The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-06-14
EXAMINATION, POST.OF.
FICE SERVICE.

Commission announces that on the
date and at the place named above
an examination will be held for the
position of clerk in the post olrlce at
that place.
BY an executive order of September
80. 1910, effective December j. 1910,
positions Of clerk in post Offices of
the first and second classes not there
tofore classified were included in the
classified competitive service. The
positions of clerk referred to are, with
few exceptions. i'm first and second
class post offices which do not have
free city delivery, and at which there
fore. city carriers are not employed
Examinations are announced as va
cancies occur or are contemplated in
post offices. and from the resulting
registers of eligibles selections for ap-
pointment are made, unless it is de-
cided in the interest of the service to
fill the vacancies by reinstatement.
transfer, or promotion. The examna-
tion hereby announced is only for the
head OF this announcement, and will
be held only at that place
Clerks in Offices of the first and
second classes are divided into six
grades. as follows: First grade. sal
airy $500; second grade, salary $500;
third grade, salary 5000; fourth grade
salary $1,000; fifth grade. salary 81
100; sixth grade, salary $1,000. Clerks
at first-class offices will be promoted
successfully to the fifth grade, and
clerks at second-class Offices will be
promoted successfully to the fourth
grade.
All promotions Will be made at the
beginning OF the quarter following
the expiration of years service in
the next lower grade. No promotion
| Will be made except upon evidence sat
isfactory to the Post-Office Depart
ment OF the efficiency and faithfulness
of the employee during the preceding
year. When clerk fails OF promo
tion 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
of the highest grade are eligible for
promotion to the higher positions in
their respective Offices.
Auxiliary employees are paid for ac-
tual service at the rate of 80 cents an
hour. Such auxiliary employees, how
ever, are required to work not less
than two hours daily. and may serve
as substitutes. They are eligible for
appointment as clerks of the first
grade.
Substitutes are paid at the rate Of
80 cents an hour when serving for alb.
sent clerks. and they are eligible for
appointment as auxiliary employees
and as clerks of the first grade.
The examination will consist of the
subjects mentioned below, weighted
as indicated:
l. Spelling (twenty words Of aver
age difficulty in common use) 10.
2. Arithmetic (simple tests in addl-
tion, subtraction. multiplication, and
division Of whole numbers, common
and decimal fractions, and United
States money! 20.
3. Letter writing Ca letter of not less
than 1875 words on some subject OF
general interest Competitors may
select either of two subjects given) 90.
4. Penmansbip (the handwriting OF
the competitor in the subject Of copy
ing from plain copy will be considered
with special reference to the elements
of legibility. rapidity. neatness, gener-
al appearance, etc. 20.
B. Copying from plain copy Ca simple
test In copying accurately a few print
ed lines in the competitors handwrit-
ing) 10.
8. United States geography (rela-
tive to the boundary OF States, and to
capitals. largest cities, rivers and
other bodies Of water, and the loca-
ton by States OF prominent cities,
etc.) 10.
T. Reading addresses Ctest in noting
with pen or pencil. on printed sheet
OF addresses, differences between the
printed addresses and the written ad
dresses OF which they are a copy TO-
Iotal 100
Applicants must have reached their
eighteenth but not their forty-fifth
birthday on tho date NJ tho oxon,too