The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-11
HOW TO find OUT
FITNESS OF men
Efficiency Expert Tells Of AbiI-
ity Tests.
TO ANAL LYzE MEMS TALENTS
Woman Explains How 5londs Differ
From Brunettes and What Work
Certain Types of Men Are Fitted For
Plan Would Make All Workers Sue
cessful-Four Qualities Needed.

Plan Would Make All Workers Sue
cessful-Four Qualities Needed.
To fit the man to the job and the job
to the man is the aim of DIR. Katherine
NJ. Fl. Blackford of Laporte, Ind. In
the philosophy Of the doctor there
should be no failures among men and
consequently none among firms. The
right man in the right place solves the
efficiency of organization. If the right
man gets in the wrong place shift him
till he fits in the groove to which he
belongs.
DR.. Blackford became known to New
York when she addressed the second
annual meeting of the Efficiency So
ciety. At Laporte she has the super
vision of employment in manufactur-
ing concern employing nearly 6,000
men.
Scientific Selection and Assignment
of Men In the Creation of An Organi-
zation" was the subject of DR.. Black
ford's address, which opened with the
following preamble:
w uel we Cdu JOSeJueT IL group
of men so selected and assigned that
every individual shall be fitted for his
task, adapted to all other units of the
group and attuned to the community
spirit, then we shall have the ideal or
ganization for efficiency"
Man Must Hold Four of a Kind.
-Four qualifications are necessary
for every position" said DIR. Blackford
to New York newspaper man. "They
are health, intelligence, industry and
honesty. The higher the position the
greater the number Of qualifications
needed. Men must guide, direct, SUI
pervise and train large numbers of 9TH
er men. Men must earn, combine and
administer funds. Men must devise,
plan, schedule, perform and control op-
erations.
"The cause of waste lies in igno-
rance of human aptitude and the re-
quirements of different kinds of work
The remedy is obvious. 1t lies In voca-
tional guidance of the child and in
struction of parents. The number of
young boys and men who apply mere
ly for job without the slightest no.
tion what they want to do or ought to
do is simply appalling. These, having
no definite aim in life, become drift
ers, loafers, and sooner or later a large
number of them become unemployable
through discouragement and bad hab-
its.
Find Inherent Fitness.
"While we cannot give every child
competent vocational guidance and
educate his parents to cooperate with
him and us, we can make and have
made profitable start in that direc-
tlon by selecting and assigning men
and women according to their inherent
fitness for the work they are to do,
thus accomplishing three desirable re-
sults-making them more efficient and
happier, increasing the profits Of their
employer and demonstrating the prac-
tical application of scientific selection.
"This has been done through a prop
erly equipped employment department,
in charge Of expert character analysts,
who interview, select and assign men,
Among the functions Of this depart
ment are the following:
''To procure for all positions the very
best obtainable human material
ITO find, analyze scientifically and
recommend for employment in the
work to which they are best adapted
all the workers needed
Not only may a man who is a fail
ure at one kind of work be a success
al ofbar bind hut I'm,
from the influence of foreman to that
of one who is more congenial may in
crease his efficiency so per cent.
How to AnaIyze Men.
I'VE determine the difference be-
tween objects through comparison of
size, color, form, proportion, texture,
consistency and structure. The same
law applies to human beings. Obvious
ly the size of body fits or units a man
for a given kind of work. The short,
stout man will not be fitted for work
congenial to the tall, thin man. Blends
and brunettes do not move in the same
manner and incline to different lines
Of work. Blends, generally speaking,
are speculative and optimistic, usually
mild and good natured, often inventive
They like to conceive the plan or idea
for some one else to work out. They
naturally incline to aggressive work,
such as salesmanship, advertising and
promotion. Brunettes incline to con-
servatism and are often serious mind
ed, sometimes inclined to gloominess.
They like to work out and perfect the
plan conceived by some other mind.
Everything about a man indicates
his character. In order to understand
him we first observe his body. The
body is the expression of the soul and
reflects his character with absolute
fidelity"
How long does 1t take to make these
observations" DIR. Blackford was
asked.