Show CO EO INFlUENCE HENCE Continued from Page 1 ined fined for common errors and then a large number of students w were re conferred conferred con con- with personally with the understanding understanding un un- un- un that any information i- i they might give concerning this would not affect their grades a anc and d- d that neither faculty members no nor recorders office should know anything anything any any- thing about it About students were consulted They have sufficient sufficient sufficient ent evidence at this stage of the procedure to convince them that 18 IS ISper per er cent of the students of the University of Minnesota were partly partly partly part part- ly cheating their way through the university and they are under the impression that when is fully completed they will wIIl find that tha 25 per cent of th the students of the University of Minnesota are arc cheating cheating cheating cheat cheat- ing in examinations taken and papers papers papers pap pap- ers submitted to meet the require require- of the courses It is realized that this is probably representative of the Ameri American an educational situa situa- tion At Minnesota they demonstrated ed to their satisfaction that while women do not do more work or better better better bet bet- ter work than men they get higher highe grades This statement was no not made in jest but after a avery very thorough thorough thorough thor thor- ough examination Their conclusion is that it is due to the female in influence influence influence in- in fluence over the average male mind After the presentation of this thi subject I was invited out to a tea where there were a number of University University University Uni Uni- of Minnesota young ladies present and the matter was brought up In a very serious vein a young lady who had a prepossessing appearance appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap said that she had discovered discovered discovered ered that she could get better grades by working her professors than by working at her subjects The result is that in their cal determination of those who I graduate under the present arr arrangements arrangements ar- ar they found that girls J r wh who measure int intellectually 25 on a ascale a a. ascale scale of have as good a chance at graduation as men who have mental ability of 35 I |