ABSTRACT
Knowledge, if we assume intelligence, depends upon opportunity. It is in the nature of an accomplishment. Intelligence is a matter of capacity, and depends upon the inheritance of brain cells, upon their development, and especially upon their development in the pathways of association. In these days of increasing demands upon the individual in the competition of life, it has come to be recognized that the intelligence is the factor of moment. Knowledge is secondary and, if lacking, may be easily provided. The old knowledge tests of society and the schools are now felt to be inadequate. What we want to know is, not how many facts an individual has managed to accumulate, but his attitude toward these facts, and his ability to make them useful. We wish to know his power and quickness in making mental adjustments, his keenness of perception—in short, his understanding.
