Show psychological EXAMS PROVE interesting AT CAMP LEWIS A mental survey waa aas recently conducted at camp lewis wash by the chief psychological examiner the results were very interesting as recorded in trench and lamp camp official soldiers soldier 8 paper ot of camp lewis le is the report follows follo vvs with the aim of determining th average intelligence ratings of the various occupations followed by the recruits and officers cers taking the apsy ch logical examinations at camp lewis washington leo J brueckner chief psychological examiner of the cantonment hat has collected data on approximately cases representing a total of twenty one occupations which furnish some som 6 very interesting results for scientific as well as casual observation the cases were selected at random from alt all those who reported tor for the mental tests tess for a given length of time there were nere no restrictions everybody took the same examinations under exactly the same conditions the time limit in every case being constant the subjects were told that it was a wontai test that they were taking it was nas explained to them that the examination was to determine what they were best fitted to do in the army the additional information relative to the age nativity race oc occupation ca pation wages mages schooling and residence wis secured the tests which were given provided v for a possible points of all the occupations represented in the data those previously engaged in the teaching profession headed the list hat with an average intelligence rating of lawyers lawers came next with students were fourth with and managerial occupations were fifth with at the bottom of tho the list were barbers and laborers who tied tor for the cellar position with W ith an rating of the complete list with the average intelligence ratings of each Is as follows teachers civil and mechanical engineers lawyers students managerial occupations medical clerical musicians lans salesmen engineers miscellaneous merchants mechanical building railroaders chauffeurs lumbering cools cooks 40 agriculture miners barbers i laborers the tact fact that the much despised teaching profession tops th list Is deserving ot of comment it probably thwarts the ancient and even current opinion that anybody can teach school leastwise it hints that the intelligence rating ot of the school oacher has been evolved somewhat |