The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-06
MEN SMARTER THAN
WOMEN SAYS REED
PROFESSOR III. B. REEDS STATE
MENT LIABLE TO GET HIM IN
BAD WITH GIRLS

Men are more intelligent than
women Professor H. B. Reed of the
department of psychology has thus
settled the ancient quarrel after a
careful study of the results of in
telligence tests given university stu
dents this winter. Among other facts
the examination showed that students
entering after they reached the age
of Is were less able to carry the work
than younger students and that each
class was more intelligent than the
one just below it.
The examination was given to 225
men and 159 women. Careful records
were made of the answers and the
results were averaged. That men 18
years old or older are more intelli-
gent than women of the same age is
shown by table Professor Reed has
drawn up of students who received
a grade of medium intelligence, rang
ing from 1T to 142 points.
This table indicates that women II
years old average ten points higher
chan men of the same age, but that
the men catch up with them the next
year thereafter and that men 22
years old average 8 points higher in
intelligence than the women. This
means, according to Professor Reed,
that the men have more opportunity
to get out into the world and that
women are more closely confined to
the home and domestic duties.
An arrangement of the grades ac-
cording to classes indicates that there
is a constant increase in intelligence
each year. The tests were so ar
ranged as to indicate the students
ability to adapt himself to environ
ment, obey orders and the like and
not to indicate the students know
ledge. That the higher classes are
more intelligent than those of lower
rank is due to the fact that many
year.
That women in the senior class
lead the men may be because a large
number of the men students were in |
when the examination was |
given.
Increasing intelligence is not due
to the ages. This is proved by
of the students according to
age. Thus the 10 year old members
IF the freshman class received the
same average grade as the Fl year
old men, while the 10 year olds in
the Junior class led the 22 year Odds
ny 10 points.
3The greater intellectual powers of
Boys and girls of a certain age, the
'arther advanced they will be in
school or college" is a general law
hat Professor Reed has formulated
% cover the data.
"All students entering college later
han their eighteenth year may pre-
be considered of inferior in
is another fact that Pro-
essor Reed has discovered This will
pply only to those whose high school
as not been interfered with by fin
ncial trouble.
Superior students come early to
ollege and comprise the youngest
nd most intellectual portion of each
lass. This is shown by tabulating
ne grades of the freshmen by years.
Eighteen year old men and women
eceive grades of 1875 and 121 points
81 year old men and
'omen receive 116 and SO points
ach.
This law indicates that students en-
sring college at the age of 20 or
tier will probably be of lower COM
arative mentality and will probably
2 eliminated from school before
heir junior years. Professor Reed
elieves that these tests indicate the
esirability Of a junior college where
udents who enter late can be given
lie opportunity to make up for lost
me. "There are no students who
st G or below in the junior and
,nior classes" said Professor Reed.
his indicates that the G grades have
zen eliminated during the first two
ears. A junior college to take care
such students would save the state
time and money"
The intelligence test consisted of
ght groups of questions intended to
lercise as many kinds of mental
,ility. The men scored highest in