Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-18

The Bureau OF Foreign and Domes-
tic Commerce announces three new
examinations to fill positions in its
Washington Office and it's district Of
fees in the principal American cities
On May /, an examination was held
for Expert in Commerce and Fin
ance," the salary for the position
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000. On
May II, another test was held for
Assistant to Expert in Commerce
and Finance" this position being one
that pays $1,4OO to $4,000. On May 10
there will be an examination for
Commercial Agent to District Offic-
es", the salary ranging from Of 200 to
$4,000
The examination for expert and
assistant expert in commerce and
finance are the usual competitive ex-
aminations as conducted by the Civil
Service Commission.
The examination for commercial
agent in district offices is a special
examination given by the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce
The appointees to the position of
Expert in Commerce and Finance"
will be required to handle independ-
emily particular lines of research and
other work connected with foreign
trade, to answer inquiries and take
charge of correspondence; to prepare
papers on economics and business
conditions and on public and private
finance in foreign countries, both for
publication and for use in the Bureau
or some other branch of the Govern.
ment service. They should have suf-
ficent knowledge of modern languages
to read the principal foreign reviews,
a discriminating knowledge of COM
merce and finance and an ability to
express themselves clearly and con-
cisely in good English. They will
also be required to handle a certain
amount of administrative work. Com
petitors will not be assembled for
examination, but will be rated on the
following subjects, which will have
the relative weights indicated: Educa-
ton, 40; experience, 40; publication
or thesis, 20. Applicants for this
position should be graduates of COL
leges or universities of recognized
standing and should have had at least
two years of postgraduate work in
commerce and finance, or two years
journalistic experience exclusively in
connection with manufacturing, bank
ing, or commerce, in some important
position, or two years responsible
experience in some important branch
of manufacturing, banking, or COM
merce, or two years as instructor in
commerce and finance. Applicants
who have not had college training
should be graduates of four years
high-school course and have had at
least six years experience in manu-
featuring, banking, or commerce, two
years of which must have heen in re-
sponsible position or six years ex-
perience in journalism, two years of
which must have been in an import
ant position dealing exclusively with
manufacturing banking, or commerce.
Foreign travel in connection with
business pursuits will be considered
responsible experience for the pur-
pose of this examination. Publications
or in lieu thereof thesis, should per-
tain to some phase of manufacturing,
hanking, or commerce.
"Appointees to the position of AS
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Der. 1t would be slender hope, how
ever, which would have no chance of
unless President Wilson
some sort of serious blum
der between convention time and cleo
ton day. There is very little likeIi,
hood that such a blunder will bring