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The Merton Method
According to Holmes Whittier Merton, "The Merton Method is the science and art of reading the proportion of the specific mental abilities of an individual, by reading the quantity of mental influence that plays constantly upon local regions of the face, and, much less specifically indicated, upon the contours of the cranium, the hand, and the general regions of the muscular system in the trunk and limbs."

Author
Born in Lebanon, Warren, Ohio, USA on April 5, 1860 to Arthur E. Merton and Josephine Evans. Holmes Whittier Merton has written various books and articles.

Inside The Merton Method
The Merton Method claimed that it was predictive and able to discern the possibilities of achievement in a profession and can assure a new position and predict the “probable growth or advancement in or dissatisfaction with the contemplated position.” He speaks of the dangers of employers hiring men that do not fit for the profession. He states that applicants that work in jobs that have training that only take a few weeks to learn can hold large potential for turnover because of the physical and mental stressors they can cause. He states that the Merton Method can give a detailed mental analysis of those in a short time but more complex vocations will take a longer amount of testing and job analysis. Throughout Merton's book, he goes into detail on the subject of physiognomy. There are drawings of men of different ethnic groups and his comments about them and their dispositions. He describes the facial structures in detail and what each means. For example, he describes that a "roman nose" means a fighter or that a long upper lip shows "great determination". The book includes a section in “Vocational Counseling: A Reconsideration of The Regional Influences and Products of Amity, Reform and Sociability though Questions and Answers”. This part of the book depicts a series of questions and answers that serve as a guide to learn the regional influences of certain aspects of a person. For instances, Amity, Reform and Sociability, along with explanations of what advice to give to a counselor given a client is less than average.

The Merton Method In History
The Merton Method gained popularity after World War II. Large companies such as AT&T still use a variation of the Merton Method to this day.