The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-28
TH|RTY-ONE SEEK
CIVIL SERVICE JOB
Write On Preliminary Examination
For Secretaryship Of Commission
Final Test Next Saturday.

+, The preliminary examination >Of
candidates for The once or secretary
OF the civil service commission began
/ ins the council chamber al 80 Sat
urdsy morning and closed az ! p. m,
Those getting so per cent OF the pos
I sible marks will be allowed To tahe
/ the second and final examination next
Saturday. the others dropping out. The
candidate who takes the highest NUM-
Der OF marks in the final test will be
chosen secretary and he Will be In
stalled on probation for six months.
Should he prove unsatisfactory. he
will be let out and the next highest
man tried. The position pays $500
a year
The preliminary examination was
under the supervision OF the princl-
pals OF the Central. Western and
Eastern High schools. David MacKen
zie. w. A. Morse and J. r. Bishop. re-
spectively. Mr.. Mackenzie was, how
ever, unable TO be present, on account
OF illness. The three teachers pre-
pared the examination paper for the
candidates and they will examine the
IL
suits before next Saturday. IL Is also
likely that they will prepare the ques
tions for the final examination.
For the first test three sets OF FIVE
questions. Making Is In all. were pro-
scented for the candidates TO write OIL.
The questions had to do, largely, with
matters pertaining TO city, state and
national government.
The questions are simple" said
Mr.. Morse TO The Times. land should
Lot prove very puzzling TO anyone
yet we don't expect that more than
about six will get the so per cent re-
CURED TO qualify for the final test.
The questions are such that anybody
having a public school education
ought TO be able to answer. For in.
stance, the first question was in re-
gard to the writing of a certain kind
OF letter. What the questions for the
final test will be | am not prepared
TO say. We don't know whether We
or the commissioners themselves a-e
to prepare the final paper. j should
Judge, however, the paper for the last
examination would be somewhat tech
meal"
Thirty-one candidates responded to
the roll call OF Temporary Secretary
Henry j. Guthard. They are: George
F.. Kearney, No 1876 Stanley-ave..
John w. Schram. No. 609 Grand
boulevard west: Theodore f. Quinby.
Pasadena apartments; Harry c. Van
Husan. No. 231, Fourth-ave.: Clarence
+. Jacobs. No. 256 Michigan-ave.; Mil
ton NJ. Alexander. No. $50 Hancock
ave east; Elliott III. McEldowney. Ma.
842 Second-ave.: John NJ. Kearney.
No. 200 Stanley-aye.; Edward L.
Youngblood, No. 297 Helen-ave.: Fred
Burton. No. 227 Hibbard-ave.; George
e. Withel. No. 2s9 Putnam-ave.; Fred
erick r. Austin, No. 3S4 Lincoln-ave.;
Elmer W. Foster, Dearborn, Mich;
William J. Rodda, No. 200 Merrick-
ave; Marvin A. Smith, No. 276 Lafay.
cite ave-; Maynard ID. Fallin, Fellow
craft club: r. w. Dennert. Jr.. No.
fen, No. 40 Second-aye.: Isaac w.
Lucia, No 101 Harper-ave.; Karl K.
Murchey, No. 1874 Ferry-ave. west;
Levert Clark, No. SO Peterboro-st.;
Charles H. Johnson, No. 372 View
ave-; Moses B. Hopkins, No. III The
odore-st: John w. Harsha, No. 1920
Brush-st.; John G. Garrells, No. 1919
Fourth-ave.: John A. Falvey. No. 167
Collingwood-ave.; Harry s. Bradley,
No. 10 Waverley-ave.. Highland Park:
Wilmarth Crispin. No. liz Clairmount
ave-: John 8. Bersey. No. liz Theo-
dore-st; James Il. Donovan, No. 2sS
VIM. ii. DeGraff, No.
622 Warren-ave east.
Fred Odena, Jr., No. 1853 Colburn-p',
and Austin s. Hatch, No. $50 Lin
coln-ave., who entered the contest.
failed to answer to the call OF their
names. Several of the candidates are
men past middle age.
The members OF the commission,
Levi L. Barbour. chairman; Charles
Bryant. E. G.. Van Husan and II. j.
Guthard. were present during the ex-
animation. Mr.. Barbour explained the
rules OF the test and gave other in
formation required by the candidates.