River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-12-14
Commercial Club Financing Unique
Method of "Nose Counting
STUDENTS TO MAKE CANVASS
Dec. 1920 Everyone Should Be Pre-
uared to Receive and Give Can
Vassers Data Asked For

cations point TO considerable
growth in the population Of River
Falls during the past few years. and
there has been a persistent demand
for count to determine the real
population of this city. In answer
to this demand the Commercial Club
is financing a census to be taken in
accordance with a plan set forth and
directed by Judge w. T. Knowles.
The city is apportioned into forty
five districts, in this plan, and stu
dents, one from the high school and
another from the normal school,
will canvass each district. The cen
sus will be taken on Tuesday of next
week, the 21st and 22nd, the as high
school students making their can
vass on Tuesday and the As normal
students on Wednesday. The OBJ
ject in having two sets of canvassers
is to insure the correctness of the
count by checking one with the
other.
In recognition of this work the
athletic associations Of each school
will receive $25.
Lend Your Assistance
This is public benefit proposition
and every citizen should cooperate
with the canvassers to see that the
work is done thoroughly and correct
ly. Make their work pleasant by a
cheerful greeting when they call,
and see to it that they put down the
names and initials correctly.
Get The Facts
The value Of this census will lie in
the fact that it will include every
person who is in the city, or who
makes this city his or her home. 1t
will show the number of students;
those living here and those whose
homes are elsewhere will be listed
separately; it will show the male
and female population, resident and
nonresident; it will show the num-
Der of families, the number of oc-
cupied residences, and much other
data which will be of interest ar d
value to all. Each canvasser will be
provided with blanks to fill out, list
ing the information desired, and cit
liens are requested to answer the
questions in a clear. concise manner
which will admit Of no mistakes.
AS to Resident" Qualifications
Following are some of the rules of
this census. which may be of assist
ance in answering the questions to
be asked:
"A person is a resident if his habi-
tation is fixed without present pur-
pose of removing therefrom.
IF person has home for his
family here and his employment
takes him elsewhere he and his fami-
~ are to be listed as residents here
Those away merely to spend the
winter are residents here.
A person here for some temporary
purpose and has his home elsewhere,
is not to be listed as "actual resi-
dent"
Every occupant of each house is to
be listed, resident or nonresident,
and spaces are provided in which to
designate each person.
The Absent Neighbor
Nelghbors are requested to give
the canvasssers whatever census in
formation they can concerning a
house where the residents are not at
home.
One Day for Each Canvass
Remember, each set of students
completes the canvass of the entire
city IN ore day; have the facts ready
so as not to cause unnecessary delay.
The student from one school will be
at your house on Tuesday, one from
the other school on the following
day. Give both all the information
asked for. and in case you recall an
omission or error in the first report,