O'SHEA — ASrECTS OF MENTAL ECONOMY. t)9 



of students to a consideration of the hygiene of food, exercise, 

 ventilation of living and sleeping rooms, the arrangement of 

 the daily program, the use of particular materials in writing, 

 and similar matters of practical importance; and it was hoped 

 in addition to obtain statistical data relating to these affairs 

 which would be of some local, and perhaps also of general in- 

 terest. The questionnaire, with the explanatory letter, follows : 



Madison, March 5, 1898. 

 The accompanying circular is sent you in the hope that you may be 

 able to give me some exact information respecting your mode of life 

 in the University. This is not requested for any personal reasons what- 

 ever; but it is desired simply to be collated for scientific purposes with 

 similar data gained from other students. In the course in Child-Study 

 much attention is given to the subject of mental hygiene and economy 

 during the period of school and college life; and it is the plan to use 

 the information obtained from the responses to this circular in the 

 regular Child-Study work, and as the basis of a bulletin to be issued 

 later for the guidance of students in respect of the important matters 

 referred to herein. It is the purpose to present in this bulletin the 

 results of research regarding the manner in which one's daily life 

 should be ordered so that he may do the greatest amount of intellectual 

 work with the least expenditure of energy, and without endangering 

 mental health and poise; but in order that local conditions may be 

 made more suitable, if desirable, for student life, it is needful that those 

 conditions be understood just as they exist. I trust, therefore, that you 

 will answer the enclosed questions as fully, and particularly as ac- 

 curately, as possible. If you are not sure in any of your replies, say so. 

 If there are any questions you do not care to answer, omit them; but 

 I wish to assure you that your name will in no case be known to 

 any one but myself and my assistant, and it is recorded simply as a 

 guarantee of earnestness and good faith in the replies. If your an- 

 swers are referred to for any purpose whatever it will be by number. 

 Please to return the circular in the enclosed envelope as soon as you 

 can conveniently supply the information requested. Drop the en- 

 velope in one of the boxes labeled "Child-Study" in Library, University, 

 or Science Hall. Be as complete and detailed in your answers as your 

 knowledge will warrant, using more paper if necessary. 



Very respectfully yours, 



M. V. O'Shea. 



