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Dates: during 1923-1923
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Backsliders will be readily detected by Professor Delton F. Howard's character-determining machine which has been approved by the faculty of Northwestern. This device enables the psychologist to determine the qualities of a student by means of two pedals and five levers. News despatches do not make it clear whether the machine in question is sold under the trade-name of Ford or not. Of course, the Ford has long been recognized as a test of character. The inventor of the Northwestern machine divides humanity into four classes: 1) the man who knows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Schoolroom Patriotism | 5/5/1923 | See Source »

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