The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-29
WOULD-BE CENSUS
TAKERS MUST MOVE
HAVE UNTIL JAN. Is TO FILE
THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR Po-
sITIoNs AS ENUMERAToRs OF
cENsUs-MUs BE FILED WITH
SUPERVISORS OF DISTRICT.

According to advices received today
by The Forum, would-be census TAX
ers must get busy as by Jan. Is all
applications for the positions of enum-
orators in the Thirteenth Decennial
United States Census must be filed
with the supervisors of census for the
supervisors districts in which the ap-
plicants reside. Between that date
and Feb s. the supervisors will send
out cards to applicants informing
them where they are to report for the
test" to be held in every one OF the
$50 supervisors districts on Feb. 8
only.
The census supervisors for this part
of the country are:
North Dakota-First district, Carl
n. Erich, Lakota, Nelson county;
second district, Fred o, Brewster,
Harvey, Wells county.
South Dakota--F'irst district, David
d. Wipl, Parkston, Hutchinson coun-
ty: second district, George B. Mans
field, Rapid City, Pennington county.
Minnesota-First district, Frank T..
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second district, Clark w. Gilmore,
Pipestone, Pipestone county; third
district, Aris B. Kelly, Mortified, Rice
county; fourth district William B.
Webster, st. Paul, Ramsey county;
fifth district, Charles s. Cairns, Min
neapolis, Hennepin county; sixth dis
trict, Ezra e. McCrea, Alexandria,
Douglas county: seventh district,
Charles w. Odell, winmar, Kandiyohi
county; eighth district, Byron L. Hol-
lister, Aitlxin. Aitken county; ninth
district, Daniel w. Meeker, Moorhead.
Clay county.
Montana-Second district, Leon
Shaw, Helena, Lewis and Clark coun-
ty.
Census Director Durand emphatical-
ly states that persons desiring to hold
such positions should not stand in
fear Of the test to be made. Any
person Of average public-schooI edu-
cation who can white plainly and
reasonably fast will go through the
test" with "colors flying" In fact.
the test" is intended simply to help
the supervisors pick suitable persons
and to enable the director OF the CEN
sus to exercise intelligently mis- power
OF approval of those whom the sup
ervisors designate for appointment.
1t will involve the filling in of either
sample population schedule. by
those who will make the count in the
cities, or OF both sample population
and agricultural schedule, by candi-
dates who will enumerate the coun-
try.
To prepare the way and to insure
every applicant being given a fair
chance, the supervisors will send in
advance to each and every candidate
set Of printed instructions for filing
in these sample schedules.
I'VE consider that a very impor-
tant point" said Acting Census Dr.
rector Willoughby. mot only in treat
ing these candidates fairly and Civ
ing them chance to answer the ques-
tions properly, but also as a means Of
education Of the candidates who are
afterwards to be appointed.
They will study more thoroughly
the instructions for filling in these
schedules If they realize their chances
of appointment depend upon that
study than il they We're appointed
first and had to do the studying af-
forwards. You viii see, therefore.
that this test is not an appalling
thing. IT is not for the purpose or
keeping people out Of the place. II
is applied simply TO enable the direct.
or to eliminate those who are plainly
incompetent. Any person of good
judgment and ordinary common school
education-for the work requires lit
tie thinking power-can easily pass
the test"
Between Feb. and Feb. % the sup
ervisors viii go through the test
papers. satisfy themselves as to the
qualifications Of those who have pass
ed, and make their designations or
recommendations to the census direct
or The next step will be the d.
rector's APPROVAL, and then the super
Visors will issue the commissions to
the enunnerators.
Director Durand expects to have the
army Of $1,000 or more enumerators
picked, tested. designated, and com
missioned by the middle or latter part
of Marcn From then, on until April
Ii the supervisors will send the enum-
orators circulars and books of in
structions concerning the meaning OF
the schedule questions and the way
the enumerators should write In the