The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-26
coRRECTs FALSE IMPRESSION.
Census Director Durand Explains Re.
garding the Examinations.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 25.-Uni-
ted States Census Director Durand
stated today that the impression seems
to have been gained by some people
tina the census bureau practically re-
quires that all candidates for the po-
sitions of special agents for the COL
lection of manufactures and mining.
statistics must be college graduates.
This impression probably arose because
the application blanks, provided for
the examination to be held November
3, contains a number of questions which
give the applicant the opportunity to
state fully what, if any, college or uni
versity education he has had. A a
matter of fact said the director, 1--WE
are very anxious to get as special
agents as many as possible who have
had practical business experience, and
a college education is by no means re-
quired. The circular announcing the
examination states specifically that it
was desided as far as possible to obtain
persons who have had college or uni
versity courses in statistics or ono
les, and persons who have had service
in the accounting department of some
manufacturing or other business es-
adjustment. This does not mean that
a person must have had both such
economic education and such practical
experience.
1--WE nope that there will be a great
many applicants who have had practi-
cal experience as bookkeepers and ac-
countants or in other phases of practi-
cal business. Unfortunately, the most
competent men who have had such ex-
peience are very likely to be well
placed in permanent positions and to
be unwilling to take temporary po-
s~ittions with the census bureau. 1t is
partly because of the danger that on
his account there may not be a suf-
fcient number of applicants who have
had practical business experience that
the bureau has announced that it de
sires also applications from college and
university men, in the belief that q
considerable number of the OUNCE
men, who have only recently finished
their education, may be willing to &C
cept such temporary employment.
eff a man has a good practica
business experience, his lack of a col.
lege or university education will in ne
way initiate against his appointment
On the other hand, good work cal
doubtless be secured in many case.
from men who have had a Thorough
college training in economics and staff.
sites, even though they have had little
business experience.
w have also noticed that a goot
man. people who wish to be censu.
enumerators seem to think they mus
take the examination to be held No.
vember 8. That examination is intend
ed for special agents who will collec
the statistics of manufacturers AM
mining, inc is not at all required fol
enumerators.
"The special agents are appointed b.
the director of the census in the frs
instance, and applications for the pc
sitions or for admission to the exami
census bureau. On the other hant
census enufnerators are designated il
the first instance by supervisors of tn,
census who are scattered through tn
country, although the enumerators thu
selected require the subsequent approx
al of the director. People wishing t,
be enumerators should therefore ad
dress their applications directly to TIN
supervisor of the census for the dis
trict in which they live.
while the WORK of the specia
agents in manufactures and mimi.
will begin in January, and while appli
cations for the examination for thi
positions should be made immediately
the enumerators will not take up thei
work until April Is, and application
to the supervisors will be in order TO
at least three months to come.
the epumerators will ultimately b
subjected to a test examination blu
this examination will probably not TAX
place before February and will be quit
different in character from the exami
nation for special agents to be held O.
November g."