The Virginia enterprise., 1910-01-07
Clefk-Cafrier exaQiuatioo.
Virginia. Ninnesota.
males Only

classes and carriers In the city delivery
service are divided into six grades. as fol-
lows: First grade, salary $500; second grade.
salary $500: third grade, salary 1900: fourth
grade. salary leo: fifth grade. salary 81 100:
sixth grade. salary $i.200 Clerks and car
riers at first-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 years 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 subsequent
quarter. on evidence that his record has
been satisfactory during the intervening
period. Clerks and carriers of the highest
grade in their respective Offices are eligible
for promotion to the higher positions in
said post Offices.
Any clerk is eligible for transfer to the
| service of a carrier. and any carrier is elig-
ible for transfer to the service of clerk.
Auxiliary employees are paid for actual
service at the rate of 30 cents an hour. Such
auxiliary employees. however. are requir.
ed towork not less than two hours daily
and may serve as substituted, 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-
pointment as auxiliary employees and as
clerks and carriers of the first grade.
The examination will consist of the sub
jects mentioned below. weighted as indi-
Gated:
Subjects. WeiQhts
Spelling Twenty words of average diff
ficulty in common use). 80. 10
z Arithmetic (simple test in addition.
subtraction. multiplication. and divis-
ion of whole numbers. common and
decimal fractions, and United States
money! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 70
3 Letter writing "a letter of not less than
Us words on some subject of general in
terest. Competitors may select either
of two subjects Riven).. 20
4. Penmanship (the handwriting of the
competitor in the subject of copying
from plain copy will be considered with
special reference to the elements of leg
ibility. rapidity. neatness. general ap
pearance. etc.) .)........... -. 70
S. Copying from plain copy IA simple test
In copying accurately a few printed
lines in the competitors handwrit-
l02) ...... ................. O
6. 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
Z. Reading addresses test in noting with
pen or pencil. on a printed sheet of ad-
dresses. differences between the print
ed addresses and the written addresses
of which they are copy. =. 49,. 80. 10
Total. 1Ul
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 reas-
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 feet 4 inches In
height in bare feet. and Us 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 Conmission that no per-
son who is defective in anv of the follow
ing-named particulars will be appointed to
the position of carrier In the Post Office
Service: Hunchbacks: persons having
defective hearing. sight. or speech; per-
sons blind In one eve: one-arned. one
handed. or one-he9Red persons. or those
having crippled asns or legs. or those sui
| fering from asthma or hernia. The above
mentioned defects will also debar 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-
ton of mailclerk. distributor. and directory
and forwarding clerk. Applications from
persons who have anv of the physical de
fects mentioned will be Cancelled, unleaa
such persons are honorably discharged
United States soldiers or sailors. entitled
to preference under section 1z54. Revised
. Statutes of the United States.
Other physical defects may debar per
sons from this examination when in thu
Judgment of the Commission such defect,
j.. would render the person unfit to perform
the duties of the position for which tn
examination is held.
Married women will not be admitted t.
this examination. This prohibition, how
: ever, does not apply to divorced women o
. women who are separated from their hut
! bands and support themselves.
This examination Is open to, all citizen
of the United States Who oomply with tla
requirements. ~ ssks
From the eligih,es resoitinE fsOn I'll
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