Show TESTS SHOW Si BAD GIRLS MENTALLY BELOW STANDARD Wide Nation Importance L I Attached to Pr Probe he 11 Made i Here Herc t j Twenty five delinquent Salt S Lake girls selected by Prof Proe Geor George e S. S Snoddy of or the University it of or Utah sunT mer school to servo as ns subjects f foj scientific Investigation In In the working out of or the tho problems of moral literal delin quency quene have borno borne out the thc theor theory that mental deficiency Is to a large degree legree responsible for tho the delinquency ol ot young girls acco according to statements Issued yesterday b by tho the university t. t I Dr Ir Snoddy In operation co-operation I Miss Sadie R n. Meyers a t graduate with stu II dent of the university hn has hns been mak I In ing an extensive study to det determine the relation between tho ho tendency to vice Ico In the individual and his or her hr d degree In mentality His lug findings are said to be of ot keen Importance and worth worthy of ot national Interest In their conclusions through their revelations and nd because of oC the extensive anti and practical tests used to reach roach them The Salt Lake Lalen girls were selected as III a typical group They were vere declared In each case the average type of at girls sirls who are aro found round delinquent Tho The iny tI atlon was carried on along along- concrete lines and for Information Dr Snoddy and Miss Meyers wont went direct to tho the subjects subject The Tho results are considered as of ot wille Interest at ll this time be be- be cause causa of the the discussion pro and con regarding the question of ot an increase In delinquency because of ot tho the groupIng group group- Ing of or largo large bodies of ot men In camps and cantonments I Defends Soldiers Soldier I 1 have ha more faith In young oung Amer lea ica than hart to concede that tho the claim of some that the tho conclusion lon sometimes reached ed that soldiers must as a fhle be he Immoral is correct said Dr Snoddy yesterday c Some Sarno have havo been quick to declare the coincidental effect of ot In Increased increased In- In creased delinquency with the mobilia ing of ot our soldiers Such might be bo tho the case where an any group of ot men wore congregated Dr Snoddy declared his tion was aside from tho the question of mobilization and its consequent effects In re regard to any Increase in delinquency delinquency delin delin- quency but rather to determine from tho the girls girl's point of ot view wh why she he had become delinquent The Binet tests test well wen l known to p psychologists were tere applied In each loc local l case After a n searching examination It was found that all of ot th the th twenty twenty- five the girls i had failed entirely 1 to show u. u v. v in n j u IC respective e I. ages All were found to be below normal normal nor nor- mal nial mentality Most Most- of ot tho girls of at IS 18 were found to pOssess possess the mental mental- It ity of at girls of oe 15 whIle mature maturo phys phys- c ca cally lh I 1 y Work ork lit J nt Recognized o Dr Snoddy asserted that to the act act- ct- ct the results of at his examinations I are arc full of at meaning meaning- In that the they hint at a n direct relation between the tendency tendency tendency ten ten- dency to moral morae delinquency and mental d defectiveness s. Miss lIss Meyers as Dr Snoddy's chief assistant In tho the tests has written a thesis on the subject that entitles her herto herto herto to a masters master's degree The excellence of ot her work worle has hns attract attracted d the attentIon attention attention atten atten- tion of or Chicago authorities on the subject subject subject sub sub- of ot delinquency and officials of oC the Juvenile court there As a result she was Invited to Join tho the research staff start of at the court and has lIas already left leCt to accept tho the new post |