The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-04
.pUBl|C-Sp|RITED PEOPLE
ASKED TO APPLY AT ONCE.
Of Obtaining Cor
rect Census Of Population
and Agriculture

Director Durand stated today chat, as
result of his conferences with the
supervisors OF census throughout the
country he finds that in many sec
Ions, especially In the larger cities.
there have not been as yet sufficient
applications for the positions OF
enumerators. II looks, he thinks, as
II the country ID 50 prosperous that
people are not as anxious to get these
responsible places as had been ex-
pected.
The scarcity Is giving the director
some concern, as only, 4 few weeks
remain before the date for closing
The consideration OF applications. 1t
viii be impossible generally to ex-
tend the application time limit, as 10
examine the test" papers. with the
necessary care to insure the designa-
lion OF qualified PERSONS viii con-
sumo every moment Of the time al
lowed fos this phase of the work OF
selecting the enumerators, leaving
nothing for an extension OF the date
for shutting down on applications.
The director therefore urges all
persons desiring places as ennmerat-
ors to make application as quickly as
possible, and he hopes that, In order
/ 10 aelp get q perfect census. public
4 spirited and energetic people through
ont the country will offer themselves
for these positions, even though they
may not care for them from the
standpoint Of the, pay involved. lie
also trusts that employers will deem
/ It their duty 10 giye leave OF absence
TO their employees who may desire TO
act as cnlimerators. Some slight
sacrifiie OF this sort will be amply
repaid by the improved quality Of the
/ census returns. Continuing. the d.
rector said:
Although the actual work Of tax.
ing the census will NOT begin until
4 Aplil IL, 1t is essential that those
1 who wish to act as enumrrators
should apply immediately. Except
urler unusual circumstances, no ap-
Dlicaiion received after January 25
will be considered. About GS,00t
enumerators will be required. Each
will work in his own locality. Any
competent person is entitled 10 apply
for this position and will be fairly
considered for appointment.
political recommendation are moi
necessary. The supervisors TO whom
app'icatlon must be made, have been
instructed TO consider all candidates
and 10 select solels on the basis OF
efficiency. For the purpose OF aiding
the supervisors in determining the
competeuce of the candidates. q writ
ten test will be prescribed. and any
pcrson between the ages of Is and ~
who is citizen of the United States
will be permitted to take it.
The test will be of strictly prac
tical cha acter substantially tht
same as was used in 1900 1t vii
consist of filing out sample sched
ule nj population and, in the case
of rural districts filing ont also :
sample schedule Of agriculture. thes'
schedules being precisely the same a.
will actually be used by the enum
orators In their work later ON. u
order 10 assist candidates in prspal
nla for the test, copies Of the blanl
schedules and gene al instruction.
regarding the manner. of filling then
will be furnished TO each candidate u
advance. ANY person OF ordipar'
common scho9l education and 500
Judgment should have no iiillcut'
In passing
"Tae test is not a civil service es
animation. Ii will be conducted III
der the direction of the snperyisor
of the census. and the papers VIII b
examined only by the supervisor
and by the census bureau. In ofde
that convenient examination place
may be provided for all can..idateI
local civil service examining board
and postmasters will be called upo
to preside at the actual taking of IN
test IN certain cases but In thls r'
spect they will act merely as The rel
resentatives OF the supervisors OF IN
census. .,
III is impossible 10 exaggrrafe 10
importance Of obtaining co ret
census of The population and agr
culture OF the countrw 'fh.e correc,
ness OF the returns depends whoi'
unon ihe competence of the enume
ators.
,, The enumerators will earn abo,
! $50 each. Those IN the rural ~!
4 tricts must con,plete stheif fkkl
sd within thirty days and thosei " q nd
~ Of 5000 and moro ponnlatims 4 N
preceding census within two %eels
! from Anril 15 1910,