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This is but one important instance of the difficulties in the psychological service which 

 resulted from lack of coordination, misunderstanding, or ignorance of the nature and require- 

 ments of the work. No individual was at fault. Everyone was doing his utmost to facilitate 

 military preparations and it is not surprising that in various directions important actions were 

 overlooked. 



Since preparations for the extension of psychological examining were varied in character 

 and covered a period of several weeks, it is desirable that they be described under a number of 

 categories. Of these, the most important are: Provision of personnel, provision of build- 

 ings, the revision of methods of examining and the preparation of new supplementary 

 methods, the requisition and manufacture of necessary examining equipment, and the organi- 

 zation of examining in army camps. 



Section 2. — Provision of psychological personnel. 



STAFF OF THE DIVISION OF PSYCHOLOGY, OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL. 



The principal tasks of the staff of the Division of Psychology were the organization and 

 administration of psychological examining throughout the Army; the preparation, revision, 

 and standardization of methods of examining; the securing of reliable standards of judgment; 

 the formulation of suitable instructions for the guidance of examiners and of officers who de- 

 sired to use psychological ratings; the accumulation of data concerning the relation of psycho- 

 logical ratings to military value; and the analysis of results for the preparation of official and 

 scientific reports. 



The personnel of the staff necessarily varied both in numbers and hi special professional 

 training and interest. During certain periods the staff was considerably augmented to facili- 

 tate the preparation of methods or of reports. 



On March 5, 1918, the plan for the reorganization of the staff of the division to meet the 

 requirements of the extension of work was presented to the Surgeon General. This plan pro- 

 vided for the following officers: 



(1) Head of division: Responsible for general organization of work, direction of staff, 

 and field activities (Rojert M. Yerkes). 



(2) Assistant administrative officer and personnel officer: To be acting head of division in 

 absence of the head (Charles S. Berry). 



(3) Inspector of camp examining: To have general charge of conduct of psychological 

 examining in stations, so far as reports to the Surgeon General's Office, Division of Psychology, 

 are concerned (Clarence S. Yoakum and William S. Foster). 



(4) Reconstructional psychological officer: To be charged with psychological aspects of 

 reconstructional work and assigned to the Division of Special Hospitals. For purposes of 

 organization and administration of personnel, to be considered a member also of the staff of 

 the Division of Psychology (Melville E. Haggerty). 



(5) Officer responsible for revision of methods and analysis of reports: It will be the task 

 of this officer to conduct inquiries concerning the value of psychological examining, and to 

 improve methods of work as well as to direct the statistical handling of results in cooperation 

 with the statistical department of the office (Lewis M. Terman) . 



(6) Officer responsible for preparation of reports for the Surgeon General and other 

 officials: This officer shall also be responsible for publicity in connection with psychological 

 work (administrative officers and Harold C. Bingham). 



(7) Statistical expert, who shall be charged with the solution of such statistical prob- 

 lems as arise in connection with the handling of methods and results. 



(8) Trained and experienced psychological examiner who shall conduct, or supervise, 

 such individual or group examinations as are made by the Division of Psychology on request of 



individuals and bureaus, within the War Department, either in or about Washington (Harold 

 C. Bingham). 



(9) A filing clerk. 



(10) Statistical clerk. 

 (11-12) Stenographers. 



