
Application must be made not later than
March IL.