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ThH JOTRXAL OF HeRICDITV 



THE MOST DIFFICULT TEST. 



The "feature-profile" test requires a degree of intelligence rarely found in 

 the feel )le- minded: a 12-year-old child or an adult with corresponding 

 mentality may be expected to put it tf)gether in five minutes or less. 

 The jirofile head is made of wood, half an inch thick, and its greatest 

 measurements are six by ten inches. There are seven pieces exclusive 

 of the main one, the eye, nose and mouth each comprising one, while the 

 ear is made up of four sections which can only be fitted together in one way. 

 Successfully to pass this test shows that the subject possesses ability 

 to read a diagram; however, it is an entirely fair test, because the object 

 is familiar to everyone. (Figure 15.) 



tion questions are asked on the follow- 

 ing subjects: the journey, experience 

 durinj.; the tri]j, simple concrete addition 

 and the ability to count backwards, 

 facts of common knowled^^e that the 

 immij^'rant should know and his grasp 

 of his surroundings. This examination 

 must be brief, rajjid and to the point 

 because from three to five thousand 

 people must be questioned in this w^ay 

 each day. Those who do not answer 

 satisfactorily are detained for a more 

 detailed examination a few minutes later 



and if at this time their answers are 

 more nearly correct they are allowed to 

 go, otherwise they are detained for a 

 third or even a fourth or fifth examina- 

 tion on other days and if at this time 

 they are found to be defective they are 

 so certified and deported, othenvisc 

 they are allowed to depart. 



THE FINAL EXAMINATION. 



'I'lu' final examination will now be 

 outlined in the order that its res])ectivc 

 items are given to illiterate immigrants 



