The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-09
MANY Will TRY
P.O.EXAM|NATION
TWO HUNDRED APPL ICANTs
WOULD NOT BE SURPRISING
TEST AT LAURIuM COM.
MERclAL SCHOOL.

That there will be an unusually
large number of applicants for the civ
II service examination I'm connection
with the establishment OF free delivery
IN Laurium, is already apparent. and
those we'll informed would not be sur
prised If the number reached as high
as 200. AS announced yesterday. the
examination win be conducted on Feb
ruary 10. and Postmaster Vairo stated
that rooms had been secured at the
Laurium Commercial school for the
Use of the civil service commission on
that day. 1t is probable that the ex-
animation will be i'm charge of John
Hill of the Calumet postohice. but a
special representative may be sent
here from Chicago TO assist.
Application blanks have already been
received at the Laurium office but the
civil service commission evidently had
10 conception of the number of appli-
cants there will be for the blanks re-
oeived were hardly sufficient for one
tenth Of the probable applicants. More
viii be sent for at once. February |
is the last date upon which applications |
viii DC accepted and they must be for
Warded to the secretary of the seventh !
civil service district. 18th Floor Fed
eral building. Chicago. All applicants
must be physically sound and in good
health and must be five feet four
inches in height and weigh 125 pounds.
They must be at least eighteen and not
more than forty-five years of age.
The requirements as to weight and
height do not apply To female appli \.
cants. Married women will not bel
admitted to this examination unless
divorced or separated from their hus-
bands and support themselves. AS
me examination is mainly To secure
elgiblcs for appointment as carriers
y Is not likely that any women will
apply although appointments of clerks
TO iill vacancies will he made from
Inc same list of cligiblcs. Any clerk
Il also eligible to appointment as car
rler and vice persia.
Clerks in Offices OF the first and Sec
ohd classes and carriers In the city
oeliVcrv service are divided into six
grades, as follows, first grade. salary +,
$500; second grade. salary $500; third
grade, salary $500; third grade, salary
woo; fourth grade. salary $1,000; fifth
grade, salary s1,100; sixth grade. sal
airy $1,000. Clerks and carriers at
Hrst-class offices will be promoted sue
'essively to the hfth grade. and clerks +
and carriers at second-class Offices
VIII he promoted successfully to the
fourth grade.
Following is n list OF subjects fer
ne examination and the points which
VIII be credited for each subject:
Spelling Ctwenty words of aver
ne difficulty i'm common use) Is
'onts
d Arithmetic tsimplo tests in addi-
ION, subtraction. multiplication, and
Nlsion OF whole numbers common
nu decimal fractions, and United
hates money! 20 points.
o. Letter writing On letter of not less
nan l25 words onsome subject OF gem
raj interest. Competitors may select
'nef OF two subjects glyen) 20 points
= Penmanship (the handwriting of
'e competition in the subject Of copy
. from plain copy will be considered
TN special reference to the elements
leslbiiity. rapldIty, ncatness, general
'pearance. etc.) 90 points.
D. copying from plain copy Ga sim -
: test In copying accurately n few
Inted lines, in the competitors hand .
riting) 10 points.
~ y. Heading addresses (test in noting
vi pen or pencil, on printed sheet I
addresses. differences between the
'l'ed addresses and the written adj
ints
Total, 100 points.
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