Jan, 29, It was said of a famous admini-strafer who possessed many admire able qualities but lacked an indefinable attribute of greatness, that he could not muster the imagination to discover the personal behind the public figures manipulated by him with considerable adroitness. even the highest of his advisers fell sick or disappeared altogether into the other world, the first—almost the only—thought was the problem of fling the vacancy. The ruthless ness of that attitude has Its merits. Some call it driving force. Others, better acquainted with the art which makes the engineer conside rate of his machine, realize that it cannot be trusted to achieve success, especially when the emergency, comes. If machines have to be! humoured and studied, so do men who are not machines. It is Important therefore for the community, to be able to understand the! Personal factors in the organization from which it draws its well-being. The Shanghai Municipal Council finds inspiration for this instruction in the contact which it establishes with the public through various departments. Public health, Public works, the Police all have their contribution to make to the store of general intelligence. The Education Department's concern with the after School career of young Shanghai is well illustrated "in its report to which extended reference, was made yesterday. Other departments, such as the Fire Brigade, cannot be forgotten, but in an especial degree} the survey of the Council's Industrial Section seems to reduce the personal factor to a vividly expressive equation. Unless there can be an accurate appreciation-of the needs, habits and mentality of the workers "who form the backbone industry, neither the employer nor the consumer nor the community which depends on that industry can be sure that it Is safely founded on the basis of 'a broad economic security, The annual report of the Industrial Section has to enter a wide field of inquiry in order to give the Council the guidance. and advice demanded. There alone is the justification for the personal study, neglect of which is so often disastrous even where—strong, administrative ability exists,
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