New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-12

Uncle Sam Offers a Job.

The United States Civil Service
Commission, through the local Board,
Ed. Alvin, Secy., announces an ex-
a mination for Nov. %, 1910 to secure
eligibles from which to make certif-
cation to fill vacancies as they may
occur in the position Of forest clerk
(male), at an entrance salary of ST, leo
or 81 200 per annnm, in the Forest
Service.
The examin alton will be given at
the folloWing.named places Albert
Lea, Austin, Fairmont, Faribault,
Lake City; Mankato, Minneapolis,
Montevideo, New Ulm, Northfeld,
Owatonna, Red Wing, Rochester, ST.
Paul, st. Peter, Saltwater, Waseca,
Willmar, Winona.
The examin alton consists of book
keeping, part /, stenography and
typewriting. part 2.
Each applicant will be required to
take both parts of the examination.
The averages in the two parts of
the examination will be combined,
with equal weights, to obtain the
average percentage in the examina-
ton.
In order to become eligible for APP
pointment, a competitor must attain a
rating OF not less than 10 in the subject
''Practice of Bookkeeping" an
average of not less than 10 in Part I,
of not less than SO in Part II, and of
not less than 10 in Parts and II
combined, with the relative weights
indicated. If q competitor fails in
"Practice of Bookkeeping, the re-
naming subjects of his examination
will not be considered: and if he fails
in either part of his examin alton, the
other part will not be considered.
Two days will be required for this
examinations: First day, six hours
for Part I; second day, one hour for
stenography, and one and one-quar-
ter hours for the typewriting tests;
For information relative to the
scope of the typewriting tests, appli-
cants should apply for Form 1924 to
Secy. E. Alvin.
Applications will not be accepted
from persons who have tuberculosis
or other serious physical defect.
Men only will be admitted to this
examination.
Applicants must have reached their
eighteenth birthday, but not their
fortieth birthday, on the date of the
examination.
Applicants for this examination
may be examined at any place at
which the examin alton is to be held,
regardless of their residence.
The forest clerk examinati will be
held as frequently as the needs of the
service require. Attention is invited
to the fact that application blanks
may be secured from the district secre-
tary and filed with him at any time.
W hen the examination is announced
all persons having applications on
file will be notified when and where to
appear for cxamin alton.
In filling vacancies in this position
preference will be given to persons
examined in the locality in which the
vacancy exists. In case the register
for any locality becomes exhausted
r esort may be had to the register for
another locality if it contains the
names Of eligibles available for the
position vacant.
This examination is open to all
citizens of the United States who com
ply with the requirements.
This announcement and Form 1924
contain all information which IS COM
municated to applicants regarding the
scope of the examination, the vacancy
or vacancies to be filed, and the quail
fcations required.
For application Form 1871 address
the secretary of the board Of exami-
ners at any OF the places mentioned
above.
Latin Proverb.