Drake University - Quax Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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56729 Study of Ina'z'vz'duaf fllzfferences NE of the activities of pri- mary concern to every per- sonnel office is the study of individual differences. This includes physical differences, mental differ- ences ancl differences in character traits. For nearly one hundred years attempts have been made to dis- cover and measure the intellectual capacities of man. Pseudo-sciences sprang 'up whiclh claimed, among many other things, to predict ac- curately the mental abilities of an individual. Among these sciences were astrology, which based its powers of intuition upon informa- tion received from the stars, palm- istry, which claimed to measure one's mental abilities, forecast one's future and predict vocational suc- cess from reading the lines of the hand, and phrenology, which purported to indicate quantitatively and qualitatively one's exact mental characteristics by studying the bumps on the head. Seventy-five years ago Gall made a serious study of pthrenology. It has since been proved by careful check that astrology, palmistry, pihrenology and prediction of temperament by complexion have no efficiency of prediction. ' About a half-century ago, Galton of England began his study of individual diierences. He was ably assisted in this by his pupil, Carl Pearson. The work was done in Galton's eugenics laboratory. -Galton predicted at that time that it would sometime be possible to obtain a general knowledge of the intellectual capacities of a man by sinking shafts, as it were, at a few critical points. His dream is now in process of realization, for in the last decade mental testing has become one of the fruitful branches of psychological science. ' The hrst extensive and practical test to measure mentality dates back to the pioneer work of Binet, the French psychologist who collaborated with the physi- cian, Simon. This collection of tests was published in L'Annee Psychologique of 1905. These tests were designed to determine the native intelligence of school children in the schools of Paris from those of normal mentality, with the aim of providing these unfortunate pupils with the instruction best suited to their limited intellectual capacities. So although mental testing was originally an attempt to help subnormal and defective children, it has found its most useful field in the realm of normal psychology. The development of mental testing in America has received a major impetus from the revision of the Binet scale by Terman in his Stanford laboratory. Terman's standardization of the scale was for the testing of individuals. DEAN M CCREERY Twenty one

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C1JI'GSQ7'27lI2g Hzsffofy and Cfmdztzons RAKE UNIVERSITY is not ygt a half century old. In june, 1931, with a host of returned alumni, benefactors and other friends, she will celebrate her fiftieth anniversary. But there will be traditions to recite and many changes to be observed. The returned alumnus will find a campus, which he once may have known as outside the pale of the residence district, today in the very heart of the city, a campus, on which for the hrst two years one frame structure stood, now dotted with eight substantial brick build- y ings. He will hear the deep tones of a pipe 'organ in the attractive, commodious Auditorium. He will visit the up-to-date, splendid held house and at stadium scarcely .-nzilli-il in tlii- niitlfllt' west. He will drive to Wavelaiicl Park and look up at tlie i ii.-i-i'i:it.,i'y. ilu- pride of Des Moines and of the school, over the door of which i- rgirrt-il l lrztltt--Nlmunicipal, dedicated to our own President Morehouse. 'l'lii- yt-airs have wrought otlher changes, too. Only two of the early Board of 'l'rti-mis are niiw living. Since the retirement in September, 1927, of -the loved :tn-l liiglily t--tot-iiicil Head of the Latin Department, Professor Charles O. Denny, ni-z -ini' u-:irlit-i- of the lirst decade will extend a welcominghand, unless the iii-t-iw-il llr. llrnrc li. Sliepperd, and a possible few others, might return for the lsali'-ri-iittii-y ct-lt-lmitiiiii. Uf the five men who preceded the present administra- zi-in luizul, only two are now living. The honored Hill McClelland Bell, to whom zln- ninvt-rsity is greatly indebted for higher standardization and broader recogni- Qs iQf- -f , it I.. - Ili-:AN L texto ' .1 - i i . , i J !: .i .fi xi-in --:intl l would pause to voice a personal tribute, for a more helpful friend- if :intl wi--v ci-unst-lui' l have never had-having retired in june, 1918, after sixteen Pflllc I llllllrlng. ccaseless labor as the University Chief Executive, passed away ti ' ' ' tr Ill lull' ilhti, . IVHEX fi fm' llfnllfl of the Quax, our annual, in wthich, from the first .volume of U X, funn tu thenpresent, traditions are recorded and history preserved. Just N Y . , : , .Q S r ' - ' - . 'M int lirt cpetially proud that a woman edits this present volume, and that t' t: if - f' - Y ' . . 1' ui, utrnot tuo lO52ll.3.ll1I11l11 of the '9O's was assigned to put into permanent inrni sfilllt' in the un1vers1ty's traditions ll' v- ' ' ' . iiiriilciit:nlrini icliiiiliigilt and about the almost fifty YCHTS Of Drake's history HTC ilniit. 1' fll eb' 111911101165 which should be recorded. Unless this is soon , - mfllll nt them. amusing or Sacred mill- gm--W wore d b , may pass on by word of mouth, later'l0 Xt'l1,.,, thkli-01,1 timeigw mtoie would we preserve Drake's history and traditions. gill in., ,hurt to em - le umm -1931, h0U1'S Wlll be too fleet and days and n1gl1lS P Nt to pass in 16 -an ., ., view the fascma in ' ' friends tnatgt pranks and college tragedies C t 8 Pageant of college , V gi .Y 1 Lit ,i fs tl . ,Q 1 4 i if P. , i F 2 l i .s fl 5 if l M i 3 ii S N-A - -4 I Q

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Struggles lflfith the Budget e HE classroom is the heart of the college. Of this there can certainly be no doubt in the mind of anyone who at all under- stands the situation.- It is also true, however, that there must be a properly organiaed business department to sup-. port the acadernrc program. VVrthout an adequate financial management the whole college structure must fail. . U , it r.V.- Since Drake University belongs to rtsbfrrends and not to any small group of persons, rt is al- - ' ways entirely proper that those friends be kept informed concerning the various departments and their functioning. y Under the direction of the business managers office and with the able assistance of my asso- l ciate, Mr. F. L. Turby, auditor, all the funds of the university are received and disbursed. In- cluded in the functions of the business depart- ment are the following: campaigns for additional endowment, buildings and equipment, the collec- tion of interest on endowment investments, including considerable real estate in a half dozen Iowa counties, the budget control, involving a close checking of all receipts and disbursements, with the purpose of living within our means, the purchase of all supplies of every character, the general advertising and publicity for the university, the receiving of tuition payments and gifts, the promotion and business management of athletic contests, the handling of insurance of every character, the keeping of accounts and financial records of the university, the direction of the employment bureau and the supervision and maintenance of buildings and grounds. We know that students, because of their unfamiliarity with the situation. often wonder what becomes of all the money received by Drake University. Thisis especially true when a long line of students is waiting to pav tuition to the cashier. As a matter of fact it is a very difficult struggle each year if or the univer- sity to balance the budget. Drake celebrated its forty-seventh birthday on May 7, 1928, and defrcrts of varying amounts have occurred each year with only a very few exceptions. E. C. Lv'rroN . Frequent campaigns have been made for the purpose of clearing the indebted- ness of the unrversrty. Other drives have been made for trier-tm-tt endowment. Through sacrificial giving on the part of the members of the lloard of Trustees c d l ' I ' . ' an rundrueds of other fr1ends the unrversrty has been able to meet the endow- mentret . - ' . n qnrements of the standardizing agencies and thus to retain its ttrst class standing. It should be l ' ' . - - . averao-6 not moreqigt In land, however, that a million dollars will produce on an of U s 1 an a tv thousand dollar income which is less than one-ninth 're annua budget. if ' - -' ' ' . Q I I E t, VX e hope the time will come when endowment income will PIOVICG fty per cent of the tot l - ' - - a annual receipts of the university. T r.'L'7lfj -17,00