The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-13
NE[D
MANY MORE C[ER|
-~- "
WILL HOLD CoMPErrTIvn ExA1d
NATIONS THRoUGHoUr THE
COUNTRY IN THE xEAn
FUTURE.
MEN MOST IN DEMANn
VACANCIES IN NEARLY EYEM1
BRANCH of FEDERAL GOVERN
NEWT MUST BE FILLED Coon Il
OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED. II

/ William Henry Ham, Richmcn0
secretary Of the United States Ctvtl%
Service Commission, has announco0a
that competitive examinations to Al
vacancies in nearly every governmen-
/ tai department throughout the couus8
| try will be held this spring. Mr.. Ham
says that the commission has b69n
unable to supply the demand for mdl6
stenographers and typewriters, e1pe4
cially at Washington. d. c.. and thatS
young men willing TO accept appoinf
ment at an entrance salary OF $3teN
to $500 per annum have excellent oI-I
portunities OF appointment.
/ In accordance with an act Of Cons
gress an applicant for examinations
for a position in the apportioned d..
Will be required to he examined M
the State or Territory in which h4@
resides and to show in his appiic2tton
that he has been actually domtcfi4ds
/ in such State or Territory for Mt ie9nes
one year previous to the examinations
Advancement OF capable appointeeg ~
said to be reasonably rapid. and thu.
service offers desirable field to ant-s
! bilious young men.
way mail clerk examinations Will not
be held this spring, and inquiries I'm
regard to these examinations shouf6S
not be made until after July IL. Per-
sons residing in Richmond who de-
sire information concerning the OK
aminations or application blanks
should apply to Secretary Ham. Fol-
lowing is list of the positions to ~
fliied in the spring examinations: M
Agricultural inspector. Phiiippjne|
Service; aid. Coast and Geodetic Sur.
vey; aid, Lighthouse Service; apprens1
uce plate printer: apprentice plate
cleaner, transferrer and engraver, Hu~
reau Of Engraving and Printing: IN,
sistant, Philippine Service: assistant
examiner, Patent Once: assistant Oh
! server. Weather Bureau; bookkeeper.
Departmental Service: bookkeepHf.s
Phiiippin Service; cadet engineer
| Lighthouse Service; cadet ofI7cAr.
I Lighthouse Service: civil engineer De-
partmental Service: civil engineer.
Philippine Service: civil engineer stu-
dent, Departmental Service: civil en-
| gfneer and craftsman, civil engineer
and superintendent of constructions
clerk. 1sthmian Canal Service: cofn.I
| puter. Coast and Geodetic Surveys
computer. Nautical Almanac Oflce:.
eomputer, Naval Observatory: cons
puter, Supervising Architects once
craftsmen, Architectural. Supervising
Architects ONCE; copyist topographic,
engineer, Supervising Architects Of
flee; heating and ventilating, Super
vising Architects Once: junior arcI1i~
tectural craftsman, Supervision AZ.
| ohitect's Once: Junior engineer. En-
gineer Department at Large; mechAn.
zeal, Isthmian Canal Service; drafts
man. topographic. Departmental Ser-s
vice. and topographic. Isthmian Canal
Service: electrician, Departmental
Service: elevator conductor, engineer.
Indian Service; engrossing clerk. far
! nter. Indian service: fish culturist, for-
est assistant. Forest Service: forest
assistant, Philippine Service; intus>
trial teacher, Philippine Service; june
ior engineer. Bureau of Mines: kin.
dergarten teacher, local and assistant
| inspector OF boilers. local and lassfatAi2&
| inspector OF hulls. matron, Indian Ser.
vice: pharmacist, physician. postal
| clerk, Isthmian Canal Service: pree&
feeder. scientific assistant, Department.
| of Agriculture; stenographer. all sNr~
| vices: stenographer and typewriter, III
! services: subclerical tmesseuKAf4
/ Waterman and skilled iaborer}; super@
! intendent of eonstrseti.ssss saiPee.1
I Philippine Service: teacher, Indian
Service; teacher, Philippine Services
trained nurse. all services; typewritS1s
all services veterinarian. Philipptn6
Service. and wireman, Departmental
Service. 3sgs