The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-03-21
Enumeration of the Millions of
People in United States Be-
gins in January.
PLACES ARE TO BE FILLED
Supervisors for Each Congress
siOnal District to BE Chosen
Under Rules of the Civil
Service.

iu'p' N''HPNltl H'nSOSeS was S|gFcu
by the president on March 3. The
enumeration. which will be made in
January, 1920. is now less than ten
months distant; and the census bu-
reau already has under considera-
tiOn the selection and appointment
Of not to exceed 400 supervisors who
Will have charge of the 10000
cnumerators. The supervisors dis
tricts will in most cases. except in
the large cities, have the same boun-
daries MS the congressional d districts
The supervisors. under the law. are
to be appointed by the secretary of
commerce 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 fol-
lowed in making selections and ap-
pointments OF census supervisors:
Conforming to the assurances
given the president in my letter to
him OF March g. You will please be
guided by the following instructions
respecting appointments to the post
OF supervisor in connection with the
taking OF the 14th census OF the
United States
"a test examination. OF which a
record will be kept. is to be required
for appointment to the post OF su-
pervisor. In addition to this, a
careful personal inquiry is to be
separately made respecting the
qualifications OF each candidate. or
this inquiry. also, record will be
kept.
I'm making appointments from
those who shall have passed the test
examination and the separate in
quiry as to qualifications. prefer
ence is 70 he given to those candi-
dates who have had executive. ad-
ministrative, statistical, or ac-
counting experience and to those
who have had charge OF bodies of
men as administrators. provided IN
all cases that men with the expe-
rience stated possess the other quail
fcations necessary
You will arrange 10 give notice
to the above effect to every candi-
date applying for appointment. and
to his sponsors. and no candidates
are to be selected for appointment
who do not pass both the test exam
ination and the personal inquiry.
"You are requested to ask the civil
service commission TO prepare the
blanks for the test examination or
to cooperate with you in the pre-
marathon OF them. You will welcome
the assistance OF the civil service
commission in this and in any other
respect in which they can be helpful
to you.
at is my earnest desire. as 7
know IL is your own. that this CEN
sus shall be an example In its quail
~, as we'll as in its promptness I
need hardly say that neither result
can be had unless the supervisors
are selected with special care to
their individual fitness for their
t"sk. 'm denendinG on YOU as the
responsible officer i'm immediate
ch""ge Of the work to see that every
nre"'rf'on Is taken to achieve this
result In narticular. the appear-
ance as well as the fact OF political
patronage are to be avoided and ft-
ness for the work to he done VIII be
the controlling factor in the an
pointments"
The director OF the census has al
ready taken steps to carry out the
instructions OF the secretary.
The supervisors duties will oc-
cupy their time for the greater part
OF year, beginning about July l
1919. Their compensation will be
$1,000 plus 81 for each thousand or
'"'"" F"action OF a thousand OF pop
ulation enumerated. The total COM
pensat'op In an average sized dis
trict, outside large city. will there
fore be between $1.700 and $1,000
Clerk hire and other necessary ex-
penses will be paid by the govern
ment.