Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-13
ENUMERATORs WANTED.

ENUMERAToRs WANTED.
for More Applicants.
A call for moro applicants for places
as census enumerators has been issued
by supervisor OF census Lynn NJ. Hays
of Burlington. He urges all persons In
his district desiring to serve to obtain
their applica ton forms at once and tc
file them with him before January 25,
when he must stop considering new APP
plcations IN order to prepare for the
test OF the previous applicants on
February g. After this he will examine
and rate the papers until about Febru-
airy q, when he will forward his list OF
designations as enumerators. with their
test" papers. to Census Director Dur
and, who will carefully go over and
rerate the papers Of the successful can
didates before giving his consent to the
issue Of commissions to them by the SUI
pervisor. BY the middle or latter part OF
March all the enumerators will have
been commissioned and in recent OF de-
tailed instructions concerning their work.
To quiet any qualms relative to the
test" of the qualifications of applicants.
to be made February 8, the supervise or
has obtained some information from the
census director concerning the test Of
twelfth census enumerators. It has been
officially stated that the 1910 test will
be very similar TO the one in the proceed
ing census and will consist In requiring
applicants TO fill sample schedules from
printed narratives concerning census
facts. AS the rural enumerators are to
carry both the population and agricul-
tural schedule. they will be tested"
with samples Of BOTH but the city emu
rnerators. who carry the population
schedule alone, will only be required
to prove their ability by filling sample
OF that schedule
The test" population schedule narra-
tive in 1900 was in part. as follows:
THE enumerator Of the forty-ffth
enumeration district Of the ninth SUPER
visor's district OF the State OF Pennsyl-
vania. in tho village of Port Royal,
Londonderry Township. Schuylkill
county. begins his enumeration June l.,
1900 at No. 2ol Burton street.
This house Is occupied by single
family. consisting OF Patrick OLeary.
his wife. Margaret. and his son, James
Patrick came to this country from
Ireland (whcre he was born OF Irish
parents) in May Of 1870. when he was
just 90 years old. Three years after his
arrival he was married to an Irish girl
who had come over from his native vii
lage year before. AS soon as possible
he became naturalized. He can read and
write and speak English. and owns a
good house, free of incu,pbrance, which
he has bought from his earnings as n
teamster. in which occupation he has
had steady work during the past year.
Margaret, his wife, IS also of Irish
parcntage. and was born in January. and
is nearly four years younger than her
husband. She has had two children.
only one Of whom is living She can
read and speak English. but has to make
her mark for her signature
James was born In Harrisburg. Feb
ruary, 1875. He has a good common
school education. works at any sort of
day labor and secured nine months
steady work during the past year He
is not married.
I'm the next house, 3s Burton street,
the enumerator found an English woman
by the name of Mrs Jane Parker. n
WIDOW, occupying rented house with
her single daughter Virginia. and her
married daughter, Nellie E. and the
husband Of the latter. Albert johnson.
Mrs Parker came to this country "a
years ago. has a good education is a
dres"maker by trade. and has constant
employment. She was 50 years old last
April. and is OF Scottish birth on her
mothers side. She has had four chill
dren. three Of whom are living and one
OF whom has died.
virginia Is OF English parentage has
been through the local schools and has
been saieswoman for eight months OF
the past year; she was born in Philadel-
phia In March. 1877.
Nellie f. was 2S years old last jan
uary. and has but recently married. She
was born In Baltimore, reads, writes, and
speaks E glish.
Albert Johnson. the husband of Mel
lie, was born in New York city. of Welsh
parents November. 1865. He is In the
grocery business and keeps his own books
and accounts"
IT seems comparatively simple, accord
Ing to the supervisor. to draw out Of the
above statement the required details for
the population schedule and to enter
them under the proper column divisions
relating to location. name, relationship.
personal description, nativity, citizen
ship. occupation. education, etc.
About all such test can do is to
evidence the legibility OF an applicants
handwriting and his ability to determine
where to write In the sample schedule
the facts clearly stated In the narrative.
The agricultural schedule narrative for
ISoS was very similar. except that the
facts stated relate to farms and farming
operations.
Before the test" February .. the
supervisor will send each applicant list
OF instructions concerning nlling in the
TEST schedules. which will still further
s'mpilfy the subject and insure the pass
'hs OF the test by those who possess only
an ordinary common-school education
ana practical common sense.
me state board Of library commission.
ers ana the Library association OF YER
mont VIII hold joint meeting at tho
carnegie library. Bellows Falls. Jan. %.
Afternoon and evening sessions viii he
held and the speakers will he A. N.
swan OF Bellows Falls. Miss Grace
blanchard OF Concord. N. H., Mrs Ahha
ID. Chamberlain OF Ponfret, p. II R,aka
OF Chester. Miss c. Ginerva Pollard n,
Chester Miss Frances NJ Pierc. n,
Ludlow. Miss Evelyn Lease OF Mont
al N