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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
Vocational Misfts May Be Changed Assets by Adusme

| and work environment which they
believe themselves not only suited for
but entitled to.
MARY C was an example of a
AVA failure turned into a success be
cause, with help, she did achieve the
right attitude. She needed her job
badly. ST. had left home, after the
second marriage Of her father. be-
cause of her inability to get along
with her stepmother. Though Is
years of age, she had never worked
before. and. though Intelligent and
fairly capable, she had not acquired
efficient habits of application, either
in school or at home.
She was immature and childish
easily depressed, very emotional and
inclined to day dreaming. She had
lost % pounds in weight during the
last three months and did not sleep
well at night-partly because she was
haunted by the fear of losing her job
She was also lonely, given to periods
Of detachment. was ineffective in
dealing with customers, lacked knowI-
edge of her stock, grew tired very
easily and was irritable when criti-
ciZed. Her sales were poor. She was
new girl. and with all these disad-
, VantageS her buyer saw no reason
for keNninC her, so she made out a
lay-off slip ana sent 1t through to the
general managers office.
Here. instead of being fired, she
won a reprieve. The general man
ager requested that she be given a
psychiatric investigation, to discover
what lay back of her failure, and
whether or not she could be salvaged
for the firm.
Analysis showed that Mary was
passing through an acute period of
depression that needed psychiatric
understanding and treatment. Her
home life had been unhappy, and she
had been suddenly forced to meet
reality and take care of herself. In,
stead of squaring her shoulders and
making the most of her natural abil-
tiles. she had reacted in a childish
way to her difficulties; she had pitied
herself and her emotional disorder
and ineffectiveness had been made
worse because she realized that she
was failing and was haunted by the
| fear of losing her job.
The psychiatrist drew picture for
her of the way she appeared to other
people, and stressed the fact that she
must now adopt a grown-up attitude
toward the world, must meet reality
instead of running away from it into
the refuge of day dreams, must play
the game of life and business accord.
ing to the rules of the game. She
was also urged to eat in a more
rational manner. and in other similar
ways to build up her physical health
The cooperation of the buyer who
! employed her was enlisted, and she
was asked to adopt a more construC-
I 4 II. Hoo IL
/ ciplinary attitude toward Mary
| The results were startling. Freed
from the immediate fear of dismissal
and with a clear understanding Of
! wherein her difficulties lay, she imme-
| diate'y began to improve in both
health and efficiency. Her insomnia
DISAPPEARED, her appetite came back
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
BY v. V. ANDERSON, NJ. d.

Business Director of Medical Research
A BOUT 20 per cent of the EN-
~ ployes of mercantile estab-
~ lishments-and this is prob
ably true Of other organiza-
tions as welfare problem"
individuals. That is, they are either
out-and.out liabilities or potential liza
bilities to the business man. 1t is
people from this group who are being
repeatedly transferred from job to job,
or being fired. or resigning.
AS the employer sees these indl-
viduals, they are production problems
chronic health problems, chronic
attendance problems, serious attitude
problems, or marked disciplinary cases
and the like: from his viewpoint. he
is better off without them.
AS the psychiatrist sees them. they
all present distinguishing physical and
mental characteristics that underlie
not only their job Embellishments,
but faulty abusive efforts in failures
in other life situations.
In studying the life histories OF such
persons and analyzing their careers,
the psychistrist is struck With one
outstanding factor which is true of
most of them-a personality makeup
that is either unsuited to the job it.
self, to the particular department, TO
the standards of the orga imitation, or
to successful work in general under
any business conditions, no matter
how efficient.
Though such cases may at first
seem hopeless, and the business mans
answer is often just to weed them
out, the experience Of the psychiatrist
has led him to believe that a large
proportion of these people-fully 80
per cent-may be adjusted and
changed into assets, rather than liza
bilities. II has been demonstrated
through concrete cases that the re-
suits achieved in the adjustment of
employees, in the increase of their
efficiency, in their improved morale
and in the prevention of chronic diff
culties that frequently lead later TO
serious social failure more than JUS
tify such a procedure.
IL is hard TO see how business and
industry are going TO escape the def.
mite social obligation involved in their
increasing contributions to that large
army Of misfits, who are banded
about the community from one store
TO another or from one industry to
another; out of work "A large proper
ton Of the time; partly supported by
family or friends or churches or SO.
cial agencies or institutions; furnish
ing the richest possible soil for the
development and growth of delin.
ouency and mental dsease-condi-
tions that become the joint burden and
responsibility Of the community as a
whole.
Business responsibility, If there Is
TO be such, certainly does not lie in
the direction of creating facilities for
the custodial care of human failures
or the cure of apparently hopeless
work Embellishments, but rather in
the early recognition, careful dag
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

and her weight increased. She applied
! herself to her job, with the result thai
| in two weeks her buyer sent in re
quest that she should not be laid off
| adding, II should like to keep her, as
she is so cheerful and helpful to every
one, and once she learns a thing she
does not forget it,
| At the end of three months this was
her further estimate of Mary: She is
quite satisfactory. Her sales are good
| but | lay special emphasis on her
willingness, her good nature and her
| service to customers"
x X X
EANNIE L was another job mis-
fit. Cultured, educated. Travelled
and brought up in an environment
that had given her great confidence
in herself, she was nevertheless fail.
ing in the rather important executive
position she held. She was domineer-
ing at times, truculent at others and
entirely unable to secure the support
of the sales girls under her. She had
vague ideas relating to things that
should be done, but was not really
familiar with what her superiors
wanted accomplished. In short. she
was an individualist. a person who
would never do team work well.
There are several types of positions
in which woman Of her qualifications
and personality defects-might new.
ertheless succeed, positions in which
her education. culture and self-confi
dence would be assets. and in. which
her Job would be so individual that she
would not have to work in close CO.
operation with others. She might
&c ~,
a complaint department, or in certain
forms of clerical work. What the
firm actually did was to make her "a
shopper. at which she made good.
Careful study of those who succeed
and those who fail in various types of
job has helped the psychiatrist to form
certain conclusions as to the personal
qualifications for each type of work.
1t Is possible to tell who will probably
make a good executive and who a
good salesclerk without actually try
ing them out
What qualifications should a good
executive have? Briefly speaking. he
or she should be a high school gradu-
ate-college preferred-though in eX.
ceptional cases experience may COM
pensate. and of sufficient age to make
for maturity. Intelligence should be
high, though some of average intel
ligence do we'll when they have par
ticularly we'll balanced personalities
and great interest in their work, An
executive should be cooperative, in.
terested and friendly to the other en-
ployes in his department, reliable in
giving information. with personality
l'and manner which commands respect,
He should be cooperative with those
in higher authority and show good
judgment and a sense of value in car
rying out their orders. He should
show initiative and Independent think.
| ing and be loyal and dependable.
X X
InUALIFICATION for a successful
~ salesclerk chow somewhat diff
ferent picture.f Here education Is not
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ton of other cashiers who were not
busy. During her idle moments she
fell into day dreaming, and when
rudely awakened by the sudden ar
rival of a carrier. with money to
be changed. could not collect her
thoughts. Her cash was so often
short that her department superin-
tendent decided to lay her off unless
something could be done about H.
A psychiatric examination revealed
some of the reasons for her failure as
cashier. She showed very poor
motor dexterity. a poor rating in ac-
curacy tests and low rating in speed
| tests--any one of which would have
disqualified her in that position. On
the other hand. Ellen was tall, good
looking, in splendid physical condi-
ton, neatly dressed and had pleasing
personality. She was of average nor
mai intelligence, alert. aggressive,
courteous and interested in people.
She was transferred to another de-
partment and made a success as n
salesclerk. Today. one wear later. she
is junior executive.
kAY N, 10 years old, was equal
1y unsuccessful as a marker. She
was unco-operative, showed a lack Of
interest in her work, was dissatisfied,
insubordinate and complaining. The
head of her department decided that
she was of no value and planned to
lay her off but before that was done
her case was studied by the psychiat-
rist. She was found to be IN good
physical condition, normally inteih-
gent, speedy, accurate quick at learn
ing. pleasing in appearance. alert,
active, responsive and lively. She was
simply bored by her work. She was
transferred to a clerical job, and now
six months later, is most satisfactory
to her department head-is rated, in
deed, as one OF the best workers. she
is no longer a problem to herself or
the firm.
The creation of facilities in large
business and industrial organizations
for the study of job misfts and their
rehabilitation and proper placement is
the next step in constructive person
mel work. Many so-called Job failures
will thus be prevented and there will
be measurable saving in dollhr- ana
cents TO the employer Workers
themselves, however, should bear in
mind that the greatest qualification
for success in any given job and the
safest insurance against lay-off is not
some mystical vocational ability
which one may or may not possess,
but simple, homely appetite for the
job itself-a live and vital interest
In the work one happens to be doing.
This mental attitude is the handspring
OF achievement. the principal drive
toward promotion and the greatest
secret possessed by the successful EN-.
ploye
Nor should it be forgotten that the
formation of poor work habits not
only makes for business failure. but
has a disintegrating effect on char
acter and may be a milestone around
the neck in the struggle for success.
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were on the prize, leaving only 10 men
at his side?
The murderer, without attempt to
hold his ground. retreated to the har-
Dor and the protection of the batteries.
but Decatur swept on, nor halted until
he felt the shock of the collision.
Gaining the enemy'S deck in one tiger
ish bound, closely followed by Mac
Donough and the gallant 10, he cut a
way through the press of bodies until
he stood face to face with the treach-
erous captain who had shot his
brother down.
The Turk. a giant Of a man. cut saw
agelY with the boarding pike that he
welded as broadsword, and Deca-
tur. trying to sever the blade from the
shaft. snapped his own cutlass at the
hilt Always swift in action as in de-
cisions, he took the second thrust in
the side, snapped the pike between
arm and body, and gripping the Turk
about the waist, back -heeled him for a
heavy fall.
An Arab, thrown free of the bloody
whirl by some CONFUSION of the strug-
gle, saw the plight of his commander,
and aimed fierce blow at Decatur s
barred head with his yataghan.
Now steps forward Reuben James,
humble seaman. to take his place
among the heroes of the world.
Brought to his knees by many gaping
wounds, unable to lift his hacked
arms, through the haze of his agony
he saw the bright blade of the simitar
started on the deadly downward
stroke. Rising by a mighty effort he
managed to throw himself across De
catur's shoulders, Offering his own de-
voted head to the blow that bit
through hair and bone.
X
REUBEN JAMES, glory be. recov-
cred in due time, and when asked
to name his own reward, scratched his
SCARED head and bashfully murmured:
IF it's all the same to you, Cap'n. let
somebody else give out the hammicks.
It's business ! don't like"
EXerting superior strength, the
Turk heaved loose and brought De.
catur underneath. His left hand hold
ing the throat. his right reached for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

The following article is the third
in a brilliant series on colorful
American figures by George Creel,
editor, author. and chairman of the
Presidents Committee on Public
Information during the World War.
Two earlier articles were devoted
to fernando de Soto and to Daniel
Boone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

the dagger in his sash. Roaring like
some jungle beast at the moment Of
the kill, he raised the blade, but De. |
The Washington times., 1927-04-18
Of Many Kinds Easily
SHORE AND MOUNTAIN PROP
ERTY FOR SALE IS

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r. D. LILLE
Laurel and Carroll Aves., Takoma Park
Col. 1929
The Washington times., 1927-04-18
BUILDING ssATERIALS L

BUILDERS, ATTENTION
Have on hand at Bethesda. Nd. . lot oil
steel car rails. S3 feet long. Make ideal
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Trigger. Bethesda. Md. Phone Bethesda
153.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-26

kind of ingredients we use =. the care We
take with the mixing, raising and baking
-. the carefu1ness of our tests 80.
It's rich, creamy flavor, its firm yet deli
cate texture, its nourishine wholesomeness
give to Rice's just the qualities that
Washington people demand in bread.
Fresh-twice daily-at your own gro
cer's-each loaf with the seal and
guarantee of the City Bak-
ing Institute.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-26
PLANS Laid FOR|
NAVY DAY

Commemorative Navy Day and
the anniversary Of the birth Of
Theodore Roosevelt. who az secre-
tary Of the Navy and as President
Of the United States. contributed
so much to STRENGTHENING the ma.
tlon's first line Of defense. all
Washington tomorrow win unite In
decorating statues Of naval heroes
and In listening to patriotic speeches
throughout the day and evening.
The Navy Yard win be thrown
open to the public all day. At 1880
D. M. Secretary Of the Navy Wilbur
win speak at the east side Of the
Navy Building.
Ceremonies win be held by the
National Sojourners at the statue
of John Paul Jones at 11:SO o'clock;
by the Danes of the Loyal Legion,
at DUPONT Statue in Dupont Circle,
and by the Spanish War Veterans
at the Maine Memorial in Arlington
Cemetery at 1880 o'clock.
The Mayflower. Presidential
yacht. win be open for inspection
throughout the day. AZ will also
the Naval Hospital. the u. 8. s.
Allen. training ship of District
Naval Reseryists, ana the Secretary
of the Nays yacht. Sylph.
The Naval Reservists viii hold q
special drill at its armory at the
Washington Navy Yard tomorrow
night. to which the public win be
admitted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-26
Civil Legion Calls
Annual Convention

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 26.-The
Civil Legion" including all the
men and women who served In the
nonuniformed branches during the
World War, will hold its second
annual convention here November
11-12.
The Civil Legion membership IL
made up Of all the noncombatant
forces engaged IN war activities
under Government supervision and
authority, including the governors
of the States during the war,
members OF the War Cabinet and
Congress, national and state coun.
ellis of defense. ,selective service
boards, Four-Minute Men, Amer
lean Protective League, salvation
Army, 7. NJ. G. A.. Red Cross,
Knights of Columbus, Jewish Wei.
fare Workers and others who min.
istered to the needs Of soldiers in
camp or on the field.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-26
Made Just to
suit the taste Of
WASHINGTON
housewives

Created expressly for Washington :. exactly
to suit the Washington taste u. Rice's is
the bread that Washington people knOv.
The bic, clean bakery where Rice's is
made is familiar landmark in the city -.
has been as long as most Washington people
can remember.
We've had the pleasure of welcom-
Ing here hundreds of Washington
housewives. They've seen
with their own eyes the
Evening star., 1927-09-26

Miss Frances Anthony Thompson
has been elected president of the
School of Education. University Of
Missouri
Evening star., 1927-09-26

Miss Miriam Mohler has returned TO
Wa shington after spending the last
two months visiting in Canada and
New England.
Evening star., 1927-09-26

Park Hotel for a few days. having
come to Washington with their daugh-
ter, Miss Frances Owen, who is enter
ing her last year at Gunston Hall this
Fall.
The marriage of Miss Edith Carolyn
Eshelman. daughter of Mrs. John Nc.
Phea of Inglewood. Calf, to Mr.
Thomas Francis Sullivan of this city
took place Saturday, September II, al
Philadelphia, Pa.
The bride wore a brown transparent
velvet dress, combined with overblouse
OF gold lace. She wore brown vel
vet hat to match and carried a bou.
quet OF sweetheart roses and lilies of
the valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph F. Eshelman
of Philadelphia were the only attend
ants.
Mr. Sullivan is an attorney in the
Bureau OF Finance, Interstate Com
merce Commission.
After a motor trip of several weeks
the couple will make their home at
30l0 Wisconsin avenue. this city.
Evening star., 1927-09-26

of Mr.. Davis's mother. Mrs. Armstea
Davis in this city.
Evening star., 1927-09-26

Mrs. Harriet HawleN Locher enter
tanned for the week end at her cCun-
try place, Joneagle on-the Potomac,
Mrs. Anne Tiliery Renshaw, Mrs. vii
liam Wolff Smith, Mrs. Helen l.. Fow
Ter, Mrs. Merle W. Hersey and Miss
Ada Virginia Crist.
Evening star., 1927-09-26

Former Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs William Gibbs McAdoo and
Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson, who
are touring the Berkshire Hills, Mass.
spent a few days at the Red Lion Inn
last week.
Evening star., 1927-09-26
You Do This

ALI you have to do then is take the
pieces home, put them together and finish
the dress! No doubt about its being the
right style. No danger of wasting your
material.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-17
Through tie Static

We played pinochle with the stat ic over the weekend and we had good time of it, too, we might add. Saturday night presented about the same amount of static as last night did. There was considerable of it. Stations seemed to have no trouble in arriving, however. On both evenings we noticed the famil- jar snapping and cracking and, as usual, We were at loss to account for it.
 One of the most elaborate Of of modern symphonies was radioed
 (patent applied for on this word) from WBZ Saturday night - the
 'Symphonia Domestica," by Rich ard Strauss, played hy the Boston Symphony orchestra. Serge kousso- vitzky conducting. One of our army of assistants says he followed this piece from the full score and is ready to say fully one-tcnth of 1t came over the air. The inside stuff,' he claims, was mostly all missing, and the softer portions, so effective 10 the habitues of Sym phony hall, We guess, merged effec- lively into static. Our sympathy
 goes out to the broadcasters at Symphony hall. With l07 men in the orchestra, there are not enough microphones scattered among the players. or something. We guess the
 broadcasting experts have done the best they know how, but the situ- ation cannot well be improved un- der Symphony hall circumstances. 
 A large orchestra played in the Roxy Stroll feature from WBZ yes terday afternoon, and 10 show how far superior the broadcasting ar rangements at the Roxy theater are compared with symphony hall, for instance, the music hit the receiver
New Britain herald., 1927-10-17

twice as clear as the Symphony the night before. When the Roxy the ater was built broadcasting equip l ment was constructed right into the walls, so to speak. The Beethoven Symphony in c minor will be played by the Roxy orchestra Of 11O pieces next Sunday afternoon. and if there Is much harmony and notes lost In the broadcasting We will be some what surprised.
 On Saturday afternoon we noticed a number Of sports features on the air, these consisting of football games in various parts Of New Eng land and New York. WDRC, New Haven, offered the Yale Brown game in it's customary "stick-to- facts" manner, which may not be so attractive to the non-technical lis tener. but which is absolutely sat isfactory if one wants to follow the progress of the pigskin. WBZ of fered the Harvard-H Holy Cross game, as did WNAC. There were several others but we paid our respects 10 the two named above.
 The Moscow orchestra registered last evening. being presented from WEAF', through WTIC. The organ recital by Walter Dawley was also up to snuff and we heard ''The March Of the Little Lead Soldiers" which bears a marked resemblance to Dancing Tambourine," 'To Wild Rose and At Peace with the World"
 Major Bowes and his family clicked from WEAF, presenting q program along the lines of RoXy's endeavors. We enjoyed it more, for some reason or other. At least we enjoyed the studio portion more. Of course the theater from which Major Bowes works hasn't the 110 piece orchestra that the Roxy has, 1 but Major Bowes, to our way of l thinking. has it all over Roxy as far as announcing goes. The artists are about on a par. Somehow or other, the Bowes manner of presen- tation is more home-like.
 We received the shock Of our life when out of the mass of locals came 1 the call letters of PWX, Havana. | The station came from between two | others and we cant figure out how
 we sorted it out of the muddle. The | call letters were clear as could be,
 but the music of an Hawaiian or
 chestra didn't come through so well.
 A Canadian station was on one side and we have forgotten what was on
 the other, Something, at any rate.
 
 signed off, but we don't know
 KYW. Chicago, came through
 loud at about 9;30 o'clock, a read ing being given. After that they