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the personnel adjutant planned to use psychological scores in making assignments to the 

 nineteenth Division. The commanding officer of the depot brigade used the psychological 

 rating in connection with promotions of officers in his command, both to check the recom- 

 mendations of his officers and to check the significance of the score itself. He reported an 

 unusual degree of agreement between the two ratings. The records on individual examin- 

 ing at Camp Dodge constitute one of the most useful sets obtained. It was usual to have 

 practically the entire trained portion of the staff giving individual examinations during 

 draft periods. 



Number enlisted men examined, 68,019; officers, 1,908. Total individual examinations, 

 4,632. 



CAMP FREMONT, CALIF. 



Capt. Roberts reported for duty in October, 1918. No trained assistants were sent to this 

 camp. Capt. Roberts was assigned an infirmary as his permanent headquarters shortly after 

 arriving. His principal work was in connection with the development battalions and courts- 

 martial cases. He was also requested to give ratings on officers. A staff of 14 enlisted 

 men was assigned to assist him in the work. The usefulness of psychological examining devel- 

 oped rapidly but lasted only a short time owing to the close of active recruiting. 



The number of men examined during this short period of time was 3,165; of officers, 320. 

 Total individual examinations, 758. 



CAMP FUNSTON, KANS. 



Lieut. Stech reported as chief examiner in April, 1918, and was transferred to Camp Logan 

 as chief examiner in October, 1918. Capt. Rowe reported as chief examiner in June, 1918. 

 Lieut. Shumway was assistant examiner. Sergts. Augenblick, Bird, Erickson, and Harry, 

 Corpls. Blake and Woellner, and Pvts. Hansen, Neal, Rachofsky, and Riggs, who received 

 training at Greenleaf, constituted the permanent detail. The temporary detail varied, but was 

 approximately 22 additional enlisted men. 



The psychological building was permanently assigned. It was located near depot brigade 

 headquarters and the staff was attached to the brigade staff. Much of the examining, however, 

 was done in distant detention camps, necessitating much travel and extra administrative work. 



Examination alpha was given to men who could read fairly well and had fourth-grade school- 

 ing. Small alpha groups were held during the short-scoring of the blanks ; with large groups a 

 recall system was used. During examination beta obviously low-grade men were selected by 

 the orderlies and sent to the individual examiner. Doubtful papers were short-scored. One- 

 fourth of all men examined were negroes, and of these 30 to 60 per cent made E on beta. Only 

 the lowest cases (selected on inspection by the chief examiner) were examined individually 

 with a view to discharge. The remainder were recommended for development and labor 

 battalions. Ratings were entered on service records (camp order, July 9). 



A psychologist was assigned to work in the psychiatric office at the receiving station during 

 several drafts, but this was later discontinued under pressure of work. 



Considerable work was done in examining men for special assignments. The Medical 

 Officers' Training Camp at Fort Riley was examined from Funston. The chief examiner was a 

 member of the examining board for the development battalion. Through the personnel 

 office 20,000 men were transferred from the depot brigade to permanent organizations on the 

 basis of occupational requirements and intelligence tests. This transfer occupied but a few 

 hours and proved an unusually successful method. Intelligence ratings were entered on 

 the service records. 



Camp Funston used the opportunity afforded by its negro draft to contribute a note- 

 worthy report on the distribution of intelligence among negroes from different States, and a 

 detailed comparison of negro with white performance in the tests of the Stanford-Binet scale. 



Number enlisted men examined, 75,677; officers, 1. Total individual examinations, 2,497. 



