Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Fourth Glass Post offices.

do in connection with the filling Of
fourth class post offices. Civil service
examinations will be held for the
filling of each fourth class office, and
these examinations will be open to all
including the present postmasters.
1t would not appear from copy of
the Civil Service Commissions instruc-
tions to applicants for the fourth class
postmaster examinations that the
tests are very severe, and yet, exper-
fence shows that there are not few
who fail to pass. The subjects COW
cred by the examination and the
credits given are:
Cd Elementary arithmetic and ac-
counts simple tests in addition, sub
traction, multiplication, and division
of whole numbers and common and
decimal fractions and statements of
pOstmaSter's accounts), 40 credits.
~ Penmanship the legibility, neat
ness, and general appearance of the
competitors handwriting in the sub
ject of letter writing), 10 credits;
(3) Letter writing Ia letter of not
less than 125 words on one of the two
subjects furnished), ten credits;
a. Copying manuscript addresses
IA simple test in copying accurately
addresses given ten credits;
5) Facilities for transacting postal
business (based on the location of the
post Office site, the convenience of
office arrangements, etc. thirty cred
its; total 100 credits.
The examination in the first sub
ject consists of five questions along
the following lines:
In question l the competitor is CIV
en- eight whole numbers to add and
from their sum he is required to
subtract another given whole num-
Der. In question the competitor is
given the value of the stamps can
celed at a certain post office; the
amount of money received for news
paper and periodical postage, and
from the sale of waste paper, Irvine,
to-. also the box rents collected. He
is required to enter the figures in a
given form, and to compute the sal
airy of the postmaster>for the quarter
in accordance with the directions
given in the form. Question con-
sists of multiplication and division of
decimals, and also reduction of
decimal. Question 4 is a practical
application of measurements, such
as finding how many post-otfice boxes
of given size can be put in certain
space, or how many yards of linoleum
of given width are required to cover
floor of given size, etc. In queS-
tion the competitor is given the
amount ald fee of each money order
issued and the amount of each money
order paid at a given post office for a
certain month. From this data he is
to make a statement of the postmast-
er's account with the government in
a prescribed form and to balance the
statement.
All persons securing an average of
10 will get their names on the eligible
list, and from the three hig hest the
postmaSter-general will select the post
master In the case of persons hon
orably discharged from the military
or naval service by reason of disabil-
ity from wounds received or sickness
incurred in the line of duty, an aver
age of 65 will be sufficient and such
applicant will be given preference
over all others in appointment.
Where the Office pays more than
$500 persons over 60 years are made
ineligible. When women are declared
by statute of full age for all purposes
at Is, they are eligible to examina-
tion and appointment. The examin-
alton in each case will be held at the
most convenient point and will be
conducted when possible, by local ex-
aiming boards. Marking of the
papers will be done by the Commits
SIGN.
1t will be necessary for every appli-
cation blank which may be obtained
from the postmaster, and notice of
time of the examination will be served
q few days before it is held. In every
case the character and record of the
applicant must be good and the appli-
cant be vouched for by at least five
persons.