154 MEMOIRS NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. ivol.xv. 



The order of procedure is as follows: 



(a) A group consisting of 100 to 200 men will report to the psychological examiner at designated room for examina- 

 tion alpha. 



(6) Men who can not read and write English at all should first be eliminated from this group by directing those 

 who can not read or write to stand, and by observing the manner in which the remainder fill out the headings of the 

 examination alpha blank. Those who are eliminated should be sent to the special beta examining room ; the remainder 

 should be given examination alpha. 



(c) Men found later to have made scores of less than 15 (raw score) in examination alpha should be given examina- 

 tion beta. 



(d) Individuals rated D — after beta or after alpha and beta will report by appointment for individual examination. 

 It is estimated that not over 5 per cent of the strength of an organization should require individual psychological 

 examination . 



Summary. — All enlisted men take either alpha or beta. Those who can read and write English, take alpha im- 

 mediately. Those who can not, take beta immediately. Those who make scores of less than 15 in alpha take beta. 

 All who fail in beta take individual examination. The form of individual examination given varies with the character- 

 istics of the subject. Point Scale or Stanford-Binet examination may be given to subjects who are able to understand 

 English fairly well. To all other subjects performance-scale examination should be given either alone or in addition 

 to one of the other scales. 



3. ORGANIZATION AND ROUTINE. 



The value of these examinations will depend upon the perfection of organization and the efficiency of the routine 

 procedure which is developed by the examining staff. The following points are especially important: 



(a) Previous arrangement should insure the prompt reporting of men either by groups or individually at a given 

 time and place for prescribed examination. Company officers accompanying groups to be examined should be asked 

 to list men who give trouble, or whom they would like to Bee examined individually; reasons and company record 

 should be noted in each case. 



(b) Group and individual examination blanks should be scored and recorded as promptly as possible, and ratings 

 prepared for immediate report. The chief psychological examiner is responsible for one complete file of all examina- 

 tions, to be kept in easily accessible form by organizations. All available lists of names, such as company rosters, 

 personnel officer lists, etc., should be used by examiners to simplify and to increase the accuracy of the reports. Time 

 will often be saved by typing or writing scores directly on such lists, especially if they can be obtained in duplicate 

 or triplicate. 



(c) The intelligence rating of every man examined should be reported promptly to personnel officer, with comment 

 concerning any special aptitude noted. Company commanders should also have all available information as soon as 

 men are assigned. 



(d) All cases of mental deficiency, as well as all cases for which neuro-psychiatric examination is especially indi- 

 cated, should be referred promptly to the psychiatrist through the camp or division surgeon. Complete report of 

 psychological examination, on blank furnished for the purpose, must accompany every such case, whether referred 

 for discharge, assignment to special organization, or neuropsychiatric examination. 



(«) Psychological record card, complete with recommendation and disposition of case, and report on cases rec- 

 ommended for neuro-psychiatric examination should be forwarded to the Surgeon General's Office, Division of Psy- 

 chology, after the soldier has left camp. 



(/) Weekly statistical sheet should be sent promptly on or before Tuesday of each week to Surgeon General's 

 Office. It should be supplemented by such letter statements and special reports as seem desirable. 



(g) Every effort should be made to cooperate as fully and effectively as possible with all officers of the camp or 

 division for the increased efficiency of the Army. 



February 2, 1918, the following instructions were issued, by the divisions concerned, to promote cooperation and 

 increase the efficiency of the psychological and neuro-psychiatric services: 



PROVISION FOR COORDINATION OF PSYCHIATRIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS IN DIVISIONAL TRAINING CAMPS. 



It is agreed between the Division of Psychology and the Division of Neuro-psychiatry: 



(1) That psychiatric survey of organizations shall be made in conjunction with psychological survey. 



(2) That for this purpose psychiatric examiners shall be present at group psychological examinations, to observe 

 the behavior and appearance of soldiers. It is further provided that the work of the psychiatrist shall not interfere 

 with the proper conduct of psychological examination. 



(3) That rooms numbered 5 and 6 in psychology building shall be designated for psychiatric examining. 



(4) That the name, rank, and organization of individuals receiving grade E in group psychological examination 

 shall be reported promptly to the division psychiatrist through the division surgeon. 



(5) That report of individual psychological examination shall be accepted by psychiatrist as part of the medical 

 examination and shall be included in the case record if subject be recommended for discharge or for special assignment. 



Pearce Bailey, 

 Major, M. R. C, Chief of Division of Neuro-psychiatry . 

 Robert M. Yerkes v 

 Major, S. C, N. A., Chief of Division of Psychology. 



