A postal follow-up of 850 non-returning freshmen corroborated the earlier findings, with lack of money again the most common first-ranked cause (54 of 108 replies)¶

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q2 i? Among 108 replies from 850 non-returning freshmen, lack of money far out-numbered other first-ranked causes, with ill-health second and tired-of-school students occupying a higher place than before. → E. D. Jennings 1911

Evidence¶

E. D. Jennings 1911¶

E. D. Jennings. (1911). The Elimination of Freshmen from the University of Texas. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=elimination+of+freshmen+from+the+university+of+texas

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Return postal cards sent to eight hundred and fifty freshmen who registered in 1910-11 and 1911-12 but failed to return; only one hundred and eight replied. First causes were ill-health 20, lack of money 54, discouraged 5, tired 9, not getting what was expected 5, other 15. Second and third causes were disregarded as too few and unsatisfactory.

"Here as before "Lack of money" far out-numbers the rest, with "Ill-health" as second. However, those who were ''Tired of school'' occupied a higher place."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Freshmen rank lack of money as the leading cause of elimination, followed by ill-health; the authors attribute about 34 per cent of elimination to lack of means and 28 per cent to ill-health — related
• Students with the least means studied the most and made the best grades, while students tired of school studied least and made relatively low grades — related
• The questionnaire method failed to reach the views of the laggard students themselves, with only about one in six replying — related