The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-31
Cterk-Carcier Examination.
Virginia, Minnesota.
males Onlyl

tAHAuEi, GIluUcSOtil.
males Only>
January l5 1910.
The United States Civil Service Commits
sion announces that on the date and at the
place named above an examination will
be held for the positions of clerk and carrier
in the Post Office Service.
Clerks in Offices of the first and second
classes and carriers in the city delivery
service are divided into six grades. as fol.
lows: First grade. salary $3.50: second grade.
salary $500: third grade, salary 500: fourth,
grade. salary 1000 fifth grade. salary 81. 100;
sixth grade, salary $780, Clerks and car
riers at first t-class offices will be promoted
succ cessively to the fifth grade and clerks
and carriers at second class offices will be
promoted successfully to the fourth grade
! All promotions of both clerks and carriers
! will be made at the beginning of the quart
er following the expiration of a wears ser
vice in the the next lower grade. No pro
motion will be made except upon evidence
satisfactory to the Post Office Department
! OF the efficiency and faithfulness of the
! employee during the preceding year
! When clerk or carrier fails Of promotion
because of unsatisfactory service he may
be promoted at the beginning of the second
quarter thereafter. or Of any subsequen,
| quarter. Oh evidence that his record has
been satisfactory during the intervening
period. Clerks and carriers of the hiehes
| grade in their respective Offices are eligible
tor promotion to the higher positions il
said post Offices
Any clerk is eligible tor transfer to the
service of carrier. and any carrier is elie
ible for transfer to the service of clerk.
Auxiliary employees are paid for actua
service at the rate of 80 cents an hour Such
auxiliary employees. however. are requir
ed to work not less than two hours daily
and may serve as substitutes. They are
| eligible for appointment as clerks and car
riers of the first grade
Substitutes are paid at the rate of 80 cents
an hour when serving for absent clerks
| and carriers, and they are eligible for ap
pointnent as auxiliary employees and as
clerks and carriers of the first grade.
The examination will consist of the sub
| jectS mentioned below. weighted as iudi.
Gated
Subjects. WEIGHTS.
]. Spelling (twenty words OF average diff
hculty in common use). .... 10
2 Arithmetic (siinple test in addition.
subtraction, multiplication. and divis.
ion of whole numbers. common and
decimal fractions. and United States
1nOneV) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20
g. Letter writing "a letter of not less than
rs words on some subject of general in
terest. Competitors may select either
Of two subjects given).... ........... 20
!, Penmanship Uhe handwriting of the
competitor in the subject of copying
from plain copy will be considered with
special reference to the elements of leg
ibi1itS. rapidity, neatness. general ap
pearancc. etC.)............ 80. ....... 10
j. Copying from plain copy Ia simple test
IN copying accurately few printed
lines in the competitors handwrit-
lng) ... .-........ ..-.......-....... 10
b. United States geography (relative to
the boundaries of States. and to cap
itals. largest cities, rivers and other
bodies of water, and the location by
States of prominent cities, ETC. )...... 10
:. Reading addresses test in noting with
pen or pencil. on printed sheet of ad-
dresses, differences between the print
ed addresses and the written addresses
of which they are COPY ..... 80. 10
lOtaI ......... TO-
Age limit all positions. is to IS Years. The
age limits are waived, however. in the
cases Of persons honorably discharged
from the military or naval service by rcas-
on of disability resulting from wounds or
sickness incurred in the line of duty.
Male applicants for the Post Office Ser
vice must be at least S feet inches in
height in bare feet. and 125 pounds in
weight without overCOat and hat other
wise their applications will be Cancelled.
Female applicants are not required to be
of any specific height or weight.
Applicants for the Post Office Service are
required to be physically sound and in
good health. The Post Office Department
has advised the Commission that no per-
son who is defective in any of the follow
ingnamed particulars will be appointed to
the position of carrier in the Post Office
Service: Hunchbacks; persons having
detective hearing. sight. or speech: per-
sons blind in one eve: one-armed. one
handed. or one-legged persons. or those |
having crippled arms or legs. or those suf- |
fering from asthma or hernia The above !
mentioned defects will also debar a person |
from appointment to the position of clerk |
in the Post Office Service. except that deaf |
mutes and persons with defective speech |
or hearing may be appointed to the posi- !
tion of mail clerk distributor. and directory |
and forwarding clerk. Applications from |
persons who have anv of the physical de-
fects mentioned will be Cancelled. unless !
such persons are honorably discharged
United States soldiers or sailors. entitled |
to preference under section 1754. Revised
Statutes of the United States
Other physical defects may debar per-
sons from this examination when in the
Judgment of the Commission such defects
would render the person unfit to perform
the duties of the position for which the
examination is held,
Married women will not be admitted to
this examination. This prohibition. how
ever, does not apply to divorced women or
women who are separated from their hus-
bands and support themselves.
This examination is open to all citizens
of the United States who comply with the
From the eligibles resulting from this
il 4 . J. ,E-3t