Show public warned against t civil service schools the united states civil service commission today issued the following st statement the public should not be misled by promises of government govern mant positions by so called civil service sch schools Is their agents or their advertisements verti no school is able to fulfill any such promises the public is also warned against schools or agents that would lead one to belaev believe c that they represent the government or are connected with the government in any way or r that give assurance of success in passing civil service examinations on the completion of their courses extravagant claims of this type are arc bringing some such schools under government investigation recently the post office department issued fraud orders against a number of these schools denying them faither use of the malls mails after evidence had been submitted that they had used the malls mails to defraud in one of these cases prosecuted by the government the promoters of the school were later tried in criminal court and given jail sentences the the federal trade commission also investigates complaints the ai aim of the government is to protect the public against misrepresentation resen tation by any of these schools it is of course impossible for the 9 government overn ment to secure or aid in securing the refund of money paid into the schools the public is therefore urged to heed this warning and to cooperate with the government by making inquiry in every case concerning such claims by civil service schools or agents before enrolling for courses caution is particularly made against claims by schools that their courses are required in order to take the examinations of the U S civil service commission that they are given advance information regarding civil service examinations that they have influence with the federal government to procure employment for applicants i that they can secure special ad vantages for those taking their courses that they have been auth 1 prized by the federal government to give examinations such claims are false anyone can obtain civil service information free from the secretary of the U S civil service board at any first or second clash post office or from the office of the U S civil service commission at washington D C upon request the commission will place a persons name upon a mailing list to send him notice without cost coat of the next examina examination held for any particular Q tion in which he is interested the commission will furnish upon request sample announcements of any examination |