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JOURNAL OP
CHEMICAL EDUCATION
JmE, 1926
April 26, 1926. Prof. John D. Clark, Department of Chemistry, University of New Mexico. Albuquerque, N. Mex. DEARDR. CLARK: The suggestion, contained in your letter of April 23rd, that freshmen be allowed to take theme subjects from the field of chemistry, meets with my unqualified approval, since such a procedure might, while stimulating their interest in chemistry, prove to them a t the same time that the writing of themes need not necessarily be the bore that most of them think it to be. Vety truly yours, GEORGE W. ST. CLAIRE ACTING H e m , DEPARTMENT oa ENGLISH, UNIVERSITYOB NEW MEXICO
UNITED STATES CIVIL-SERVICE EXhMINATION The United States Civil-Service Commission announces an open competitive examination for Junior Surveillance Inspector. The examination for junior surveillance inspector is t o fill vacancies in the Ordnance Department a t large, a t salaries ranging from $1500 t o $1800 a year. Applications must be on file a t Washington, D. C., not later than July 6, 1926. The duties of this position are, under immediate or general supervision, t o perform simple technical laboratory and field work in connection with the testing, storage, and inspection of smokeless powder, high explosives, and loaded ammunition. Applicants must have been graduated from a standard high-school course, such work t o have included a t least one year of elementary chemistry; and, in addition, they must have had a t least two years of practical experience in the handling, inspection, or testing of smokeless powder or other explosives, either in bulk or in ammunition. Each sucwsfully completed year of a course, majoring in chemistry or allied subjects, in a college of recognized standing, will be accepted as equivalent to one year of the required experience. Applicants who do not meet the requirement of high-schoolchemistry may substitute therefor six months of additional experience in chemical laboratory or closely allied work. Competitors will not he required t o report for examination a t any place, but will be rated on their education, training, and experience. Full information and application blanks may be obtained from the United States Civil-Service Commission, Washington, D. C., or the secretary of the hoard of U. S. civil-service examiners at the post office or customhouse in any city.
