Show STANDARD MENTAL TEST ESTABLISHED What Children Should Know I at Various Ages Defined by Experts By International In News Service New Now York Oct Oot 7 A 7 A new test teat to determine determine de di- termine tile the mental cap capabilities bl lUcs of ot children chil chU- dren who come within the Jurisdiction iU of ot the tho law lav a has boon been In the court courtot I of ot special sessions to operate In a re remarkably remarkably remarkably re- re successful mariner manner I It Is known as Goddard's modified Binot BInet test teat and Is tho the result of ot elaborate elaborate lab lab- orate studies Into m moral ral and mental 7 capabilities of the young oung Under the I system Andrew who a at fourteen years of ot age has proved himself to have the mentality of ot a child of ot nine and a half Iud years yearn earH was paroled In the custod custody of or his mother today and will willbe willbe be s sent nt west vest to live on a farm He was found guilty of ot having associated with thieves The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children believes that In the Goddard te test teat t It has solved ono ona of ot tho the greatest problems that confronts the community Dr Binet who originated the test Is in a noted French surgeon Burgeon After Alter examining thousands of ot normal children he has standardized the knowledge and understanding each should possess at certain ages A list of ot questions has been prepared prepareS o for each age and according to their answers answers answers an an- the tile mental caliber of ot each subject sub sub- is established According to the test at the age of ot three years a child should be able to point to his nose eyes ees or mouth upon being asked At the age of four tour years ho he should be bc able ablo to tell a boy from a girl At five years old a youngster of normal mental growth should copy n a simple square At six years of ago age the child ou ought ht to be able ablo to tell readily whether it is morn morning Ins Ins- Insor or afternoon at seven to count pennies at eight years to count twenty backwards and at nine nino to make mako 4 cents change from 20 cents At ten years ears of ot age he should bo be able to COP copy simple designs When Then arriving at tho the ago uso of eleven years a child according to tho the test should be able to detect the absurdity of a story that to the normal mind nind Ind is clear clearly ridiculous and at twelve years ears he hEl should be bo able to define the tho meaning of the worlds world's charity charlt Justice and me mercy rcy r LI Railroad N Notes ot s I R R. E E. Watson atson of ot the Illinois Central has returned from Idaho L. L K Bemis rato roto clerk at the Illinois Central office quit work last evening and vacation to take an ox extended tended rest R R. H. H has succeeded William as rate clerk at the tho Erie Brio of- of fice Ice traveling tra Harry Harr H H. Hill of Denver agent for tor the Union Pacific passenger with tho the Colorado came amo to Salt Lake A Agricultural college football team Charles P. P Pruitt traveling freight agent for the Milwaukee returned to Salt Lake ke last evening from Idaho where ho ha has been loading loading- sheep for tor two months J. J B. B Evans tax agent for tor the Oregon Oregon Ore- Ore gon con Short Line la is in Idaho Falls And Pocatello T. T C. C Peck general p passenger agen agent for the Salt Lake Route passed through Salt Lake L yesterday en rout routot home to Los Ios Angeles from tho the paa-J paa Ren er association convention In Sti St Paul |