The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
THE SUPERVISORS
 INSTRUCTIONS
Census Director Durand Outlines Method of Select ing Enumerators.

Outlines Method of Select
 ing Enumerators.
 Washington. D. C.. Nov. so.-Tne
 general instructions to supervisors of the census have been issued by U. S. Census Director Durand They em-
 orace the scope of the census. the
 perioo or enumeration. the duties of
 the supervisors. the formation of
 enumeration districts. the appoint
 nent Of enumerators. the employment oI interpreters. the compensation and stlowances of supervisors. the penal
 ties for non performance of duties. end conclude with personal para- graph intended to promote prompt
 and whole-hearted co-opefation
 The instructions point out that there
 IS nothing in the census act making
 woman or persons under 21 years of
 age ineligible for appointment as enumerators- It is stated that a con-
 s,,oerapie number of women were en-
 ployed in both the Eleventh and
 Twelfth censuses. It is suggested that
 it IS undesirable to employ enumera-
 tors who are too immature. either in
 experience or appearance The super
 .isors are cautioned to exeEcise their
 Judgment in each individual case.
 IS suggested, as they are parti-
 cularly likely to be good enumerators
 porters of the U. s. Department of
 Agriculture: officers and leading work
 CTS in farmers organizations. live stock associations. cooperative cream
 their sons and daughters. and espec- ially young men and women who have attended agricultural colleges or aerf- cultural experiment stations. physi- clans: former enumerators; school teachers and substitute teachers: col lcge and high-school students; persons ho have passed federal, state. or mu- ricipal civil-service examinations for rrT- 2--
 substitute letter carriers: local. state. end municipal officers: and particu- isrly town and village clerks and re- corders- in no case should any person who is directly or indirectly concerned in the assessment of property for taxation or in ths collection of taxes be desig- mated as an enumeration.
 The instructions call attention to SC otion 19 of the Census Act and state II provides that all appointments shall De made solely with reference to the ntness Of the appointees and without reference to political party affiliations
 The supervisors are informed tha after proper enumeration districts lave been established 1t will be their duty to designate a suitable person iIi each district to perform the actual | work of enumeration
 The Director Is emphatic upon this | point and says 1t Is their most ina- | portant duty. They must exercise the | greatest possible care to secure com | petent persons Their success as su- pervisors and the success and value | of the census as a whole are. he thoroughness. accuracy. and prompt ress with which the enumerators per- | form their duties.
 The instructions state that the emu merators should be active. energetic | persons of good address. They must | be thoroughly trustworthy. honest and of good habits They must have at least ordinary education. and be | bIe to write plainly and with req sonable rapidity. In general, prefer ence should be given former enumera- tors, if they are at present physically | able to perform the duties.
 It is hoped. the Director states that <, in many cases they win be able to | secure the services of persons who do | not care for the positions on account ing to do the work In the rtpbnc in- terest.
 While not required by law. the emu merator shouli live in the district he Is to canvass Only in case a com petent resident can not be found should selection be made of a per- son living elsewhere
 The instructions state that in order to determine the fitness of enumern- tors the Director will at a later date provide for an examination. the form of which will be prescribed by him, 1LQ the exanlndIlOn papers them selves will be passed upon by tho Gen. rus Bureau This examination will be of practical character. consisting chiefly or wholly of the filling out of 3 sample schedule of population from data furnished. and, in the case of whose work will be In rural districts. the filling out of a sample schedule of agriculture. Ap- plicants who are unable to pass this will be rejected, and 1t will be necessary for the supervisors , to designate others The utmost pre- cautions will be adopted by the Direc- tor to obtain an examination which win accurately reflect the individual fitness of the applicants, and which. also. will be surrounded by every pos sible safeguard to prevent any of the applicants from resorting to collusion pr from obtaining assistance fin the of the sample schedule.
 ''It will be a mark of your fitness Tor the position YOU hold" state the lstructions. to make your selections m such a way that the number who will be unable to pass this examina- ion will be small as possible. You will later be fully informed as to this sxamination."
 The circular states that applicants 'hould understand that their entire working time will be required during he period of enumeration. and if they lcceDt such appointment and qualify hey can not. under the law. with ,ut 1ustfhahle cause refuse or neg ect to perform the duties of the posi-