Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1920)
Him TESTS STITE PRISONERS Rathie, Owens, and Hart Get Mental Inspection. ARMY EXAM IS USED Extension Division Reports On 200 Convicts. Miss Mozelle Hair, secretary of the extension division, spent Tuesday, Oct. lt>. in Salem for the purpose of giving the Terman individual intelligence tests to Hurt, Rathie and Owens, the three men condemned to death for the shoot ing of Sheriff Til Taylor at Pendleton last summer. These men expressed them selves as willing to take the tests. Dr. Gregory, who returned from .Salem Mon day evening, says the results of Miss Hair’s work will probably not be made public. Dr. Gregory and Miss Hair gave two intelligence tests and three school achievement tests to about 1200 of the 270 men at the state penitentiary Mon day. Dr. Gregory says about sixty per cent of the men were apparently much interested in the tests; the others were sullen and indifferent, and did not re spond in such a way that the data will be useful for further studies. Army Test Given. The intelligence tests used were the army alpha, the same as that given to tiie soldiers during the recent war. and the Terman group test. The school achieve ment tests used were the Courtis arith metic test in the four fundamentals, a reading test designed for the sixth, seventh and eighth grades, and a lan guage test designed by Professor Greg ory himself, for sixth, seventh and eighth grade pupils. The results of the tests are not yet tabulated. With the exception of about seventy who were out at work, the prisoners were placed at the disposal of Miss Hair and Dr. Gregory, he says, both forenoon and afternoon as soon as their routine work was done. The older men respond ed to the tests better than the younger ones, states Dr. Gregory. Tne one wo man in the institution, he says, did not take the tests. Four Classes Noted. Dr. Gregory says his impression of the group as he saw them together, is that they might be divided into four classes. Twenty-five per cent of them seem average men with average intelli gence and good bearing; a second twenty five per cent, are seemingly of average intelligence, but rather of a criminal type, the kind of men who would seem to need watching; a third twenty-five per cent appear to be of a very low grade of humanity, some seemingly defective in in telligence as well as in morals; the re maining twenty-five per cent are sullen, morose, and passive, and are probably subnormal. Dr. Gregory says he and Miss Hair were treated with the utmost courtesy while visiting the penitentiary, and his Impression was that the prisoners are exceedingly well treated. Warden Compton, says Dr. Gregory, is much interested in the tests, and would like to have others given. MUSIC FESTIVAL GETS HIGH PRAISE Progressive Action of Univer sity of Oregon Lauded In Publication. “To tho University of Oregon belongs the unique distinction of being the first collegiate institution on the Pacific Coast to inaugurate and put into effec tive operation a music festival intended to be an annual event of more than pass ing importance.” So says the August 21 issue of ‘Musi cal America,” a weekly of national cir culation published in New York, at the beginning of a description of the festi val which together with a large picture of the soloists, the festival chorus and the University orchestra covers a little more than half a page. The article mentions in detail the parts taken by all the participants in thb festival and speaks highly of the whole program. 1 jilt fl The closing paragraph says: “If tin* excellence of future festivals is as great as that of the first venture, the permanancy of the festival will be fully assured to the University of Oregon.” LANDLADIES UNPOPULAR. Just because the landladies in Ann Ar bor boosted the rent 200 per cent, the regents of tlie university authorized that the barracks at Camp Custer be pur chased and fitted up for malt; students •v. INTELLIGENCE TESTS IDE III MIS HI Oregon Children Superior in Physique to Easterners. That intelligence and achievement tests are a better criterion of pupils’ grade standing than the teachers’ estimate is the conclusion of Giles M. Rucli, in his report, just made public. Mr. Ruch made an extended study of 135 children of the seventh, eighth and ninth grades in the campus high school last year when he was principal of the school. Mr. Ruch applied both physical and mental measure ments using all the best known tests. On the physical side, he made compari sons with a number of similar studies in eastern cities, and discovered that the Oregon children are both taller and heav ier than the eastern children. Their vital index, a ratio between lung capa city and height and weight, is also su perior to that of eastern children. The results of the general intelligence tests agree with the teachers’ estimates in about three-fourths of the cases. Mr. Ruch believes that these tests give chil dren of certain temperaments a better standing than the usual method employed by teachers. He thinks if the tests were given at the beginning of the year, the pupils would be better understood by teachers and superintendents, and some of the evils of lock-step promotion would be eliminated. In the pedagogical tests, Mr. Ituch found that the campus high school chil dren were above the average of groups in the same grade in all subjects but arith metic and writing. No instruction in writing is given these children Beyond the sixth grade, which probably accounts for the deficiency there, says Dr. H. D, Sheldon, dean of education. Mr. Ruch’s work is the first attempt to apply all of these tests at the same time to the same group of children. His object in making the tests was to deter mine if possible what selioolastie use could be made of the tests. The bulletin is published as one of the University of Oregon series. Mr. Rucli is an Oregon graduate of 1014 and is now a graduate fellow at Stanford University. IDAHO STUDENTS INCREASE. Steady increase is shown in reg stra tion at the University of Idaho. So far 1710 students have, registered out cf which 1072 are women. SOCIETY TOO HARD BOILED. As a result of the thirtieth annual run ning of the Skull and Keys society at the University of California, two students. .T. W. Butler. ’21 and H. H. Cobb, ’21, have been put on probation until next August. The society has also been ppt on probation. Service Real service is our long suit nowadays. Since we moved from our old location, we have made improvements upon everything —even our service. Everything is absolutely sanitary, as 3^011 can judge from the fact that we have a power dishwasher,-steam table and refrig erating S3rstem. We even have a wash room for your con venience. The Imperial Lunch Fred Gerot, Prop. OPEN ALL NIGHT Pleasing Decorations Are signs of good taste. Why not “doll-up” your house for \rour first dance of the 3rear? I We specialize in things original. We never use the same things twice. We are Sign Painters as well as Decor ators. „ a At. . Kratz Sign Shop 20(), 8th West Phone 135 A. C. READ A\ hen it comes to campus views there is one answer: ^lixes, Football Games, Groups. COME IN AND LOOK AROUND . Thirteenth amt Alder Streets ' Phone 141 City Messenger Service Messengers 39 E. 7th J. C. GRANT, Mgr. Let’s Get Our Work Done at ANDERSON’S FILM SHOP Kodak Finishing and Framing. Opp. Hex Theatre. Have Your Furniture Problems Handled by Experts Who Understand The finishing of rooms and homes for University people presents many unusual problems—Our personal experience in addition to the handling of such a fine volume of your business has given us not only valuable knowledge but has enabled 11s to stock many special articles for you and to perfect means of hav ing other special things manufactured. * 1 Remember— T 'r " V‘r" YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD. ^ Free Estimates Gladly Furnished. » The Royal Cleaner is so efficient that it does not need the aid of other mechanical means to get the dirt. The powerful suction does the cleaning thoroughly. Royal Agents Sigwart Electric Company 933 Willamette Street Phone 718 3B 9 FILLERS FOUNTAIN PENS me CO-OP Is a decided success. The reason is we are co-operative. \ ou get our supplies almost at cost. Our profits just barely pay expenses—that’s all that is necessar}'. Make the Co-Op your headquarters, because the greater the business the less you pay. CANDIES ’N EVERYTHING