The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-12
CENSUS TAKERS SCARCE
PEOPLE DON'T SEEM ANXIOUS
FOR THESE PLACES.

Census Director Durand appeals 4
the Public Spirited People in ttl'
Matter.
! Census Director Durand stated OF
Wednesday IN Washington that. a.
result OF his conference with The
supervisors OF census throughout tas
country he finds that in many sec
'ioas. especially in the larger cities
there have not been rs yet suaicieat
applications for the positions OF emu
merators II looks. be thinks. a:
/. the country IS SO prosperous thai
people are not as anxious TO ge'
these responsible places as had beer
expected.
The scarcity is giving the dtrec:o:
some concern. as only few weeks
remain before the date FOR closin
the consideration Of applications. i
will be impossible generally to es.
tend the application time limit. as
70 examine the test" papers. with
the necessary care to insure the des-
lgna.ion Of qualified persons. will
consume every moment OF tho time
allowed to- this phase OF the work
OF selecting the eaumerators. !eav'
ing nothing fer an extension OF the
date for shutting down On appi!-
cations.
The director therefore urges all
persons desiring places as enumera-
tors 70 make application as quickly
as possible, and ne hopes that, IN
order to help get perfect census.
public-spir!ted and energetic people
throughout the country will offer
themselves .or these positions. even
though they may not care fos them
from the standpoint OF the pay In
yolYed. He also trusts that employ
ers will deem 1t their duty 70 give
leave OF absence to their employees
who may desire to act as enune1a-
:o-s. Some slight sacrifice Of this
so-. will be amply repaid BY the I'm
proved quality OF the census returns.
Continuing, the director said:
Although the actual work OF
taking the census viii not begin
until April Is. It IS essential tha;
those who wish 70 act as enumera
tors should apply Immediately. E1-
cept under unusual circumstances. no
application received after January
25 will be considered. About S.
900 enunesators will be required
Each will work IN his own locality.
Any competent person IS entitled 70
apply for this position, and will be
fairly considered for appointment
:'poltics; recommendations scs
not necessary. The supervisors. &c
whom application must be made,
have been instructed TO consider all
candidates and to select solely on
the basis OF efficiency. For the Du-
pose OF aiding the supervisors in de-
termining The competence OF the can
didates. q written test will be pre-
sc.ibed. and any person between the
ages OF Is and 20 who IS e citizen
OF the United States will be per
mitted to take It
The test will lie OF str!csl.r
practical character. substantially d"
same as was used in 1900. Il VII.
consist OF filling ou. sample scaed.
ule OF population. and. in tie cas-.
OF rural districts. filing out also
sample schedule OF agriculture. saes
schedules being precisely the same
as Will actually be used by the ecu
merators in thei. work la,ec Oh. II
schedules and general instructions
order 20 assist candidates in pceoar
ing for the teS, copies OF the blank
schedules and general instructions
regarding the manner OF filing then
will be furnished 10 each candida,e
IN advance. ANY person OF ordina7!
common school education and goec
judgment should have no difficult!
in passing.
This test is not civil service
examination. II will be conducted
under the director Of the suDeTVts
ors OF the census. and the papers
will be examined only by the super
visors. and by the census bureau
In order that convenient e1amina.
ton places may be provided for al
candidates.. local civil service eI,
am!ning boards and postmasters vii!
be called upon 70 preside at the
actual taking OF the test IN certain
cases. but IN this respect they Will
act merely as the representatives OF
the supervisors OF the cCnSus.
u; is impossible TO eSasSerate
the Importance OF obtaining q cor
rect census OF the population anc
agriculture OF the country. The
correctness OF the returns depends
wholly upon the competence OF the
eaumerators.
The elumerato7s will cara abou.
$50 each. Those n the rural dis
,-!cts must complete their work with
IN thirty days. and those IN cities
OF 5000 and more population az the
preceding census within two weeks.
from April IS. 1910.
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