The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-27
FOREMAN OF MINE RESCUE STA.
TioNS OCTOBER is, 1910.

The Halted States Civil Service
Commission announces an examina.!
itoii On October Is, 1910 to secure ELF
lgibles from which .9 mas. :ertifica.
ton to fill vacancies as they may oc.
cur in the position Of foreman IN con.
nection with mine.rescue training at
the stations Of the Bureau OF Mines
located throughout the United States,
at salaries ranging from $1,000 to ST.
500 per &nnum. u
In addition to the station at Pitts.
burg, Pa!,substations have been >es.
tablished at Knoxville, Tenn; McAles-
ter Okla; Seattle, WASH, and Ur-
bana, IL. The Bureau of Mines pro.
poses to establish other branch sta.
lions, and it IS expected that at least.
one foreman will be required at eacn
substaticn for regular duty. q
Applicants should give full and com.
plete statements Of their education,
and training, asithe rating on general
education will be determined on these
stateme5its: y
It will not be necessary for appli-
fants to appear at any place for ex-;
animation, 81.
The examination will consist Of the
subjects mentioned below, weighted
as Indicated:
Subjects. Weights.
!. Physical ability ........... 40 a
2. Training and experience. -. go
Total Observation-Disclosures. 100
Applicants for this position should
have had experience as fire boss, mine:
foreman, or inspector in coal min
ing. They should be thoroughly ex-
perienced In underground work, ca
pable of finding their way in the dark.
ness OF mines, with which they have;
had. no reyious familiarity, and should
have the courage, skill. and physical
endurance required 1 in directing res.
cue operations IN underground after mine
explosions.
Applicants must execute their ap-
plicahons in their own handwriting.
Applicants must haye reached their
t@enty;fifth birthday, hut not their.
fifpeth BIRTHDAY, on the, date Of the
examination. .,o ~ n. Z, = 5l,..5
Persons named in the application.
as references will be communicated
with. Unless answers are received
from these persons within three weeks.
from the date Of sending the commu-
nication, the application will not be-
accepted for the particular vacancies.
for which this examination is to be
held, but IL received within six weeks
it will be considered for any vacancy.
which may arise in the future requir-
ing similar qualifications. The ap-
plicatiors Of those persons whose;
references fail to answer within six
weeks will be cancelled. 81
This examination is open to all citi.l
zens of the United States who comply
with the requirements. 80 n
This announcement contains all in.
formation which is communicated to
H" ID Ii &.
applicants regarding the scope of the
examination, the vacancy or yacan-
cies to Re filed, and the qualifications
required.
Applicants should at once apply to
the United States Civil Service Com
mission lVashipgtons Z, q for appli-
cation examination Form 1900.
No application will be accepted un.
less properly executed and filed in
complete form with the Commission
at Washington prior to the hour of
closing business on October Is, 1910.
In applying for this examination the
exact titlesas given at the head of
this announcement should be used in
tha axnltn, A.. t.4a.a. u