All the work is done in the
concrete. The class goes down with the professor to the
department store itself--"
"And then--"
"Then they walk all through it, observing."
"But have none of them ever been in a departmental store
before?"
"Oh, of course, but, you see, we go as Observers."
"Ah, now, I understand. You mean you don't buy anything
and so you are able to watch everything?"
"No," she said, "it's not that. We do buy things. That's
part of it. Most of the girls like to buy little
knick-knacks, and anyway it gives them a good chance to
do their shopping while they're there. But while they
_are_ there they are observing. Then afterwards they make
charts."
"Charts of what?" I asked.
"Charts of the employes; they're used to show the brain
movement involved."
"Do you find much?"
"Well," she said hesitatingly, "the idea is to reduce
all the employes to a Curve."
"To a Curve?" I exclaimed, "an In or an Out."
"No, no, not exactly that. Didn't you use Curves when
you were at college?"
"Never," I said.
"Oh, well, nowadays nearly everything, you know, is done
into a Curve. We put them on the board."
"And what is this particular Curve of the employe used
for?" I asked.
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