The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-12-10
SUPERVISORS.
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WI GINiOONhOs
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1t is hoped, the Director states, that
in many cases they will be able to Sc
cure the services of persons who do
not care for the positions on account
of the pay involved, but who are will
ing to do the work in the public in
terest.
While not required by the law, the
enumerator should live in the district
he is to canvass. Only in case a COM
petent resident can not be found |
should a selection be made Of a person |
living elsewhere.
The instructions state that in order
to determine the fitness of enumerators
the Directors will at a later date pro-
vide for an examination, the form of
which will be prescribed by him, and
the examination papers themselves
will be passed upon by the Census
Bureau. This examination will be of
practical character, consisting chief
ly or wholly of the filling out of a
sample schedule of population from
data furnished, and, in the case of
enumerators whose work will be in
rural districts, the filling out of a SAM
pie schedule Of agriculture. Appli-
cants who are unable to pass this eX-
animation will be rejected, and it will
be necessary for the supervisors to
designate others. The utmost precau-
lions will be adopted by the Director
to obtain an examination which will
accurately reflect the individual fitness
of the applicants, and which, also,
will be surrounded by every possible
safeguard to prevent any of the ap-
plicants from resorting to collision
or from obtaining assistance in the
preparation of the sample schedule.
1T will be mark of your fitness
for the position you hold" state the
instructions, to make your selections
in such a way that the number who
will be unable to pass this examination
will be as small as possible. You will
later be fully informed as to this ex-
animation"
The circular states that applicants
should understand that their entire
working time will be required during
the period of enumeration, and if they
accept such appointment and qualify
they cannot, under the law, without
justifiable cause" refuse or neglect to
perform the duties Of the position.
Having assumed the office they can
not retire at their own pleasure. The
supervisors are advised to have in
view substitute enumerators.
1t is stated that in enumeration dis
tricts where the population is largely
of some particular foreign nationality,
the supervisors ought to be able to OBJ
tain members Of that nationality with
sufficient intelligence and education to
act as enumerators. The employ
ment of such persons as enumerators
will also tend to dispel any prejudice
that may exist against the census
among the foreign population. 1t
would also reduce the cost of the en-
ployment of interpreters.
The supervisors are informed that
the regular form of application for
appointment and enumerator a cir
cnlar setting forth the duties and
qualifications Of census enumerators;
a blank form to contain the designated
names, and circular stating precise
ly the rates CT compensation to be
paid enumerGtors, will be furnished
later on.
Applications should be addressed
to the individual supervisors and not
to the Census Bureau 1t is under
stood that the filing of applications
will be permitted to continue until
about January Is. The population
and agricultural schedules will not
be forwarded the supervisors until
few weeks before the enumeration
begins. 1t is estimated more than
$4,000 enumerators will be employed,
Of which number $4,000 will carry
both the population and farm SEIZED
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