448 PI!A( TICAI. Al'l'lJCATIU.XS l)F MuDKUX PSYCHOLOGY. 



the post-war conditions of life. So far from being the study of a 

 few cranks, j)sychology can thus be applied to almost every 

 department of life; and one can only view the future with tre- 

 mendous hope for those countries that are not too conservative 

 to avail themselves of the results of research on these lines. 

 Already in America and in England considerable progress has 

 been made in the three departments we have chosen for our 

 examples; and, l)ecause exj^erimental psychology is still in its 

 infancy, there are greater strides still to be made. We feel that 

 in the gradual intrx^duction of the psychological adviser into the 

 realm of industry, where he will be considering the welfare of 

 both employers and employed, lies the solution of much of the 

 industrial unrest; and the development of commerce along sound 

 and humane lines. There is before us a " great door and 

 effectual " opened, with the prospect of industrial peace, 

 general efficiency, and material, mental and moral prosperity 

 such as is not yet realised even in the great industrial America ; 

 but for this provision must be made. 



Therefore, we plead for the immediate setting up of labora- 

 tories and testing-offices in connection with our schools, colleges, 

 and industrial centres, conducted on lines similar to those of the 

 National Institute of Psychology; that the practical experiments 

 of psychology niay be enhanced, ultimately to be applied to all 

 the occupations in which the human mind and body are engaged. 



