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Rico  and  Central  American  countries,  and  in  the  near  future  he 
contemplates  a  business  trip  to  South  America. 
The  United  States  in  Need  of  Chemists. — ^The  Civil  Ser- 
vice Commission  announce  that  an  examination  open  to  all  male 
citizens  of  the  United  States  meeting  the  requirements  will  be  held 
on  July  6th  for  organic  chemists  and  inorganic  chemists.  They 
announce  vacancies  in  the  Philippine  service  at  $3,000  per  annum 
or  higher.  "The  duties  of  these  positions  will  involve  a  certain 
amount  of  routine  work  but  there  will  be  opportunity  for  individual 
research  work  and  appointees  must  be  capable  of  performing  re- 
search work."  Eighty  per  cent,  will  be  allowed  for  education  and 
experience  and  20  per  cent,  for  publication  or  theses  to  be  filed  with 
the  application.  The  applicant  must  have  graduated  from  a  four- 
year  high  school  course  or  possess  an  education  equivalent  and 
in  addition  graduated  with  a  bachelor's  degree  from  a  college  or 
university,  such  degree  requiring  the  completion  of  at  least  118 
additional  semester  credit  hours  of  which  at  least  30  must  have 
been  in  chemistry  and  likewise  at  least  one  year  of  subsequent  ex- 
perience in  research  work  either  in  graduate  work  or  in  a  commercial 
laboratory.  By  the  term  semester  credit  hour  is  meant  one  lecture 
or  recitation  hour  or  two  laboratory  hours  per  week  per  semester. 
The  applicants  entering  for  the  position  of  organic  chemist  must  have 
had  training  and  experience  in  organic  chemistry  and  those  entering 
for  position  of  inorganic  chemist  must  have  had  training  and  ex- 
perience in  general  inorganic  and  physical  chemistry.  A  thesis 
showing  original  work  or  publication  of  such  work  must  be  sub- 
mitted. The  applicant  must  be  under  40  years  of  age  and  submit 
with  the  application  an  unmounted  photograph  taken  within  two 
years  with  his  name  written  thereon.  Applications  should  be  made 
to  the  United  States  Civil  Service  Commission,  Washington,  D.  C. 
