The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-31
INTERVIEW WITH y. ANDREW
WILT AT TOwANDA, PA. d.

SUCH pOSlLIOuS, SdlQ supervisor Oh
Census, J. Andrew Wilt, at his office
to-day.
ut is designed to aid the super
visors in the exercise of that discre-
ton and to enable the Census Direc-
tor intelligently to use the power of
approval of the supervisors designa-
tions conferred upon him by law.
ut is very we'll understood that
President Taft, Secretary Nagel, and
Census Director Durand all hold the
supervisors responsible for the emu
meration. There is no doubt, there
fore, that our first and most import
ant duty is the selection of honest,
capable and active persons to make
the count.
1.-THE Census will be taken, not by
the Census Bureau officers or the
supervisors, 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 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, manufact-
ures. and mines and quarries.
"All persons, unless specifically
disqualified, are entitled to apply to
take the test. Only those under Is
years of age and over 20, and those
who have not become citizens of the
United States, are barred. Other
wise, all persons, regardless of sex
and political affiliations. are eligible
It is left to my judgment whether 1t
Is wise to appoint women in my dis
trict. 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
Director. l will send inquirers the
necessary form and instructions con-
cerning it. Afterward l will send
those on the list, prior to the test,
set of directions for filing out the
test papers. This will enable every
one to come we'll prepared. Nothing
could be fairer or better calculated to
insure satisfactory applicant pass
ing the test. ,.
"The test itself need not deter any,
~ Nth
and common school education can
pass 1t. All it consists of is giving
the candidates sample population
and agricultural schedules, upon
which are to be written in the proper
columns the required details, which
are found in printed descriptions. in
narrative form, of typical families
and farms supposed to be in a dis
trict. There will be some instances
requiring the exercise of judgment
to decide whether 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 5. There will be sew
eral places in each district for taking
it. One place would be insufficient.
1t would not hold all the candidates.
AS supervisor, shall have the direc-
tion of all, and the test examination
at each, no matter under what official
agency 1t Is held, will be that sole
and simple one prescribed by the
Census Bureau.
II am given until February % to
rate the papers in very simple way,
and to gain an idea of the Qualifica-
tions of those rated as having passed.
Next will forward the papers of the
successful candidates, with my rec
concentrations or designations, to the
Census Director. He will, If salts
fed that suitable persons have been
selected, give his consent to their
appointment, and they will be COM
missioned. The middle or latter part
of March should see everything set
tied, and the selected and commits
stoned enumerators will be sent more
circulars and books of instructions
relative to the Interpretation or
meaning of the questions on the two
schedules.
April 18th the Census Army will
move forward in the enumeration.
Certainly the Federal Census-tak-
ing is as necessary and as honorable
as jury duty, and, as all good and
useful citizens do not hesitate TO re-
spond to the call for such duty, i
therefore ask the same high-grade
citizenship to come forward and help
me have the census taken accurate
ly and expeditiously.
"As President Taft has said, the
pay Is not large but the work is
worth doing well. and some day we
shall all feel proud in the conscious
ness that we had a part, however
humble, In taking this Census."-
Capt. Wits Address in Towanda,
Pa.
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