The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-01-20
EXAMINATIONS.
Opportunities fer sObtaining Employ
mcnt Under the Federal Gov
ernnent.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the following
examinations to take place on the
dates given below and circulars con-
tanning further Information may be
seen at the office of this paper:
February 81 Preparator (maIe),
Bureau OF Biological Survey. Depart
ment of Agriculture, $1,000 per an
mum. Age limit, 20 years or over.
Applicants must be qualified to pre-
pare specimens from dried skins and
fresh killed birds and mammals for
scientific study, etc.
Land grant college specialist (male)
Bureau of Education, Department of
the Interior. $500 per annum. Age
limit. Is to Al years. Duties: Elk
animation of reports OF disburse-
ments of government funds by land
grant colleges, and the collection Of
information and preparation of re-
ports on the work of these institu-
tons, etc.
Editorial assistant (male). $500
per annum, Bureau of Education, De-
partment of the Interior Competitors
will not be required to assemble at
any place for examination. Age
limit, 81 to 45 years.
Tobacco expert (male). Philippine
Service, $500 per annum. Age limit,
IL to 40 years. Attention is invited
to favorable conditions in respect
to transportation, leave OF absence,
clothing, etc, for this service.
February Laboratory assistant
in paper and textiles, Bureau OF
Standards, Department of Commerce
and Labor, 5000 to $1,000 per annum.
Age limit, 20 to IS years.
Preparation in zoology (male), Ma
tional Museum, Washington, d. c.
Age limit, IS to IS years. Duties viii
consist of drilling glass plates and
mounting specimens of fishes there
on, mixing plaster for plaques, as
sisting in preparing and labelling
cases for mammals, etc.
February Cadet officer (male1
Lighthouse Service, 5000 to $720 pei
annum, with quarters and sub
sistence. Age limit, Is to 81 years
Apprentices to this position will be
assigned to duty on board the yari
GUS vessels of the service, and vii
be in training for promotion after
satisfactory service.
Topographic aid temporary, Geo
logical Survey, during the field sea
son, $40 to SIS a month. Age limit
30 to 40 years.
Aid (male), Division of Graphic
Arts, National Museum, Washington
ID. c., s75 a month. Age limit, 2
to 80 years.
Advanced apprentice engrave
| (male), $500 per annum, hydrographi
office of the Bureau of Navigation
| Navy Department. Age limit, 10 t
q years.
Cadet engineer (ma1e), Lighthous
] Service, $500 to. $3.50 per annun
with quarters and subsistence. Az
limit, 8 10 q y pplieants fo
Ii1fs examination sEGTs4d nave a. goot
general school education and theo
retical and practical knowledge o
marine engineering sufficient 10 II
them for duty in the engine room Q
lighthouse vessels.
Apprentice plate cleaner, trans
ts J
ferrer and engraver. (Male), Burea
of Engraving ana Printing, Washing
ton, D. c., SLIGO per diem. Age lin
it, 16 to IS years.
Laboratory aid (nla1e), Bureau G
Plant Industry, s72O per annum. Ag
limit, IL to IL years.
February Mechanical draft.
| man (male}, $1,000 per annum, in til
office of the chief of ordnance, Wa
Department, and vacancies requifin
similar qualifications rs they ma
occur at salaries ranging from $50
to $1,000 per annum. Age limit, /
years or over.
Assistant physical geologist, Get
| logical Survey, Washington, d. c
$1,000 per annum with promotions
$4,000 per annum. Age limit, 20 t
35 years.
Land law clerk, Forest Service, d.
| partment of Agriculture, $500 to $3.50
per annu1n, ard in the positions &
register and receivers clerk in Il
cal land offices under the Depar
ment of the Interior at an entranc
salary Of $500 per annum, promotIo
to $1,000, s11oo, $1,000, $500 an
$140o Age limit, 20 years or over.
Junior topographer, Geological SUI
vey, $3.50 to $1,000 per annum. AZ
limit, 20 to 80 years,
February I7-Baker, Indian Sel
vice, $40 and $500 per annum. N
educational test will be given, an
it will not be necessary that appl
cants appear at any place for eS
animation. Applications may be file
with the Commission at any time
but only those filed before Februar
II will be considered for yacancie
now existing.
February 30 s. Nautical exper
(male), photographic Office, Burea1
of Navigation, Navy Department
$1,000 per annum. Age limit, 2
years or over. Salaries range from
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