Show ARE YOU A stenographer the government needs stenographers I 1 for 0 r national defense one Is s prone to think of national dv cle tense iri in terms of soldiers sailors and marines but there are many types apes of defense work behind the lines ines A large army anny of civilian personal is now on duty as stenographers in the government service to take the dictation of the thousands of executives and administrative administrate ve officers and transcribe it into typewritten documents some of this material is of lasting importance some of it will set into motion gov emment events of historical conse quence it is estimated that the government has approximately s stenographers enog raphers typists and secretaries on the payroll many young youn men and women are responding to the call thousands more are needed aside from the present emergency the opportunities for steno stenographers in the government service are favorable good ster stenographers are always in demand the ine positions pay 1440 a year to start with a good chance for advancement to positions of greater responsibility lity such as secretarial positions in the case of those who have the ability the examination announced by the civil service commission for stenographers is open until further notice the examination consul solely of a dictation test at 96 words a minute and transcription of notes all persons who can qualify are arg urged ed to apply now the stenographer examinations are held at several hundred bitis throughout the united states in order to arrange for greater convenience veni ence to applicants the commission is planning to increase the number of places where the examinations will be held the proper application form may be obtained from the secretary 01 ol the board of U S civil service examiners at any first or second clasa clas post office or from the U S civil service commission at washington D C to provide more living quarters for government employees especially for those in the lower income groups there has been begun under government sponsorship a building program for constructing thousands of apartments dormitories and homes in in washington D C |