The Carlisle independent., 1920-12-30


 sent war, will be considered for ap- pointment
 Subjects and Weights
 Competitors will be examined in the following subjects which will have the relative weights indicated.
 1. Spelling (20 words of more than average difficulty) ........ 10
 2. Arithmetic (simple tests in ad- dition, subtraction, multiplication, division, common and decimal frac- tions, ordinary weights and measures, United States money, and simple per centage) ................ ..... 2O 3. Letter writing Ca letter of be- tween 100 and 125 words on some sub ject of general interest. Competors may select either of two subjects given) .................. 20 A. Geography of the United States {questions relating to the boundaries of States, and to Capitals, largest prominent cities, etc.
 5. Penmanship (the legibility,
 rapidity, neatness and general ap-
 pearance of the competitors hand writing in the subject of copying l from plain copy) ............... 10 6. Copying from plain copy Ca
 simple test in copying accurately, in the competitors handwriting, few printed lines) .................. 20 | Total ....... lOO Age
 Applicants must have reached their eighteenth but not the thirty-ffth , birthday on the date of the examina- ton, and must be free from physical defects.
 Height and Weight Male applicants must measure at least feet inches in height, with out boots or shoes, and will not be eligible for appointment unless they weigh at least 130 pounds in ordi- nary clothing, without overcoat or hat. Female applicants must measure at least feet 2 inches in height, and will not be eligible for appointment unless they weigh at least 10 pounds. Age limits and heights and weights requirements do not apply to persons entitled to preference because of mili- tary or naval service.
 Retirement
 r Classified employees who have reached the retirement age and have served fifteen years are entitled to retirement with an annuity. The re- tirement age for railway mail clerks is 62 years, for mechanics and post office clerks and carriers 65 years, and for others 70 years. A deduction of 1-2 per cent is made from the month ly salary to provide for this annuity, which will be returned to the persons leaving the service before retiremtnt with per cent interest compounded annually.
 | Photographs
 Applicants must submit to the ex- aminer on the day of examination their photographs, taken within two years, securely pasted in the space provided on the admission cards sent them after their applications are filed Proofs or group photographs will not be accepted. Photographs will not be returned to applicants.
 Registers of Eligibles The railway mail clerk register of eligibles is kept by States, according to the bona fide residence of the eligi- bles, and when vacancy occurs re- quisition is made for certification from the register of the State in which the vacancy exists. In the event of a shortage of eligibles in State, after residents of such State have had am pie opportunity to compete in an ex- animation and become eligible, eligi- bles in nearby States who are willing to accept appointments in the State in which such shortage exists may be certified for appointment thereln.
 Transfer of Eligibility An eligible on the railway mail clerk register is allowed to have his eligibility transferred from the regis ter of one state to that of another
 only when he can show that he has been bona fide resident of the state to which transfer of eligibility 1 is desired for period of at least six
 month next proceeding the date of
 request.
 District of Columbia
 No eligible register for the posi- 1 tion of railway mail clerk is main l tained for the District of Columbia.
 A resident of the District of Colum- l bia who passes the examination may l have his name on the register for either Maryland or Virginia, but not both, and he should answer to Ques- lftion 1 of his application which of l these two states he prefers. | Applications
 Applicants should at once apply 1 for form BOA, stating the title of the ] examination desired, to the Civil Ser