The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-14
Civil Service

The United States Civil Service COM
mission announces an open competi-
tive examination for clerks, for both
men and women. on November and
December, 1918, at the places listed
hereon. and a: the following places:
Tuscaloosa. Ala; Bridgeport, Conn;
Decatur. Dixon and Mount Carmel, ILL.,;
Clinton, Iiwa; Hagerstown, Md; Col
umbus. Miss; Asbury Park, N. j.;
Canandaigua, Malone, and Schenecta-
dy, n. Y; Chambersburg, Reading and
Sunbury, Pa; Denton and Galveston,
Texas, and Lexington, Va
Vacancies in the Departmental SER
vice. Washington. d. c., will be filed
fro mthis examination.
The usual entrance salary for this
position is 5000 or $1,000 a year. but
the War department has adopted for
use during the continuance Of the war,
$l.100 as the entrance rate of pay for
clerks, and states that 1t will be the
policy of the department to promote
to $1,000 year all clerks who after
three months Of service are reported
by bureau chiefs as being qualified and
in every way worthy Of promotion.
Eligibles will be placed in groups
as follows:
(a) Those who have been gradual
ed from a college or university of re-
cognizcd standing.
Oh Those who have been gradual
cd from a standard high school or COM
pleted a course Of study equivalent to
that required for such graduation and
have had at least four years of office
experience.
Cd Those who do not qualify for
one Of the above groups.
II Is especially desired to secure fe.
male eIisibIes who qualify under either
group (a) OF 10y.
The following subjects will be Civ.
en-: Spelling, Arithmetic, Penmanship
Letter Writing, Copying and correct
ing manuscript.
Applicants must have reached their
eighteenth birthday on the date of the
examination.
Applicants may be examined at any
place at which this examination is
held, regardless of their place Of res
idence: but only those who have beer
actually domiciled in the state or ter
rtory in which they reside for at least
one year previous to the examination
and who hav ethe county officers certi
ficate in the application form executed
may become eligible for permanent
appointment to the apportioned ser
vice. This requirement does not ap
ply to persons now occupying positions
in the apportioned service in Wash
ing ton d. c.
Residents of all states and territor
les Of the United States. including the
District of Columbia. will be admitted
and II they pass will be eligible to per
manent positions in the apportione(
service at Washington.
Applicants must submit to the ex
aminer on the day of the examination
their photographs, taken within two
years, securely pasted in the space
provided on the admission cards sen
them after their applications are filed
Tin type proofs will not be accepted
This examination is open to all citi
2ens OF the United States who NEE
the requirements.
Applicants should at once apply To-
Form 30i, stating the title Of the eX
animation desired. to the Civil Service
Commission, Washington, d. c., or tt
the Secretary of the United State!
Civil Service board. at any place a
which this examination is to be held
Applications should be properly exc
cuted, excluding the medical certifi
cate, and filed with the Commission
at Washington in time to arrange 70
the examination at the place selected
by the applican. The title OF the eX
animation, as given at the head Of thi
announcement, should be stated ii
the application form.