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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORT LAND,'.- SUNDAY . MORNING, JULY 21."U9i8.
UNCLE SAM 'REGISTEES;BRMN' QMEEt.OF'"- EEK.Y SOtDIER
KNOWLEDGE
OF TRADE,
s RECORDED
Occupational Classification Puts
Men in Positions They Are
Best Qualified to Occupy.
8 8aaeiasi2
MINDS ARE
MEASURED
CAREFULLY
Psychological Tests Determine
Mental ' Fitness of Each Indi
vidua and Ability to Leads
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.By William Atherton Da Puy
' ' CopjrtfhtJ. ISIS. Oti F. Wood
THE United States is today taking
the exact measure of the abili
ties of every man in the army in
tellectual, physical, industrial. It
has Just completed the detail of mak
ing that measure a matter of record
thaMt may turn at any moment to a
'qualification card" and see at a
fiance Just what are the capacities of
any man -it may be considering for
any task. But, what is more impor
tant; it is classifying .every man at
the time, of his entrance into the
service and directing him into the
work in which he will be most use
ful to the great cause.
There wss the case of Randolph Price
Bleber. for Instance. He had volunteered
at the very outbreak ot the war and gone
Into the regular army. He wu six feet
tall and eo husky as to appear somewhat
Awkward and ungainly. HIb physical
; atrsngthi was his 'obvious and outstanding-
characteristic. He was therefore as
Signed to heavy work with a pick.
LaUer he came with the millions of his
fellows that his qualifications might, be
definitely ascertained. The government
was boglnning to find ltBelf and apply
Intelligence and science to Its war mak
ing In many novel ways. It had a com
mittee on classification of personnel,
and a representative of this committee
examined Bleber.
The proceeding had not gone far be
fore it was found that the applicant had
driven a motor truck for four years. He
. ' might rightly be classified as an ex
pert motor truck driver. There were
many demands for such drivers and this
. husky would be much more valuable to
. Ms government in that work than with
a pick. His energies were being wrongly
directed, .
The Case
Of Bieber
. t As the questioning proceeded it devel
oped that Bleber knew "wireless. He had
. worked as an operator for two years.
There was a positive famine in wireless
operators. This man should not be used
as a truck driver under the circum
stances. He was versatile even, beyond
' this, however, as it developed that he
knew photography and photographers
were in demand, nnauy it. was iouna
that he was a chemist. He had gradu
ated from high school and had worked
a year and a half as a laboratory
.chemist.
" Here was a still further opportunity
for greater usefulness. What sort of
chemist was Bleber? He was called in
' for further questioning. His experience.
he said, was In gas. He had worked In
the laboratory of the United States Rub-
her company in the manufacture of gas
masks. -Here, finally, was his oppor
' tunlty of greatest usefulness. He was in
V a class almost by himself. There were
not half a dozen like him in the United
States. The demand was great. He was
.worth a thousand men with picks and
shovels.
' Psychology, Too,
Play Its Part
- The government's classification of its
men has been an evolution and just now,
, with the Introduction of the psychologl
- cat tests Into all the training camps, its
application Is being brought to comple
tion. The Idea from which it grew orig-
. tnated In the tests that certain indus
trial plants gave to employes, particu
larly salesmen. The office of the adj
utant general. Major General Henry P,
McCain directing, early saw the possl-
. bllttles of aid to the service by properly
classifying the men as they came to
the cantonments. Professor Waiter Dill
Bcott, a psychologist who had been doing
similar work for industry, was chosen
, as anexpert to put the plan Into opera
v - tlon. The application of the principle to
the needs of the army has beert an out
. growth which came Into thorough organ-
. Ixatlon by the end of the first year.
. The theory is that this war is so com-
plicated that there is a place in It for
almost any variety of talent. The clas-
slflcation of personnel resolves itself into
a search for talent. In 3,000,000 of Amer
; leans there Is likely to be much talent
' The test of 8.000,000 of Americans is ln
- tended to uncover it. It Is and has been
.uncovering it. It Is taking the young
manhood of the best educated, best
, trained, most ingenious people in the
world and giving it every chance to use"
. its abilities, it is believed. that the re
Butts are already showing themselves in
, tna ngnting and will show more and
mora as the war progresses.
Each Individual
i$ Examined
The work of classifying the personnel
begins at the time of the arrival of the
recruits at tho training camps. The first
; thin 1 the physical examination and
ma testa .upon which classification de-
trends come next. The men who have
charge of this work are themselves se
lected specialists. The employment
managers of such organisations as the
; General Electric company, the Westing-
Thicken .Your Hair
: With Guticura
v If you have dandruff your hair will
become dry and thin. Cuticura Oint
ment gently rubbed on spots of tlch
insr. scalinir and dandruff andlfollowed
by a hot shampoo of Cuticura Soap
win usually remove mc wwrss cases.
Nothinor better thari Cuticura for all
skin and scalD troubles. . Ideal for
every-day toilet uses.
SurpU gush Trm ty Matt. Adifrma part ewd
ibc Ointmant 2 ana tue. 1
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house Electric- company, Baldwin Ix
comotive works, the Packard Motor Car
company, are in the service of the gov
ernment aiding in making these tests all
that they should be. The individuals who
actually examine the recruits are se
lected because of special training in such
work.
The recruit Is asked how long he at
tended school and what grade he fin
ished. If he went to school six years
and finished the fourth grade, there Is
an Indication of dullness. The examiner
tries to find out the reason for this dis
crepancy. If he attended high school,
technical school, college, he may have
developed a specialty. It is important to
get this down. '
Vocational Skill
Ascertained
The examiner subtracts the age of the"
recruit when leaving school from his
present age and takes pains to fill in
the intervening years with what the man
has done. This is getting at his occu
pational value. "Just what did you do?"
is a question often repeated. The man
may have followed a number of occupa
tions but the examiner must get at the
main occupation, that which is moat
nearly the man's specialty. He may country would house a company of people, equal to the combined popula
have been a carpenter, a wheelwrieht. a tinnt
plumber, each to an extent. The exam
iner talks to him about these trades. A
very complete system Is worked out by
which tests are put to the recruit during
what seems to be a more or less casual
conversation. The examiner has an "Aid
for Interviewers" before htm. He turns
casually to "carpenters" in that pam
phlet. There are nine questions which
might be put to a carpenter. If he gives
the right answer to the first three, he
passes as an apprentice- carpenter. . If
he answers the second three correctly he
is a Journeyman carpenter. If he an
swers me inira tnree he Is an expert
carpenter, une examiner grades him in
accordance with his response to thin tt
His word Is not taken for It that he Is
a carpenter. e must show his knowl
edge. Leadership
Is Sought
Particular care Is taken In determin
ing any experience in leadership. If t
man nad been captain of his baseball
team when in school, there is an indica
tion that he has the qualities of leader-
snip, possibly he has been a gang leader
in the factory where he worked. These
are indications that will be of value to
his captain when he is looking his men
over for non-commissioned officers. I
personally know a man who volunteered
as a private who had managed a plan
tation in Hawaii and bossed 5000 Japs
and Kanakas. It was obvious that he
knew how to handle men.
The final step in' classifying the men of
tne army as to occupation is about to
te taken. Already the Personnel of.
fleers have refused to take the word of
the recruit and have asked questions
which he would not know unless nrn.
fiicent. Now the Intention is to establish
shops at each training camp, fully
mtuiiiiiru.iu icai men. inere win be a
truck, ror instance, which the man who
says he is a truck driver, will be required
to orive, a carpenter's bench at which
11.01 uauo vni ul put to wqrK, a
cwck tnat a man must take anart flr,H
put togetner again , ir he savs h l
clockmaker.
.-
All Findings
Classified
AH the findings eo on the nualiflmtlnn
card in such a Wav that th m9n
knows how to read it can get the infor
mation at a' glance. Then tabs in bright
green colors are placed along the upper
rim of the card, their location indicatinjr
the particular thing In which th tnm.
vldual Is proficient. A green tab Indi
cates the occupation in which tb.e man
is most skilled, a black tab his secondary
usefulness, and an orange tab the oc
cupation or uurd degree Of expertness.
. wiien ma cara ia rued, it Is possi
ble to run through a drawer and pick out
at a. glance, the men to meet any spe-
Into Depot
Brigade
All this happens to a man during the
first day or two In camp. Ho Is then
assigned to the depot brigade which Is
an organization of men who have not
yet gone into the Mmiiunt
ar6 t0 BOrve- These W are
held in this organisation for nm.
even months. They are given setting-up
exercises, the preliminary drills, the first
lessbns in soldiering that are common to
out tnetr assignments
await calls froanjnits that can use their
tain 200 machinists. These men might be
-' l iniantry regiments, en-
,5 S?: thought ad-
Hum mem, nowever, for
ch nists fit particularly well into
ma
ma-
K uii comranira Th..
likely to best serve. Thir
tnev
Their usefulness as
machinA enmnaa t -
ity. will be so much gr er than
" ouvu ca. vail.
Bv Wav of
Example
di' 7 "aUyWJ Camp Sherl-
Pipes all froze'knd "'creoC n.
' ww. niutma was aakivl
. . , "vc'm uui pipes evervwhora
had broken and all the civilian umbr.
were working overtime. None
curable. The classification divlsio had
just completed ita work and ttfcolonll
was not ... c colonel
..,tlui.v lamiuar with Ira
purpose to have resorts tn .1 lta
kBUi h cd the officer in charr.
rand asked for ninmk., narge
, "How many do you want T' he
was
"Fifty." was the answer.
t ia.Mj u nunarea," was th
ply. ;-Ican get them for j"u m 5
minutes.' And he did. ,
At Camp Meade one day jt was ri
IX VI thJ W'"d flapPe,, the flag acs
v- i"w pw ana it stuck.-' It
would not come down t 'imf ,
classification officer went to his cards'
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America's Stupendous
Creation ofJNew Army
BY NEWTON D. BAKER,
f.A.MJI..I..IUAWMAWWWWW
,i lur iwl
"VJE VER before iwithin -the reaches of-reported : history
has a riaUdntetfwsported an
-ocean an army . the . size, of ' the' forces which: the "United
States now has pat Into - France. - It is a. stupendous un
dertaking to AVhic"h the people of this nation are. setting
their binds t the . crtkrr ol - an:, army .jo! jhitttons,; its
. development to fighting . efficiency, 'Its. transportation o
the far battle grounds of Europej. its participation in com
bat there; and jts :.saplyan4." -Maintenance while,1 so
occupied. "; " ; , - y' v '--r
We get fleeting glimpses of the size of elements of
this task when,' for.. example, the contractors tell us that
the lumber used in the cantonments of the United States
would make a sidewalk four times around the world, that
a carload of tacks was-required at each of the cantonments to hold the roof
ing paper in place, and that the capacity of those establishments in this
overseas report that the storage areas
ena on ena, would constitute a structure 50 feet wide, and stt etching from
Washington to a point a few miles beyond New York, or from Cleveland to
and in 10 minutes had a steeplejack who
went up after Old Glory,' The problem
was the same when the general's clock
stopped one day. The cards revealed a
clockmaker, he was called and promptly
met the emergency. At Walter Reed
hospital in Washington there was a call
for an ex-ray photographer, a somewhat
-rare bird. It was a coincidence, of
course, but the cards showed that such a
man was working in the kitchen at the
hospital.
Famine in Men
Of Skill
With relation to usefulness to the army
from the standpoint of occupational
training, it is interesting to know those
that offer least opportunity for special
service. They are factory workers, farm
ers, laborers, lawyers, business men.
These men are least likely to have
learned - anything that will help win the
war. In all probability they will go into
the Infantry which. Is the best place for
unskilled men., Ltawyers and business
men, knowing nothing useful, are likely
to become officers. Their general Infor
mation and Intelligence can best be used
In this way..
On the Vther hand there is a famine In
skilled men along certain lines. The per
sonnel officers in all training camps
were recently asked by the adjutant
general to retain for special assignment
all men of the following trades
Cargador, sailmaker, chemical engl-
ner, chemical worker, poison gas man.
gear cutter, lathehand. benchhand. lena
grinder, log roller, railroad dispatcher,
railroad signal operator, general fire
fighter, balloonist, high pressure gas ex
pert, barrel driller expert, barrel rlfler.
barrel stralghtener, surgical instrument
maker, brass finisher, drawing press op
erator, molter brass, lead burner, .auto
matic screw operator, die setter, profile
operator, tool designer draftsman, pro
peller maker tester, coppersmith, en
gineering Instrument maker and re
pairer, gauge maker, gunsmith rifler, die
sinker, grinding machine operator, tool
maker, powderman.
Theses are what are designated by the
personnel division as "rare birds.- They
are hard to find and much needed. The
classification method will give them if
I they available in all those called by
tne draft- AnT man who could fill one
of these unusual purposes -would
be
the
wasted If otherwise employed.
The infantry is the backbone of
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A recent sortie near VUlers-Brettone
which, after being under a heavy bombardment, wa badly d:
chine aad it was sent to a town behind the line '
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SECRETARY OF WAR
built or building In France, if placed
army and the home of the general run of
men. Of the 250 men who make up a
company but 28 need special skill. There
must be a mesa sergeant who should
have been a caterer in private life, and
a supply sergeant who waa a shopkeeper.
Four cooks and four machinists are re
quired. Then there are two buglers, a
blacksmith, butcher, carpenter, cobbler.
Interpreter, pipefitter, tailor, typist. The
others are Just men.
Pershing Insists
On Classification
Early in the war many men came into
the service before the plan of occupa
tional classification waa In operation. Its
extension throughout , the service has
been gradual and it is just now reaching
the last of the men. General Pershing
has requested that all men going ; to
Europe be accompanied by their voca
tional classification-cards. Lately blanks
have been sent to the organisations that
went abroad before the plan of classifi
cation was in operation and by listing
mem tne wnole task will be completed.
The committee on the classification of
personnel goes even farther than thla in
that it attempts in an emergency to get
rare oiras" noi available among men
already called. It has established a war
service exchange which is virtually an
employment agency for the army hand
ling oniy specialized men. This war
service exchange can go beyond the draft
and induct men into the service. There
were recently many calls for men of
special qualifications for the tank corps.
xrouermaKers ana trucK drivers are
among the major demands in this serv
ice and It likes men who weigh 200
pounds. There are many boilermakera
subject to draft but not yet called. Under
ordinary circumstances these men might
not volunteer. They must wait for their
call. But the war service exchange may
"induct" them. They may be let in for
thla special service before their numbers
are s reached under ordinary circum
stances. The tank corps appeals to thenv-
Intellect Also
Is Tested V
But the adjutant general's off e is
not satisfied with a test which goes no
further than to establish the -occupational
worth of the individual. It has
come to the conclusion that science may
lend another aid to the army In knowing
the human material with wh(ch It has to
work In building a fighting force. . It has
ux resulted In the rapture of sevrra!
damaged.
Undertaking Unrivalled
Is Record Achievement
Buffalo, and that the supply of a million -men at the front will require the
operation , by the , military authorities of a standard freight train iiveach
direction, every 25 or 28 minutes: Not lonir i
bill passed without a dissenting vote
uuu.uuu, sum mis a scani nan aozen years alter a "cillion dollar congress'
was pointed to as a demonstration of profligacy.
r Our beginning' was' small, gauged by the measure of modern armies, but
we have, struck forth boldly as the occasion has demanded. We have not
mader always the pi ogress which was .hoped for or expected, but we have
pressed :always forward. We have dealt with Innumerable problems whose
origins ould not always be foreseen, and whose complexity has been with
out precedent. We have made mistakes and we have tried to profit by them.
Today the history of" some of these undertakings is ready for at least the
preliminary writing. . When time enables the taje to be completed, it will
furnish the fundamental facts in the story of our participation in the rreat
est of ancient or modern wars.
He who sets out to chronicle this history while it is yet fresh and vital
and available from original sources will find material as fascinating as any
romance. His record will set down facts of inestimable valu tn rh.
erations that will come. 1 welcome
inMJiar as 1 may wun ail tne miormation which mav
without risk of carrying comfort to
decided that a measure of the intel
ligence of the men may be made a vastly
important guide to their better use.
Therefore It has been determined that
psychological tests shall be put to every
individual who wears a .uniform. This
was a task .requiring very specialized
training. Psychologists naturally came
under the surgeon general's office and
that branch of the service was asked to
arrange the psychological tests.
At first the work waa regarded as ex
perimental and the tests were given only
at Campa Devens, Dlx, Lee and Taylor.
As the advantages were demonstrated
they were gradually extended until now
they are used practically throughout the
training organisation. At each camp
there Is a psychological squad, all tielng
back to Major Robert M earns Yerkes.
formerly professor of psychology of
Harvard.
The examination Is designed to test
a man's Intellectual ability. It has been
found that this la a thing that can be j
very definitely measured, that all possi
bility of pretense can, be stripped from
any candidate and that he may be made
to stand forth mentally bare That his
Intellectual capacities may be seen In
the nude.
Clear Thinking
Is Sought
So the psychological squad has come
Into being at most of the training camps.
It la made up of -men who know how to
administer a most carefully worked out
test. It gives lta examination to men In
groups as large as a company of 250
men. Ita first step is to ask the men In
such a group to write their names at
the top of the examination paper. There
will be illiterates who cannot do so.
There will be foreigners who do not un
derstand. The examiners pass among
the men being examined and excuse all
who cannot proceed thus far.
Thus Is segregated the first group to
be carefully examined. The Illiterate is
open to suspicion for it may be that he
Is not capable of rendering a service
commensurate with the expense of train
ing him. It must be determined whether
he Is merely without education or if he
has mental deficiencies.
One of the most interesting of tests is
that which has been developed for these
illiterates. It la so arranged that It can
be followed by the man who under
stands no word of English. But a man's
mind must be capable of thinking
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such an undertaking, and will assist it
may be safely published
the enemy.
straight or he cannot get through It
ft. a VI..I.1 . .
uuKiuoira, i or instances, la a
mase through which the examiner runs
his pointer, tracing It all the way through
without crossing a line. Then he asks his
corporal to do the same thine with
piece of chalk. The corporal proceeds.
He gets along pretty well but finally
uu mo iracK ana crosses a line.
o laugn u on tne corporal and he la
made to go back and execute the task
properly. . The men have got the Idea.
....w mo ! io uireaa tneir way
through a similar maze furnished them
on a piece of paper. Defective minds
onen niumDie on tnis first test Mors
uiiucuu tests ioiiow.
Defectives Are
Discovered
These- tests disclose that'thers Is some
thing near one mentally defective indi
vidual In a hundred.. The dfcHV
not be illiterate. The testa diariM hi.
mental age. He may be 30 years of
age and have the mental development of
a -hild of seven. That is as far as he
can go. He may be a tine physical spec
imen and may get through his ordinary
drills In a satisfactorv wav. Ma
tal children of seven have thus gone into
mo iignung army. Almost always thev
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cause trouble. They have not Intelligence
enough to take care of themselves and so
get sick. They do not avoid accident
and are often Injured. When placed
under the stress of battle they are like
ly to go to pieces and become burden
some rather than of value.
It Is estimated that it coeta $5000 to
get a tnatL&f-ta front. He may carry
f 10.000 of insurance. He may cort much
money in hospital treatment. This de
fective may cost his government as much
as $25,000. The chance of his being of
service is slight. He may be used on
some simple, manual task -to advantase.
On a simple task of drudgery that would
oe trusome to a man. of intelligence, the
defective Is often happy and useful. He
may even be a better man than the more
Intelligent. He is cither assigned to such
wora or sent back home. The army is
well served In his being so handled.
Tests Increase
In Difficulty
Having thus weeded out the Illiterates
and defectives, the psychological squad
proceeds with the examination of the
normal men. The test Is one which does
not depend so much on education as In
straight thinking. Many men of only
common school training get excellent
marks, while the fussy wltted man of
much schooling may fall' down. It gives'
a wide range for the rating of men.
There Is a possibility of scoring as low
as naugnt or as high as 414. Somewhere
between those extremes will be found
the Intellectual measure of every man.
Twenty-five per cent of enlisted men gt
above 200 and 25 per cent get below 100.
Fifty per cent are between 100 and 200.
Twenty-five per cent of officers rank
above 125 and 25 per cent below 250.
The tests begin with those of attention
and ability to execute simple Instruc
tions. The examination blank, for In
stance, might show a circle, a square and
a diamond. Those taking the examina
tion would be called to attention, which
would mean holding their pencils In the
air. Then they would be given their In
strucuona xney might b told to put
the last letter of the alphabet In the
diamond, the figure "8" In the circle and
ths letter m" In the square, "do."
Such tests would be continued with In
creasing difficulty. Others would be
tests of Judgment. Two sentences might
appear side by aide and the applicant
might be asked to tell which waa true
and which was false. A series of num
bers would begin as follows: -4-I-,
-7--. -10--. and the Individual would be
asked to continue the series. Obviously,
the next numbers srs -1S-12. -18-15-. and
so on. The tests progress In difficulty.
They reach a point to which no man can
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Clough A Warren, 6 -octave.. 140 38
Chicago Cottage. 6-octavs... 150 45
rSED UPRIGHT PIAKOS
Collard At Collard, walnnt..27e
I 45
85
115
135
165
165
io
10O
210
215
235
245
285
262
2 AO
290
281
200
200
Hohler & Hohler. walnut... 100
Krnest Gabler, ebony 250
Hallet A Davis, ebony S50
Rllers Duo Tone, mahogany 450
Weser Bros., oak 400
Kroeger, large, oak 450
Bennett Co., mahogany.... 460
Kimball, mahogany ..,.,.. 460
Kurtrman, mahogany 410
KnelseL mahogany 175
Thompson, oak 275
Thompson, oak 396
Thompson, mahogany " 395
Davis Sc. Son. mahogany.... 175
Thompson, walnut 425
Knelsel. mahogany 175
Thompson, mahogany 475
Mendenhall, mahogany .... 425
Bt HEW 1117 MODELS
and Rs-Sals Hew Used Pisses
Thompson, mahogany $376 9245
.Davis eon, oaa.
Thompson, walnut ......... 195
Knelsel. mahogany 175
Thompson, mahogany 426
Thompson, walnut 425
Thompson, mahogany , 450
Singer, mahogany 525
Singer Piano Co., mahogany 475
Singer Piano Co., walnut... 475
Sina-er Piano Co- oak 625
Hteger a Sons, mahogany.. 650
Steger a. Sons, mahogany.. 650
Steger a Sons, mahogany.. 550
Reed a Bona, walnut. 600
Reed a Bona, mahogany.... 600
Steger a Bona, mahogany... 650
Steger a Bona, mahogany.. 660
PLATER- PIA50H
Thompson, oak S650
Thompson, large 759
Thompson, mahogany 650
Thompson, mahogany 50
Singer Piano Co 750
Singer Piano Co 750
Steger a Bona, walnut. 150
Steger a Sons, mahogany... 150
Steger a Bona, mission 950
Steger Electric 1050
OKA'S D PIAXO
N. T. Piano Forts Grand.. 11000
Steinway a Bona 1100
Steger a Sons 1050
281
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262
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29Q
328
345
356
356
365
3SO
395
395
395
395
425
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465 487 -562
562
495
495
562
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9165
495
595
steger a Sons 1150
695
Tersas SIS
sr Msrs Cash. S
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jueataiy
follow. So Is a measure to be bad of all .'
degrees of Intelligence. ' -
When men are to be chosen for ad
vancsment. ths tests are ths best sort of
Indication of officer material. Ths first
neod of aa officer Is Intelligence. This
points to ths man possessing Intelligence.
They then must be sxamlned to deter
mine which have ths other qualities of
leadership necessary. Thus. It Is empha
sised that ths mental test roust not b .
taken to. mean niors than It actually
does must not bo taken as a proof, but
as aa Indication, of ability.
So Is ths United States asms- nsw '
forces In making its army, bringing to
bear on that tKahlo task practical, com- '
mon sense and scientific knowledge never .'
so applied In history. . It Is ths first na--
tlon to classify Its recruits by occupa- .
tlona, ths first nation to scientifically
take a measurs of ths Intelligence of any
man. If thoss organisations, when they
get into battle, fight mors effectively,
uss their hsads to. better advantage,
stand mors firmly because of the lack
of flaws In ths building stone, a part ot
ths reason for it may bs found In this
plonesr work In getting ths proper meas
ure of ths man and handling them ac
cordingly.. -
In thla work, as in Innumerable other
war undertakings of ths government. It
may bs that a demonstration la being
mads that will bs of infinite use to ths
nation In times 'of peace. TThs talk ot
Industry Is to find ths talent for ths Im
portant posts. That talent la often un
der ths very noses of those who go fsr
afield In their search for It. It Is ad
mittedly true that there srs aa many re
markable men who dls without over hav
ing had their opportunity aa there ars
thoss who find their plsces in ths sun.
A Worthy
Precedent
These trade and "tntalllgene tests
could readily bs adapted to any Industry
In such a way that that Industry could
take stock of every man engaged In It.
Whenever It wss looking for a man for
advancement, for any difficult task. It
could determine at a glance Just where
lay the most promising material. Ths
industry would bs served, and ths oppor
tunity of advancement would bs extend
ed to every roan upon his merit. Ths
government. In Ita departmental work,
could extend ths princlpls to Its am
ployea In such a way that ths servlos
would ceass to bs a burying ground for
ability. It would seem safs to ssy that
hers is a development that has a c bancs
to becoms an important element In ths
national life.
Police Object When
Girls Kiss Soldiers
Sayrs. Pa-. July 20. U. P- Kissing
soldier boys when ths troop trains stop
at ths station here, la no longer con
sidered patriotic.
Osculatory patriotism la taboo under
a new order Issued by the police, which -prohibits
sentimental girls and woman
from congregating In ths station when '
trains arrive.
$15. Is All You Need
to Secure a Fine Piano
of 95 New and Used Pianos
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the used pianos and organs that' cams
us thoxpsox (used)....... 9435
116 Cash, SIS Monthly
iBclsdlag SIS la Player Bona, Csa
slaitioa Player aad Plaas Beach t
ItiS STEGEB (1117 Model). ....9562
S6S Cask. S16 Msataly
lacladlag SIS la Playsr BoUs. Csa
blaaUoB Flsss aad Playsr Beaek '
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