The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-12-10

washington, D. c., Nov. 80, 1909
Inc general instructions to sunervis.
OTIS OF tne census have been issued bv
u. 5. Census Director Durand. They
embrace the scope of the census the
period OF enumeration, the duties of
the supervisors, the formation of
enumeration districts, the appointment
Oh enumerators, the employment of
interpreters, the compensation and al.
lowances of supervisors, the penalties
Tor nonperformance of duties, and con-
clude with personal paragranh in.
Tended to promote prompt and whole
hearted corporations.
The instructions point out that
there is nothing in the census act
making women or persons under 81
years OF age ineligible for appoint.
ment as enumerators. 1t is stated that
considerable number of women were
employed in both the Eleventh and
twelfth censuses. 1t is suggested
mat 1t is undesirable to employ enum.
orators who are too immature. either
IN experience or appearance. The SUI
perVlsors are cautioned to exercise
their Judgment in each individual case.
1t is suggested, as they are partic-
ularly likely to be good enumerators.
that the supervisors employ crop re-
porters of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture; officers and leading
workers in farmers organizations.
livestock associations, cooperative
creameries, etc.; progressive farmers
and their sons and daughters. and
especially young men and women who
have attended agricultural colleges
or agricultural experiment stations:
physicians; former enumerators.
school teachers and substitute teach.
ers; college and high-school students.
persons who have passed federal.
state, or municipal civil.service exami.
nations for clerical positions or for
mail carriers; substitute letter car
riers; local, state, and municipal Off.
GERS; and particularly town and vii
lage 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 taxa
tion or in the collection of taxes be
designated as an enumerator.
The instructions call attention to Sec
ton 19 of the Census Act and state it
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
have been established it will be their
duty to designate a 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 impor-
tant duty. They must exercise the
greatest possible care to secure COM
petent persons. Their success as SUI
pervisors and the success and value of
the census as a whole are, he states,
absolutely dependent upon the tho
roughness, accuracy and promptness
with which the enumerators perform
their duties.
The instructions state that the
e1umerators should be active, energet-
ic 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 reas-
enable rapidlty. In general, prefer
ence should be given former enumera-
tors, if they are at present physically
able to perform the duties.
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