Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1910 — Census Enumerator Applicants Get Blanks From F. H. Doran. [ARTICLE]

Census Enumerator Applicants Get Blanks From F. H. Doran.

Census Supervisor Francis H. Doran, whose office is at Michigan City, .has received from the Census Bureau a supply of blank applications for persons applying for positions as census enumerators. These will be forwarded to his list of applicants as soon as possible. The applications, properly filled out, must be returned to the Supervisor not later than January 31, the Census Director having extended the time for filing from January 25, which was the date first set for closing the consideration of applications. The “test” will occur February 5, as previously announced. The instructions printed on the application fferm state that a definite •answer =SP required to each of the questions, which are: , “Are you a citizen of the United States: If naturalized citizen, when and where were you naturalized? “Of what State or Territory are you a legal resident? How long have you been a legal resident thereof? Of what county and of what town or city and ward are you a resident? How long have you been a resident thereof? ‘.‘What is your sex and color? What was your age at last birthday? Where were you born? “What is your education? (Give the principal facts.) “What is your present occupation? “What is your business experience? (Give the principal facts, and, if at ’ present an officeholder, name the office you hold.) “Have you ever been employed on census work, either national or state? If so, in what capacity and for how long a period? If an enumerator, for what territory or district? (Describe as accurately as possible.)

“Are you physically capable of a full discharge of the duties of a cen sus enumerator? Have you any defect of either sight, hearing, speech, or limb? If so, state nature of defect. “Do you speak English? Do you understand and speak any language other than English? If so, what language? (Specify languages spoken, as Bohemian, Chinese, Danish, French. German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Magyar, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slavic, Spanish, Yiddish, etc.) “Are you a member of a political committee of any party? -{Answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, but do not indicate what party.) “In view of the fact that you may be required to take a test before a postmaster, state what postoffice would be most convenient to you-for this purpose. “Are the answers to each of the foregoing questions true to the best of your knowledge and belief? Are they In your own handwriting?” Indorsements of each applicant must be secured from two representative citizens of the community in which the applicant resides. They must be at least 21 years of age and acquainted with the applicant not less than one year. Indorsements will not be accepted from any person who is in any way related to an applicant. The indorsement certifies that tho applicant “is a thoroughly trustworthy and honest person, of good habits, and, in my opinion, is fully capable of discharging the duties of a census enumerator, if appointed.”