The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-13
THOUSAND CIVIL
POSITIONS OPEN

| Through the service and informa-
! ton branch Of general staff. it IS
al ntunced that there are several
thousand civil positions under the war
! department now open for discharged
soldiers partially disabled from
wounds or diseases incurred IN the
war.
/ "r SOM months past Secretary Of
| War Baker, acting in conjunction
with the federal board for vocational
| training and the civil service com
mission, has been working on a plan
| Whei by the war department might
! provide for the partially disahl-
| soldiers under its own jurisdiction.
! THIS plan mas now been worked out
ana is fully described IN Bulletin No
l., 5Hst published.
| Congress has already provided that
in making appointments to clerica!
| ana ether positions in the executive
/ branch of the government preference
| shall be given to honorably dis
| charged veterans and their widows
| On wives. This statute does rot
ex mpt applicants from the usual
examinations under the civil service
| but they NIll be required to alta -
an average percentage of only So in
order to become eligible for appoint
| ner' while others must make &;
! least 20.
) l9c limitations are also waived for
/ vstc~ans: they will be released from
ali height and weight requirements.
/ except for the positions of guard anG
watc f7man, they will be certified for
| AZ pointmeIt in the war department
a: Washington without regard to 'ht
| apDc rtionr1ent of appointments
among the states and territories; and
after passing the necessary examina-
| tions they will have their nam s
placed on a register ahead Of those
not entitled to preference.
Cuoung from the new bulletin
! The war department, tho fedora
! beard of vocational education ant
| the civil service commission viii CO.
| operate to facilitate in every way pos
sihle the employment under the war
department in the District Of Coium
! biz, and elsewhere. of partially dis
/ abled sold,scs on an equal basis with
| these who have not sustained physt-
ca. irlury
! To become eligible for permanent
appointment the partially disabled
! soidier must through the usual OK
Iamihation IN the Same manner thai
is required of other persons seekinE
! employment in the classified civil
service Havirg SO qualified he ID
entitled to the preference in appoint
rlont
Inc following defects will no bar
veterans fl ON examination. but NAV
prevent appointment to a particular
! poeition, paralysis or epilepsy, =
serious in degree, loss of both arms
, or 10th legs; loss Of arm and leg
/ badly crippled or defOrmed han@s,
aims, feet or legs; locomotOr taaxia .
. cancer. Bright's disease, diabetes. d.
Elective hearing
/ where physical examinations are
/ necessary. Army surgeons when prac
ticd BILE will make them without
cnai &c.
| Some of the positions under tba
war dena -tmcut In which partially
/ di-4o d soldiers may he employed
are those Of stenographer tyFi~t,
I clerk, file clerk messenger, watch
! nan. multlgrarh operator. mimeo
/ graz h operator. blue print prin; =
skilled lahorerf foreman or laborers.
! IA ~kcr. sign painter electrician. car
: ptntcr. printer, checker, elarato'
/ operator. storekeeper. timekeeper and
IT., ike
Information as "a the positions and
their locations may be obtained from
ans office of the war department
tine civil service commission 1r the
federal hoard for vocational educa-
ton Application blanks may b.
had from any district secretary a.
The civil service commission They
have their Offices In the postof9icc
0r custom house in each city in the
United states that has free delivery
MAJ; or fun particulars and blanks
NAV be had ny writing to the United
states civil service commission, Wash
! inEton. y. c.