Calendar: 1887-1888 Page 486

484 CIVIL SERVICE CLASSES All are advised to attend not less than twice week if the possibly can they ought not to attend three times unles they have the whole of their time for preparation cloak-room for ladies is provided Students are recommended to join the Class at the beginning of the course but there are admissions at intervals of si weeks Students can join at other times but their fees whir should if possible be previously paid at the College Office toil date from the last regular admission The Secretary's office always open for the receipt of fees from 10 to Saturday 10 to and is kept open all day until the beginning of tin class when the admission day is Tuesday or Friday An one joining the class at the beginning of the course an proving successful in the previous competition will hav returned to her the portion of her fee that is unexpired whei the result is made known Subjects of Examination -Handwriting Spelling Arith metic Composition Geography and History Book required -Brook-Smith's Arithmetic Macmillan Books recommended -Spelling Vocabulary Chambers fid King's College Tots 6d to be had at the College by Student only Curtis's Outlines of English History Simpkin 6d Dr Smith's Smaller History of England Murray 3s Gd Gill's Imperial Geography Gill 23 Warwick Lane Pater- noster Row 2s 6d but Richardson's Geography may be used by those who have this and have not Gill Collins'fi Progressive Atlas Is 6d Female clerks of the lowest class receive salaries of £65 per year rising by £3 annually to £80 Promotion to higher classes depends on merit First class clerks receive from £85 to £110 per year principal clerks from £120 to £170 There are 386 in the 2nd Class 52 in the 1st and 12 Principal Clerks Candidates for examination must be unmarried and must be between 18 and 20 years of age Examinations may be expected about twice year Inquiries respecting this class should be addressed to the