High school principals most frequently cited social distractions and fraternity life among environmental causes of their graduates' college failure¶

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q2 i? Among fifteen possible influences checked by principals, too much society (30 cases) and fraternity life (18.5 cases) were most frequently checked for 72 students. → J. B. Miner 1910

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J. B. Miner 1910¶

J. B. Miner. (1910). The College Laggard. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://www.google.com/search?q=%22The+College+Laggard%22+Miner+Journal+of+Educational+Psychology

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Questionnaire replies from 29 superintendents or principals, who checked among fifteen possible influences when accounting for particular graduates' failure, counting secondary influences as one-half. The article reports 30 cases for too much society and 18.5 for fraternity life among 72 students.

"among the 72 students for whom the questions were gone over there were 30 eases in which too much so-ciety was checked and 18% in which fraternity life was checked."

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