The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-19
CHIEF PROBLEM
FACING INDUSTRY
Capacity for Handling
Men Essential in Present
day Management

MADISON, wis. March 1.-The
vital problem Of American Industry
that Of handling mcn--is being
slowly solved in America, and the
times ahead are 20 bc brighter. nc
oordinE 90 President walter Dlll
Scott Of Northwestern university,
who was the opening speaker at "A
conference on vocational guidance
at the University Of Wisconsin.
Many nOtablcs In the vocation edu-
Catl0n1l field were present.
Since the beginning OF history
he have made slow progress in our
methods Of handling men," said
President Scott. The time IS now
ripe, however. for a period Of sig
rificant progress In this field. There
Is said to be lack Of control In the
home. restleSsness I'm the school
apathy in the church, Sinking i'm the
shops, dishonesty i'm the counting
houses. crime in the city and boil
shcvism In the air. In spite OF all
this. there is good ground TO believe
that our entrance into the World
war I'm 1917 Nas the beginning Of a
period Of rea! progress in handling
men and that one Of the significant
achievements OF tho present gener-
alton viii be the development and
tho enhancement OF this progress.
These principal factors of the
new development Of the handling OF
men Ia the United states" President
Scott said, "are along the lines of
vocational guidance, Of education
and Of motivation, all Of which
have taken on a new meaning.
Employees Interest First.
"The now conception OF vocational
guidance and selection President
Scott continued. "is this: Every
worker should be placed in that pu-
sition where he has the best possible
chance to make the most of him
self This must be interpreted as
consistent with the larger interest
OF the employer and as consistent
with the larger interest Of. society
as whole. According 70 this con-
ocption. the interest OF the employe
is first"
However. the interest OF the em-
ploycr, of the public, as well as OF
the employe, is OF high Importance,
the epcaker declared This inter-
est of and in the employ "is SO new
and novel" President Scott added
that no firm Is able to carry 1t out
completely at the present time But
many Of our larger industries are
taking tho first steps and are max
ing progress, he affirmed.
Fit Man and job.
The purpose of judging men In
industry is TO determine their fit
ness for particular positions bho
continued. "Then years ago there was
rot an industrial organization in
America that had available any serv-
iceahle oCcupatioual description OF
it, various Jobs, Today most OF our
larger industrial organizations are
preparing some form Of occupational
descriptions These descriptions
state for each job the preliminary
experience necessary or desirable
and the subsequent positions that
should be considered as I'M the regu-
lar line Of promotion. They state
the beginning wage, the rate or pro-
motion. the maximum and the aver
age wage"
President Scott said vocational
guidance In industry cannot be con-
sidercd effective unless there is, In
each plant an executive I'm charge
of personnel. This personnel direc-
tor must have authority and skill In
adjusting Jobs and he must retain
the confidence of the workers and
be an important official in the cor
OTntion or company. President
Scott said that the old prejudice
against educated men" has passed
and that the employer today Is anX-
iOus to obtain educated employees.
4 man. too. may he able to profit
ny experience, or education, when
he is 60 as well as when he l6, Or.
Scott said