Evening star., 1921-06-05
FIX EXAMINATIONS
0RPOSTMASTERS
UNDER new ORDER
First Steps Taken to Carry
Out President Harding's :,
Instructions of May 10.

Examinations for 200 third class
postmasters and for forty-six first and
second class postmasters are soon to
be held under the order of President
Harding on May 10. placing the So
called. presidential postmasters" --un-
der a civil service merit system. After
that examinations are to be held
about twice a month
Information circulars and posters
announcing the examinations and
giving applicants information have,
been in type for several weeks. THESE
were unoficfally approved: yesterday
and orders given BY the Civil Service
Commission to rush the work OF
printing. Assurances have been given
hy the public printer that they Will
be ready for distribution on Tuesday.
List by states, --s
There are .forty-six. FIRST and second
class postmasterships in. the hrst
batch. by states. as follows: Maine. 3;
Vermont. B.; MarSland. L.. Hnode @
Hampshire. 2; New Jersey, 8; New
York, 12, and Pennsylvania: IS. The
Civil Service Commission declines to
announce the names of the particular
offices until the circulars have been
distributed. = =. = =.
It is expected that the announce
ment will be for something sorer7a00
of the third class post offices. the ex-
animation to be held on July 2. For
the forty-six first and second class
post offices the time limit for filing
applications expirse on June "a. On
that date inspectors will be sent to
each of the forty-six communities to
personally canvas the principal patrons
of the Offices regarding the merits or
the several candidates =:
These postmasterships pay from
$1,000 up
eight first and second class postmas-
terships.
1t is expected that the examinations
for the third class postmasters will
be he'd on the second and fourth Satur-
days of each month.
The Post Office Department has al
ready notified the Civil Service Com
mission Of something over 2To vacan-
cies already existing in first and sec
ond class Offices and more than 800
in third class Offices. -.,..
Notices have already been sent out
by the Civil ervice Commission an
nouncing- June % az the date of ex-
Offices Another announcement was
issued yesterday that all of these of
fees will be filled in accordance with
and under the provisions of the Hard
ing order of May 10.
For the first and second class post
mastership the examination consists
in an oficiai inquiry regarding the
the position. The principal patrons of
relative fitness Of the applicants for
each post office will be interviewed
regarding all the candidates, the pur-
nose to determine how they stand rel
ativeIy regarding ability to carry on
the administrative and business work
of the once. When these investiga-
tors return to Washington they will
write their reports. which will be sub
mitted with the candidates' own
statements to a board of examiners,
who will read up all of this testi-
mony. and give each candidate per:
centage rating. -.
ird-CIass Examlnatfons.
The examination for the third
class misunderstanding will be hall in
vestigatfon and half written. The m
will ask q list OF hve 10
ten or more Of the best rated busi :
ness men in each community to send
in their written opinion on; each OF
the candidates In reply to question
naire letter, These replies win tne
candidates own statements VIII then
be submitted to the board OF exami-
r,ers for a percentage rating. zine
written examination for the tniro
class postmasterships will require
each candidate to make out report
such as he would have to make as
postmaster, and to write a letter.