Mrs. Cunningham.

claims examiners in the insurance industry. On each of these three specifics, he scored high.

Mr. Jenner.

What led you to select those, as to this man?

Mrs. Cunningham.

Basically, it's usually done in relation to his interests, and because of jobs available in this labor market or possibly available. For instance, the Clerk General office cuts across all industry, and strength in it can be used in a number of industries, and in a number of work situations.

Mr. Jenner.

Yes.

Mrs. Cunningham.

We have a lot of insurance and insurance firms here. The claims examiner is not usually a beginning Job, but it is some indication that a young person can start in the clerical field and perhaps move in this direction in the insurance industry.
I would assume that there was a relationship to some discussion of this experience and training in the Military Corps in the electronics and radar that suggests the drafting or because I knew of some possibilities in that area.
I see nothing in what I have recorded about the high school training which would so indicate that.

Mr. Jenner.

All of these records that have been placed before you, being three in number, do you interpret them indicating anything other than--I do not mean to be deprecatory here, that this man had about a high school education.

Mrs. Cunningham.

Sir, I accepted his statement that at some time and some place, usually when the young man is in the armed services, he had taken the high school equivalency test and had passed it. There is nothing from the aptitude scores that would lead me to believe otherwise. In fact, there are some things in it that would tend to say that he could do college work.

Mr. Jenner.

Indicate that, please what leads you to say that?

Mrs. Cunningham.

Well, the "G" score, which is a general ability and not an IQ score, is above 100. We have certain standards that we carry in the back of our head that that says---yes.

Mr. Jenner.

It says--yes--what?

Mrs. Cunningham.

College capabilities.

Mr. Jenner.

All right.

Mrs. Cunningham.

Other factors being equal, of course. The verbal is quite high--this is one of the learning tools, exact knowledge of words and word meanings.

Mr. Jenner.

And his score in that connection was?

Mrs. Cunningham.

127.

Mr. Jenner.

You say this is quite high--what is an average?

Mrs. Cunningham.

We are told that about 50 percent of the people who take this test score 100 and below, and the other 50 percent of necessity 100 and above the break point is. We are warned against, however, looking at any one of these items and considering it alone, except as we were talking of possibility for college training altogether.

Mr. Jenner.

His score in the first category you have mentioned was what?

Mrs. Cunningham.

109.

Mr. Jenner.

That is close to the minimum?

Mrs. Cunningham.

No, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Explain that.

Mrs. Cunningham.

You said "the minimum"?

Mr. Jenner.

The minimum necessary--is there a minimum standard?

Mrs. Cunningham.

A necessary for what, of course, is the immediate question.

Mr. Jenner.

Well, for you to decide, for example, "Well, this man does have capability for college study."

Mrs. Cunningham.

I have not reviewed these figures that are in our manuals recently, but if I recall correctly, 100 is thought sufficient to do a junior college or possibly in some---a 4-year course; that about 125 is required on the "G" score for professional schools, and 110 is quite good for finishing a 4-year college. As you see, this score is close to that, and we consider the test only about 15 percent of the total in making decisions about vocation and it is not the biggest factor.

Mr. Jenner.

Off the record a minute.