Distillations

When a physicist has determined the electric charge of one electron, he has determined the charge of all electrons. If the minds of men were like electrons, the tasks of psychologists would be easier. As it is, psychologists rarely bother with the vagaries of a single individual but test, question, examine hundreds--thousands if possible. Some conclusions distilled from such surveys and presented at last week's gathering of 500 psychologists in Ann Arbor, Mich, (see p. 23):

P: Men whose work is creative reach a peak of productivity at 35, except for poets, who bloom earlier, and astronomers, who ripen after 40.--Professor Harvey C. Lehman, Ohio University.

P: Spinsters show better emotional balance than wives, husbands show better balance than bachelors. Women manifest peaks of "emotionality" in early maturity and old age. Old people in general are less well adjusted than younger groups.-- Raymond R. Willoughby, Clark University.

P: In many cases children who read badly are helped by pituitary extracts. Conversely, 90% of all cases of pituitary deficiency studied have difficulty in reading. --Dr. Florence Mateer, Merryheart Schools (Columbus, Ohio).

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