The evening times., 1899-04-24
TESTS FOR CENSUS
BUREAU APPLICANTS
Assistant Director Wines
Makes a Statement.
Examinations TO Begin Some Time
This Week.
Candidates for Positions will he
Notified When to Appear-Waft-
ing for Printed Matter.

Applicants for positions under the Gen.
sus Bureau who live in Washington or is
immediate vicinity will probably be given
an opportunity TO pass the examination;
required of all applicants some time dur
ing the latter part Of the present week.
All the details of the examination have
been arranged, and the Census officials are
now waiting on the Government Printing
Office for some of the printed matter
which will be necessary before the exam
nations can be commenced.
The room in the Maltby Building in
which the applicants Will be examined is
now ready, and Assistant Director Wines
has received notice TO that effect from the
Sergeant-at-Arms OF the Senate While
the room is not all that could be desired
as an examination hall, it has been select
ed because the Census officials could tind
no better one. IL is located in the base
ment of the building and is rather smaller
than desired.
Assistant Director Wines when seen this
morning gave out the following statement:
"All the details Of the examination have
been determined upon and the examination
papers are ready. We are now waiting on
the Government Printing Office for the cir
the admission cards We 90 not want ap-
plicants coming to the Census Once for ad-
mission cards. We cannot attend to them.
We can examine only twenty-four appli-
cants each day and the order in which they
will be examined will be determined by
the Director.
we will send out a notice informing
each applicant of the day when he or she
is to be examined. The applicant will be
.gJ GOLF tn
the Assistant Director in person to obtain
admission cards. No cards will be given
except 10 those Who bring their notices
with them and the Assistant Director does
not care 10 see more than twenty-fou ap-
plicants each day.
The examination each day will continue
six and one-half hours, three and one-half
hours in the morning to be devoted to
arithmetic. and one-half an hour for lunch.
The three hours in the afternoon will be
divided as follows: One and one-half hours
to English. one hour 10 the geography. his
tory. and Government of the United States
onehalf an hour to the use of the punch
ing machines
II is thought that the first examination
will be held Thursday, but this is not
definitely known, as everything now de-
pends upon the Government Printing Of
flee. There are several hundred appli-
tiOn5 here. but the number is not yet def
nitely known. Ii is probable that the eX-
aminatiors will continue for at least a
week. Director Merriam come time ago
decided 10 make 10 more appointments TO
positions in his bureau, and consequently
10 more positions will be filled until after
the examinations have been completed.
II Is the intention of the Census officials
TO establish plant for printing its rec
ords. circulars, and documents. The
plant, however. will not be installed for at
least six months, so Assistant Director
Wines stated this morning. Nothing
toward its establishment will be done until
the permanent quarters Of the bureau lave
been selected and occupied.
The Government Printing Office made a
reduction of its force Saturday. and 100
printers and 30 helpers were discharged
A large number of these men who live
outside of Washington are, it is said, re-
naming in the city in the hope of securing
employment in the Census Bureau printing
plant when it is started.
Mr. Wines stated this morning that he
does not advise these men to remain in
Washington for the purpose of getting
work in the Census Bureau. No definite
arrangements have yet been made for Sc
curing permanent quarters for the bureau.