Analyzing Character / The New Science of Judging Men; Misfits in Business, the Home and Social Life

by Katherine M. H. Blackford; Arthur Newcomb

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ANALYZING CHARACTER THE NEW SCIENCE OF JUDGING MEN; MISFITS IN BUSINESS, THE HOME AND SOCIAL LIFE BY KATHERINE M.H. BLACKFORD, M.D. AND ARTHUR NEWCOMB 1922

CONTENTS
		PAGE
INTRODUCTION		[1]
PART ONE--ANALYZING CHARACTER IN VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
CHAP.
I	CAUSES OF MISFITS	[17]
II	ELEMENTS OF FITNESS	[39]
III	CLASSES OF MISFITS	[73]
IV	THE PHYSICALLY FRAIL	[111]
V	THE FAT MAN	[137]
VI	THE MAN OF BONE AND MUSCLE	[157]
VII	SLAVES OF MACHINERY	[169]
VIII	THE IMPRACTICAL MAN	[191]
IX	HUNGRY FOR FAME	[223]
X	WASTE OF TALENT IN THE PROFESSIONS	[241]
XI	WOMEN'S WORK	[261]
XII	SPECIAL FORMS OF UNFITNESS	[267]
PART TWO--ANALYZING CHARACTER IN SELECTION OF EMPLOYEES
I	THE COST OF UNSCIENTIFIC SELECTION	[291]
II	THE SELECTION OF EXECUTIVES	[303]
III	THE REMEDY	[331]
IV	RESULTS OF SCIENTIFIC EMPLOYMENT	[345]
V	IDEAL EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS	[359]
PART THREE--ANALYZING CHARACTER IN PERSUASION
I	THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSUASION	[367]
II	SECURING FAVORABLE ATTENTION	[383]
III	AROUSING INTEREST AND CREATING DESIRE	[391]
IV	INDUCING DECISION AND ACTION	[401]
V	EFFICIENT AND SATISFACTORY SERVICE	[413]
PART FOUR--PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF CHARACTER ANALYSIS
I	THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF CHARACTER ANALYSIS	[429]
II	HOW TO LEARN AND APPLY THE SCIENCE OF CHARACTER ANALYSIS	[443]
III	USES OF CHARACTER ANALYSIS	[453]
APPENDIX
REQUIREMENTS OF THE PRINCIPAL VOCATIONS		[465]

ILLUSTRATIONS
Fig.		Page	Fig.		Page
1.	[Jacob A Riis]	53	35.	[Puccini,Composer]	231
2.	[Dr. Booker T. Washington]	54	36.	[John S. Sargent,R.A.]	232
3.	[James H. Collins]	55	37.	[PietroMascagni]	233
4.	[H.G. Wells]	56	38.	[RichardBurton]	234
5.	[Henry Ford]	57	39.	[Mendelssohn, Composer]	235
6.	[Hugo de Vries]	58	40.	[Massenet,Composer]	236
7.	[Dr. Henry Van Dyke]	59	41.	[Hon. Elihu Root(Front)]	253
8.	[Dr. Beverly T. Galloway]	60	42.	[Rev. Henry WardBeecher]	254
9.	[Richard Mansfield]	125	43.	[Rufus Isaacs, BaronReading]	255
10.	[Hon. A.L. Cutting (front)]	126	44.	[Hon. Elihu Root(Profile)]	256
11.	[Hon. A.L. Cutting (profile)]	127	45.	[Harland B.Howe]	257
12.	[Chief Justice Melville Fuller]	128	46.	[Justice Horace H.Lurton]	258
13.	[Frank A. Vanderlip]	129	47.	[Prof. William H.Burr]	259
14.	[Hon. Joseph P. Folk]	130	48.	[Hon. John WesleyGaines]	260
15.	[Hon. Nelson W. Aldrich]	131	49.	[Hon. JosephWalker]	277
16.	[Well-Developed Base of Brain]	132	50.	[Hon. Lon V.Stephens]	278
17.	[Beaumont, Aviator]	149	51.	[Hon. OscarUnderwood]	279
18.	[Lincoln Beachey]	150	52.	[Hon. VictorMurdock]	280
19.	[Col. George W. Goethals]	151	53.	[Robert C.Ogden]	281
20.	[Field Marshal von Hindenberg]	152	54.	[Prof. P.G.Holden]	282
21.	[Rear Admiral Frank E. Beatty]	153	55.	[W. NelsonEdelsten]	283
22.	[William Lloyd Garrison]	154	56.	[Dr. Beverly T. Galloway(Profile)]	284
23.	[Samuel Rea]	155	57.	[ConicalHands]	317
24.	[Lon Wescott Beck]	156	58.	[Hands of Mrs. Flora E.Durand]	317
25.	["Sydney Williams" (front)]	197	59.	[Hands of Financier andAdministrator]	318
26.	["Sydney Williams"(profile)]	198	60.	[Hands ofEngineer and Expert Mechanic]	318
27.	[Prof. Adolph von Menzel]	199	61.	[LongFingers]	318
28.	[Edgar Allan Poe]	200	62.	[NarrowHead]	319
29.	[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]	201	63.	[Sir HenryFowler]	320
30.	[Thomas De Quincy]	202	64.	[Reginald D.Barry]	321
31.	[O. Henry at 30]	203	65.	[Large Dome AboveTemples]	322
32.	[Edwin Reynolds]	204	66.	[Dr. V.Stefansson]	323
33.	[John Masefield]	229	67.	[SquareHead]	324
34.	[Edward DeReszke]	230	68.	[RoundHead]	324