Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-04
SELECTION OF ENUMERAToRs.

| The simple test which candidates
for enumerators' places will undergo
February s, does not take away the
supervisors right under the census Law
to designate suitable persons for suci
position" said Supervisor Of Census R
L. Douglass, at his home at Rodman, 9
few days ago.
1T Is designed to aid the supervisors
in the exercise of that discretion and tc
enable the census director intelligently
| to use the power Of approval of the su-
pervisors' designations conferred upon
| him by law.
1T is very well understood that Pres
ident Taft, Secretary Nagel and Gen.
sus Director Durand all hold the su-
| pervisors responsible for the enumera-
ton. There is no doubt, therefore, that
our first and most important duty is
the selection of honest, capable and
active persons to make the count.
THE census will be taken, not by
the census bureau officers or the super
! visors, but by the enumerators. They
are the ones who come in contact with
the people and get the facts. Unless
every single enumerator does his whole
and proper duty there can not be a
thing of greater scientific value to this
country than accurate statistics as the
basis of study Of the existing condi-
tons regarding our population, agricul-
ture, manufactures, and mines and
quarries.
"All persons, unless specifically dis
qualified, are entitled to apply to take
the test. Only those under Is years of
age and over 70, and those who have
not become citizens Of the United
States, are barred. Otherwise, all per-
sons, regardless Of sex and political
affiliations, are eligible. 1t is left to
my Judgment whether it Is wise to ap-
point women in my district. They can
do the work, have no doubt, especial
ly in certain parts Of the district.
There were a good many employed all
over the country in the twelfth GEN.
Sus.
1.-The time for closing the considera-
ton Of applications Is January 25.
Those received after that date will
nave to be ignored. Applications should
be addressed in writing to me at this
office and not to the census director,
will send inquirers the necessary form
and Instructions concerning It, After
ward I will send those on the list,
prior to the test, a set Of directions for
filling out the test papers. This Will
enable everyone to come well prepared.
Nothing could be fairer or better CAL
culated to insure a satisfactory appli-
cant passing the test
1.-The test itself need not deter any,
one. Any person with common sense
and common school education can
pass It. All 1t consists Of Is giving the
candidates sample population and agri-
cultural schedules, upon which are to
be written In the proper columns the
required details. which are found in
printed descriptions, in narrative form,
of typical families and farms supposed
to be in a district. There Will be some
instances requiring the exercise OF
Judgment to decide whether a given
entry should be made under one coll
umn heading or another. You can see
low simple and elementary 1t is.
THE test will be held all over the
country and In every supervisors dis
trict February 5. There Will be several
places in each district for taking 1t,
One place would be insufficient, 1t
would not hold all the candidates. AS
SUPERVISOR shall have the direction OF
ali, and the test examination at eacn,
no matter under what official agency II
Is held. will be that sole and simple
one prescribed by the census director,
Il am given until February ~ 10
rate the papers In a very simple way,
and to gain an idea Of the qualificas
tions of those rated as having passed,
Next I Will forward the paners Of the
successful candidates, with my recon-
mendations or designations, to the CEN
sus director. He will, II satisfied that
suitable persons have been selected,
give his consent to their appointment,
and they will be commissioned. The