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Show I STUDENTS HELD OF INFERIOR KIND ST. LOUIS, Mo . Dec. 10 The average aver-age intelligence of college students lsj lower than that winch prevailed yp.'irx :igo, according to the atmual report Tit Dr. Frederick A. Hall, hancellor 'i Washington University. - This conclusion, the report explains, coincides with that of authorities in ther educational instiiutlons, as as-c as-c rtair.ed through mrrespondenr-i The number of college students has . on increasing steadily the report states. "If the present growth of numbers i indicative f what may be expected m the near future." continues the report. re-port. " the colleges will have to watch carefully In order to prevent turning out a lower type of praduate than that which has characterized colleges1 hitherto. "It is only fair to say that, so far as I can learn from the faculty it is thought that th work of the student body has not this year been as good as that of previous years; that contrary con-trary to the peoples' expectation? thai the young would be more purposeful and earnest by reasons of war experience, experi-ence, they seem to be less Inclined lo .serious labor, and that an unusual proportion of students had lo be dropped drop-ped because of the inferior quality of their work." The report asserts that until two years ago the proportional Increase by women in the collejce section nf the university was jraininp notably in the proportional increase in the number Of men hut that in the last two years the proportional Increase by men haS been greater. Men, the report adds, usually arc reluctant to continue In I classes. In whl I) they are uut numbered ! bj women. oo |