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Professor Fred A. Moss of the psychology department of George Washington University at Washington, D. C., apparently has a low opinion of the average Harvard graduate...
...students of George Washington University, faced yesterday a new kind of examination. They number 1200, and the test which has been given them is one designed by Professor Moss with a view to securing evidence as to which students are good mixers, and which will "get along in the world...
...social intelligence test", as it has been named, has already been tried out in several thousand cases involving the selection of policemen. This is the first time that it has been applied to college students, and Professor Moss hopes that the results will add to the faculty's knowledge of the individual student. The professors will know at once which students have qualities leading to popularity and success...
...typical question on the examination paper set by Professor Moss, reads as follows...
...record of her graduates. Other colleges have rejoiced with Harvard in the splendid achievements of her sons. A very pleasing tribute appears in a test of social intelligence given yesterday to students in George Washington University. Realizing that Harvard men hold high positions and are extremely versatile, Professor Moss, the originator of the examination, asks his students to underline the correct answer to certain important questions...