Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-07
PSYCHOLOGISTS MEET
FOR ANNUAL SESSION
Savants Meet in Chicago and Lis.
ten to Papers on All 1mag-
Unable Subjects.

Chicago, Jan. G.-Savants whose re
searches have to do largely with thu
idiosyncratic manifestations Of the in
tellect, gathered here recently fol
sessions of the American PsycholOg
ical Association, which was held al
the University of Chicago lasted three
days, beginning on Tuesday. theI
adjourned for joint session with
the Sociological Medicine section OF
the Pan-American Scientific congress
which affair was held in Washington
Jan. 8, 1916.
No less than eighty papers were
read at the Chicago convention. The
contributors came from II the lead
ing universities of the country. from
small colleges with comparatively
local sphere of influence and from
public and private laboratories, and
other institutions.
The subjects varied from technical
discussions of such subjects as 1.-THE
Place of the Conditional Reflex in
Psychology" and "'rhe Etiology of
Mongolian Idiocy" to reports on "Mu-
tual and Physical Norms for Efficient
Mattresses, Maids, Factory Operators
and Saleswomen" The Effect of Al
cohol on the Intelligence of the White
Rat" and "Who Is Feeble Minded
In order to dispose Of the lengthy
program within the time limits of the
convention, speakers were allowed
only 10, II, or Is minutes each.
Only half All hour was allowed del
egatcs to the convention to complete
their registrations. Then two ScS-
sons of the gathering were started,
one considering General Psychology"
and the other Mental Tests" The
latter heard the report on efficiency
standards for Mattresses and other
working women. which was presented
by Jean Wcidensall OF GAINESVILLE,
Wis. Helen Thompson W0ollcy aud
Charlotte Rust Fischer of the Cincin-
natl bureau Of Vocational Guidance.
offered joint Is minute report which
showed the results OF comparative
tests, mental and physical, on Ia and
Is year old workers as compared with
school children of the same age. a
preliminary report was made by }. f..
Wallace Wallin of the st. Louis Psy-
Educational Clinic on a census OF
speech detectives among $4,000 public
school pupils. Five other papers
were presented to this one session.
In The afternoon an exhibit of new
apparatus aud teaching materials was
opened and was followed by q session
devoted to experimental psychology
and another which rounded out the
reports on mental tests presented i'll
tho morning. The results Of mental
tests on college students was prom
incnt in the afternoon discussions,
papers on this subject being present
cd by Karl T. Waugh of Beloit Col
lege; Kate Gordon, Bryn Mawr col
lcge; and Elsie Murray OF Wilson
college. Feeble Mindedness was dis
cussed by Mr. Wallin Of St. Louis
and Samuel G. Kohn of the Chicago
House OF Correction.
Wednesday morning was given up
to a debate of the relation OF psy-
chology to science, philosophy and
pedagogy and their comparative val
ues in courses of study. Discussions
and demonstrations OF labratory
equipment apparatus for measuring
the effects Of emotions and OF teach
ing material in the afternoon preced-
ed the annual business meeting OF
the association. A banquet was held
in the evening.
Thursday the sessions considered
animal and educational psychology.
Many of the visitors remained over
Friday to visit Hull House and the
juvenile court.