The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-20
EKuMERAToRs WANTED

SUPERVISOR WHIP ~AAlOu1lCcS Vuoes
lions That Will be Asked Of
Applicants for the Places.
Parkston, S. D., Jan. 17.-Census
Supervisor David ID. Wipf, whose Of
flee Is at Parkston, S. D., has receiv-
ed from the Census Bureau a supply
Of blank applications for persons APP
plying for positions as census emu
merators. 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 set for closing
the consideration of applications. The
test" will occur February S, as prev
iously announced.
The instructions printed OF 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? II naturalized citizen, when
and where were you n%aturalized?
"Of what state or territory are you
a 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 a 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 prin-
cipal facts, and if at present an office
holder, name the office you hold.)
Have you rel 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 p%ossible.)
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 defect.
do you speak English? Do you
understand and speak any other than
English? If SO, what language?
(Specify languages spoekn, as Bohem
ian, Chinese, Danish, French, German
Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese,
Lithuanian, Magyar, Norwegian, Pol
ish, 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 party.)
Gin view of the fact that you may
be required to take a test before a
postmaster, state what post-ofice
would be most convenient to you for
this purpose. (This test is of a prac-
tical character, consisting chiefly or
wholly of the filling out of a sample
schedule of population from informa-
tion furnished regarding typical fam
lilies, and, in the case of enumerators
whose work will be in rural districts
the filling out of a sample schedule
of agriculture.)
Are the answers to each Of the
foregoing questions true to the best
of your knowledge and belief? Are
they in your own handwriting?"
Endorsements OF each applicant
must be secured from two representa-
tive citizens Of the community in
which the applicant resides: They
must be at least 81 years of age and
acquainted with the applicant not
less than one year. Endorsements will
not be accepted from any person who
is in any way related to an applicant.
The Endorsement certifes that the
applicant els a thoroughly trust
worthy and honest person, of good
habits, and, in my opinion, is fully
capable Of discharging the duties of
a census enumerator, if appointed"
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