New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-19
CENSUS APPLICATION FORMS
Those for Enumerators Received
by the District Supervisor.

Census Supervisor C. w. Gilmore,
whose Office is at Pipestone, Mimi,
has received from the Census Bureau
a 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 Supervi-
sor not later than January 81, the
Census Director having extended the
time for fling from anuary 25, which
was the date first. set for closing the
consideration Of applications. The
~sttest" will occur February 5, as pre-
viously announced.
The instructions printed on the APP
plication form state that a definite
answer is required to each Of the
questions, which are:
care you a citizen of the United
States? If naturalized citizen, when
and where were you naturalized?
''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 resident thereof?
"What is your sex and color?
What was your age al your last birth
day? Where were you born?
"What is your education? (Give the
principal facts.)
"What is your present occupation?
"What is your professional or bust
ness experience? (Give the principal
facts, and, if at present an officehold-
err, name the Office you hold.)
"Have you ever been employed on
census work, either national Or state?
If so, in what capacity and for how
long 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 census
enumerator? Have you any defect of
either sight, hearing, speech, or limb:
If so, state nature of defect.
$50 you speak English? Do yon
understand and speak any language
other than English? If so, what langu-
age?(Specify languages spoken, as 3D.
hemian, Chinese, Danish, French, Ger
man, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Jap
anese, Lithuanian, Magyr, Norwegi-
an, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Sla.
vic, Spanish, Yiddish, etc.
''Are you member of a political
committee of any party? ANSWER
Yes or No. but do not indicate
what party.)
SIN view of the fact that you may
be required to take test before a
postmaster, state what post-otfice
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 sample
schedule Of agriculture.)
''Are the answers to each of the fore
going 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 Il 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 ap-
plicant sis a thoroughly trustworthy
and honest person, Of good habits,
and, in my opinion, is fully capable
of discharging the duties of census
enumeration, if appointed"