The Republican., 1909-12-09
DIRECTOR DURAND
ISSUES INSTRUCTIONS
Methods of Selecting EnumeratOrs. the
Duties of Supervisors and Other
Features Of Census Taking
Outlined.


issued by L. S. Census Director
Durand. They embrace the scope
OF the census, the period of emu
meration. the duties of the super
visOrs, the formation of enumera-
tion districts, the appointment Of
enumerators, the employment of
OF interpreters, the compensation
and allowances Of supervisors, the
penalties for nonperformance of
duties, and conclude with a per
sonal paragraph intended to pro-
mote prompt and whole hearted
cooperation.
The instructions point out that
there is nothing in the census act
making women or persons under
II years of age ineligible for ap-
pointment as enumerators. 1t is
stated that considerable number
of women were employed in the
Eleventh and Twelfth censuses. 1t
is suggested that it is undesirable
to employ enumeratOrs who are
too immature, either in expert
ence or appearance. The super
visors are cautioned to exercise
their Judgment in each individual
case.
1t is suggested that, as they are
particularly likely to be good emu
merators, the supervisors employ
crop reporters of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture; officers and
leading workers in farmers or
CARNATIONS, live stock associa-
tions, cooperative creameries, etc. :;
progressive farmers and their sons
and daughters, and especially
young men and women who have
attended agricultural colleges or
agricultural experiment stations;
physicians, former enumeratOrs,
school teachers and substitute
teachers, college and high school
tudents, persons who have passed
!, federal, state or municipal civil
examinations for clerical positions
or for mail carriers, substitute let
ter carriers, local, state and mu-
nicipal officers, and particularly
town and village clerks and re-
eorders.
The supervisors are cautioned
that in no case should any person
who is directly or indirectly con-
eerned in the assessment of prop
erty for taxation or in the ColleC-
tion of taxes be designated as an
enumeratOr.
The instructions call attention
to section I9 of the Census Act
and state it provides that all ap-
pointments shall be made solely
with reference to the fitness of the
appointees and without reference
to political party affiliations.
The supervisors are informed
that after proper enumeration dis
tricts have been established it
will be their duty to designate a
suitable person in each district
to perform the actual work of
enumeration.
The director is emphatic upon
this point and says it is their most
important duty. They must ex-
ercise the greatest possible care to
secure competent persons. Their
success as supervisors and the
success and value of the census as
a whole are, he states, absolutely
dependent upon the thoroughness,
accuracy and promptness with
which the enumerators perform
their duties.
The instructions state that the
enumerators should be active. en-
ergetic persons of good address.
They must be thoroughly trust
worthy, honest, and of good
habits. They must have at least
rdinary education, and be able
to write plainly and with reason
able rapidity. In general prefer
ence should be given former
enumerators, if they are at present
physically able to perform the
duties.
1t is hoped, the director states,
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