Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-13
THE ENUMERATOR TEST
APPLICATION MUST BE IN BY JAN
UARY rs.
CENSUS TAKERS USE HEADS
Common School Education Will Be
Sufficient to Land an
Appointment.

Washington, D. Spy January rs
all applications for the positions of
enumerators in the thirteenth decen-
NAL United States census must be
filed with the supervisors of census
for the supervisors districts in which
the applicants reside. Between that
date and February 8 the supervisors
VIII send out cards to applicants in
forming them where they are to report
for the test" to be held in every one
of the $50 supervisors districts on
February 8 only.
Census Director Durand emphadcal-
ly states that persons desiring to
hold such positions should not stand in
fear of the test" to be made. Any
person of average public school educa-
ton who can write plainly and reason
ably fast will go through the test
with 'colors flying" IIeif the supervis-
is intended oft6ble persons and 10 en-
ore the director of the census 70 en-
ercise intellgently his power OIL ap,
nroyal of those whom the supervisors
designate for appointment o,.hor
1t will involve. the jtllgHulg, By fthh Those
VINO Will make the count in the cities,
or of both sample population and ag-
ricultural schedule, by candidates who
Will enumerate the country.
The instructions.
To prepare the way and to insure
chance q9RRl gj being given give, "a, fair III
advance to each and F e. wiz oa SeMd
set of printed instructions IT, 'aliing
in these sample schedules.
1--WE consider that very important
point said Acting Census Director
Willoughby, mot only in treat
ing these candidates fairly and giving
them chance to answer the questions
properly, but also as a means of edu-
cation of the candidates who are after
wards to be appointed.
"They will study more thoroughly
the instructions for filling in these
schedules If they realize their chances
of appointment depend upon that study
than IL they were appointed first and
had to do the studying afterwards.
You will see, therefore, that this test
is not an appalling thing. 1t Is not for
the purpose of keeping people out OF
the places. 1t is applied simply to en-
able the director to eliminate those
who are plainly incompetent. Any per
son of coed Judgment and ordinar.
--=CumIuuu - uiIUU1 euuS ersioa ~. o.
work requires some little thinking
power-can easily pass the test.
Between February and Februar
% the suneryisors will go through tn
"test" papers, satisfy themselves a
IN the qualifications of those who nav
nassed and make their designation
mr. recommendations to the census
rector. The next step will be the d
rector's approval, and then the supe
visors will issue the commissions
the enumerators. :,
Director Durand expects TO nave Vi
army of $1,000 or more enumerato
" picked, tested, designated ana CO.
missioned by the middle or latter pa
March. From then on until Ap
10 the supervisors will send the emu
orators circulars and books OF lnstrl
tions concerning the meaning OF
schedule questions ana the way
enumerators should write in the
swers obtained from the people OF
country.
Application FORMS with complete
rections concerning the method
preparing them, can be secured
writing at once to the supervi
named in the list appended whose
trict embraces the place of residel
of the applicant.
First district, John B. Stephe
Mount Pleasant Titus county; sec'
district, Sam Bronson Cooper;
Beaumont, Jefferson county; third
trict. James B. Hanes, Kaufman, ri
man county; fourth district, Q.
johnson, Sherman, Grayson coui
fifth district, John F. Worley, Dal
DALLAS county; sixth district, And
F. Wood, Corsicana Navarro coul
seventh district, James Madden, VI
EFT. Houston county eighth dist
Boone Gross, Houston, Harris cou
ninth district, Eugene t. Long,
lettsville, Lavaca county; tenth
trict, Thomas L. Wren, Austin, Tr
county; eleventh district, George
Boynton, Hamilton, Hamilton cou
twelfth district, Sampel Davidson,
Worth Tarrant county; thirteenth
trict, Lewis Lindsay Gaines
Cooke county; fourteenth district,
than M. Washer San Antonio, u
county; fifteenth district. Lawren'
Bennett, Mission, Hidalgo county;
teenth district, John B. Litter,
Spring. Howard county.