Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-10-03
EXAMINATIONS TO BE HELD IN
OREGON AND MANY OTHER
STATES, OCTOBER
% AND "a.
FIRST YEARS SALARY $ilOO
Local Applicants Will Be Given Pref
erence in Filling Several Hundred
Vacancies During Coming Year.
Practical knowledge Required and
Actual Demonstration Necessary.

w NAoulNdIuN, ~. e., Oct. 2--The
Civil Service commission will hold an
examination for assistant forest rang
er October 1924. The United States
department. of agriculture estimates
that 400 eligibles will be needed dur
ng the field season of 1912. Assist
ant forest rangers are paid an en-
trance salary OF $1100 per annum.
The examination will be held at
national forest headquarters in Alas
ka, Arizona, Arkansas. California,
Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Kansas,
Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Ne
yada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon,
South Dakota, Utah, Washington and
Wyoming.
Local Applicants Preferred.
The law requires that, when prac-
ticable, forest rangers must be quail
fed citizens of the state or territory
in which the national forest on which
they are appointed is situated. Since
The list of local eligibles must be ex-
before eligibles residing in
other states can be appointed, the
chance of citizens of outside states
who go to the national forest states
and take the examination to secure
IN appointment is small.
The requirements and duties of for
EST rangers are thus described in
The Use Book" which contains the
and instructions for the
Use of the national forests: II
Requirements Outlined.
A ranger of any grade must be
thoroughly sound and able-bodied, ca
'able of enduring hardships and per-
'orming severe labor under trying {
onditions. He must be able to take /
are Of himself and his horses in re- !
ions remote from settlement and sup !
lies. He must be able to build !
rails and cabins, ride, pack, and deal
aetfully with all classes Of people. He s
lust know something of land survey \
lg, estimating and sealing timber. q
'gging, land laws, mining, and the
vestock business. =
son some forests the ranger must
e a specialist in one or more lines of q
ork. Thorough familiarity with the
sgion in which he seeks employment,
lcluding its geography and its forest
nd industrial conditions, is usually
although lack of this may p
2 supplied by experience in similar u
,gions. u
Tests Practical. 2 ?
"The examination of applicants is =
ong the practical lines indicated =,
Dove, and actual demonstration, by =,
,rformanee is required Invalids p
eking light out-of-door employment a,
'ed not apply. Experience, not book /;
is sought, although ability
make simple maps and write intelli- A
mt reports upon ordinary forest ii
isiness is essential. N
+" For duty in some parts of Arizo- =,
and New Mexico the ranger must a,
low enough Spanish 10 conduct for Il
/ business with Mexicans. q,
Mounts Not Furnished. ga
"Where saddle horses or pack pI
rises are necessary in the perform
ce of their duty. rangers are re- n
ired to own and maintain them. The "
rest service furnishes no personal
horse equipment
Rangers execute the work Of the :,
tional forests under the direction Of q
pervisors. Their duties include
troll to prevent fire and trespass.
imating, surveying, and marking
lber, the supervision of cuttings.
Z similar work. They issue minor
rmits. build cabins and trails. over ~
grazing business, investigate y, ~
inns, report on applications. anil =,
,ort upon and arrest for violation a. "a,
forest laws and regulations. ~ ~
knowledge Of Forest. N.
The examination viii consist Of se
sstions regarding the use Of the al
est, supplemented BY q field test 90 rel
~ the applicant ; fitness 10 do the NJ
ual work Of q ranger. Education
J experience will be- rated on the uy
iwers 10 the questions on these
,jects in the application form and y.
the applicant = use of English IN ~
written test. Horses for the
= in riding and packing will b.
.vided By the forest service.
The examination il under the con- 1u
of the civil service commission, Da
not of The forest service. Inform "a
ln in detail regarding H. including ~
names of places ai which Il will ~
held. vii b. sent b. anyone apply ~
90 The United States Civil Serr- ife
commission. Washington. D. q. D"
mo