Show naval service Is not popular authorities find increasing difficulty in securing men alen for desirable positions claim made that E experts x in the government service are not adequately remunerated an illustration of the great demand for young denof men of technical edu cation and thy them dearth of supply Is afforded by the recent examinations held in new york and chicago for appointments point ments to the corps of civil en ginders of the navy the examinations were held simul and unusual effort were made to attract through advertisements the attention of the graduates of technical schools Not withstand ing this publicity and the inducements held out by the navy department only six candidates reported before the examining board in new york and only one candidate in chicago the failure of the department to in duce a larger number of young men to take the examination is all the more inexplicable when it is stated there are now three vacancies in this corps of the navy and the salary to start with is 2 biti periodical increase and allowances in the way may of quarters mileage etc w th re tt rement on three quarters pay at tl ti e age of sixty two years next year three more civil engineers and sev eral assistant civil engineers mill ill be needed the dearth of candidates teb for such an attractive branch of the govern ment service as this naturally sug bests an inquiry as to the cause the technical schools of the country are aro turning out an increasing number of graduates each year in fact the pronounced drift toward the engineer ing schools which set in ten or a doen years ago is being constantly accelerated by the demands of our great industrial development the difficulty of securing candi dates for the engineering positions in the navy is explained by the better and larger rewards that await civil engineers outside the navy it is claimed that in the gov service the experts are not adequately paid at the same time the naval examinations are severe and the standards are high As a matter of fact hoN however Never the appoint ment rests entirely with the dent and a candidate who stood low in the technical examination might be recommended for appo it is very evident that it if the gov expects to attract young civil engineers into the navy it will hii have to compete with the great indus trial development of our times and offer ca alanes laries that are adequate to command the r skill and service new yoa S in |