Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-17
400 CENSUS SUPERVISORS
AND 10000 ENuMERATORS

The act providing for the four
teenth and subsequent decennial CEN
suses was signed by the president on
March g. The enumeration, which
VIII be made in January, 1920, is now
less than ten months distant; and the
census bureau already has under con-
sideratlon the selection and appoint
ment of not to exceed 400 supervisors
Who will have charge of 10000 emu
merators. The supervisors districts
WILL in most cases, except in the large
cities, have the same boundaries as
the congressional districts. The su-
pervisors, under the law, are to be
appointed by the secretary OF com
merce upon the recommendation of
the director of the census.
The following instructions have
been given by the secretary of COM
merce to the director of the census in
regard to the procedure to be follow
ed i'll making selections and appoint
ments of census supervisors:
"A test examination, of which a
record will be kept, is to be required
for appointment to the post of super
visor In addition to this, a careful,
personal inquiry is to be separately
made respecting the qualifications OF
each candidate. OF this inquiry also
a record will be kept
In making appointments from
those who shall have passed the test
examination and the separate inquiry
as to qualifications, preference is &c
be given to those candidates who have
had executive administrative, stats
teal, or accounting experience and tc
those who have had charge OF bodies
CT men as administrators, provided ii
ali cases that men with the expert
cree stated possess the other qualifi-
cations necessary.
You viii arrange to give notice tc
the above effect to every candidate
applying for appointment and to his
sponsors, and no candidates are to b
selected for appointment who do MOI
lass both the test examination anC
the personal inquiry.
You ave- -aque5ted to ask the civil
| service commission TO prepme thu
h.anls for the test examination or L
| cooperate with You ii the preparation
o. them. You VIII welcome the as.
| Sistance of the civil service cor.mis.
sion in this aud III any othe- respec
! Il. which they can be helpful TO YOU
| 1T is my earnest desire, as | know
/ i is your own, that this census shall
| be an example IN its quality, as wei
! as in its promptness. I need hardl,
say that neither result can be nat
unless the supervisors are seiecte,
with special care 10 lj,err individua
fitness for their task. I am dependin;
Oh you as the responsible officer i
immediate charge Of he work to Sc
! that every precautiou is taken t
| achieve this result. In particular, tn
! appearance as well aS the fact of DO
| litical patronage arc to lie avoided an,
! fitness for the work to be done Wi
he the controlling factor in the ap
! pointmeuts."
The director Of the census has al
ready taken steps to carry out tn
instructions Of the secretary.
The supervisors duties viii occup,
! their time for the greater },art of
year, beginning about July I, 1915
Their compensation viii be i,50(
plus 81 for each thousand or majo
fraction of thousand Of populatio
enumerated. The total compensate
in an average sized district, outsid
q large city. win therercse be betwee
$1,T00 and S1.S00. Clerk hire and 9th
G necessary expenses viii be PAL
by the government.
All candidates for apprenticeship
should address their applications t
the director of the census, Washing
ton, D. C.