Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-09
TAKING OF CENSUS TO
PROVIDE MANY POSITIONS
VIII Require approximately Three thousand lem
pOrary Clerks in the Census Bureau.

1 INSANITY AhItANuAD1irs PaA -As rlS .
epilepsy; blindness; loss OF both
arms or legs; loss of arm ard leg:
badly crippled hands, arms. feet or
lsgs; heart disease; locomotor ataxis !;
cancer; BIisht's disease; and Gla.
betes.
Deaf mutes viii be admitted 20 the
examination and. II their names are
reaC he'd on the register. will be offer
ed employment wherever that action
is pos iDle.
Other physical defects may debar
II the commission so decides. Each
applicant must furnish a medical
certificate as set forth in the appli.
cation form. and, IL appointed. may
be subjected To a physical eXamina.
ton when he reports for duty. APP
pointments will Dee made from the
eligible list In the order of rating. in
accordance with the law of Civil
Service apportionment. Only one
person can be appointed from one
family. IL is announced that few.
II any. OF the 60-day emergency al
pOintments will be made. and none
will be necessary before April. 1910
Only one kind of examination will
be given for the temporary force. and
IL will consist OF the following sub
jects and weights:
Spelling go words OF average din
Guilty In common useD. 10; arithmetic
consisting OF vertical and cross add.
ton, percentages. and a simple exer-
else In tabulation), 20; letter writing
"a letter OF not less than l25 words
on some subject OF general interest;
competitors may select either of two
subjects givenD. 90; penmanship (the
! handwriting OF the competitor in the
subject OF copying from plain copy
will be considered with special refer.
ence TO the elements OF legibility,
rapldity. neatness. general appear
ance. etc.. Is; copying from plain
copy "a simple test In copying accu
rately In the competitors handwriting
few printed lines. including tabular
matter. IS: time consumed in ex.
amination). 20.
The time for this examination is
AZ hours. and In rating IL a credit
Of 20 will be given those who finish
inside the time limit. Other minor
credits are described in the circular
Upon completing the examination.
competitors will be given an optional
test on typewriting. consisting of ar
exercise in tabulation. The intention
20 submit to the latter examination
must be stated In the application.
and the applicant must bring his own
typewriter to the examination room.
Those rated az 70 or more viii be-
made eligible. kt,.+ .,
As n result OF the examination out.
lined above. ) registers OF eligibles
will. be- prepared. and on each regis.
ter the names OF the successful com.
petitors win be- arranged in the order
Of rating. The general register will
contain those of Is years of age and
over who pass. From this. another
will be made up Of the names of all
who have had previous experience
In operating card punching. card tabu.
lating. or card sorting machines in
census work. The third register will
show those who make an average OF
20 In the test in typewriting tabula-
ton. The fourth will contain the
names OF those male eligibles who are
willing 20 be watchmen. messengers.
assistant messengers, and unskilled
laborers. The last will contain the
names OF boys over l6 and under rs
years Of age eligible as messenger
boys. Separate registers for men and
women will be maintained. Persons
desiring 20 become enumerators, SUI
pervisor's clerks. or interpreters,
should apply to the supervisor OF the
district in which employment Is
sought. The special agents exami
nation details will be announced later