Dartmouth alumni magazine . ade. 3% of men below Figure IV shows a comparison of theDartmouth group with the 12 most in- Two other figures are of more especialinterest to Dartmouth men: Figure Vshows a comparison of the scores gainedby the four present classes in college, llwill be seen that with the slight varia-tion in the case of the C plus men in thesophomore class, the tendency is a gain in intelligence with each yearspent at Dartmouth. It is particularlynoticeable that the greatest gain is made 344 The Dartmouth Alumni Magazine from Freshman to Sophomore is in accord
Dartmouth alumni magazine . ade. 3% of men below Figure IV shows a comparison of theDartmouth group with the 12 most in- Two other figures are of more especialinterest to Dartmouth men: Figure Vshows a comparison of the scores gainedby the four present classes in college, llwill be seen that with the slight varia-tion in the case of the C plus men in thesophomore class, the tendency is a gain in intelligence with each yearspent at Dartmouth. It is particularlynoticeable that the greatest gain is made 344 The Dartmouth Alumni Magazine from Freshman to Sophomore is in accord with general observa-tion. The least gain is made between theJunior and Senior years, the gain in thiscase being qualitative, and principally atthe lower limit, from C plus to B grad(^ fact that at least two of the states haveno representative number of men incollege. However, for the mere sake ofthe results obtained the figure is interest-ing. The question arises: Does it meanthat the young men from the dififerent O of of B. % of C+. Fig. V COMPARISON BY CLASSES. signifying a tightening up in the work oithe last year. The last figure, number VI, afford.,much food for thought. Unfortunatelythe figure cannot be given the importance states vary, or do some states send theirbest sons to Dartmouth while otherstates keep their best at home? The ac-tual percentages for the ten geograph-ical areas represented at Dartmouth attributed to the other figures, due to the are as follows: The Dartmouth Alumni Magazine 345 %A %B %C+ 5. New York . . . 73 19 8 6. Vermont . 72 23 5 1. Maine 85 15 0 7. Massachusetts . 69 27 4 2. New Jersey . ? 77 23 0 8. Connecticut . . 63 31 6 3. New Hampshire 77 17 6 23 4 10. Foreign . 56 22 22
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