no.i.] PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. 93 



February 23. — The Surgeon General presents to the Secretary of War the necessity for 

 immediate provision of space in camps for conduct of psychological examinations. The Secre- 

 tary of War expresses opinion that suitable buildings are probably avadable in most of the 

 training camps and agrees to address a letter to each commanding general suggesting that a 

 suitable building be assigned for this purpose. 



March 5. — Letter relative to building dispatched to commanding generals by direction of 

 the Secretary of War. 



March 28. — Deficiency appropriation bill, which originally carried item of $384,000 for 

 psychological buildings, passed by Congress. 



March SO. — The Surgeon General, for the Division of Psychology, reports to The Adjutant 

 General concerning replies to letter concerning availability of buildings and recommends defi- 

 nite request that suitable buildings be assigned wherever available and that special building 

 be constructed immediately at School for Military Psychology, Fort Oglethorpe. 



April 2. — Recommendation by Division of Psychology for the promotion of 25 officers 

 of the Sanitary Corps, psychological service, approved by the Surgeon General of the Army. 

 Chief of the Division of Psychology so notified. 



April 9. — Request of Surgeon General that buildings be assigned, approved by the War 

 Department, and appropriate telegram dispatched to commanding officers of camps. 



April 10. — Recommendations for promotions disapproved by the Surgeon General without 

 notification of Division of Psychology. 



April 15. — Division of Psychology informed by personnel officer of the Sanitary Corps 

 that no additional recommendations for appointments or promotions in the psychological 

 service may be made until further notice. At the same time it was stated that ranks were not 

 available for psychological appointments because they were being reserved for the gas service. 

 This action was taken in spite of the fact that the War Department had unconditionally 

 approved the appointment of more than twice the number of officers of the Sanitary Corps at 

 the time on duty as psychological examiners. 



April IS. — Request prepared by the Chief of the Division of Psychology and forwarded 

 to The Adjutant General by the personnel officer of the Sanitary Corps that the General Staff 

 permit the Division of Psychology to proceed immediately with appointments and promotions 

 in accordance with original authorization of January 19, 1918. 



April 19-May 3. — The Surgeon General recommends to The Adjutant General, on the 

 basis of congressional action noted above, construction of special buildings in camps not other- 

 wise provided for. 



May 6. — Chief of the Division of Psychology informed by Chief of the Division of Operations 

 of the General Staff that funds were not appropriated by Congress for construction of special 

 buildings. 



May 7. — Above information confirmed by officer of the construction department of the 

 office of the Quartermaster General, with the additional statement that item of $384,000 for 

 special buildings was stricken from the bill by direction of a committee of the General Staff. 



As a result of this information the office of the Surgeon General proceeded to make the 

 best possible arrangements for examining space through assignment of available buildings. 



May 10. — Investigation of psychological examining instituted by the First Assistant 

 Secretary of War, who subsequently assigned Mr. G. H. Dorr to the task of conducting inves- 

 tigation. 



May 15. — Investigation of Psychological examining instituted by the General Staff. 

 Col. R. J. Burt ordered to conduct inquiry. 



May 16. — Division of Psychology notified that no additional appointments or promotions 

 should be made in the psychological service pending inquiry by the General Staff concerning 

 its values. It was subsequently learned that this inquiry consisted of a request that com- 

 manding officers of stations report on the value of psychological examining, the desirability 

 of its continuance, and the possibility of having medical officers do the work. 



