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This study was undertaken to determine whether tests could improve significantly the procedures used to select students for admission to a graduate program leading to an M.P.H. degree in Public Health Education, and to specify how these tests should be used.In 1952 students were admitted to this program on the basis of academic records, references,'and other historical data. A selection and validation program was started at that time by the University Counseling Center and covers three separate classes in public health education, limited to those students who were of English speaking heritage. The first two classes, Class A (N equals 20) and Class B (N equals 11), were selected by members of the School faculty without access to the test data. These students were tested at the time of admission, and the test data were filed. Class C (N equals 11) was selected partially by the test results. Formal analysis of the test data was not started until Class C had completed its academic year. The Test Battery and CriteriaThe academic preparation and subsequent work of the public health educator were investigated. A test which had not yet been published, the Concept Mastery, was selected as a predictor of academic success. 1 A stable personality structure plus a genuine interest in welfare and in working with people were indicated. The Strong Vocational Interest Blank and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory were selected to meet these needs.

Sztmn~ary.-A technique originated by Bavelas was modified in 2 ways: ( a ) the responses of 91 Ss (female clerical employees) were classified by 8 other Ss rather rhan by E, and ( b ) a resultant list of salient values was judged by 43 new Ss against a lisc generated by an expert (a personnel director). Alternate instructions to the judges favored values "important to" ( a ) employees and ( b ) the company; as hyporhes~zed, Ss preferred the employee list under the employee condition and no preference was observed under the company condition. E concludes the company may be overlooking employee needs for pleasant personal relations and interest in the work. Methodological and theoretical questions are listed for later study.