tion--so far as their qualifications warrant--into lines of work which then
offer the greatest opportunity. Only by such a system will each worker receive
the greatest income possible for himself, and also the greatest benefits possible
from the labors of all, thus continually increasing production and yet avoiding
overproduction in any single line." That the main features of the system
suggested by Mr. Babson are being made the basis of the vocational movement
is one of the most hopeful signs of the times.
Dr. George W. Jacoby, the neurologist, says: "It is scarcely too much
to say that the entire future happiness of a child depends upon the successful
bringing out of its capabilities. For upon that rests the choice of its life
work. A mistake in this choice destroys all the real joy of living--it almost
means a lost life."
Consider the stone wall against which the misfit batters his head:
He uses only his second rate, his third rate, or even less effective mental
and physical equipment. He is thus
