Tombstone epitaph., 1921-10-09
THE FOREST SERVICE
NEEDS MORE RANGERS

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ALBUQUERQUE n. NJ, Oct. g.
In order to fill vacancies in the rang
err force of the Forest Service, the U.
S. Civil Service Commission announc-
es an open competitive examination
for forest ranger on October 25. In
Arizona the examination will be held
at Clifton, Flagstaff, Prescott, Roose-
welt, Stafford. Snowflake, Springer
Vile, Tucson and Williams. and in
New Mexico at Alamogordo, Albu-
querque, Magdalena, Santa Fe. Silver
City and Taos. Persons desiring to
take the examination may secure ap-
p.ication form 1912 from the Civil
Service Commission, Washington, D.
c., from the Forest Supervisor at any
of the examination places above mep-
toned. or from the District Forester,
Albuquerque. The commission urges
that applicants secure this form i'm
mediately
The work of the fores, ranger is
largely outdoors, in mountainous
forested regions, and the Forest Ser
vice is particularly anxious 70 secure
men who like mountain work, are will
ing to endure hardship il necessary,
and can take care OF themselves and
their saddle horses in remote regions.
Applicants must be able bodied, and
are required TO pass medical exam
nation: and must be between the
ages OF 81 and 40 years. Persons en-
titled to preference because of mill
tary or naval service are released
from age requirements. Rangers
must be capable OF performing such
manual labor as fighting forest fires,
and building cabins. trails. and tele-
phone lines. They must have at
least a common school education, and
know the rudiments OF compass sur
veying. timber scaling and estimating.
land laws, and the livestock industry.
\ good fund of common sense and
some experience in kindred lines %
work such as engineering or lumber
ing, will materially help applicants.
Applicants who reside in the state
where they take the examination are
given preference in appointment over
non-residents. No particular period
of citizenship is required. but il must
be bona fide, as shown by the state
ments in the application for eyamina-
ton. Preference is also given by act
of Congress to honorably discharged
soldiers, sailors, and marines, who
should attach 10 their applications
their original discharge, or photostat
copy or certified copy thereof, or
their Official record OF service, which
will be returned after inspection by
the commission
Aprointees receive the initial pay
of 1920 per year, and those whose
services are satisfactory may be al
lowed after the first month the tenn
porary increase of $50 per month
granted by Congress. The continu-
ance of this increase beyond June 80.
1922, however, is contingent upon fur
Their action by Congress. In most
cases saddle-horses are provided by
the government. Rangers are requir
ed to furnish saddle-horses, two being
the usual requirement; but forage for
necessary horses is furnished by the
governemnt.
The Civil Service commission has
also announced an examination for
"scaler" at Flagstaff, Arizona, and at
Aamogordo and Santa Fe, New Mex-
leo, during the two days Immediately
following the ranger examination, that
is, on October 2S and q. The same
application blank, form 1872, is used
for this examination as for the ranger
examination. Any further Information
may be obtained from the district
Forester at Albuquerque.