The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-06-13
Like To Have A Pest Office? Read The
Following Instructions From The
POStCRce Department Govern
ing The Securing Of
Fourth Class
Offices.

Washington, June 6.-Members Of
Congress have little to do in cOnnec-
ton with the filling of fourth-class
post Offices.
Civil Service examinations will be
held for the filing of each fourth
class office, and these examinations
will be open to all including the pres
eUt pOstmasters.
1t would not appear from the copy
of the Civil Service Commissions in
structions to applicants for the fourth
class postmaster examinations that
the tests are very severe, and yet ex-
perience shows that there are not a
few who fail to pass. The subjects
covered by the examination and the
credits given, are:
o. Elementary arithmetic and &C
counts Simple tests in addition, sub
traction, multiplication, and division
of whole numbers and common and
decimal fractions and statements Of
postmaster's accodnts), 40 credits.
~ Penmanship 1.-THE legibility,
neatness, and general appearance OF
the competitors handwriting in the
subject of letter wriling), 10 credits.
81 Letter writing ia letter of not
less than 125 words on one of two
subjects furnished), ten credits.
az Copying manuscript addresses
ia simple test in copying accurately
addresses given) ten credits.
(5) Facilities for transacting pos
tai business biased on the location
of the post office site, the convent
ence Of office arrangements, etc. thir-
ty credits; 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 number.
In question 2 the competitor is CIV
en- the value of the stamps Cancelled
at certain post office; the amount
of money received for newspaper and
periodical postage, and from the sale
of waste paper, Irvine, etc; also the
box rents collected. He is required
to enter the figures in a given form
and to compute the salary of the
postmaster for the quarter in accord
ance with the directions given in the
form.
question 3 consists of multiplied
ton and division of decimals, and al
so the reduction of fraction to dec
imal.
Question 4 is a practical applica-
ton of measurements, such as find
ing how many post-office boxes Of a
given size can be put in a certain
space, or how many yards of limo
leum of a given width are required
to cover a floor of given size, etc.
In question 5 the competitor is
given the amount and fee of each mon
ey order issued and the amount of
each money order paid at a given
post office for certain month. From
this date he is to make statement Of
the postmaster account with the
Government in prescribed form and
to balance the statement.
All persons securing an average OF
70 will get their names on the eligible
list, and from three highest the post
master-general will select the post
master. In the case of persons hon.
orably discharged from the military
or naval service by reason of disa-
biiity from wounds received or sick
ness incurred in the line of duty, an
average of 65 will be sufficient and
su~h applicant will be given prefer
ence over all others in appointment.
Where the Office pays more than
$500 persons over 65 years are made
ineligible. Where women are de-
clared by statute of full age for all
purposes at Is, they are eligible to
examination and appointment. The
examination in each case will be held
at the most convenient point and will
be conducted when possible, by local
examining boards. Marking of the
papers will be done by the Commits