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Show BOYS TAKE A BACK SEAT Spelling Contests Held in New Orleans Prove Girls Superior to Their Brothers. The result of the spelling contests In the New Orleans public schools again demonstrates the superior proficiency pro-ficiency of the girls, practically all of the victors being members of the gentler sex. Last year the same thing was ' true and the matter was quite generally commented on in the press and at gatherings where educational subjects were discussed. So far as our information goes there have been no contests to determine the pupils in other branches of study, but it would be interesting to know if this feminine superiority is found to exist in all studies, or if they are confined only to particular .branches. Doubtless this result Is due in part to the fact that the female mind ripens at an earlier age than is the case with the masculine mind, although there is little doubt that the feminine intellect intel-lect along certain lines is more acute than th masculine, which would seen, to justify the conclusion that certain branches of study are more readily mastered by girls and women. In view of the growing number of young women that are going into positions po-sitions as stenographers, typewritists and other positions requiring an accurate ac-curate knowledge of spelling, this demonstrated dem-onstrated proficiency is most gratifying. gratify-ing. The public school administration administra-tion is to be commended upon the efforts ef-forts it has made to improve the spelling of the public school pupils and the triumphant girls to be congratulated con-gratulated upon their easy victory over, the boys. |
