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OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL 149 



It is proposed to associate psychology with anthropology 

 in a Division whose chairman and vice-chairman shall be 

 I chosen alternately from the two sciences, a chairman from 



I anthropology serving with a psychologist as vice-chairman and 



|i vice versa. 



I If psychology is to meet successfully the now rapidly in- 



/ creasing practical demands by which it is challenged, it must 



organize for cooperative endeavor in a way not thought of 

 prior to the war. On the one hand is the imperative need of 

 highly developed and specialized methods; on the other, the 

 ^ need for largely increased and adequately trained personnel. 

 The war activities of the Psychology Committee have re- 

 vealed or created opportunities whose scientific and practical 

 significance cannot be estimated. Two years ago mental en- 

 gineering was the dream of a few visionaries. Today it is a 

 branch of technology, which, although created by the war, is 

 evidently to be perpetuated and fostered by education and 

 industry. 



Psychology needs therefore as never before in its history 

 intimate association with the more exact natural sciences, as 

 well as with the biological sciences which are more nearly re- 

 lated to it. The support and cooperation of other scientists 

 and especially their intelligent interest, are indispensable. 



For the speedy and sound development of psychology as 

 science and as technology, the National Research Council 

 should prove the most important of agencies. It is earnestly 

 to be desired that the psychologists of the country may unite 

 in their support of this national organization for the promo- 

 tion of scientific research, its practical applications, and the 

 profitable relations of sciences and of scientists. 



