The Detroit times., 1911-01-30
TH|RTY-ONE SEEK
CIVIL SERVICE JOB
Write en- Preliminary Examination
For Secretaryship of Commission
Final Test Next Saturday.

me preliminary eNalninetlOn ol
candidates for the ONCE or secretary
OF the civil service commission began
IN the council chamber at $3.50 Sat
urday morning and closed at p. IN.
Those getting so per cent OF the pos
sible marks will be allowed to take
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 $4,000
year
The preliminary examination was
under the supervision OF the princl-
pals or the Central. Western and
Eastern High schools. David MacKen'
zie, w. A. Morse and j. r. Bishop re-
spectively. Mr.. Mackenzie was, how
OF illness. The three teachers pre-
pared the examination paper for the
candidates and they will examine the
Iapers and make report on the re-
suits before next Saturday. Ii is also
likely that they will prepare the ques'
tions for the final examination.
For the first test, three sets OF five
questions, Alaking I5 I'm all, were pro-
scented for the candidates to write or.
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
not prove very puzzling to anyone
yet We don't expect that more than
about six will get the so per cent re-
quired to qualify for the Anal test.
The questions are such that anybody
having public school education
ought to be able to answer. For i'll.
stance, the first question was In re
gard to the writing OF 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 are
to prepare the final paper. | SHOULD
Judge, however, the paper for the last
examination would be somewhat tech
meal"
Thirty-ono candidates responded To
the roll call of Temporary Secretary
Henry j. Guthard. They are: George
F. Kearney. No. 1875 Stanley-ave..
John W. Schram. No. 609 Grand
Boulevard west: Theodore K. Quinby
Pasadena apartments; Harry c. Van
Husan, No. 231 Fourth-ave.; Clarence
f. Jacobs, No. 256 Michigan-ave.; Mil
ton NJ. Alexander, No. $50 Hancock
ave- east; Elliott II. McEldowney, M
S42 Second-ave.; John NJ. Kearney,
No. 200 Stanley.ave.; Edward j..
Youngblood, No. 297 Helen-ave.: Fred
Burton No. 227 Hibbard-ave.; George
u. Withel, No. 299 Putnam-ave.; Fred
erick r. Austin. No. 384 Lincoln-ave.;
Elmer w. Foster, Dearborn, Mich;
William j. Rodda, No. 295 Merrick-
ave-; Marvin A. Smith, No. 276 Lafay-
cite ave-; Maynard ID. Fallin, Fellow
craft club; f. w. Dennert. Jr.. No.
492 Pennsylvania-ave.; Earl X. Knit
fen, No. 4l0 Second-ave.; Isaac w
Lucia. No. 101 Harper-aye.; Karl r..
Murchey, No. 164 Ferry-ave. west
Levert Clark, No. SO Peterboro-st.;
Charles II. Johnson, No. 372 View
ave-; Moses b. Hopkins, No. lit The
odore-st.; John w. Harsha, No. 1920
Brush-st.; John G.. Garrells. No. 1919
FOuftn-8Ve., JONI a. FdlNey, NJ lo'
Collingwood.aye.; Harry s. Bradley,
No. 10 Waverley-ave., Highland Park;
Wimarth Crispin. No. 112 Clairmount.
ave-; John s. Bersey. No. 1l2 Thee
dore-st; James h.. Donovan. No. 2SS
Twenty-third-st.; VIM. II. DeGraff, No.
622 Warren-ave. east.
Fred Odena, Jr., No. 1873 Colburn-p',
and Austin s. Hatch, No. $50 Lin
coln-ave., who entered the contest,
failed TO answer TO the call OF their
lanes. Several OF the candidates are
men past middle age.
The members of the commission,
Levi L. Barbour, chairman; Charles
Bryant. K. c. 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.
Prof. Robert NJ. Wenley, OF the Uni
versity Of Michigan, began a series OF
lectures on English literature, In the
Church of Our Father, Friday after
noon, before an attentive and good