The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-31
CENSUS ENUMERAToRs
Applications to Take Examination
Will Close January 25

Will Close January 25
The simple test which candidates
for enumerators' places will undergo
February does not take away the
supervisors right under the census
law to designate suitable persons for
such positions" says Supervisor of
Census Lynn NJ. Hays of Burlington
1T is designed to aid the supervis-
ors in the exercise of that discretion
and to enable the census director in
diligently to use the power of appro-
val of the supervisors designations
conferred upon him by law.
1T is very we'll understood that
President Taft, Secretary Nagel and
Census Director Durand all hold the
supervisors responsible for the enum-
Grafton. There is no doubt, there
fore that our first and most important
duty is the selection of honest, cap
able and active persons to make the
count
The census will be taken, not by
the census bureau officers or the sup
ervisors but by the enumerators.
They are the ones who come in con
tact with the people and get the facts.
Unless every single enumerator does
his whole and proper duty there can
not be a correct census. There can
not be anything of greater scientific
value to this country than accurate
statistics as the basis of study OF
the existing conditions regarding our
population, agriculture, manufac-
lures and mines and quarries.
"All persons, unless specifically
disqualified, are entitled to apply to
take the test Only those under 10
years Of age and over 10 and those
who have not become citizens of the
United States are barred Otherwise
all persons, regardless of sex and pol
itical affiliations are eligible. 1t is
left to my judgment whether it is
wise to appoint women in my district.
They can do the work | have no
doubt especially in certain parts OF
the district There were a good
many employed all over the country
in the twelfth census.
The time for closing the consider
alton of applications is January 25.
Those received after that date will
have to be ignored Applications
should be addressed in writing to me
at this office and not to the census
i director l will send inquirers the
necessary form and instructions con
corning 1t. Afterward l will send
those on the list, prior to the test,
a set Of directions for filing out the
test papers. This will enable every
one to come well prepared Nothine
could be fairer or better calculated
to insure a satisfactory applicant
passing the test.
The test itself need not deter any
one Any person with common sense
and a common school education can
pass it, All it consists of is giving
the candidates sample population and
agricultural schedules, upon which
are to be written in the proper col
umns the required details which are
found in printed descriptions in mar
rative form, Of typical families and
farms supposed to be in o district.
There will be some instances requir-
ing the exercise of Judgment to de-
eide whether a given entry should be
made under one column heading or
another You can see how simple
and elementary it is
The test will be held all over the
country and in every supervisors dis
trict February .. There will be sew
eral places in each district for TAX
ing IT, one place would be nsufIici-
ent Il would not hold all the caudi-
dates. As supervisor shall have the
direction of all and the test examina.
ton at each, no matter under what
official agency it is held viii be that
sole and simple one prescribed by the
census director
~ am given until February % to
rate the papers in very simple way
and to gain an idea Of the qualfica-
tons Of those rated as having passed.
Next viii forward the papers of the
successful candidates with my recon-
mendations or designations. to the
census director. He WILL if satisfied
that suitable persons have been sell
ected give his consent to their ap
pointment and they will be commits
stoned The middle or latter part of
March should see everything settled,
and the selected and commissioned
enumerators will be sent more circu.
lars and books of instructions relative
to the Interpretation or meaning OF
the questions on the two schedules.
April - the census army will