The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-12
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Civil Service Exams. For
Fourth Class P. o.
ny CLYDE II. TANENER,
Member OF Congress.

/ Congress have little to do In cOnn"t
( tion with the filling Of fourth class
/ post Offices.
{ Civil Service examinations will he
. held for the filling Of each fourth
class office, and these examinations
viii! he open to all including the
present pOst:lasters.
1t would not appear from the copy
of the Civil Service Commission :
instructions to applicants for the
fourth class postmaster examine
tions that the tests are very severe,
and yet, experience shows that there
are not IA few who fail TO pass. The
subjects covered by the examination
and the credits given are:
~ Elementary arithmetic and ac-
counts (simple tests in addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and d.
vision of whole numbers and com
mon an decimal fractions and state.
ments Of postmasier's accounts ,
40 credits.
l2l Penmanship ltbe legibility,
neatness, and general appearance Of
the competitors handwriting in the
subject of letter writing, 10 credits /;
! 81 Letter writing Ia letter of not
less than l25 words on one OF two
subjects furnished, ten credits;
a. Copying manuscript addresses
Ia simple test in copying accurately
given ten credits;
90 Facilities for transacting pos.
| tai business (baRed on the location
of the post Office site, the convent
ence Of Office arrangements, etc.
thirty credits; total 100 credits.
The examination In the first sub
ject consists of five questions along
the following lines:
In question the competitor is
given eight whole numbers to add
and from their sum he is required
to subtract another given whole
number.
In question the competitor is
given the value of the stamps can.
celed at certain post office; the
amount OF money received for news.
paper 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 n given form, and to compute the
salary OF the postmaster for the
quarter in accordance with the di-
rections given in the form.
Question consists of multiplied.
ton and division OF decimals, ani
also the reduction of fraction to "A
decimal.
Question 1 is practical applica-
cation Of disbursements, such as find
ing how many post-ofiice boxes of n
given size can be put In certain
space, or how many yards Of limo.
leum Of given width are required
to cover floor of given size, etc.
In question the competitor is
given the amount and fee Of each
money order issued and the amount
of each money order paid at given
post Office for certain month. From
OF the postmaster's account with
the Government in prescribed form
and to balance the statement.
All persons securing al average
Of 20 will get their names on the
eligible list, and from the three
highest the postmaster. general will
select the postmaster. In the case
of persons honorably discharged
| from the military or naval service
by reason of disability from wounds
received or sickness incurred in the
| line of duty, an average Of - will
be sufficient and such applicant will
be given preference over all others
in appointment,
Where the Office pays more than
$500 persons over Go yeaIs 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 he conducted whcn pos.
siDie, by local examining boards
Marking OF the papers will be- done
by the Commission.
1t will be necessary for every ap-
plicant to fill out an application
blank which may be obtained from
the postmaster, and notice Of time
of the examination will be served Il
few days before 1t is held. In every
case the character and record OF the
applicant must be good and the APP
plicant be vouched'for by Mt least
five persons.
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Keep n small stiff brush 10 give the