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You might have been asked to stand with a plate of glass before your before your eyes which was struck with a rubber-tipped hammer to test your mental control over the instinct to wince

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The Cosmopolitan

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The Cosmopolitan, Volume 58 (Dec. 1914-May 1915)

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Title
You might have been asked to stand with a plate of glass before your before your eyes which was struck with a rubber-tipped hammer to test your mental control over the instinct to wince
Additional title: The Cosmopolitan,
Names
Hiller, Lejaren A., 1880-1969 (Illustrator)
Child, Richard Washburn, 1881-1935 (Author)
Collection

The Cosmopolitan

The Cosmopolitan, Volume 58 (Dec. 1914-May 1915)

Dates / Origin
Place: Rochester, N.Y.
Publisher: Schlicht & Field
Date Issued: 1915-05
Library locations
General Research Division
Shelf locator: *DA (Cosmopolitan)
Shelf locator: *DA (Cosmopolitan), v. 58 (Dec. 1914-May 1915)
Topics
Employee selection
Employee screening
Genres
Illustrations
Prints
articles
pages (components)
Notes
Content: Editor’s Note (from non-digitized page): "The first scientific attempt to ascertain the fitness of men to hold certain positions in the business world has recently been made. The results have been so gratifying that it is not difficult to predict the wide substitution of the principles described in this article for the present wasteful method of selection by guesswork or the estimates of department heads. Therefore, the new idea will possess high interest for every employer, because it suggests a promising means of the elimination of business waste, and for every employee, because it will help to bar the dreaded way to his becoming one of life’s misfits."
Description
Lejaren A. Hiller's illustration accompanying Richard Washburn Child's piece "The Man-Screen," published on pages 647-649.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12616784
Barcode: 33433084221237
Photo Order: 68274
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9568c180-378d-013f-65bf-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1880: Creator Born
  • 1915: Issued
  • 1969: Creator Died
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "You might have been asked to stand with a plate of glass before your before your eyes which was struck with a rubber-tipped hammer to test your mental control over the instinct to wince" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1915-05. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a1bfa2e0-5164-013f-5c0e-0242ac110002

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "You might have been asked to stand with a plate of glass before your before your eyes which was struck with a rubber-tipped hammer to test your mental control over the instinct to wince" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a1bfa2e0-5164-013f-5c0e-0242ac110002

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. (1915-05). You might have been asked to stand with a plate of glass before your before your eyes which was struck with a rubber-tipped hammer to test your mental control over the instinct to wince Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a1bfa2e0-5164-013f-5c0e-0242ac110002

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