Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-11-25 | Page 20 | Women Have Better Minds

VO ME EN HAVE AYE But Only Until Age 25 University Shows TUCSON NoU Nor No 24 U W A- A Aomen omen under 2 years of ot ago age are moro more Intelligent than m men mn n of the samo ago but after tho ear earthen u I then n pa pass women and attain a higher mental efficiency according to complied compiled in inthe inthe n the tho administrative and educational departments of the University ot of Ai Iona ona Tho university cites Its local st st- st sti to show that the tho average scholastic stan standing lIng for tor women stu- stu student atu dent was as considerably above the university average while wh lethe the a for tor mon men waa ua lower than the tho average a of all per per- persons per persons sons eons enrolled The rho standings were ere ere university a 1 66 60 pOI cen cent t t Women 16 Men 1 60 Professor Protessor Alva Alvn 0 Neal university shy sity registrar professor and and professor of rural al 1 education 01 ten 18 that high school and college girls show more aptitude for tor I high school and coll college ge boys A v old 14 old ear high school girl he says Is the mental equal of a boy boyo o of 1 16 G In line with the condition that mo most t women omEn equit l In intelli intelli- intelligence genco gence men two years their senior until the women reach their year Professor Neal attributes attribute this to the longer period of Infancy In InI men Women mature more rapid rapid- rapidly rapidly I ly he points point out but when hen men become developed completely they by the Increased preparation tion Uon ct cf the long lon Ion Thus men as adults attain moreHo moreHo more moreHo I Ho sees another cr factor factor In wo women's o- o omen's o mens men's lack o of ce for tor com corn competition competition petition Flom this point o of view they ha hae have e suffered from too much protection In In Jn biology h he It Is la sho shown n that pro pro- pro that do not have to rely upon their 0 own n prow prow- prowess ass ess to meet erse adverse condition hll to reach the high state of ae- ae de development attained by those forg- forg forging hig forg-hig ing handed single and fight fight- fighting log ing past In the past ho he recalls women haie 13 leJ lell a sheltered life lite and there there- toro there foro men hiding hing In all th opportunities attained their Supposed mental Today he sets sees conditions changing W ith th women entering the is In con con- con continually greater numbers competing log ing with ith Hh men nen In business and suc sue sue- asS as S well ell eli as men he pre pre- predicts predicts pre predicts that men will niH have to step fast to maintain their d dof of ity over omen r omen a after tel the tho aro ao of ot maturity lall Eventually women may be e the mental superior of ot men through through- throughout throughout out life the professor protessor hanl ds 00