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M~y 10, 1929 WILMETTE }n the room the teacher asked the pupils o~ a. show of hands as to who wereplaJlnmg to go to high school and then to college. Mary's hand went up on both of these propositions. I should say that her ability to do college work is seriously open .to question. She is at present ln the eighth grade. Conclusions: Through the personal interest of the teacher a good piec~ of wor~ has been done in the wa y of adJ';lstmg the subject to her school envi;onnaent. The present moment is critical Wit~ this girl. If she could be placed in a d1fferent home atmosphere the gains abo ut could. be consolidated. Under the proper conditions and with sufficient encouragement, she should develop to the level of average ability and accomplishment. The fact that she has tubercular glands requires that she should be under the doctor's care. Eyes should be examined. In concluding his article Mr. Tubbs says: "There are two points that stand out very prominently in all five of the problem. cases studied, namely- heredity a nd environment. In going through hundreds of files a t the Institute for Juveml e Research the~e two things impressed ~hems~lves idelibly upon the mind of the anvestlgator. LIFE mWNS WORK WITH "PROBLEM" CHILDREN Prof. Eaton V. Tubbs of Wilmette t ella of Procedure Adopted in Chicago Schools Prof. Eston V. Tubbs, of Wilmette, director of curriculum in the Chicago Public schools, has submitted to Wn.MI':'fTE LIFlt an article written by him. self which appeared in the JanuaryFebruary, 1929, issue of the Psychological Clinic. The article illustrates a method of procedure which is now being followed in the study of problem cases in the Chicago Public schools. The study of which Mr. Tubbs writes was undertaken in the hope that some insight might be gained into the methods and technique in arriving at intelligent judgments in dealing with problem cases. The five children chosen as subjects for the investigation were selected from the files of the Institute for J u v e n i 1e Research. Morons and other feeble-minded children were purposely passed over, Mr. Tubbs states, since the school can do very little for this type of individual. The fo11owing detailed personal record of one of the pupils studi ed, illustrates the method by which the problem cases are im·estigated. Case JJ-Jiarr L. Heredity: Father is 40 years of age, and Waf' born in Russia. He has been in the United States for :-;ixteen yean~ · and has taken out his first citizenship papers. His physica l condition Is poor. He is troubled with asthma and b ronchitis; has a chronic cough . Ha s only partial eyesight. Two op e ration~ have been performed on eyes. Can neith er rE-ad no r write. Tempera m entally, h ~ seems to be a good father and a considerate husba nd. · The mother is 38 years of age. Birthplace was in H.ussia. Came to the United States s ixteen years ago. Hhe worries a good dea l. Is somewhat rheumatic. She helps the husband a t his fruit stand on Maxwell street . She is illite rate, excitable and uncooperative. Both parents are Jewish. Six children have been born in the family. Four are living. One brother is feeble-minded. H e had com·ulsions when teething. Quit school when twelve years qf age to work in a paint factory. He seems to be in good health. Social History: Th e family live in four small rooms which can hardly be called a home. The r e ntal is twel\'e dollars a month. They have gas and running wate r in the house, but no bath or toilet f.'1.cilities. The mother does a great deal of nagging in the home which keeps thing:-. more or less upset all the time. Development Hi story: Mary walked and talked when she wa s nine months old. She had whooping cough and measl~s when she was eight yea rs of age. She has tubercular glands. Tonsils were removed three years ago. She has pediculosis capitis. Her vi~ion is ~omewhat defective, her left eye b eing irregular in outline. Her teeth are in good condition. Her development has been normal, and she seems to be well nourished. Psychological Examination : Mary's chronological age is fourteen years and nine months. Her mental age is littl e over twelve years. Her intelligence quotient is 82. She should be classed as dull and backward. Personal : Mary's teacher says that at the beginning of the school year she was a difficult problem. She used to fight a great deal with the boys. Her clothes were dirty and filthy. The better girls In her room shunned her. The teacher took a personal interest in the girl. She invited her to her home, and in e ther ways got into her good graceR. Finally the teacher prevailed ·upon the other girls to be more friendly toward Mary. The general result has been quite satisfactory. She now takes a great deal of pride in dressing neatly and in good taste. I was very greatly surprised when Mary Wa!CI pointed out to me as a problem case. Her general appearance was not at all wha.t one would naturally expect in one who had been selected as a problem case. Mary's principal stated that "'he had been immoral, particularly last summer. It appears that a decided transformation has come about since last fall. Her attitude toward her school work seems to be very good. The teacher depends a great deal upon Mary to take the attendance and man·y other things that need to be done In connection with the routine ot the school work. 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