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University Of Nebraska Furnishes Two
Of Advisory Staff.
WILL DRAW UP SCHEDULES
Questions to Be Asked by L
tors to Be Determined II
THREE PRINCIPAL DIVE :
Population, Agriculture and IH
factures Are the Topics Under
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IMPORTANT PROBLEMS TO SOLVE


which the enumerators will enter the in
formation they secure next April. is one
of the most important subjects now be-
fore United States Census Director Durand
and Assistant Director Willoughby.
The census law authorizes the director
20 determine the form and subdivision OF
the inquiries necessary to secure tn" in
formation ordered by congress-.
To assist In this work Director DIrand
has secured the cooperation OF score or
more of experts In statistics, economies,
agriculture, manufacturer, etc. They have
been appointed expert special agents to
serve for a short time while the work OF
formulating plans are under way, and are
now assembled in Washington. The agri-
culture. manufactures and population
schedules are the principal ones under cur
rent discussion.
IN the formulation of the agricultural
schedule four Of these experts are acting
as conferees. ]. L. Coulter, II. c. Taylor,
@. f. Warren, jr, and Thomas NJ. Carver.
Mr.. Coulter is instructor in agricultural
economies In the University of Minnesota
He is also a special agent Of the State
Board OF Health. He received the degree
Of A. p. from the University OF North
Dakota. 1904; and PHI D.. from the Uni.
versity of Wisconsin. 1908. He is an eco
nomist. stetisticlan and lawyer. He resides
in Minner oils. Mr. Taylor is professor OF
agricultural economies In the University
Of Wisconsin. He has won the degree of
M. S. (Agr.) from the Iowa Agricultural
college; that of Pm. D., from the University
OF WISCONSIN,; and finished his academic
career at the London School of Economics
and the University of Berlin. He is a
specialist In economic problems in agri-
culture. Mr.. Warren is professor of farm
management and farm crops in Cornell
university. He Is a B. Sc, OF the Uni
versity of Nebraska; a B. IS. A, and M. s.
A., and a Ph. D., OF Cornell. He lives At
Ithaca New York. Mr.. Carver is a
professor of economics in Harvard uni
verslty, q Phi. D., of Cornell, and was
formerly assistant editor OF the Economic
Bulletin. He Is a writer Of economic sub
jects in various reviews.
Figures ON Manufactures.
Those at work on the manufactures
schedule are Spurgeon Bell, Arthur ],
Boynton, C. w. Doten. r. d. Howard, Emil
p. Seeker, w. NJ Persons, Horace secrist,
A. H. wilIett and Alvin s. Johnson. Mr..
Bell was formerly assistant editor Of the
Economist He Is a B. s. Of the University
Of Texas. He was also in graduate work
in economics in the University OF Chicago.
His home is in Chicago. Mr.. Boynton is
assistant professor OF economics in the Uni
versity Of Kansas. He is an Harvard A. B.
and A. NJ. OF Columbia. He resides at
Lawrence, Kan. Mr.. Doten is assistant
professor OF economics In the Massachu-
setts Institute OF Technology; he holds the
degrees OF A. M and Ph.D. from the Uni
versity OF Vermont and also A. NJ from
Harvard. Mr.. Howard is assistant profess
sity; the degrees OF Ph.B,. Ph.M. and
Ph.D. have been conferred upon him by
the University OF Chicago; he lives at
Evanston, Ill. Mr.. Seeker Is an expert on
manufacturing Industries and resides I'm
St. Louis. NO. Mr., Persons is assistant
professor OF finance in Dartmouth college;
he is B. S. OF the University OF Wiscon-
sin and has performed expert statistical
work for the Department OF Commerce and
Labor. MIR. Secrist is Instructor of eco
nomics In the University OF Wisconsin; for
a time he was a special agent OF the bureau
of corporations, Department OF Commerce
and Labor: he lives at Madison. Wis Mr..
Willet Is professor OF economics In the Car
negie Technical school; he holds the degree
OF A. b. from Brown university and Of
Ph.D. from Columbia; he Is an authority
on political economy; his home is at shales,
Pa Mr. Johnson Is an A. NJ. and A. b. of
the University OF Nebraska and a Ph.D,
OF Columbia; he is a statstlcan of wide
experience; he resides at Chicago
other Specialists Named.
on the schedule for population w b.
Bailey is advising; he is professor of po-
litical economy at Yale university; his
alma mater old Eli, has given him the de-
grees A. B. and Ph.D.; his home is In
Springfield. Mass.
on the dependent classes subject z. B.
Miller, an expert In social statistics. is en-
gagged. Other special agents appointed be-
cause of their fitness along the lines puT-
sued by the census bureau have been added
TO the regular office staff by Director Du-
rand. Alexander Bowie. ranch man and
cattle and sheep raiser at WheAtland, Lar
annie county. wyoming, has been placed In
the division OF agriculture under Chief
statistieian LsGrand Powers. The subject
OF animals on ranches has been assigned
10 Mr., Bowie. Willard +. Hotchkiss Of
Evanston, Cook county. Illinois. by profes-
sion teacher and also a Pm. D., A. NJ. and
Ph.D. OF Cornell university. has been as
signed to the population division under
Chief statistieian w. C, Hunt. and the
question OF methods OF enumsrating the
population Is being considered by him.
In the division Of manufactures under
Chief statstioian william N. steuart, the
I aiTector has placed Otis B, Goodan. form
erly private secretary to the assistant sec
retary Of Commerce and Labor, whose ex-
perienee In the government service dates
back 10 1850. and who has been made a fiele
special agent on the subject OF cotton
ginning Isaac A. Hourwieh Of New York
City, an expert on municipal and govern
mental subjects, has been made a special
agent and assigned 10 the subject OF mines
Cand mining. Max o. Lorsnz has been ap-
Z pointed 70 a special agency on the subject
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