Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-28
CENSUS OFFICE PLANS
Local Examinations to Be Resumed Janu-
airy s.
List of EIigibIes Who Have Passed
Examinations Numbers 1,3S5-
No Clerks Needed Now.

| lHtft Is an tnfnlStakdDie air OF business
| about the census office these days. The
| new building at the corner of 1st and B
| streets northwest is now occupied by the
| preliminary force, and In a few weeks
everything will be in readiness for the
! large number of clerks who are to perform
| the great task of compiling the census.
Since the advent of Congress the pressure
| for positions has been enormous. Director
| Merriam. while willing to do everything In
| his power to relieve the situation, finds
himself absolutely helpless. There is no
work to be done beyond that which is now
being cared for by an ample number Of
clerks. Many senator's and representatives,
It is said, do not appreciate this and believe
the census is now being taken and that
every one of the clerks allotted to them
should be Immediately appointed.
Taking the Census.
The work of taking the census will begin
on the LIST day of next June, when the emu
merators will start out to make house-to-
house visits. 1t Is expected that the first
returns will be turned in from this city,
and that they will begin to arrive about
the Goth of June. Then number of ap-
pointments will be made They will not all
be made at once, but gradually, as the ne
cessity arises. SO that the original state
iHeiit VI DItttDT MelTidH SIllf OBTAINS tnat
no great number Of clerks will be needed
until some time In July.
1t will require over LOGO clerks to punch
cards in order that the count can be made
These will be classed as ''punchers,' and
will precede the clerks. After they have
concluded their work, many of them will be
sent to desks. Several months will be re-
autred. it Is believed, to make the count
As heretofore stated the Hollerith system
VIII be employed to do the counting In
fact, the system has been adopted and
within two weeks will be in actual opera
ton by the Hollerith people, who have the
contract to count the census of Cuba and
Puerto Rico, which has just been complet-
Over ! 300 on the Eligible List.
The list of eligfbies to appointment, or
those who have successfully passed the ex-
animation as required, numbers 1885, of
which S3T are men and 4S2 women.
Examiner CARRIER, who has been conduct
ing the examina tons throughout the coun-
try, has Just returned to the city after an
absence of three months. During this
period he conducted examinations In the
following places: Lansing, Mich. Cincin-
natl. Ohio: Chicago. ILL.,; St Paul MINI
Omaha. Neb. Topeka kan; ST. Louis
MO New Orleans, La; Atlanta Ga, and
Portland Ore.
1t will be interesting to note the result of
the different examinations: AT Lansing
iou! Gays were spent and LOG people exam
ihed, or which number eighty-four passed
ana forty-two failed at Cincinnati the
longest stop was made, eleven days being
consumed i'll examining the applicants from
the surrounding section. A total of 243 took
the eXamlnati ton, and 100 passed and ninety
three failed. But one day was spent at
FofGahd. ore, and Of the sixteen who pre-
scented themselves for examina ton twelve
passed and four failed. At Chicago two
weeks exactly in working days were spent.
ana 2l3 applicants came to be examined.
VI TINS number 126 passed and ST failed
AL topeka, Kan. three days We're given
ana ffty-one examined. Thirty-nine pass
ed and twelve failed. AT Omaha, Nebr
a week was spent examining sixty-one ap-
phcants. Of which number forty-four pass
ed and seventeen failed. AT St Louis 167
were examined in eight days, and eighty
three passed. while eighty -four failed. New
We're examined in the eight days allotted
OF TINS number forty-five passed and forty
eiSht failed. The 6st stop was made ar
Atiahta' Ca, where in the two days set
aside forty-seven were examined
Iwenty-four passed and twenty-three
failed. " W
examinations in This City.
Examinations will be resumed in Wash
ihston beginning January s. The examlna-
tions Will he conducted In the new build
Ing and will be held three times week.
In reference to the published statement
that women will be appointed as enumera-
tors 10 take the census. the director de-
slre5 II stated that no women will be en-
pioyed In such work 1t is not proper for
a woman to subject herself to the annoy
ances which must surround the census