The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-31
SUPE Il ISOR On
COMING CENSUS
JUDGE PERHAM, OF THIS DIS
TRICT, GIVES OUT INTER
ESTINc INTERVIEW.
Date Thag the Examinations Are to
Be Held, When Active Work Will
Begin ard Others Matters of Interest
in Connection With the Census.

The simple test which candidates
for enumerators' places will undergo
February does not take away the
supervisors right under the census
law to designate suitable persons for
such positions" said Supervisor of
Census A. 4. Perham at MS Cmce III
Way aycroSs yesterday.
1T is designed to aid the supervi-
sors in the exercise of that discre-
tion ana 10 enal lie the census direc-
tor intellgently to use the power of
! approval of the AuperVlsors deslgna
tions conferred upon him by law.
At is very we'll understood that
President Taft, Secretary Nagel, and
Census Directrr Durand all hold the
supervisors responsible for the enum-
GRAFTON. There is no doubt, therefore,
that our first ard most important duty
| is the selection of honest, capable and
active persons to make the count
The census will be taken, not by
the census bureau officers CT the su-
Eervisors, but by the enumeratOrs.
They are the ones who come In con-
tact with the people and get tAe facts.
| Unless every sing'e enumerator does
his whole and proper duty there can
not be a correct census. There can
not be anything of greater scientific
value to this country than accurate
statistics as the basis Of a study Of
the existing conditions regarding our
population, agriculture, manufactures,
and mines. and quarries.
"All persons, unless specifically dis
qualified, are entitled to apply to
take the test. Only those under IL
years OF age and over 70, and those
who have not become citizens of the
United States are barred. Otherwise.
all persons, regardless of sex and pc
liticaf Affiliations. are eligible. 1t Is
! left to- my Judgment whether 1t Is
wise to appoint women in my district.
They can do the work, | have no
doubt, especially in certain parts of
! the district. There were a good many
employed all over the country in the
twelfth census.
"Thea time for closing the consider
alton of applications is January 25.
/ Those received after that date will
! have TO lie ignored. Applications
should be addressed in writing to me
at this Office and not to the census
director. | will send inquirers the
necessary form and instructions con-
, cerning 1t. Afterward | will send
those m the list prior to the test, a
set of directions for filing out the
test papers. This will enable every
one to come well prepared. Nothing
could be fairer or better calculated
to insure a satisfactory applicant pass
ing the test.
"rhe test itself need not deter any
one. Any person with common sense
and cmmon-school education can PASS
it, All it consists of Is giving the
candidates sample population and ag
ricultural schedules, upon which are
TO be written In the proper columns
the required details, which are found
in printed descriptions, in narrative
form, Of typical families and farms
supposed to be in a district. There
will DC some instances requiring the
exercise of judgment to decide wheth-
er u given entry should be made I'M
der cne column heading or another
You can see how simple and elemcn-
tary it is.
"The test will be held all over the
country and in every supervisors dis
~ I.<
eral places in each district for TAX
ing it, One place would be insuffi1
cient. II would not hold all the can
didates. AS supervisor, / shall lave
the direction of all, and the test ex-
amia4tica al each, no matter under
what official agency It Is held, will be
that sole and simple cne prescribed
by thc census director.
; 81 am given until February - to
rate the papers in very simple way,
and to gain an idea Of the qualiflca-
tions Of those rated as having passed
Next | will forward the papers Of the
successful candidates, with my rec
ommendations Or i 2 signati0ns, ,tc the
census director He WIZ. II satisfied
that suitable persons have been Sc
lected, give his consent to ;hsir ap-
pointment and they Will De commits
stoned. The middle or latte' part o.
March should see everything ssttIe1,
and commissioned enumerators 'eill be
sort moro circulars and books IF in
structions relative TO the inicrpreta
tion or meaning of the questions on
the two schedules.
april 15 the census arnv will move
| forward IN the enumeration.