Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-03
OF THE CENSUS.

I
Census. Seventh District OF Pennsyl-
vania, which comprises the coun-
ties Of Northampton. Monroe, Car
bon and Pike has heen the recipient
of numerous inquiries relative TO
the duties, qualifications and COM
pensatioDs Of Census Enumerators
and below are given some of the
laws and instructions relating TO
same:
The Census Act provides that tho
Census of 1910 shall cover the follow
ling subjects for enumerators, Fisst,
Population and second, AgricuI-
turs, which will be collected wholly
by ennmerators under the super.
vision of the sgpervihor, all ssatis-
tics to be collected on specially pre-
pared schedules.
The enumeration Of the above
subjects shall commences on the 18th
day Of April 1910 and each enumer-
ator is required to complete the
work in his district within thirty
days, and in cities, towns, villages
or boroughs which had 5000 popula.
tion or more under the Census of
1900, the work must be completed
within two weeks. The Supervisor
is to designate 10 the Director suita-
bic persons as enumerGtors, and,
with the consent to employ same,
one or more for each subdivision
Each enumerator will nave GER
tain district to work, which district
viii be clearly aud fully defined so
that one enumerator cannot possibly
secure dato from another's district.
The law requires that the popula-
ton of incorporated boroughs,
villages, towns and cities shall bo
returned separately from that Of The
territory in which same may be To-
Gated In most cases the euumera-
tion district can be so arranged that
the entire area of an incorporated
place will constitute one or more
enumeration districts, no one OF
which includes any princorporated
territory. In other cases, however,
it may be necessary for an enumera.
ton district to include part of an in
cerporated place and also unincorpor
territory outside of such place,
when it shall be the duty of the
enumerator to clearly and plainly
distinguish and separate, upon the
population schedules. the inhabit.
ants Of such borough. village, town
OF city from the inhabitants of the
territory not included therein.
The success and value of the cen.
sns as q whole is absolutely depend
ept upon the thoFoughness, accuracy
and promptness with which the
enumerators perform their duties.
| In order to determine the fitness
of enumerators, examinations or ex-
animation papers will be sent to
applicant, consisting chiefly Of the
filling out Of sample or test sched.
ula of population from data fur E.
nished and. in the case OF enumera.
tors whose work will be in the rural
districts, the filing out Of sample or
test schedule of agriculture. Appli-
cants who are unable TO pass this ex
animation will be rejected.
The applicant should live in the
district which he is to canvass and
only In extreme cases are enumeFa.
tors designated TO districts other
, than where they live and all appoint
ments will be made without refer
ence to political party affiliations.
The enumerators should be active
and energetic persons and should
have at least an ordinary education
and be able to write plainly and with
reasonable rapidity. It is also hoped
: IN many cases that the seruIees will
be secured of persens who do not
care for the position on account OF
the pay involves, but who are will,
ing to do the work in the public in
=, terest and for experience
The following classes of persons
lare suggested as particularly likely
to be good enumerators. either be
3 cause ef their special knowledge oi
d the districts in which they live or be
cause their pursuits fit them beyond
D that Of an average citizen -
(a) In rural districts, Crop Re
Z porters of the United States Depart.
D ment of Agriculture. officers anf
leading workers in farmers organ
izations. live stock associations, co
Operative oreamerles, etc, and es
J. pcoially young men who have at
C tended agricultural college oil agri
$ cultural experiment stations.
8 90 Physicians, particularly cour
:, try physicians, will in most case
it make excellent enumerators
Is (c) School teachers or substitute
it who may be able to give their entir
1t attention to the work by securing
5 temporary leave of absence.
d (d) Persons who haye passed Fe,