THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Intelligence Tests' Value Is Doubtful, Say Psychologists Local President Addresses Meeting of National Educational Fraternity That there is a tendency to overestimate the true worth of intelligence tests was the weight of opinions expressed yesterday by members of Phi Delta Kappa, national educational fraternity, at their semi-monthly meeting. Discussion centered about articles on the subject in the New Republic by Walter Lippman, John Dewey, and Lewis M. Terman. Milton Cummings, president of the organization, addressed the meeting Psychologists admit that the tests are not perfect or complete. Neither are they absolute criteria of the extent of the individual capacity. Their chief value, the psychologists says, lies in the fact that they constitute the best means yet devised for the classification of individuals for educational purposes. The classification group was that many new endeavors and new beginnings may be expected before mental tests may approach reliability. Peer Misuse of Tests Great care is necessary, they said, to prevent a misapplication of the tests which might lead to the surpression of individuality, and to avoid overproduction. The great organization for turning out a standardized, machine-made product. So great was the interest manifest in the discussion that it was decided to continue the study of intelligence tests for an indefinite period. "Education challenges a man to a life of service comparable to few other occupations," said Milton Cummings, president of the fraternity, during a discussion of the educational field. Offers Opportunity for Service Offers Opportunity for Service "Never before have the opportunities for real, constructive service been so great, nor has there been a better outlook for just compensation for these services. "Men are beginning to realize the need and to heed the call of a new educational system wherein the individuals will not be trained in stantardized groups but one where each shall be given the opportunity to develop his own latent possibilities—where he will not be restricted by absurd expectations (or worse) a system wherein the course shall be moulded to fit the individual and not the individual moulded to fit the course." Announcement has been made of the engagement of L. B. Farrel, c25; to Miss Irin Buchman, of Wichita. To support Fairmount College in that city. Booth Tarkington the new comedy, "The Intimate Strangers," was played at the Bowersock Theater last fall. The film's time-worn joke presented in a new and striking way, abounds in witty lines. The acting on the whole was rather good, and the play was a pleasant experience for children characters seemed a bit overdone. At The Theatre The plot of the comedy is founded upon the reputed decifectfulness of women concerning their own ages. In the first scene the two leading characters, Aunt Isabel, the role played by Miss Elsa Ryan, and Mr. Ames, presented by Cates Gwynne, are sent to a busy road station. Although their acquaintance has been only a matter of hours, they seem to be somewhat intimate. At length Aunt Isabel's niece, Florence, the character so delightfully presented by Miss Mary Wall, arrives with her friend, Johnnie White, in tow. They have come in a car to take Aunt Isabel home, and Mr. Ames is invited to join the party. He encounters a woman who had left in the living room of Aunt Isabel's home, are concerned with Florence's attempt to "intrigue" Mr. Ames, and With Ames' fruitless endeavor to learn Aunt Isabel's age. By Ben Hibbs. Miss Ryan is an exceptionally clever comedienne; her lines rarely failed to produce a laugh. Her interpretation of Aunt Isabel's matchlessCouetry, her eerie presence and her sweetness, happy attitude all these pleased the theater-goers. Tarkington's portraitry of the modern girl in the person of Florence is refreshing; Miss Wall seems admirably suited to the role. The humorist's keen insight into the ways of American youth is again demonstrated in the character of Johnnie White, one cannot help feeling that Johnnie White was just a trifle overdrawn. He was repressed and known as a "fatire," but he was a little too "flat" to be true to life. Of course, the manner in which he stood about with his mouth hanging open was screamlessly funny, but hardly realistic. Coates Gwyne, in his presentation of Mr. Ames, the bashful bachelor, displayed the work of a finished actor, particularly in his study of facial expression. The character seemed too slow of wit, but perhaps Tark- PROTCH The College TAILOR Thomas Shoe Electric Shop 1021 Mass. 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