A Classroom Visit - "Horuse," "e," "hon," "fa," "Cuap," and "evar" were penciled on one yellow paper at a desk in the second grade classroom of Washington School last week. At the same time, a little girl leaning over a desk in the same classroom clearly spelled "horse," "arm," "hand," "face," "cap," and "ever." After hearing a list of more than 25 words read by their teacher, Mrs. Alma Williams, some boys and girls quickly produced all the proper spellings, others came through with practically no correct words. Individual differences are clearly marked by the time a youngster goes through his second grade lessons. At least, such a picture was presented by an afternoon survey of Mrs. Williams' class. The wide gap between the fast and slow learners is not easily accounted for. Perhaps the differences stem from the various native intelligences. But it is also possible that other factors are important...

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