Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11
W.nted: census Hnumeratofs.

A call for more applicants for places Is
census enumerators has been issued Dy
supervisor Of census, Hon. Morrih n.
Drew. he urges all persons IN DIE
district desiring to serve to obtain tneir
anniication forms at once and to ME
them with him before January %, when
he must stop considering new appiica-
lions in order to prepare for tne '9st
of the previous applicants on feu
ruary 8. After this he Will examine a no
rate the papers until about February ~
when he will forward his list OF designa,
lions as epumerators, with their test
papers, to Census Director Durand, VINO
will carefully go over and rerate tne pa,
pers of the successful candidates oeio!e
Giving his consent to the issue OF commits
sions to them by the supervisor: BY the
middle or latter part of March all the
enumerators will have been commits
stoned and 10 receipt of detailed instruc-
lions concerning their work.
To quiet any qualms relative TO the
"test" of the qualifications OF applicants,
to be made February 5, the supervisor
has obtained some information from the
Census Director concerning the test OF
Twelfth Census enumerators. 1t has been
officially stated that the 1910 "test" will
be very similar to the one in the proceed
ing census and will consist in requiring
applicants to fill sample schedules from
printed narratives concerning census
facts. As the rural enumerators are TO
carry both the population and agricui.
tural schedule, they will be "tested"
with samples OF both, but the city emu
merators, who carry the population
schedule alone, will only be required to
prove their ability by filling sample OF
that schedule.
The "test" population schedule nara
tive in 1900 was, in part, as follows:
1.-THE enumerator of the forty-fifth emu
meration district of the ninth supervisors
district of the State of Pennsylvania, 10
the village of Port Royal, Londonderry
Township, Schuylkill County, began his
enumeration June /, 1900, at No. POI
Burton street.
"This house is occupied by single
family, consisting of Patrick O'Leary, bis
wife, Margaret, and his son, James.
"Patrick came to this country from
Ireland (where he was born of Irish
parepts) in May of 1870, when he was
just % years old. Three years after his
arrival he was married to an Irish girl
who had come over from his native vii
lage a year before. As soon as possible
he became naturalized. He can read
and write and speak English, and owns a
good house, free of incumbrance, which
be has bought from his earnings as a
teamster, in which occupation he has had
steady work during the past year.
"Margsret, his wife, is also of Irish
parentage, and was born in January, and
is nearly four years younger than her
husband. She has had two children,
only one of whom is living. She can
read and speak English, but has to make
her mark for her signature.
flames was born in Harrisburg, Feb
ruary, 1875. He has good common
school education, works at any sort of
day labor, and secured nine months
steady work during the past year. He
| is not married.
"In the next house, 203 Burton street,
the enumerator found an English woman
by the name of Mrs. Jane Parker,
widow, occupying rented house with
her single daughter, Virginia, and her
married daughter, Nellie E., and the
husband of the latter, Albert johnson.
"Mrs. Parker came to this country "a
years ago, has a good education, is a
dressmaker by trade, and has constant
employ ment. She was so years old last
April, and is of Scottish birth on her
mothers side. She has had four chill
dren, three of whom are living and one
of whom has died.
"Virginia is of English parentage, has
been through the local schools and has
been saleswoman for eight months OF
the past year; she was born in Philadel.
phia in March, 1877.
"Nellie E. was 20 years old last Jan.
uary, and has but recently married. She
was born in Baltimore, reads, writes, and
speaks English.
"Albert johnson, the husband of Mel.
lie, was born in New York City, of Welsh
parents, November, 1855. He is in the
grocery business and keeps bis own
books and accounts"
1t seems comparatively simple, accord.
ing to the supervisor, to draw out OF the
above statement the required details for
the population schedule and to enter
them under the proper column divisions
relating to location, name, relationship,
personal description, nativity, citizen
ship, occupation, education, etc.
| About all such "test" can do Is to
evidence the legibility of an applicants
handwriting and his ability to determine
where to write 10 the sample schedule
the fac.s clearly stated in the narrative.
The agricultural schedule narrative for
1909 was very similar, except that the
facts stated relate to farms and farming
operations.
Before the "test" February 8, the
supervisor will send each applicant list
of instructions concerning filling in the
''test" schedules, which will still further
simplify the subject and insure the pass
ing of the test by those who possess only
an ordinary common.school education
and practical common sense.