Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28

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2 Ernest Hemingway-Farewell to ArmA
3 Rev. Arthur Stowe-Tree of Life.
A. Mrs Gaskeli-Cranford. +,
S. Clyde Wilton-Romance Of Architecture.
6. e. M. Hull-The Sheik.
z. Norman Douglas-South wind.
3. Robert Stevens-The Usurper.
3. Lieut.. Percival Ogden-Espionage.
10. Leo Tolstoi-Anna Karenina.
Perhaps you feel discouraged because you
have, had to put mo" after 50 many titles.
Don't worry! It works the other way. The
person who answers yes" to too many has
poor memory or rs a deliberate deceiver. be-
cause many of the titles belong to no books
that have ever been written. OF course you
have never read them? Numbers 3, 5, Q and
9 are the false titles.
A ND here is another way that Is used DO
catch the fellow who viii cheat If given
a chance An ordinary examination is given.
The subject does not matter. Perhaps 1t may
be spelling. Then the papers are collected and
another test is given.
Then, without the knowledge Of the people
taking the examination, the answers of each
one are copied on by the examiner. Later On
the papers are returned to the individuals with
a list OF correct answers and the request that
each person score his own paper. The ex-
aminer leaves the room, and plenty of OPP
pOrtunity Is given to erase answers and change
them 50 as to increase the score.
The conscientious boy will, of course leave
his answers just rs they were flrst handed IN
right or wrong, but some boys viii take q
surprising amount Of trouble i'm erasing even
ink especially II . prize Is at stake.
Another test of honesty. which Is used some
times to measure the integrity of cashiers. Is
very similar In principle to the old childs blind
fold game Of pinning the tail on the donkey.
1t can be done with pencil and paper, how
ever, and no blindfoid Is used.
The examiner tells the victim that he wants
to test his muscular coordination, or that he
wants 10 find out how wen he can Judge dis
lance. The person tested Is merely to close
his eyes and place pencil mark ID each of =
number OF small circles. He has i've trials.
II he succeeds in majority of the trials. the
examiner knows that he has peeped.
Persistence is another quality that psychol0-
gists have found definite means Of measuring
In fact this Is much more easily tested than
honesty. just give person n particularly long
and tedious task like the copying Of q large
table Of figures. or copying in longhand the
names in a telephone book. Time him. and see
whether he keeps up an even rate, or whether
he soon slows down and begins to look out the
window. He may even give 1t up after short
time.
Some psychologists believe that the chief
value of the crossword puzzle Is q test of per-
sistence. Really. any sort Of intricate puzzle,
either mechanical or mental is excellent
Here Is one question that has been so used:
-Four boys arrived at river and found
boat that would carry just 200 pounds. but no
more. None of them knew how to SWIM; SO
they had to manage to cross in q boat T0m
weighed 200. Jim 200. Bill 100, and Dick ZOE.
How did they get across?"
Yes, there Is q way of working 1t out, but
as matter of fact it would serve the purpose
just as well If there were no answer Just that
fact was not obvious.
MECHANICAL puzzles, such as the familiar
9wire ring to be separated from the larger
triaI gle, or the irregular blocks of wood to be
fitted into seemingly impossible design, which
may be found in any souvenir store serve q
double purpose of testing both persistence and
mechanical ingenuity.
IT your boy win work at one Of these little
tricks by the hour until he has solved the
problem. you can be sure that he has one OF
the traits that Edison regards as most ina
portant to business success-the "win to work
Another type Of persistence is the ability %
concentrate ON task I'm the face of various
distractions, whether Of an annoying or an
amusing character. This Is trait that Is very
necessary in business. The person who can
work only when alone. undisturbed and unin-
teE1upteA, will and Success q diEacult matteap
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