Calendar: 1896-1897 Page 353

CIVIL SERVICE CLASSES Tripos Cambridge and Miss Chambers Scholar of Girton College Cambridge Honours in Mathematical Tripos Cambridge -FEMALE TELEGEAPH LEABNERSHIPS IN THE POST OFFICE Entrance from Surrey Street Strand through the archway below the Norfolk Hotel Hours of Attendance Tuesdays and Fridays 40 to 12 30 Practice Class Dictation Writing Arithmetic &c Tuesday 45 to 20 The interval between the Tuesday morning and afternoon classes can be spent in the College where refreshments at very moderate rate can be obtained Refreshments can also be had in the middle of each class י Fees -Two attendances per week £1 15s for one period of 10 weeks £3 3s for two periods Including Practice Class £2 6s for one period £4 3s for two There is mid-period admission month after the beginning of each period when Students can join for the remainder of the period at two-thirds of the period fee or for the remainder of the period together with the next period for one and half times the period fee The Secretary's Office is always open for the receipt of fees from 10 to Saturdays 10 to The Subjects of Examination are Handwriting Ortho- graphy English Composition Arithmetic including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions and Percentages Geography general The following table will show the scales of pay and the prospects of promotion afforded to the Female Staff at the Central Telegraph Office Matron £200-£10-£300 Supervisors £160-£8- £200 rise to £250 58 Assistant Supervisors 18 £120- £6-£160 40 £100-£5-£120 230 Telegraphists 1st class 30$ week rising each year Is 611 week to 38s week 521 Telegraphists 2nd class 10$ 12s 14$ and then by 1$ 6d to 30s