BRITISH BRAINS BEST
An investigation into the comparative intelligence of different races has been made recently by an American scientist. Professor Carl C. Brigham, of Princetown University. j Professor Brigham has analysed the resulth of mental tests applied in the American Army daring the war to 81.000 native-born Americans, 12,000 foreignborn individuals, and 23,000 negrtfee. He grades the various nationalities represented in the American army in order of intelligence a* follows: 1, English; 2, Scottish; A Dutch: *. German; -5, American (white); 4, Norwegian; TO, Belgians; 11, Irish; 12 Austrian; 13. Turkish: M, Greek; 15. Russian ; 16, Italian; 17. Polish; IS, American (coloured).
The analysis is perhaps not quite conclusive' in all its details, bnt it is none the less interesting.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12016, 19 December 1924, Page 14
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