The Daily Missoulian., 1911-10-15
RANGERS
IN DEMAND
FOUR HUNDRED WILL BE NEED.
Ed NEXT YEAR AND ExAMlNA.
TiONS COME THIS MONTH.

Washington. Oct. 14.--The civil serv-
ice commission will hold an examina-
tion for assistant forest ranger on |
october 20 and "a, 1911 The United |
States department OF agriculture esti-
mates that 400 elegiblos will be need
ed during the field season of 1912.
Assistant forest rangers are paid an
entrance salary Of $1.1OO per annum.
The examinations will be held at
national forest headquarters in Alaska.
Arizona, Arkansas. California, Colo
RADIO, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Minne-
sofa, Montana. Nebraska, Nevada, New
Mexico. Oklahoma, Oregon. South Oak ota,
Utah. Washington and Wyoming. No
examination will be held in Michi-
gan.
The law requires that. when practi-
cab'e. forest rangers must be qualified
citizens of the state or territory In
which the national forest on which
they arc appointed is situated Since
the list of local eligbles must be ex-
hausted before ellgibles residing in
other states can be appointed. the
chance of citizens of outside states
who go to national forest states and
take tho examinations 10 secure an
appointment Is small. &
Requirements.
The requirements and duties of for.
est rangers are thus described In THE
Use Book" which contains the regula-
tions and instructions for the use OF
the national forests:
"A ranger OF any grade must be
thoroughly sound and able bodied,
capable of enduring hardships and per-
forming severe labor under trying con-
| ditions. He must be able to take care
of himself and his horses In regions
remote from settlement and supplies.
He must be able to build trails and
cabins, ride, pack. and deal tactfully
with all classes Of people. He must
Know something OF land surveying,
estimating and scaling timber, logging,
land laws. mining and the livestock
| business.
"On some forests the ranger must be
specialist In one or more OF these
lines OF work. Thorough familiarity
with the region In which he seeks en-
ployment. including It's geography and
Its forest and industrial conditions, is
usually demanded, although lack Of this
may be supplied by experience In SINH
lar regions.
THE examination Of applicants IL
along the practical lines indicated
above. and actual demonstration. by
performance. is required. Invalids
seeking light out-of-door employment
need not apply. Experience, not book
education. Is sought, although ability
to make simple maps and write intelll-
gent reports upon ordinary forest bust
ness Is essential
For duty In some parts of Arizona
and New Mexico. the ranger must
know enough Spanish to conduct for
est business with Mexicans.
| Where saddle horses Or pack horses
are necessary In the performance OF
their duty. rangers are reqhird to own
and maintain them. The forest service
furnishes no personal or horse equip
1 ment
Rangers execute the work OF the
national forests under the direction OF
supervisors. Their duties include pa
troll to prevent fire and trespass. esti-
mating, surveying, and marking timber,
the supervision OF cuttings. and similar
work They issue minor permits. build
cabins and trails. oversee grazing
business. investigate claims, report on
applications. and report upon and ar
rest for violation of forest laws and
regulations"
| The Test.
| The examination will consist OF ques-
tions regarding the use OF the forest
supplemented by field test to show
| the applicants fitness to do the actual
work OF a ranger. Education and ex-
perience will be rated on the answers
TO the questions on those subjects In
the application from and on the appli-
cants use OF English In the written
test. Horses for the tests in rldins
and packing Will be provided by the
forest service.
The examination ia under the control
| OF the civil service commission. and
not of the forest service Information
In detail regarding It, including the
names OF the places at which It will be
haId hvfll he sant IN anyOna aDDlying to