The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
CENSUS APPLICATIONS FORMS.
Those for Enumerators Received by
the District Supervisor.

Census Supervisor, j. Andrew
Wilt, whose office is at Towanda, Pa,
has received from the Census Bureau
supply of blank applications for
persons applying for positions as
census enumerators. These will be
forwarded to his list of applicants as
soon as possible.
The applications, properly filled
out, must be returned to the Super
visor not later than January 81, the
Census Director having extended the
time for filing from January 25,
which was the date first set for clos
ing the consideration of applications.
The test" will occur February 3,
as previously announced.
The instructions printed on the
application form state that a definite
answer is required to each of the
questions which are:
Are you a citizen of the United
States? If naturali2ed citizen, when
and where were you naturalized?
"Of what State or Territory are you
legal resident? How long have
you been a legal resident thereof?
OF what county and of what town or
city and ward are you a resident?
How long have you been resident
thereof?
What is your sex and color?
What was your age at last birthday?
Where were you born?
What is your education? (Give
the principal facts.)
What is your present occupation?
What is your professional or
business experience? (Give the
principal facts, and, if at present an
officeholder, name and Office you
hold.)
Have you ever been employed on
census work, either national or state?
If so, in what capacity and for how
long a period? If an enumerator, for
what territory or district? describe
as accurately as possible.)
Are you physically capable of a
full discharge of the duties of a CEN
sus enumerator? Have you any de-
feet of either sight, hearing, speech,
or limb? If so, state nature of de-
feet.
do you speak English? Do you
understand and speak any language
other than English? If so, what
language? (Specify language spok-
en-, as Bohemian, Chinese, Danish,
French, German, Greek, Hungarian,
Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Mag
var, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese,
Russian, Slavic, Spanish, Yiddish,
| etc.
Are you a member of a political
committee of any party? (Answer
Yes or No but do not indicate
what partyO
'In view of the fact that you may
be required TO take a test before a
postmaster, state what postofIice
would be most convenient to you for
this purpose. (This test is of prac-
tical character, consisting chiefly or
wholly of the filling out of sample
schedule of population from informa-
tion furnished regarding typical
families, and, in the case of enumera-
tors whose work will be in rural dis
tricts, the filling out of a sample
schedule of agriculture
Alt the duSNtlo W NdNl VI lhe
foregoing questions true to the best
of your knowledge and beliefY Are
they in your own handwriting?"
Endorsements of each applicant
must be secured from two represen
tative citizens of the community in
which the applicant resides. they
must be at least 81 years of age and
acquainted with the applicant moi
less than one year. Endorsements
will not be accepted from any person
who is in any way related to an ap
plicant. The Endorsement certifei
that the applicant lis thoroughly
trustworthy and honest person, o.
good habits. and, in my opinion II
fully capable of discharging the, du
ties of census enumerator, II ap
pointed.