The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-25
PRACTICAL PLANS TO PREVENT
MISFITS IN INDUSTRIAL WORLD

work, instead Of to college, because
they do not realize that they nave
talents which a little special training
would make most valuable, AS re-
suit, there are many unhappy teachers
who would make happy and snGeessluI
salesmen: many miserable booEkeepeIS
who would do we'll in machine snoP'
Some are studying law or engineering,
when they ought to be. in business OF
studying medicine, or in a theoiogical
seminary. These are not essential eE-
ceptiens; the data establish that the
misfis, intellectual and otherwise, are
very numerous There is still another
class Of man who has found his hfe
employment perhaps, or who is too ola
TO make n change, who has made
serious mistakes in his avocatlons, VINO
does not know how TO amuse himseit
agrceably and proitably, and VINO ls
very unhappy in consequence. ms case
also is 10 be taken under coDsideratlon'
with the idea of making his spare time,
and consequently his entire life, more
| satisfactory.
These findings are confirmed from an
! other point of view. Louis r.. Wolz'
miller. the physical director, In his OK
] animation Of 10000 gymnasium appli-
age of men who are badly Handicapped
| in their business and professions by
easily remedied physical defects. Ere
! qucutlY a man is a failure IN business
/ because adenoidS shut OF snfhclept
/ supply Of air to enable his lungs to pu'
rify his blood and his heart TO send a
! sufficient supply to his brain cells In
/ other cases, lack of exercise makes d
| failure Of a man who would be brll-
/ liant success if he did not neglect his
body. In still other cases, men for
whom outdoor employment is essential
are worried because they cannot DO
! good indoor and desk work. In still
Other cases only the surgeons knife
| will give q man a chance TO succeed.
These things most men who are suffer
ers either do not know or else dlsre-
! gard as being connected with their
earning capacity:
To help these men the west side
! branch viii establish several commit
/ tees and departments, each under the
! direction of exports. and will so a.
! range matters that each man needing
| advice will get the personal attention
/ OF some one well able 10 help him. DR.:
| Welzmiler will conduct the physical
! examinations and endeavor TO discover
! any physical handicapa and advise those
/ needing it as TO exercise and methods
of keeping in good physical trim for
J their occupations. Where indicated. he
I will advise the applicant 20 consult a
! physician or surgeon for treatment. In
| about 80 per cent of these cases, how
/ ever, indigestion or malassimilation or
| other causes of weakness and nervous
ness and brain fag are readily cured
! by mere exercise and fresh air and
| sunlight. The educational and psyche
! logical experts will then examine the
/ man TO find if he has any marked anti
tudes, and if he is barred from doing
| the work he would like TO do by def
| ciencies in his education. They will also
! advise him now 10 eliminate faults and
make virtues effective in the economic
race. Where conditions warrant. they
will advise the continuance OF educa
tion in n specially. instead of entering