El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-11

ANY OF the things we say. we
MI do not mean. We think We mean
IL them, but we often fall into the
habit of twisting English words to-
zether that, when written down and
looked upon with the careful scrutiny
Of a grammarian, mean absolutely
nothing.
Some Of these involved and mean
ingless sentences are brought to light
in an examination to which freshmen
are subjected in the University Of Chi
cago These freshmen have been put
10 some new mental tests to determine
lust how bright they are After that
has been ascertained they are eX-
pected to maintain the same standard
throughout their entire college course
Stopwatch in hand, Dr. Henry 3.
Kitsou stands over each student and
reads a passage from book. The
student must repeat II. Then the stu
dent must read a passage from book
and repeat il without looking at the
book again. A number OF letters with
different addresses are given him and
he must arrange them alphabetically-
The time required for these and other
tests fix his mental powers
Here is the crOwning test OF all.
however. 4 number Of short sentences
are read to the student. Within one
second he is expected 70 indicate by
YES or no NuELnEI the Statements
MADE in the sentences are logically
correct or not Here are 4 few sam
pies. how many Of them could you
answer instantly?
He was 20 and looked twice that
He lit his cigar with these words"
With one hand he caressed her,
with the other he spoke"
On his helmet waved the missing
plume"
Two adversaries were placed at an
-qual distance from each other
Freshmen are not allowed 10 wear
soft collars or cuffs on their trousers,
I have never had any children and
my mother was afflicted in the same
way"
THE woman finished dressing in
her evening clothes and came down to
breakfast"
Dr.. Kitson says ne has found that
half OF the students Judge such things
correctly II is intended by this plan
70 ascertain Ahe mental horsepower
Of each student so that the quick ones
may not get off with too little work
and the slow ones may not be over
burdened-
ApropOs OF the formation OF the Boy
Scouts in Il Paso, the following has
been handed in:
Plenty Of room for the dives and dens.
Glitter and glare Of sin;
Plenty OF room for the prison pens,
Gather the criminals in.
Plenty OF room for the courts and jails,
Willing enough TO pay:
But never a place for the boys to race,
Never a chance TO play.
Plenty of room for shops and stores.
MammOn must have the best;
Plenty Of room for the running sores,
That rot in the city's breast;
Plenty Of room for the lures that lead
The hearts OF our youth a5tray;
But never a cent on Jimmy spent,
To give him a chance to play.
Jobs we do not want: Paying Up
he election bets made last week
Things 70 forget Political pre-
election predictions.
Our idea of a snap: Democrats col
lecting bets made with Hughes sup
porters prior to the election.
Things that never happen. Election
forecasts coming true.
Force Of habit: Republicans winning
Maine election
Here is touching little missive that
came TO The Herald office the other
day: Dear mama: II you can get
the money 10 pay my fare on the train
70 where you are, I viii be GLAD to
come TO you. With love to you all,