34 USE OF THE NATIONAL FORESTS. 



The kind of men wanted are those who will do the work 

 because they like it and will stick to it with the inten- 

 tion of working up in the Service. The chances to go 

 ahead are excellent. 



Supervisors and Rangers are appointed only after civil- 

 service examinations. They must be residents of the 

 State or Territory in which the National Forest is situ- 

 ated and between the ages of 2 1 and 40. The examina- 

 tions are usuall}' held once a year. They are very 

 practical examinations. The life a man has led, what 

 is his actual training and experience in rough outdoor 

 work in the West, counts for more than anything else, 

 lyumbermen, stockmen, cowboys, miners, and the like 

 are the kind wanted. Forest Guards are appointed from 

 those who have passed the ranger examination. 



Information about the examinations can be obtained 

 only from the Civil Service Commission, Washington, 

 D. C. 



Approved: 



James Wilson, 



Secretary. 



Washington, D. C, May 2, ipoy. 



