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Show ors. the tests of educational qualifi-(Mlons qualifi-(Mlons have been strengthened. Thus the government Is obtaining picked men form the rank and file of Its I' tie ::rmy of employes who adm'nis-ter adm'nis-ter ml promote tln proper use of its nearly two hundred million acres of national forests. CANDIDATES FOR FOREST RANGER Examinations opened this morning In fourteen far-western states, and in riorida. .Michigan. Minnesota and Alaska to fill vacant positions as assistant as-sistant forest rangers on the national forests. The examinations are held at national forest headquarter in all t tales in which national forests are located, except in Arkansas and Oklahoma, Okla-homa, and will last two days. The position pay. at cut ranee, a salary of $1,1mu per annum. Men who enter the national forest work as as- j distant rangers are eligible for promo- tion to positions as rangers, and kuei to ihe position of forest supervisor, if they are good enough The latter position piiys a salary of from $1,000 op. and calls both for all-round executive exec-utive ability and for a certain amount o radical knowledge' of forestry. Hangars work under the forest super v'soi?, often with a particular district dis-trict in their charge. 1 roteeting the Ion. sis nuainst fire and trespass, handling hand-ling much of the minor business with frrist iif-crs .estimating and sealing timber and enforcing regulations under un-der which purchasers of timber are allowed to cut. on" the national for-isis. for-isis. building Halls, supervising the v ork of forest guards, and, on occa-.-ie-. i( ai'lng forces of temporary employes em-ployes agnlnst fores; fires ioi Inrge 10 in- h.indldi by the regular national U.re-st lorce. The forest ranger must, therefore. flr.-t of all be an experlrneed and vig- I 01 ous woodsman In Hie vords of th little pamphlet which the depait-ment depait-ment ot agilculture sends to persons making inouiry, "Invali Is. seeking bf'.it outdoor employment need not apply;' Ho must be sound-bodied, in-und in-und to luirdsli.pv abl- to ride, pack, and take i-aiv.of hmirelf nnd his horse ;i the woods u.iil mounains . familiar with the region und local conditions wheje he seel;.-, employment and a residenr of tin- :.l:ie In which he will be itppolmcd. Although the if.'iuiie-lncnls if.'iuiie-lncnls are birg. ly physical and practical. practi-cal. I hey include both a sull u ient gen- j eral ebicat'on lo (.i.riii!y the Linger I tj trausac. u:.t;oii;il loresr b isiness j iniell'iLently. and knowledge d' Jan 1 ' survi-yiiig. milling laws and custom-, ' and the- hand!(.i: ((f ram;e liie.Mock. ', In the soutliv.e-1 some lv now b-dge of i Spanish Is nit..,, nee.-.ssary. j To secur.. the iiKlit kind of men. I the t .'..'.niiiiailuii is l.ir:;elv a lest 01 praeiical capr.ciiy in do things. The I c.'ind'date must uive n deiiioiL-lrai Ion ! ed' the use of the compas.-, and similar nattci-s. Other parts of the test are v. tii ten examinations. Because of the cesirability of securing, in the uew rangers, n-erulls who will prove capable cap-able ui rising to pUG hich,-r resjion-cibllltles resjion-cibllltles iaid upon forest supervls- |