Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-02-20
i. 8. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
Details Regarding Exams Of Clark In
Government Civil 9srvIes, VIII
mar. March q. 1914

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The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces open competitive ex-
ANNA lions for clerk, for both men and
women on March 8, 1918, at Will.
mar, Minnesota and other places. Va
cancies In the Departmental Service.
Washington. D. c., will be filled from
this examination.
The usual entrance salary for this
position is 5000 or $1,000 . year. but
the War Department has adopted for
use during the continuance Of tho war
100 q year as the entrance rate OF
pay for. clerks, and states that 1t will
be the policy Of the Department to pro-
mote to $1,000 Z year all clerks, who
after three months Of service are re-
ported BY bureau chiefs - being well
qualified and In every way worthy OF
promotion. 49, .
When q department 30: requests. GER
tifcation will be made In their order
Of those with ratings Of AZ much AZ
Is and with AZ much az one years
Office experience.
+ Competitors will be examined in the
following subjects. which will have the
SUBJECTS: WEIGHTS:
/. Spelling GO words Of more than
= average acknowledgements. 10
2. Arithmetic Fundamental rules.
common and decimal fractions,
age. interest, discount commits
sion, customhouse business,
stocks and bonds, partnership.
and analysis) ................ so
3. Penmanship (the legibility, ra-
pidity. neatness, and general ap-
pearance of the competitors
handwriting in the subject Of
L .sttsr w writins "a letter Of not
less than $50 words on some sub
- ject Of general interest The
rs competitor may select either Of
two subjects g1ven). .......... 80
5. Copying and correcting manu-
corrected copy of a draft Of ma -"
nuscript which includes erasures,
misspelled words, errors in
syntax, etc., .................. ID
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Applicants must have reached their
eighteenth birthday on the date of the
examination.
Applicants desiring to become eligible
for permanent appointment to the ap-
portioned service in Washington, D. c..
must be examined in the State or Ter
tory in which they reside and have
been actually domiciled in such State
or Territory for at least one year pre-
VlOuS 10 GATE OF the examination; they
must have the county officers certi-
ficate in the application form executed
These requirements do not apply to per-
sons now occupying positions in the
apportioned service in Washington
D. c..
Residents of all States and Terri
tories of the United States, including
the District of Columbia, will be adj
mitted, and If they pass will be eligible
to permanent positions in the appor-
toned 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 pro-
vided on the admission cards sent them
after their applications are filed. Tin
types of proofs will not be accepted.
This examination is open to all c1ti-
zens Of the United States who meet
the requirements.
Applicants should at once apply for
Form 3O4, stating the title of the
examination desired, to the Civil Service
Commission, Washington. D. c.. or to
Arvid Carlson, the Secretary OF the
United States Civil Service Board at
Willmar. Minnesota.