Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-02
system
/, Of HIGH SCHOOLS
Dr., Evans, v. Of P, Says Aver.
age Graduate 10 Without
! Ability to Think
uNlM1ELLIeENT, He SAYS

The average high school graduate IL
unin.elliscnt. according to Dr. u. n.
Evans, professor of mathematics IN the
University Of Pennsylvania.
'Thc hieh school graduate comes out
of school with no intelligence Or.
Evans said today. HE has been de-
ve,oped along mechanical lines to such
An extent that he has overcome his
ability to think
"seventy five per cent Of the high
school graduates ore not able to meet
the probem Of the world. A boy grad.
uatins from grammar school 10 intclli.
seut, but the high school graduate IL
sot."
"Of course" Dr.. Evans explained.
'"this 10 speaking comparatively and
not absolutely"
Dr.. Evans bases his. opinion on
thirty years OF observation. He be-
iieves the best students the University
graduates nrc those who start with an
iese. and finish with high average.
''Thcy are better. DR.. Evans said.
"because they have met and faced prob.
lens which the others still have to face.
fhc man who enters with high aver.
Ace and remains high In his class, has
never been forced to toll as the former
has. He has the problems awaiting him
IN the world, and II he meets them
simultaneously with the former. the
man who had the low average and came
out on top Is the msn hound TO win.
"The university must fit all. and q
man with n very good high school course
generally finds work easy the first year.
Many OF his studies are mere repetition,
and he loafs. The result is when his
studies get harder he cant study, and
bis average goes down. and he finally
drops out"
For the first time in many years no
department of the University Of Penn.
Syivania Is overcrowdcd. due to a strict
control Of enrolment which the Uni.
versity administration and faculty have
exercised.
Enrolment iii Wharton School,
which last year totaic,l 2532, has been
cut to 24l3. A cut Of almost 800 was
made In the freshman class this year,
which numbers 504. Last year there
were S42 members Of the freshman
class. The school was greatly over.
crowded. and during the summer Dean
Emory johnson and Acting. Provost
Penniman decided to limit the enroll.
ment TO $500 at maximum.
Many applicants were refused, and
many more who applied we're admitted
10 departments where registration was
light.
The Law School. which still has
room for few students. has a fresh.
man class 70 per cent larger than last
year. \ slight increase was also Der.
mitted In the first year class in medi.
cine. and the enrolment in the Grad.
uate School has increased 20 per cent.
The remainder Of the increase In On.
rollment Is to be found in such de.
partments az the summer school. eve.
ming school and certain extension
courses.
Naturalization figures for the present
academic year are not ready vet, but
70 date there were In all departments
1854. persons registered, compared
with 1880 last year. There are np.
prosimatcly 800 duplicates" in the
figures for this year.
The records show slight falling of
~ the hunoer OF women students. Last
year 10 all departments 1882 women
we're registered. while 80 far this year
there are 3547.
DR.. Edgar Fahs Smith, former pro.
vost Of the University Of PennsyI.
van'a. professor emeritus Of chemistry
and president Of the American Chem.
ieal Society. will speak on the life Of
Joseph Priest!y. famous early chemist.
a. meeting OF the Priestly Club in
the Harrison Laboratory of Chemistry.
Inlrty. fourth and Spruce streets, to.
. Dr. Smith will exhibit many objects
belonging to or relating to Priestiy |
which have never been heretofore shown
N public. Among them are the o.isinai
manuscript manu- Of Priestly's autobiography. !
many medals which Priestly was |
awarded and instruments which he |
9sed, in addition to certain aifts from
Benjamin Franklin. ~