REGISTER OF QUALIFICATIONS,

SCHEMES FOR EXAMINATIONS AND LIMITS OF AGE.

SCHEDULE B.

Under the provisions of Civil Service Rule XIV, the following schemes have been prepared for the several grades and subdivisions in schedule B.

Clerkships, positions as collectors of canal statistics (Class I, Subdivision I, Grades 1 and 2). Salaries less than $1,200 per annum.

Clerkships, positions as inspectors of canal cargoes (Class IV, subdivision II).

Age not less than 21 years nor more than 50 years.*

Obligatory Subjects.

1. Writing from dictation (about one page of foolscap).

2. Copying from manuscript (about one page)

3. Handwriting.

4. Spelling....

Relative

weights

3

2

4

5. Arithmetic (viz.: 4 examples in numeration; 4 in addition; 6 in fractions; and 4 in reductions of weights and measures)....

Q

3

6. Geography (viz.: 4 questions regarding the State of New York; and 2 regarding the United States)....

1

15

Total

Optional Subjects.

Expert penmanship.

Elements of book-keeping.

Type-writing.

Special qualification for any department of the civil service specified by the applicant.

Clerkships and like positions (Class I, Subdivision I, Grade 3). Salaries of $1,200 per annum or more, but less than $1,500.

Age not less than 21 years nor more than 50 years.*

Limitation of age does not apply to persons honorably discharged from the military or naval service of the United States in the late war.

1. Writing from dictation (about one page of foolscap).

2. Copying from manuscript (about one page)

2

3. Handwriting

4

4. Spelling..

5. Arithmetic (1 example in addition; 3 in fractions; 2 in reduction; 3 in

proportion; 4 in interest and discount) ......

4

6. Geography and history (4 questions of each relative to New York, and 2 of each relative to the United States)...

1

7. Constitution (3 questions concerning that of New York; and 2 that of the United States)

1

8. Making a condensed summary of a document (not exceeding 6 folios).

2

Special qualification for any department of the civil service specified by the applicant.

N. B.- About all the clerkships in the State Departments at Albany are in this grade. Clerks admitted by the examination for the first and second grades cannot be subsequently promoted to the third grade unless able to pass the examination for that grade.

Office messengers and orderlies in public buildings (Class III, part of Subdivision III).

Age not less than 21 years nor more than 45 years.*

Guards in prisons (Class VI, Subdivision III, Grade 1).

Age not less than 25 years nor more than 40 years.*

Obligatory Subjects.

1. Writing from dictation (about one page of foolscap).

2. Handwriting

3. Spelling...

Relative weights.

2

3

1

4. Arithmetic (5 examples in numeration; 4 in addition; 2 in subtraction; 2 in multiplication and 3 in division)

5. Writing down from memory the substance of matter orally communicated

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2

Total......

10

N. B. Candidates for the positions of office messenger or orderly must be in approved physical condition for active duties.

* Limitation of age does not apply to persons honorably discharged from the service of the United States in the late war.

Applicants for position of prison guard, in addition to the other requirements specifically named in Rule X, must furnish satisfactory vouchers that they are not of an irascible or passionate disposition and are of a kind and humane disposition. They must be not less than five feet nine inches in stature when unshod, and before being admitted to service must pass a physical examination by the prison physician.

Teachers in reformatories (Class VI, Subdivision V, Grade 1).

Teachers in asylums, etc. (Class VII, Subdivision VII, Grade 1).

[The schemes of examination for these positions have not yet been prepared and will probably be varied to meet the special requirements of the respective institutions, and so far as practicable and necessary will be based upon the examinations for "State certificates," under the direction of the Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction.]

In addition to the obligatory subjects above given to clerkships, certain clerks employed by the Commissioners of Emigration are obliged to be conversant with the German language, and weight is given to proficiency in other modern European languages.

SCHEDULE C.

In positions in this schedule where the duties are professional, technical or expert, the nominees or candidates will be required to show what preliminary training or technical education they have undergone to qualify them for such situations before they can be admitted to examination.

I. Additional assistant engineer on canals.

1. Arithmetic.

2. Geometry.

3. Applied or practical geometry.

4. Plane trigonometry.

5. Mensuration.

6. Use of instruments.

7. Mechanics.

8. Practical construction.

II. Additional leveler on canals.

1. Arithmetic to evolution.

2. Plane trigonometry.

3. Mensuration.

4. Use and adjustment of instruments.

5. Tabulation of field notes.

6. Making profile draughts.

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INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINERS.

[The instructions and special regulations prepared for the examinations held throughout the State on April 24, 1884, being generally applicable to all competitive examinations for the State service, they are given below with few changes.]

In order that the proceedings at all places may be uniform, the following instructions are given for the guidance of those selected by the Commission as examiners to conduct the competitive examinations for the State service.

1. All the necessary arrangements for the examination-room and its proper furniture should be completed several days prior to the date of examination. Reference is made to the last clause of section three of the Civil Service Act, wherein permission is granted to use certain public buildings. The desks should be arranged so that competitors cannot communicate with each other or copy each other's papers without observation. There should be at least twenty-five square feet of table for use of the examiners, and this should be so placed that supervision may be had of every desk. On the evening prior to the examination each desk should be provided with a stand supplied with ink, two pen-holders with pens and a blotting pad. It will be of great advantage to secure the services of a competent and trustworthy person to receive the candidates at the door of the examination-room and who might also assist the examiners during the entire day, particularly in distributing the papers to candidates. The attention of all concerned is respectfully invited to the fifth section of the Civil Service Act, which makes penal certain offenses.

2. The blank questions in sealed envelopes will be sent by mail or express from the office of the Commission so as to reach each place of examination at least twenty-four hours before the date of examination and should be deposited with seals intact, in some secure place. An accompanying package will contain the stationery and envelopes, each inclosing a desk card.

3. On the day of examination the chosen assistant should attend early at the door of the examination-room with the package of envelopes containing deskcards. It will be convenient to have a stand or small table on which to place these cards. Each notified applicant must present to the attendant as a warrant for his appearance the official notification signed by the Secretary of the Commission, and no one should be admitted who does not present such notification. The attendant will give the applicant one of the envelopes, from which the applicant will take the card inclosed, and indorsing upon his notification the number on the card will put the notification in the envelope, seal it, and return it to the attendant. The applicant retaining the card, will then be admitted to the examination-room as an accepted candidate. No applicant, presenting himself after 10 o'clock, A. M., should be admitted, since no matter what may be the cause of delay, his admission after that hour would derange the proceedings.