The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-30

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the census have been issued BY Y.
S. Census Director Durand They en-
brace the scope Of the census, the
period Of enumeration, the duties Of
the supervisors, the formation Of emu
meration districts, the appointment Of
enumerators. the employment Of i'm
terpreters, the compensation and al
lowances OF supervisors, the penalties
for nonperformance Of duties, and con
clude with d personal paragraph i'm
tended to promote prompt and whole
hearted cooperation
The instructions point out that there
Is nothing in the census act making
women or persons under p years Of
age ineligible for appointment as
enumelators. 1t is stated that a con
siderable number Of women We're en-
ployed in both the eleventh and
twelfth censuses. II Is suggested that
lit is undesirable to employ enumer-
ators who are too immature, either
lin experience or appearance. The
supervisors are cautioned to exercise
their Judgment in each individual
case.
lit is suggested, as they are parti-
cularly likely to be good enumerators,
that the supervisors employ crop re-
porters of the u. S. department Of
agriculturel officers and leading work
ers in farmers organizations, live
stock associations, cooperative cream
cries, etc.; progressive farmers and
their sons and daughters, and espec-
tally young men and women who have
attended agricultural colleges or agri-
cultural experiment stations; physi-
clans; former enumerators; school
teachers and substitute teachers; col
lege and high school students; per-
sons who have passed federal state,
or municipal civil service examina.
tions for clerical positions Or for mail
carriers; substitute letter carriers;
local state. and municipal officers; and
particularly town and village clerks
and recorders.
The supervisors are cautioned that
in no case should any person who is
directly or indirectly concerned IN the
assessment Of property for taxation
or in the collection Of taxes be desig.
mated as an enumerator.
The instructions call attention to
section 19 Of the census act and state
III provides that all appointments shall
be made solely with reference to the
fitness Of the appointees and without
reference to political party affiliations.
The supervisors are informed that
after proper enumeration districts
Ihave been established it will be their
duty to designate suitable person
in each district to perform the actual
work of enumeration.
The director is emphatic upon this
point and says it is their most import
ant duty. They must exercise the
greatest possible care to secure COM
petent persons. Their success as sup
eryisors and the success and value OF
the census as a whole are, he states,
absolutely dependent upon the thor
loughness, accuracy, and promptness
with which the enumerators perform
their duties.
The instructions state that the
enumerators should be active, ener-
getic persons of good address. They
must be thoroughly trustworthy, hon
est. and Of good habits. They must
have at least ordinary education, and
be able to write plainly and with rea-
sonable rapidity In general, prefer
ence should be given former enumera
tors If they are at present physically
able to perform the duties.
II is hoped the director states, that
in many cases they will be able to
secure 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 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 person
living elsewhere.
The instructions state that in order
to determine the fitness of enumeraa-
tors the director win at a later date
provide for an examination, the form
Of which will be prescribed by him,
and the examination papers them
selves will be passed upon by the
census bureau This examination Will
be of a practical character, consisting
chiefly or wholly of the filling out Of
sample schedule of population from
data furnished, and. in the case OF