Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-06
CENSUS ENUMERATORS
Applications Will Be Received by
Supervisor until January 25.
Tests of Candidates. Qualifications VIII
ne Made February & and Appoint-
n,rnts VIII he Made So That
Work Can begin April 10.

9TH" simple test which candidates for
enuplerators' places will undergo Febru-
ary 5 docs not take away the super
v'sors' right under the census law to
designate suitable persons for such posi-
TONS" said Supervisor OF Census Hays
yesterday.
at is designed to aid the supervisors
IN the exercise Of that discretion and to
enable the census director intelligently
to use the power Of approval of the sr-
pcrvsors' designations conferred upon
him by law
1T Is very we'll understood that Presi-
dent Taft. Secretary Nagel and Census
Director Durand all hold the supervisors
responsible for the enumeration There
Is no doubt, therefore, that our first
and most important duty is the selec-
ton OF honest. capable and active per-
sons to make the count.
"Thc census will be taken, not by
tho census bureau officers or the sup
ervsors. but by tho enumerators. They
are the ones who come in contact with
the people and get the facts Unless
every single cnumerator does his whole
and proper duty there can not be
correct census There can not be any
thing Of greater scientific value to this
country than accurate statistics as the
hasis OF n study Of the existing cond!-
lions regarding our population. s&ricul-
ture. manufactures and mines and quar-
| rice.
| IAN persons, unless specifically dis
qualified. are entitled to apply to take
the test. Only those unde! IS years OF
age and over 70, and those who have
not become citizens Of tho United States
are barred. otherwise, all persons. re-
CARELESS of sey and political affiliations
are eligible 1t is left To my judgment
whether It is wise to appoint women in
my district. They can do the work. I
have no doubt especially in certain parts
of the district There wero good
many employed all over the country in
the twelfth census.
"Thc time for closing the considera-
ton OF applications is January 25. Those
received after that date will have to be
ignored. Applications should be address
ed in writing to me at this office and
not To- the census director I will send
inquirers the necessary form and in
structions concerning It. Afterward
will send those on the list prior to the
test, - set Of directions for Ming out the
| test papers. This will enable everyone
to come we'll prepared. Nothing could
| be fairer or better calculated to insure a
satisfactory applicant passing the test
The test itself need not deter any
one. Any person with common sense
and common school education can
pass It. All it consists OF is giving
the candidates sample population and
agricultural schedules. upon which
are To be written in the proper COL
umns the required details. which are
found in printed descriptions. in mar
ratve form. of typical families and
! farms supposed to be in district
| There will be some instances rcquir
ing the exercise OF judgment to de-
eide whether given entry should be
made under one column heading or
another. You can see how simple
and elementary it is.
THE test will be held all over the
country and in every supervisors dis
trict February g. There will he sew
cral places in each district for taking
it. one place would be insufficient.
II would not hold all the candidates.
As supervisor. ! shall have the direc
! ton Of all. and the test examination
at each, no matter under what official
agency II is held, will he that sole
and simple one prescribed by the CEN
sus director
| II am given until February % to
rate the papers in very simple way,
and to gain an idea of the quallfca-
tons of those rated as having passed.
Next will forward the papers Of the
| successful candidates. with my rec
| concentrations or design ations to the
census director. lie will. II satisfied
| that suitable persons have been Sc
| .ectod give his consent to their ap-
pointment and they will be commits
| stoned. The middle or latter part OF
March should see everything settled.
and the selected and commissioned
enumerators Will be sent more circu-
lars and books OF instructions rela-
tive to the Interpretation or meaning
Of the questions on the two schedules
| april - the census army will
move forward IN the enumeration
"Certainly the federal ccnsus-tak-
ing is as nece ssary and as honorable
az Jury duty. and, ny all good and
useful citizens do not hesitate to re-
therefore ask the same high-grad
citizenship to come forward and help
me have the census taken accurately
and cXpediously.
| AS President Taft has said, the
pay is not large but the work Is
worth doing we'll. and some day we
shall all feel proud in the conscious
ness that We had n part. however
| humble. in taking this census"