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child psychiatrist, as head of a Clinic in
an institution for juvenile delinquents,
renders sufficiently important services to
warrant a salary at Level V, i.e., $440-
$550 per month (next in amount to that
of the superintendent), the difference in
three levels or a ratio of two to one be-
tween the salaries of psychiatrist and
highest ranking psychologist, is another
set-back, perhaps unintentional, for our
profession.
The survey mentioned has, however,
many fine suggestions, among which
the proposal to hold nation-wide examina-
tions for position of superintendent, de-
serves commendation and should be con-
templated by other states as well. Ac-
cording to the various Handbooks of In-
stitutions for Juvenile Delinquents, pub-
lished by the Osborne Association be-
tween 1938 and 1943, superintendents of
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TEMKIN,O W S E I . The falling sickness:
A kistory of epilepsy from the Greeks
to the beginnings of modern neurology.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins Press, 1945,
pp. xv + 380. $1.00.
Temkin’s history of epilepsy is the fourth
volume in the series of publications issued
by the Institute of the History of Medi-
cine at Johns Hopkins University. In it
he presents a history of epilepsy from the
time of the early Greeks up to the con-
tributions of Hughlings Jackson. Iiot
considering himself a neurologist and
qualified to pass upon recent work in
theory, the author has limited himself to
an historical approach. It is a careful,
scholarly work which nevertheless is writ-
ten in an exceedingly smooth and lively
style which makes for pleasant as well as
interesting reading. This volume is bound
to appeal to all those interested in the
problem of epilepsy. The present re-
viewer would like to suggest that the book
might well have a wider appeal to anyone
interested in either the history of medi-
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some of the institutions at that time were
former lumber salesmen, insurance sales-
men, buyers for department stores and
other untrained persons whose formal
education had never gone beyond high
school. If examinations such as the above
would replace the apparent political bias
which has so far prevailed, psychologists
might well be interested to enter admin-
istrative work in institutions of this kind.
Positions like these would be commensur-
ate with the advanced training our profes-
sion requires, in contrast to those dis-
cussed in the beginning of this article,
and would furnish the trained child guid-
ance worker with enough authority. Thus
the outmoded methods which still haunt
many of these schools could be eliminated.
RUDOLF LASSNER, PH.D.
Store Training School,
Red Wing, Minn.
cine or of science itself. The various his-
torical concepts of epilepsy and the vicis-
situdes through which this diagnosis has
progressed make spirited and thoughtful
reading for anyone interested in the de-
velopment of scientific thought. The vol-
ume merits a much wider cultural interest
than might at first appear from the title.
There is a bibliography of 706 titles and
an excellent index of names and subjects.
The book is of large size with a pleasant
type face and several illustrations. It is
an excellent book in format, style, and
content. WILLIAM A. HUNT
Northwestern University.
RAPAPORT, D. Diagnostic psychological
testing. Chicago : Year Book Publish-
ers, 1945, 1946, pp. 1089, two volumes.
$13.00 (both vols.).
The author and his collaborators are
members of the Research Staff of the
Menninger Clinic and Foundation. These
volumes represent an attempt to system-