The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-17
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Commissioner Brsdwen Issues a Cir
cular of Instructions.

SommlSsioner BradWeu Issues q Cir
cular of Instructions.
ATLANTA. GA, Feb. 16.-The prepara-
lions for taking the school census of Geor-
gia is going steadily forward under Com
missioner Bradwel's direction, ably assisted
by Assistant Quinn. To-day Commissioner
Bradwen issued circular of instructions
to the county and city boards Of education.
county school commissioners and superin-
tendents OF local systems IN Georgia 1t is
issued for the guidance Of school officers
and enumerAtors, and specifies the method
In which the latter SD all be chosen. Cons
missioner Bradwell directs that the
first Tuesday in March shall be set
as the date for the meeting of
every school board in the state The meet
ln9s are to be held for the purpose of select
ing the enumerators, assigning them terri
tory, fixing their compensation and i'm
parting TO them detailed instructions vet TO
be furnished by the commissioner. The
enumeratlonist to consist of children between
the ages of and Is years, and il is conf
IDENTIFY said that the standard of learning
Will be shown TO have advanced wonder
fully since the last census. The followin
are the general instructions in Commissioner
BradWelFs letter, with the details to come:
/. Boards shall employ lone or more"
enumeratOrs. 1t is left to the discretion of
the board whether one man shall be en-
ployed for the whole county or city, or
whether the work shall be divided into dis
tricts or wards.
THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT
2. The county school commissioner or su-
perlntendent is eligible to appointments as
an enumeration, but member of the board
is not.
8. The enumerators must be citizens Of
the county or city in which they are en-
ployed. Minors are not eligible, enumera-
tors Will not be allowed to farm out' work.
4. The board is empowered to fix the per
diem compensation Of the enumerators. 50
being the maximum allowed by law. [
would advise it be fixed at 81 throughout
the state and that good. responsible persons
De selected. When the appointments are
made their names must be sent to this
Office.
.. Enumerators will be required to 90 from
house to house taking down the names as
well as the number of the children between
9 and Is years Of age. together with sta
tlstlos OF tlliteracy attendance at school and
such other facts as will be indicated on the
blanks furnished them. They will be re-
CURED to make oath as to the correctness Of
the returns, the number of days employed,
etc. Blanks will be furnished by this de-
partment and sent to the county school
commissioners for distribution.
THE RETURNS.
6. The returns from the enumerators must
be filed with the county school commits
sioner or superintendent, and it shall be his
duty TO consolidate them and furnish a con-
sohdated report over his certificate to the
state school commissioner. The reports of
the enumerstor must be kept on file in the
office of the county school commissioner or
superintendent, subject to the inspection of
the state school commissioner.
z. The state board of education is empowA
cred by law to order a new enumeration If
it is in doubt as to the accuracy of the re-
turns, in which case, unless the returns are
verified, the first enumerators receive no
compensation.
8. l designate March Is for the enumers-
tors TO begin the work throughout the state
and May 20 as the extreme limit for the re-
turns to be filed with the county
school commissioner or sunerinten-
dent who will consolidate them
and transmit the report TO his office by NAV
"a. The county school commissioners and
superintendent will furnish the presidents
of their boards with copy Of this circular
and give publicity to the time and purposes
Of the meeting ordered for the first Tuesday
In March.