Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05

cities abroad. serve without compensa-
ton. The work is lighter than that in
American cities, and it is rarely that
these volunteers must be supplemented
by paid enumerators. In some degree
however, the work of the enumerators is
obligatory. The government employees
the teachers in the schools and others
dependent in any way upon the public
authorities are given to understand that
they gain rather than lose by the display
Of a proper public spirit. 1t Is moreover
made easy for all such persons to spare
the two or three days necessary for the
work of distributing the schedules and
collecting them.
Among these enumeratorS working
without material compensation are the
pupils in the high schools and the stu
dents at the universities. In the city OF
Dresden reports have shown that nearly
half of the enumerators We're drawn from
the government officers. one-quarter from
the student body and the remainder from
all sorts and conditions of men.
Whatever cost arises in collecting the
local census information is borne by the
local authorities, and no attempt has
ever been made 10 ascertain Just what
this field work, it is called. costs IN
any European country. blanks of al
kinds are usually furnished by the CEN
trail authority, which bears the COST OF
printing and distributing to the various
local centers In France. however, edch
community prints its own schedules ac-
cording to a published form and bears
the cost of such printing.
The conditions do not exist among the
populations of European countries that
require the numerous questions nec.s-
sary i'm the United States for a full
statement of the chara cteristics of or
popu Ii ton observed DR.. FaulSncr.
Hence schedules are simpler and the
questions are fewer. This lightens the
work all along the line. II makes lesser
dow nd no g.
shortens the work of the enumeratcr and
makes the tabulation of the material p
comparatively simple matter.
The old adage that too many cooks
spoil the broth does not seem 10 apply
TO European census operations, perhaps
because. each cook has definite piece OF
work 70 do. But an Europe1n census Is
in some instances strangely compos te IN
Germany the empire prescribes the census
and the states take it. Each state must
do what the empire says and often does
more II can add new questions and II
can maze as many fferent comb.na-
lions as Il pleases in its task, after COM
plying with those required By the impe-
raj authorities. III France, again. the
ministry OF the interior is alone respon-
siple for the enumerat. on and then turns
the material over TO the ministry OF
labor to be tabulated.
The German Austrian and French CEN
suses were taken late III the year. 1910,
|, the British census in 1911 DR. Faulkner
found that at present none Of the coun-
tries is very far advanced III the tabu-
lation Of material. Among the German
states Prussia has individual cards, which
are being sorted by hand. while SaXony
S experimenting with machine tabula-
ton Austria has used machines since
1890 and England has introduced them
for the present census
Certain rooms of the English census
Office" said DR.. Faulkner, present the
appearance of a business college rather