The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-17
Child Prodigies in After Life
BY FREDERICK ). HAskrN

NEW YORK CITY, Feb. 17-What
becomes of child prodigies after they
grow up? Do they go right on being
prodigies, or do they lose their pris-
tine precocity?
The answer to This question, recent
ly given by several prominent New
York educators and psychologists, is
that child geniuses invariably turn out
well. They not only develop into
adults of unusual intelligence and en-
ergy, but they often exhibit rare crea-
tive ability as well.
| In the old days when children were
supposed to be seen and not heard,
there existed general prejudice
against encouraging youthful NANTES
tation of genius. The juvenile brain
was regarded as something very frail
and unstable and very likely to col.
lapse under unusual strain or pressure
The child Who showed superior talent
in the classroom was loked upon in the
community as one unquestionably head
ed for an insane asylum or a life OF
lcrime, and his parents were more often
than congratulation.
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| jealousy on the part of parents whose
own offspring exhibited no undue indi
Ications of brightness and from what
we know of the power of suggestion
to-day, it may have had it's own harm
full effects. But it was, modern scien
lists tell us, altogether without founda
dation. For research has revealed the
fact that there is not only much less
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the common lot of people, but that they
are usually exceptionally health folk as
well.
Innumerable examples could be quot
ed in proof of this, but few conspicu
Gus ones recently set forth by Prof
Rudolph NJ. Binder of New York uni
versity will suffice.
/ Socrates Did Well
Lets begin with Socrates" sale
Professor Binder. THE great philoso
Ipher served as a hoplite, which means
that he was member of what we il
Imodern terms would designate a.
shock troops. He was 20 years OLE
trend of affairs. Don't go to sleep
Organizations of money are tempting
only resolute work by our state divi
sions can forestall the trend. Bewar,
of the "one-man" theory if you woult
preserve this association. 1t is higl
time for a closer scrutiny of our ma
tional affairs when officers in higl
places are found going aside from tn,
duties of their Office and throwing
Their influence into the scale in tn
choice of national officers as was don
at Louisville and before and sine
Louisville. Such officers were no
drawn by us for any such purposes
Therefore it is high time for a close
investigation of their conduct of thei
offices.
From the highest to the lowest gu
officers are all elected by the chosel
delegates in convention assembled.
is given to no officer so chosen to us
his influence directly or indirectly il
the choice of his fellow officers AM
any such action is in derogation o
such officers just powers and an ur
wanted interference in the electiv
rights of their state divisions. We ar
, justified in resenting such interference
with the association
|, Many Of our members are or hav
been, suffering with the prevailing ep
demic of "fiu,' but seldom let it b
known until upon the road to recovery
The chairman of the sick and relic
committee can not give the attention t
such cases unless informed. Our SEE
rotary, Marcus Hasty, can always b
!. reached by telephone and will be gla
to refer all sick and relief reports t
the chairman for prompt attention.
N-l-E-W-O-E-H-N-E-R
Lewis robbed the alphabet
OF letters to make his name;
: Not one of his acquaintance
Can spell it twice the same.
To the grocer and the charge clerk
It's a puzzle and fright;
But His Honor, the Police Judge,
2 Can handle it all right.