EX-SOLDIERS AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 178, 23 April 1920, Page 7

EX-SOLDIERS AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE

id t 1 B. .' .j J SPECIAL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION j :h -■ ' ■. ■ ■ | e, . " ; ■') « THE CONDITIONS STATED i w ,' i !r' ' I r ' A large number of returned soldiers j M . who are temporarily employed in tho j 10 Public Service desire to be placed on. j '" the permanent staff, and have _ been | re availing themselves of instruction in ! l ? special classes provided by tho Repatria- ; l ' tion Department. Some of tho stud- ■ ft ents have entered for a special Public ] '" Service Entrance Examination to ba ; ■•' held in June next. The classes re- ; ferred to are under the control of tho ™ director of the Technical College, and , • '" arrangements to the satisfnetioa of the Public Service Commissioner and tho i '- Education Department for the conduct j of the examination have been completed. j 0 The subjects of tho examination are j ato be.English, arithmetic, history, geo- , v graphy,. shorthand and iMokkeepingj and tho questions to be set are to be- re- ; |: stricted to the work that has been ] '1 covered during the course. Tho Direc- '■ tor of tho Technical College is to act n ns co-ordinating supervisor ■ between tho : • examiners in. the various subjects aud ; tho instructors in the clnss-work. i '* Satisfactory arrangements have been ! made for certain members of the Tech- j l J nical School staff to set and mark the i •' various papers, aud it is proposed, when j "> tho' written- papers, are being marked, I 9 that the various examiners under Mr. j '" Howell's direction consult the instruc- | 8 tors in tho various subjects and take j '" into account tho record of..work actually | 0 done by each candidate- in the class. j 3 It is presumed that the, examination I e will require to be held in the day- j ® time, in which event the candidate will j be granted tho necessary leave of absence. • ! When tho examination is concluded, \ the director' of the Technical College ! is to furnish a general report regarding ! 3 each candidate, stating whether or not ! tho candidate- has completed a eatisfac- j tory examination in view of the require- ■ mehts of a clerical position in the Pub-. j e lie Service. i r The Directov of Repatriation advises 0 that tho Ministerial Board has con- ' firmed the above conditions which, it is r anticipated, will lie. considered entirely i f satisfactory to the discharged , soldiers I f concerned. s i t .