eeds close watching"; 1 is "cruel to
animals"; 1 is "untruthful"; 1 is "unreliable"; 1 is "a
bluffer"; 1 is "sexually abnormal," "perverted," and
"vicious."

It will be noted that with the exception of the last child,
the moral irregularities mentioned can hardly be regarded,
from the psychological point of view, as essentially abnormal.
It is perhaps a good rather than a bad sign for a child to be
self-willed; most children "need close watching"; and a
certain amount of untruthfulness in children is the rule and
not the exception.

5. _Social adaptability._ Socially adaptable, 25; not adaptable,
2; doubtful, 4.

6. _Attitude of other children._ "Favorable," "friendly," "liked
by everybody," "much admired," "popular," etc., 26; "not
liked," 1; "inspires repugnance," 1; no answer, 1.

7. _Is child a leader?_ "Yes," 14; "no," or "not particularly,"
12; doubtful, 5.

8. _Is play life normal?_ "Yes," 26; "no," 1; "hardly," 1;
doubtful, 3.

9. _Is child spoiled or vain?_ "No," 22; "yes," 5; "somewhat," 2;
no answer, 2.

According to the above data, exceptionally intelligent children are
fully as likely to be healthy as ordinary children; their ability is far
more often general than special, they are studious above the average,
really serious faults are not common among them, they are nearly always
socially adaptable, are sought after as playmates and companions, their
play life is usually normal, they are leaders far oftener than other
children, and notwithstanding their many really superior qualities they
are seldom vain or spoiled.

It would be greatly to the advantage of such children if their superior
ability were more promptly and fully recognized, and if (under proper
medical supervision, of course) they were promoted as rapidly as their
mental development would warrant. Unless they are given the grade of
work which calls forth their best efforts, they run the risk of falling
into lifelong habits of submaximum efficiency. The danger in the case of
such children is not over-pressure, but under-pressure.

INTELLIGENCE TESTS AS A BASIS FOR GRADING. Not only in the case of
retarded or exceptionally bright children, but with many others also,
intelligence tests can aid in correctly placing the child in school.

The pupil who enters one school system from another is a case in point.
Such a pupil nearly alwa