The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-10
EXAMINATIONS
FOR u. s. JOBS
UNCLE SAM IN NEED OF CONSiD-
ERABLE HELP. LIST WILL
SURPRISE AVERAGE
PERSON.

Those people who roar against gov
ermental ownership of anything and
who think the postal people are the |
only folk Uncle Sam employees besides
his army and navy and diplomatic
corps, have several thinks coming.
Your Uncle Sam has the biggest
printing shop in the world; he has
engineers and craftsmen. scientist2,
electricians, boiler inspectors, teada-
ers. physicians, druggists, stenograph-
ers, surveyors, trained nurses, veteri-
narans, wiremen and lot of other
people in his employ.
Many Of these he obtains by means
of competitive examinations held i'm
the large cities of the country from
time to time. Many examinations will
be held this spring There is dearth
of men stenographers and typewriters
especially at Washington, ID. c. The
| salary at the beginning Is $S40 to 5000
/ yearly and the chances for advance
ment in the governments service are
said to be good.
Among the positions which will be
filed by folk who take the examina-
tions are the following
Agricultural inspector, Philippine
service: aid, coast and geodetic sur
vey: aid lighthouse service; apprentice
plate printer: apprentice plate cleaner;
transferrer. and engraver. bureau of
engraving and printing; assistant
Philippine service: assistant examin-
er. patent office; assistant observer
weather bureau; bookkeeper, depart
mental service; bookkeeper, Philippine
service: cadet engineer, lighthouse
service; cadet officer. lighthouse serv-
ice: civil engineer. departmental serv-
ice; civil engineer, Philippine service;
civil engineer student. departmental
service civil engineer and craftsman
civil engineer and superintendent OF
construction: clerk, Isthmian canal
service: computer. coast and geodeuC
survey; computer, nautical almanac
Office computer, naval observatory
computer. supervising architects OF
fee. Craftsman: Architectural super
vising architects office; copyist topo-
graphic; engineer, supervising archi'
g tect's office; heating and ventilating
e supervising architects office; junior
| architectural craftsman. supervising
? architects office Junior architecture
t craftsman. supervising architects Of
| fec: Junior engineer, engineer depart
ment-at- large: mechanical lsthmlar
! canal service topographic, depart
mental service: topographic, 18TH
milan canal service. Electrician, de-
, partmental service elevator conduc
= tor; engineer. Indian service; engross
r ing clerk farmer. Indian service; hsl
!. culturist; forest assistant, forest serv
7 ice; forest assistant, Philippine serv
= ice: Industrial teacher. Philippine
i service junior engineer. bureau
= mines; kindergarten teacher; local an
4 assistant inspector OF boilers, local an
Y assistant inspector of hulls; matror
Indian service pharmacist; physi
> clan: postal clerk. Isthziian cana
: service; press feeder; scientific assis
l tant department of agriculture: ste
| nographer. all services stenographe
and typewriter, all services; subcler
lea. (messenger Waterman. and skille
In. orer); superintendent of construc
: ton: surveyor, Philippine service
teacher. Indian service; teacher. PM
ippine service: trained nurse. all serv
ices; typewriter, all services; veterin
arian. Philippine service; wiremar
departmental service.