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with the word AS quickly as possible.
please"
The first words went simply enough.
Wardrop's replies came almost in
stantly. To flight" he replied lamp
touch brought the response ''hand;f
eat brought Burton" and both the
doctor and ! Smiled. Wardrop was in
tensely serious. Then
''Taxicab." said the doctor, and after
an almost imperceptible pause road"
came the association. All at once / be-
gan to see the possibilities.
Desk" pen"
'Pipe" Smoke"
Head" After perceptible pause
the answer came uncertainty. Hair"
But the association of ideas would not
be denied. for In answer to the next
word, which was ice" be gave
''bloodS' evidently following up the
previous wordi"head"
! found myself gripping the arms of
my chair. Wardrop's eyes were shift
ing nervously.
Hot" Cold"
white" Black"
WHISKY" Glass" all in less than
a second.
Pearls" A little hesitation, then
box"
"Taxicab" again. Might"
SILLY" Wise"
"Shot" After a pause. revolver"
might" Dark"
BLOOD" Head"
water" Drink"
Travelling bag" He brought ont the
word ''train" after an evident struggle.
but in answer to the next word lost"
instead of the obvious found" be said
woman" he had not had sufficient
mental agility to get away from the
association with bag" The woman"
belonged there
Murder" brought dead" but shot"
following Immediately after, brought
staircase"
| think Wardrop was on his guard
by that time. but the conscious effort
to hide truths that might be damaging
made the intervals longer from that
time on. Already felt sure that Al
Ian Flemings widow had been right.
He had been shot from the locked back
staircase. But by whom?
Blow brought chair"
Gone" bag" came like a fash.
In quick succession, without pause,
came the words:
Bank" Note"
Door" Bolt"
Money" Letters" without any |
apparent connection.
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Miss Maitland She was not abduct-
ed, and she knew perfectly well what
she was about. None of her clothes
was missing and that threw US of the
track. But look at this new glove!
She may haze had new things to put
on and left the old. The map-well.
she was going somewhere with a def
mite purpose
Il don't believe a word of 1t" the
old lady burst out. "She didn't have
secret; she was the kind that couldn't
keep secret. She wasn't responsible,
l tell you, she was extravaganza. Look
at that glove, And she had three pairs
half worn in her bureau"
Miss Maitland" asked suddenly,
did you ever hear of eleven twenty
twoT'
Eleven twenty-five what?"
Just the number eleven twenty
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thousand dollars left in a tin can on
the base of the Maitland shaft in the
cemetery would bring back the miss
ing lady within twenty-four hours.
On the contrary, If the recipient of the
letter notified the police it would go
hard with Miss Jane.
I'm not so sure but what she'd bet
ter stay awhile anyhow" Miss Letitia
said. Now that we know she's living
| amt so particular when she gets
back. She's been notionate lately any
how"
! had been reading the note again
''There's one thing here that makes
me doubt the whole story | said.
whats this about her reading the
papers? thought her reading glasses
were found in the library
You've got more sense than I've
been giving you credit for, Knox. Her
glasses are here this minute"
1t was a disappointment to me. al
though the explanation was simple
enough. But the really important
thing bearing on Miss James depar-
ture was when Heppie came into the
room.
She abruptly dropped the corners of
her apron. There rolled out hetero-
geneous collection of things-a white
muslin garment which proved to be a
nightgown. with long sleeves and high
collar; half dozen hair curlers-l
knew those, Edith had been seen in
midnight emergencies with her hair
twisted around just such instruments
of torture-a shoe buttoner. railroad
map and one new and unworn black
kid glove.
"Where did you get 'em?" said Miss
Letitia, fixing Heppie with an awful
eye.
81 found em stuffed under the blank
cts in the chest of drawers in the at
tic.' Heppie shouted at her. IF we'd
washed blankets last week as | want
ed to-
"Shut upr' Miss Letitia said shortly.
and Heppie's thin lips closed with
snap. "Now then. Knox. what do you
make of that?"
IF that's the nightgown she was
wearing the night she disappeared,
think it shows one thing very clearly. I
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CHAPTER XVI.
Association of Ideas.

N AtDhOI was gong 10 III
MAJ bad When to the doctor
| " word. staircase" again b,
said scar" his demoraliZa
ton was almost complete. As for NE
the scene in WardrUps mind was al
ready in mine Schwartz with the sea.
across his ugly forehead and the bolt
ed door to the staircase open!
On again with the test.
Flour after perhaps two seconds
from the preceding shock, brought
bread"
Trees Leaves"
Might" Dark"
Gate" He stopped here so long |
thought he was not going to answer at
all Presently, with an effort, lie said
wood" but. as before. the association
idea came out in the next word. For
electric light" he gave letters"
attic" brought trunks" at once.
Closet" After perhaps a second
and half came dust. showing what
closet was in his mind. and immediate
ly after to match he gave pen
A long list of words followed which
told nothing, to my mind. although the
doctors eyes were swapping with ex-
element. Then travelling bag" again,
and instead of his previous associa
ton, woman" this time he gave "yel-
low" But to the next word, house"
in his mental processes l was the
guest, the substitute bag was in his
mind as being in my possession. Quick
as a fash the doctor followed up:
Guest" And Wgrdrop fell. Let
ters," he said.
To a great many words, as | said be-
fore. could attach no significance
Here and there | got ray.
Elderly" brought BLACK"
warehouse" yard" for no appar
ent reason.
Eleven twenty-five" &C" was the
answer, given without a seconds hest
tation.
Eleven twenty-five c! He gave no
evidence of having noticed any pecul-
iarity in what he said | doubt if he
realized his answer. To me he gave
the impression of repeating something
be had apparently forgotten. The test
was over.
Il don't call that bad condition, Mr..
: Wardrop." the doctor said. You are
and you need little more
,are in your habits. You want to ex-
,rclse regularly, and you viii have to
,ut out everything in the way of
'timulants for awhile. oh. yes;
,ouple OF drinks a day at first, then
me day and then none. And you
re to stop worrying. When trouble
ONES around and stares at you don't
SIX it in to have drink Take it out |
q the air and kill It."
How would Bellwood dog l asked.
"Bellwood. OF course" the doctor /
esponded heartily. Ten miles day.
our cigarettes and three meals, which
, more than you have been taking.
fr. Wardrop. by two"
| put him on the train for Bellwood
lyself. and late that afternoon the
lree of us-the doctor. Burton and
lyself- met In my office and went
yer the doctors record.
when the answer comes In four
fths Of a second" he said before we
egan, at is hardly worth comment
here Is no time In such an interval
Or any mental reservation. Only
lose words that showed noticeable
need be considered"
We worked until almost I. At the
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and must be tried out. Special classes
should be provided for those children who
are incapable of keeping up with their
fellows.
1.-THE ideal condition for the care of
feeble-minded children as we see 1t to-
day is colonization, or segregation.
Where are we to get accommodations
for 1900 when it is difficult to get
them for 1900 in the whole state? We are
caring in the whole United States for less
than one-tenth the estimated number OF
detectives This estimate is based on the
census figures for 1900, at one in 700. At
present those children in institutions are
there because their condition is recog-
nized by the parents, who are willing that
they should be there.
ANY normal child is largely ruined by
institutional life. Such a child has no
opportunity to do anything Of his own
initiative. All is by rote. In cases Of
feeble mindedness this is not an objec-
ton. because the feeble-minded have lit
tie initiative to develop, and, moreover,
we hope they are never going out into the
world.
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information. What we did get indicates
the same proportion all over the country
AT the request of Ellis Island have
tried to find out what the proportion OF
aliens is by writing to all Of the instltu-
lions OF the country for information as
to the number OF aliens in them. 1t runs
at approximately per cent Throughout
the United States. There are Infants
border line cases and morons, OF course,
who cannot be stopped at Ellis Island I'M
less something like the Binet test Is used
TO prove the cases. OF course, infants
could not be detected any way. There
ought to be something done, and we know
enough now about feeble-mindedness SO
thai something could be done that would
be better than is now done, If the facili-
ties were provided
1--WE made a test at Ellis Island. Two
assistants came up from Vlneland and
applied the test OF observation first and
the Binet afterward. One watched the
line OF immigrants as 1t passed along and
picked out nine as defective and three as
normal. The other, who was In another
room, applied the Binet test without
previous knowledge OF which had been
selected as normal and which as defec-
tive, and the results proved the opinion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
Saws There Are $4,000 Predetermined Children This C School,
Hanus Committee Will Report Result of Investigation by Dr. God
dard That Number of Detectives New Yoks Schools Has Qm
tupled Within Years-The BmetSmon Tests and Various
Steps That Have Taken and VIII Be Taken Here and
Elsewhere to Aid the Backward Little Ones.

discussion and an effort to turn the solu-
ton of the problem over to the Depart
ment of Charities, which already cares
for a number of detectives on Randalrs
Island, adopted a resolution providing for
the appointment of two physicians for the
examination OF the children, two inspec-
tors of ungraded classes in which these
children are taught, and social worker
to visit the homes Of such pupils.
Arthur S. Somers, Of the board, who
sought to have the problem solved
through the cooperation OF the Depart
ment of Charities, declared that that de-
partment was considering a plan whereby
1t could act as clearing house for the
mentally deficient. Then" said he, "a
bureau can lie created to take care OF
and segregate these children" So long,
he argued, as the Board OF Education Of
fers a refuge the parents OF deficient
children would refuse TO send them 10
any institution if it were created He
wanted the problem solved in such a
way that the children could be looked
after twenty-four hours each day, even
If it had to be enforced by law. Better
to have these unfortunate children in an
institution" said Mr.. Somers, than to
have them at school where two thousand
children can point at them and brand
them openly as 'dippy' and their teachers
as the teachers OF the 'dippy' class"
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based on observation. One Of the normal
was six and tested six years Another
was nine and tested ten years, while the
third was an adult. / am entirely salts
fled that good, intelligent woman, after
six months training at an institution
where she could gain the knowledge,
could go to Ellis Island and pick out
feeble-minded persons as they passed
along"
What Is to be done to meet such sit
uation as that presented in the New York
City schools? II the moron type is a
menace to society. how is society to take
care of such a host?'
Every child OF six or seven years OF
age should be presented to the public au-
thorities and examined as to It's mental
condition. The result will be division Of
the children into three classes-those
clearly able to receive instruction as the
law specifies. those incapable of receiving
instruction. and those who are doubtful
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, made in this direction. When families
are unable to care for their children they
are willing to have their children in in
situations. 1t Is not so important to have
the men segregated as it is the women,
for II is comparatively infrequent tina. a
normal woman will live with a feeble
minded man. II we can do this we have
figured II out that we can handle the stu
alton. This plan is suggested by DR.. John
stone, superintendent OF the Vineland
school. / think sterilization should be
used so far as 1t can be used to help out
the whole situation, but it is not a COM
plete solution OF the problem. The laws
limit the application of this remedy to
such an extent that only a small proper
ton Of detectives will be sterilized."
One or two advance steps have been
taken in the New York schools In an at
tack on the problem of the mentally de-
ficient children. A few days ago the
Board Of Education, after a considerable
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DETERMINATION OF THE BOARD.

The action Of the board In adopting the
| resolution for the appointment of officials
to further the work OF the schools for this
class apparently means that it has de-
termined to solve the problem In the
school system.
a few days ago the Bureau Of Municipal
Research sent to every school principal
In New York and TO several hundreds Of
school superintendent elsewhere charts
to be filed out, showing the causes OF
backwardness in children, whether it be
due to lateness in beginning school, phys
ical defects or i'll health. II is said that
there are $4,000 children in the New York
schools who are not in classes where they
ought to be according to their age.
In Detroit the school authorities have
been working upon the problem for some
time. w. c. Martindale, the superinten-
dent Of schools there, recently described
in Psychological Clinic" what was being
done and the degree Of success attained.
He said:
while much has been said concerning
the advisability Of placing backward
children in special classes, and the eX-
animation to be given TO such children
upon entrance, little, IL anything, has
been said concerning the method OF pro-
cedure to be followed before a child can
be transferred from regular room to
one Of the special classes.
'In Detroit systematic plan has been
worked out which has been in active OPP
Grafton for the last two years, and 1t is
we'll worth consideration. Special educa-
ton for backward children has been car
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EXPERIENCE OF GERMANY.

Il think our experience will be that OF
Germany, where, at first, II was expected
| that the children in such classes would
return 10 the normal classes. but ult-
mately they did not go back. Now the
Germans seem surprised that any one
should ask how many will go back. In
Berlin is an institution for the care and
training Of those who cannot keep up
In the ungraded classes. 1t is not GUS
todial institution, but one in which man
ual training is the chief form of in
struction. The children are sent there
with the hope that they will ultimately
be able TO care for themselves. Those
who were in the institution when l saw
II were low grade fnorons or high grade
imbeciles. No country is yet up 10 the
mark in the care of the feeble-minded.
II may be perfectly wild and crazy in
my estimate of 1900. but It can be tested
1t does not matter whether it is 1900 or
5000. il is a big problem. l got the 1900
to start with by the per cent ratio of
10000 in the schools. l said to myself
this seems too large and l went around
testing and became convinced that that
estimate was below the mark.
Us the attitude OF parents, who, OF
course, do not like to have their children,
who look normal, but are backward,
classed as feeble-minded, the chief reason
why the number reported before the in
vestlgation was so much smaller than
your estimate asked the Tribune man.
WAS it because teachers prefer not to
raise the question where 1t can be
avoided?"
THE attitude Of parents plays part"
replied DR.. Goddard, but teachers are
so hopeful regarding their pupils that
they hesitate to think Of them as in
capable Of going beyond a certain point,
Of being mentally lacking. The greatest
complaint, which is making the teaching
Of the ungraded class work disagreeable
TO teachers, is the attitude Of the princi-
pals toward II. Many teachers have left
ungraded classes notwithstanding the
bonus they receive for this work. and re-
turned to the regular classes. because of
the attitude Of the principal.
II have in mind an e or rapid prog
ress' class. a class which is supposed to
be coaching class for bright children.
The teacher complained that the principal
urged and scolded because she could not
do better In bringing up the boys to the
grade In which their age indicated they
ought to be. The principals do not recog
nize that In many cases big proportion
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RESTS WITH THE SCHOOLS.

1.-THE only present solution seems to be
the public schools. They must be en-
larged to take care OF these defective
children. The children cannot learn the
three Rs To try to teach them is
cruelty TO children. They can do things
with their hands up to the limits Of their
mental age. Enlarge the school plant and
train their hands. The three RS are OF
little service to them. The teaching units
should not be ungraded classes, but
classes Of children Of the same mental
age. They should be brought together In
special schools for detectives where such
a classification can be made.
THE next step would be the lengthen-
ing of the hours of school until they ex-
tended from getting up time TO bedtime,
the instruction being given by relays OF
teachers. The parents would not oppose
such a plan. They ought to be glad to
have their children cared for in this
fashion. The next step would be keeping
them overnight. Then you would have
an institution right in the city where the
parents could easily see their children
and could contribute their food and cloth
ing. BY this gradual weaving process
you are accustoming the parents to the
proper care of their children.
"A difficulty is that parents are anxious
to get their children TO work as soon as
possible. Perhaps this could be overcome
by arranging that the proceeds of the
childrens labor shall be handed over 10
them. You could better afford to pay
double the market value for the sake Of
keeping the children segregated An in
stitution filled with idle children would be
not only non-productive, but perfect
bedlam, doing no one any good.
After the children reach sixteen years
OF age the women should be segregated
in institutions. Every effort should be
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spe ca11y era~ded c~es Sekwerd chi1aren ~ the
New York School.

Of the class may be composed Of feeble
minded. incapable of going further. One
gets the impression that all principals
are taskmasters when It comes to the
work of the ungraded classes. l think
could count off half a dozen splendid
women who have left ungraded classes
because the results OF their work were
not what they were expected TO accom-
plish.
The unselishness Of some Of these un-
graded class teachers is very great. Some
Of them give away all Of the bonus which
they receive for doing that particular
kind Of work, amounting from $50 TO 500
year, in helping the children. One
woman gives up her evenings 10 helping
her fellow teachers in that work to solve
their problems. They are constantly call
ing upon her for help and suggestions,
for she has been very successful.
About the worst pill in the whole box
is the working paper class. In order TO
leave school at the age OF fourteen a
child must have accomplished a certain
amount Of work and passed certain ex-
aminations. Until this has been done the
children cannot obtain their working pa
pers. The backward children who are
approaching the age Of fourteen and who
wish to secure working papers are put I'm
class and crammed for the examina-
ton. Personally, / believe nine-tenths Of
the children in the working paper classes
are mentally deficient. What is the use
Of requiring them TO worry their time
away in school? They will never 20 be-
yond a certain point in their studies. II
would be a great deal better for them to
be at work II they can't be segregated
I'm an institution.
"One Of the most serious things about
the whole situation IS that which the
Board Of Education Is now intending 10
correct by the appointment OF field
worker to visit the homes Of the chill
dren. 1t is one OF the oversights that
there are no statistics TO show what has
become Of the children who have left
school.
THE board has not kept the slightest
record Of what has happened 10 test the
value Of the system Of training adopted.
asked the teachers what happened 10
the children after they left the classes.
Some Of the teachers had kept records
for themselves. One teacher said she was
asked about once a month to find Johnny
a job which showed that Johnny was
drifting, with little capacity to hold a
position. Some Of the children found their
way into the Juvenile Court"
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tai status. Boards Of education will not
take any stand on the question of the
mentally deficient child. Another reason
is that there are few in the city who
comprehend the situation. This was due
in the past perhaps to the feeling that
the reason for backwardness was that
the child was not properly nourished.
Give him a breakfast they said, and
he will come out all right There is in
congruity in reports.
DIR. Maxwell refers to the ungraded
classes as classes for mental detectives,
while the teachers look upon them as
classes for the backward. / always
asked of the teachers, How many Of
these children will get back into the
grades?' They would say, Most Of them
will but when pressed for more de-
finite reply they would say. There are
one or two who may go back I would
then ask, How many have you here who
will go back?' The reply was usually
indefinite. Wherever l found a teacher
who had had charge OF an ungraded class
for two or three years, / would inquire
as to the number they had sent back to
the regular grade classes. 1 would find
only one or two last year. and 'one or
two the year before and this year will
sent two
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ried on in Detroit for the last ten years.
Work was begun in 1901, with the open
ing of one room, and since that time
eight additional rooms have been opened.
From the beginning it was found that
great many low grade children were
placed in these rooms who were purely
institutional cases To eliminate these
children without giving offence to the
parents has been long and serious prob
lem.
From its introduction the work has
been in charge OF child study commit
tee. organized by Superintendent Martin
dale. This committee is made up OF the
president of the Board of Education. who
acts as president; the superintendent OF
schools, who Is member ex officio; the
director of kndergartens, supervisor OF
ungraded rooms. supervisor OF primary
grades, principal Of the School for the