Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-10-19
A CHANCE FOR EXPERIENCED
MEN

A wrong impression is abroad con-
corning the attitude of the government
with reference to the collection of the
various kinds of statistics by the gov
eminent, and there is a prevalent idea
that the college graduate has the pref
erence. The acceptance of applicants
is to be wholly upon merit, and Census
Director Durand is quoted as follows
upon the subject:
1--WE hope that there win be a great
many applicants who have had practi-
cal experience as bookkeepers and ac-
cOuntants or in other phases of prac-
teal experiences as bookkeepers and
most competent men who have had
such experience are very likely to be
well placed in permanent positions
and to be unwilling to take temporary
positions with the census bureau 1t
is partly because of the danger that
on this account there may not be a
sufficient number of applicants who
have had practical business expert
ence that the bureau has announced
that 1t desires also applications from
college and university men, in the be-
lief that considerable number of the
younger men, who have only recently
finished their education, may be will
ing to accept such temporary employ
ment.
III man has had good practical
business experience, his lack of col
lege or university education will in no
way initiate against his appointment
On the other hand, good work can
doubtless be secured in many cases
from men who have had a thorough
college training in economies and sta
tistics, even though they have had
little business experience.
1--WE have also noticed that a good
many people who wish to be census
enumerators seems to think that they
must take the examination to be held
November 3. That examination is in
tended for special agents who will col
lect the statistics of manufactures and
mining, and is not at all required for
enumerators.
THE special agents are appointed
by the director of the census in the
first instance, and applications for the
positions or for admission to the ex-
animation should be made direct to the
census bureau. On the other hand,
census enumerators are designated in
the first instance by the supervisors
of the census who are scattered
through the country, although the
enumerators thus selected require the
subsequent approval of the director.
People wishing to be enumerators
should therefore address their APP
plication directly to the supervisor of
the census for the district Sn which
they live.
While the work of the special
agents in manufactures and mining
will begin In January, and while APP
plications for the examination for this
position should be made Immediately.
the enumerators will not take up their
work until April IS, and applications
to the supervisors will be in order for
at least three months to come.
1.-THE enumerators will ultimately
be subjected to a test examination,
but this examination will probably not
take place before February and will
be quite different in character from
the examination for special agents to
be held on November g."
These explanations officially made
ought to prompt those who feel COM
petent to act in the different capaci-
ties spoken of to apply for places.
This is an opportunity to help ones
self while serving the government