Logan Republican | 1903-04-07 | Page 7 | Red-Headed Boys and Girls

Red-headed Boys and Girls. English scientists havo been collecting collect-ing statistics regarding tho aptltudo of school children. Among tho Interesting Inter-esting ro3Ults of their observations nro facts which show a relation between color of tho skin and hair and montnl proficiency. They say that tho nu-burn-haired boys pro generally at tho head of their recitation classes, and that blond girls nro tho best at learning. learn-ing. Tho auburn and blond girls como out best In arithmetic, but aro not good at composition. Dark-halrod children of both s.o::cs seem to havo better Imaginative qualities than tho fair ones, and havo much better stylo In composition. Tho dark boys bohavo better than tho fair, nud are moro Ben-sitlvo Ben-sitlvo to pralso or blame. Probably tho reason la thnt tho auburn and blond children, being of Flemish origin, ori-gin, aro moro phlegmatic than tho dark ones.