The Winslow mail., 1912-02-03
FOR
FOREST CLERKS

N iSSlUn announces an examination OIL
the date mentioned above, to secure
eligibies from which to make certifca-
tion TO fill vacancies AS they may oCcnr
i'm the position of forest clerk (maleI.
at au entrance salary of $l.lO0 or 81 200
per annum, III the Forest Service
The examination will consist of sub
jects mentioned below, weighed as in
dicated:
/. Spelling twenty words of more
than average difficulty
2. Stenograpahy In lieu of dicta-
tion, competitors will be furnished a
printed exercise which they will be re-
quired to write in stenogra phic notes
The notes will contain $50 words. 1t
the notes are written in 3 minutes, 100
percent in speed will be given; 6 mir
ut $. 70 percent; minutes, 60 percent !;
minutes, so percent; If the writing OF
/ the notes is not completed in minutes
the printed exercise will be taken up
aud proportionate deduction will be
made for the part omitted il the tran
script. This exercise will be rated on
the speed with which the notes were
written and the accuracy of the tran
script) 25
8. Copying from rough draft type
writing) Is
4. Copy ing from plain copy type
writer) 10
| 5. Elements of bookkeeping 20
| 6. Arithmetic fundamental rules,
fractions, and statement of simple ac-
counts,) 10
T. Penmanship (the handwriting of
the competitor in the subject of report
writing will be considered with special
reference to the elements of legibility
rapidity, neatness, general appearance,
etc., 5
8. Report writing (test In writing in
letter from report IT'S words in lenght,
summarizing and arranging in logical
order series of facts included in "a
given statement of 400 or 500 wordsl 10
Seven and one-half hours will be al
lowed for this examination.
For information relative to the scope
of the typewriting tests, applications
should apply for Form 1924 to the un-
dersigned.
Applications will not be accepted
from persons who have tuberculosis or
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Men only will be admitted to this
examination.
Applicants for this examination may
be examined at any place at which the
examination is to be held, regardless
of their residence.
The forest clerk examination will be
held as frequently as the needs of the
service require. Attention is invited to
the fact that application blanks may be
secured from the district secretary and
filed with him at any time. When the
examination is announced all persons
having applications on file will be noti-
fed when and where to appear for ex-
animation.
In filling vacancies in this position,
preference will be given to persons ex-
amined in the locality in which the va
cancy exists. In case the register for
any locality becomes exhausted resort
may be had to the register for another
locality if it contains the names of eli
gibles available for the position vacant.
This examination is open to all citi-
zens of the United States who com ply
with the requirements.
This announcement and Form 1924
contain all information which is com
municated to applicants regarding the
scope of the examination, the vacancy
or vacancies TO be filled, and the quail
fications required
For application Form 1871 address
the secretary of the board of examiners
at any of the places mentioned above,
or the undersigned.
An application, to receive consider
alton for the pending examinat alton,
must be properly executed and filed
with the undersigned prior to the hour
of closing business on February 10, 1912
Applicants will be required TO show
III their applications that they have had
at least Que years actual experience in
clerical work in business office.
List of offices at which the Forest
Clerk examination may be taken in
Arizona. Nogaies, Douglas, Phoenix,
Prescott and Tucson.
Charles L.. Snyder
Secretary Twelfth Civil Service Dis.
San Francisco California
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