To have a thesis, one must have a problem. This improvement of methods and means of the teaching of the students and supervision of the floor is always a problem in any teaching hospital. Although it is a problem which deserves the deepest attention and action from experienced workers and leaders, it is nonetheless one that is vital and almost insidious in gripping the interest of those for whom teaching and supervising, as well as the betterment of their hospital holds an attraction. No method of supervision in teaching is going to function with any marked degree of success until there is an improvement of the physical plant and additional personnel. This study has been done wholly at the Multnomah and Doernbecher Hospitals.