The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-28
CENSUS ENUMERAT0R'S DUTY.
.,u,T HE MUST GO THROUGH WITH
TO GET HIS JOB.

.,bf,t Is Not "a Marker to What He
VIII Have to Go Through With in
order to Keep It-UncIe Sam
,,opSn't Want to Know a Thing
ABOUT His PeOpIe-The Test Sched-
,,ieS which the Applicants Must
,-iII ont in Order to show Their
ritness for the Job and the cues
INNS which They VIII Have TO
AL. the People Later.
,-r apphcants who are now seeking ap-
nents at the hands of Supervisor
I,.- us census enumerato tors will find that
,ss lob is no snap. Capt Blum has on
hand a large lot of test schedules which
II, is sending out to the applicants along
-.4 slmple schedules and blank applica-
lions which are to be filed in by the
.n,-i.ants. If the applicant fills out his
,rorf.ltion in proper form and succeeds
in turning in a properly filled out test
s-1a5ule. he will stand some chance of ap-
ponment
IF he director of the census had de-
sired 10 simplify the work of the super
yisors in disposing of undesirable appl1-
cauts he could not have devised a more
eoe.,fve means. The blank forms which
,be applicants must correctly fill in make
preuy severe test, and only those who
have mad at least common school edu-
cation ana some clerical or business ex-
perieuoe can hope to do the work eatis-
iactory
Each applicant is furnished with a sam
pie schedule, showing how the census is
10 be aiken, blank schedule to be filed
I'm. and a narrative, containing a printed
account Of the supposed work of a census
enumerator in a particular township, the
people whom he finds in his district and
the information he gathers about them
The applicant is expected 10 take this mar
rative and classify ana fill in
the names of the people given there
on his blank schedule, together with the
other information to be extracted from
the narrative concerning their ages, occu-
pat1ns dates of births, nationalities re-
lationships and other information requir-
81 ia taking the census. Much of the in
formation given in the narrative is indf-
rect and the applicant will have to use his
wis in extracting it and inscribing il
prop ry in the schedule The scheme IN
sures every fair test Of the intelligence
of tile applicant, and the papers them
selves will necessarily show the extent of
h erudition.
In returning his test schedule the ap-
picant must certify that he has had no
assistance in this work and that the en-
tries have been made in his own hand
writing. should he be sufficiently lucky
o. uuu ky, to get an appointment, the
onumerator will find that he has no snap.
in making up his schedules he must get
in the order named, the name of the
street the house number. the number of
the dwelling house in the order of vista
ton. the number of each family in the
order of visitation, the names of each
member of the family, and of each occu-
Iant of the house and the relationship
Of each to the head of the family, their
col sex, date Of birth, age at last birth
day whether single. married, widowed
or divorced. number of years married, if
mother how many children,
and how many living, the
pace of birth of each person
and places or countries of birth of father
ana mother of each, their citizenship, If
foreign born the year of immigration t.
me United States. number of years in the
United States and whether naturalized or
alen the occupation, trade or profession
VI eaN+t person ~ years or age ana over
ana number Of months unemployed dur
ing the year On the score of education
ne must ascertain from each pers n
whether he or she can read, write and
speak English, and of children how many
months during the year they have attend
Cd school He must also ascertain Wheth-
er The house in which the head of the
family lives is owned or rented, and If
owned whether it is mortgag ed
Ihls is about all the enumerator is eX-
pecJed 70 ind out about the people of his
asInot There is a long list of instruc-
ions however, long enough to fill up half
Ass O. the Morning News, which the
enumeration is expected 10 study very care
lu-ly aua govern himself accordingly. Al
tAe Information which he gathers is re-
CURED TO be exact and must be correctly
entered. Slovenly work will be refused
ana Will either have to be done over again
or somebody else will do it for him and ne
VIII be minus his pay. In fact the CEN
rus enumerator will find that his job IS
no snap and many of them are likely to
sluer from that tired feeling" before
WF gee through with their work