BIOGRAPHY IN THE SCHOOLS.
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groups named by each class. For example, 216 pupils in the first year of high school were tested. The average number of poets named by the 216 pupils was 5.5; statesmen, 4.1, etc.
Tables II. and III. give the same items for boys and girls separately. It will be noticed that the university students tested belonged, in the main, to the third and fourth years.
Table I.
Average Number Named by Both Boys and Girls.
| High School. | University. | ||||||||
| Year. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Number of Students | 216 | 148 | 94 | 54 | 26 | 88 | 24 | ||
| 1. | English and American poets | 5.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 13.2 | 14.8 | ||
| 2. | Statesmen | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 11.0 | 12.5 | ||
| 3. | Inventors | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 7.3 | ||
| 4. | Scientists | 0.15 | 0.32 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 4.1 | 5.9 | ||
| 5. | Orators | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 | ||
| 6. | Military leaders | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 10.6 | 11.2 | ||
| 7. | Occupations | 4.7 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 9.7 | ||
| 8. | Novelists | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 8.1 | ||
| 9. | Artists | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 8.1 | ||
| 10. | Greek and Roman writers | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 9.4 | ||
Table II.
Average Number Named by Boys.
| High School. | University. | ||||||||
| Year. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Number of Boys. | 102 | 70 | 46 | 28 | 26 | 41 | 14 | ||
| 1. | English and American poets | 5.2 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 14.2 | |
| 2. | Statesmen | 4.5 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 13.6 | |
| 3. | Inventors | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| 4. | Scientists | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.5 | |
| 5. | Orators | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 8.1 | |
| 6. | Military leaders | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 12.3 | |
| 7. | Occupations | 5.3 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 9.9 | |
| 8. | Novelists | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | |
| 9. | Artists | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | |
| 10. | Greek and Roman writers | 1.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 9.7 | |
Table III.
Average Number Named by Girls.
| High School. | University. | ||||||||
| Year. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Number of Girls. | 114 | 78 | 48 | 26 | 47 | 10 | |||
| 1. | English and American poets | 5.8 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 12.8 | 15.7 | ||
| 2. | Statesmen | 3.7 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 9.2 | 10.7 | ||
| 3. | Inventors | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 4. | Scientists | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 4.5 | ||
| 5. | Orators | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 5.5 | ||
| 6. | Military leaders | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 9.4 | ||
| 7. | Occupations | 4.1 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 9.5 | ||
| 8. | Novelists | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 8.7 | ||
| 9. | Artists | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 10.5 | ||
| 10. | Greek and Roman writers | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 9.9 | 9.0 | ||
