Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
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w developing and growing greater? Centuries
ago the Latins had words for what they believed
mind in healthy body" And the most advanced
scientists say practically the thing.
Some of the most modern students Of the human mind
believe that fight off the approach of feebleness
and inability to learn more by
Better health "A more active interest the
world around him, and 3-mental exercise
According to DR. George D. Stoddard of the Univer-
sity Of Iowa there definite period
stops growing Nor is there any why keep
right on developing if certain conditions and principles
are followed. BY avoiding bad health conditions diet
gland disturbances diseases much look
ing into the past and worrying about what might have
been and by taking plenty exercise mind
can be prevented from becoming rigid static and feeble
When intelligence" explained Or. Stod-
dsrd I'VE trying to find out the capacity of person
TO acquire knowledge, to relationships and solve
problems What makes difficult to- devise tests for
measuring intelligence is that century popua-
ton is mixed far race family background
cation are concerned The differences with which people
are born do not from any single
variety of things which may be accidental
learned And the growth of the intelligence whole
is product persons total experience Thus while
person because of certain combinations
which he was born, cannot become things there
nothing that he must absolutely grow up into
I'm order to make a difference what we call
intelligence and what call achievement, people
that mental tests measure the persons original
paciy But this is difficult thing to since there
is one sure thing about mental ability that thing that
it positively grows
Since mental ability does grow the word original
can mean only original at particular time in the
life history of the individual and not original his
whole life"
Or. stoddard that if the intellect works eco
nomicaly things that false will be rejected quickly
and the data which have to do with the
problem can be mastered before the mind begins to get
too weary Taking long to get endanger-
ing the working out of that solution
Judging by a large amount of research which has
been completed the past 20 years" says DR. Stod-
dard 1T perfectly clear that intellectual standing
Of any person from bahyhood up definitely related
the opportunities which he had in his cultural
And it is also evident that children whose l. as
rapidly have good environment while those l. Q's
fan have unfavorabe environment
This be clearly the foster children
an average or an de-
Of intelligence under good conditions
what the intelligence quotent Of their parents
In Iowa for instance year after year sample several
hundred egitmate children lowest social levels
When they have been placed good homes at a very
carly by the time they get TO school age they
level of intelligence pretty far above that general
The way which school children change their / O. is
interesting In 16 per cent of grade school children
amined there shift of 20 points up Some OF them
changed much so points, which really marks the
difference between dullness and brightness
And the way judge persons intelligence by
the last mental test and by the first just
physical ability Thus you want TO. know how fast a
sIHtyyear-od man how far he jump, is
better disregard made in the days Of
ms youth and find what he today by subectng
him 20 laboratory and behavior tests These will tell
you about his physical condition than what kind Of
constitution ne born with how great grand
father survived the hardships Valley Forge
In the same way. there is much point scientists
looking up their lineage and the achievements Of their
families and feeling confident children
accurate actual mental tests
Mental growth may stop any age, there rule
for when IL stops" continues DR. Stoddard Idiots
grow at all when they ful-grown they neither
children but something less than either other
children grow they be called gifted >"
Or. Stoddard finds that science showing that
achievement In scientific and artistic fields
the sixth and seventh decades Of life and
nuoteth year. In time the period Of infancy has
been stretched mans labors have been longer his
strength has been incrcased-and resut-therc
more old people than before.