The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-04
Article on Ardmore Public Schools
BY DR.. A. E. Winship In His Journal
of Education, Splendid Tribute to City

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check up. OF those with an intelligence
quotent above 120 though they take
five subjects, one-third have A. or the
highest grade, while Of those who have
below 30 and take only three subjects.
none gets highest grade and none gets
second rank, or b and only one In
five gets third rank ORB.
or those between 30 and 12O, with
only four subjects, none get A, and
only one in five gets second rank
or 3.
In the case of failure to pass, Of
those above 120 l. Q. with eve
| subjects. only 6 per cent. fail OF
those between 80 and 100 with only
four subjects 20 per cent. fail, and OF
those below 80 with only thee sub.
jects 20 per cent fail
They are al lin the same class ~
the subjects taken, but even wth
fewer subjects they cannot get above
the class in which they belong as pei
Intelligence measurements
In the intelligence measurements
they use all standard tests, the Alpha
the Terman, the Stanford-Binet and
the Otis. They make every conceiv-
able effort to get a genuine 1. O.,
and they deal faithfully and skillfully
with all in the sixth grade and above.
Application to Vocation
Every effort is made to have the
students know about vocations. The
students are given list of the 900
listed employments and select a .few
that are most attractive
Then, using Description Of Occu-
pations" OF the United States de-
partment Of labor, they study and re-
port to the vocational guidance expcr:
the description OF the occupation and
the qualifications required, and decide
what they would choose after such
study.
They arc then put in TOUCH when
possible, with some master mind In
that occupation, trade or profession.
The surprise. in view of the popular
impression, is that more of the girls
choose teaching than anything else.
Stenography was second and music
third. Three times as many chose
teaching as stenography.
There were SO different occupations
trades or professions which some stu
dents desired.
or the boys Is were undecided and
of the girls II, which is an adequate
demonstration that most students are
thinking seriously of their future ac-
tivities.
OF the boys 26 chose engineering In
some form: aspired to be lawyers.
Z boys and 12 girls wanted to be
musicians, "A girls wanted to teach.
5S wanted to be just teachers. Ia
wanted to be music teachers, and 2 |
wanted to be language teachers.
Tnere were II girls who wanted I, |
De secretaries, four boys and one !
girl wanted to be journalists. five
wanted to be farmers, four wanted |
70 go into the oil business. Three bows
chose to be physicians, three bows TO |
De druggists and three 10 be ar..hi- |
tects. There We're one or two who 60
80 4N'oN Otlt Vi the IOllOWlnH
cupations. trades or professions: Ac
countant. agriculture, artist. athletic
instructor. au;hor. auto racer. avia or.
baker, banker, bookkceper, cartoonis,.
clergyman, dairyman. decorator. dent
st' designer, dletitian, dressmaker
seologist, grocer, language teacher.
master mechanic, merh,ni.
al drawing. merchant, missionary
nurse, opera singer, pianist. poet.
ranchman. rubber business.
Report to Employers
When a student takes a school re-
'ommendation for a job It tells The
physical score, the intelligence test
'ank In leadership, characteristics of
personality and the general estimate
II his school work.
The distinct purpose is to have eyer,
'upil succeed in whatever occup ton.
fade or procession he may clec, Thert
slight Interest In having one get n
POSITION unless hn qupronl, ,L.....