=Interpretation of the Tables.=--The next point is to sort out the defectives from these tables. Nothing is easier if we follow the rules already given. Turning to our tables, we would consider as suspects the children entered in the fourth and following columns for the infant class; in column five and following for the elementary course, first year; in column six and following for the elementary course, second year; in column eight and following for the intermediate course, first year; in column nine and following for the intermediate course, second year. If the reader will calculate the retardation implied in the columns which we designate, he will see that this retardation is equal to at least two years under the age of nine, and equal to at least three years above the age of nine. DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL FOR BOYS, RUE GRANGE-AUX-BELLES. --------+--------+-----------------------+---------------------------- | | | Number of Pupils who, on | | | October 1, were-- | | +------+------+------+------+ |Regular | | | | | | Classes| Age | Courses (Parallel |5 to 6|6 to 7|7 to 8|8 to 9| |(Years).| Classes = A and B).|Years.|Years.|Years.|Years.| --------+--------+-----------------------+------+------+------+------+ | |Supplementary | -- | -- | -- | -- | | |Senior A | -- | -- | -- | -- | VI. |11 to 12| " B | -- | -- | -- | -- | V. |10 " 11|Intermediate (2nd year)| -- | -- | -- | -- | IV. A. | 9 " 10| " (1st year)| -- | -- | -- | 9 | IV. B. | 9 " 10| " (1st year)| -- | -- | 1 | 4 | III. | 8 " 9|Elementary (2nd year) | -- | -- | 6 | 14 | II. | 7 " 8| " (1st year) | -- | 6 | 23 | 8 | I. | 6 " 7|Preparatory | 3 | 42 | 12 | -- | --------+--------+-----------------------+------+------+------+------+ | | Totals | 3 | 48 | 42 | 35 | --------+--------+-----------------------+------+------+------+------+ --------+--------+-----------------------+---------------------------- | | | Number of Pupils who, on | | | October 1, were-- | | +------+------+------+------+ |Regular | | 9 to |10 to |11 to |12 to | Classes| Age | Courses (Parallel | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |(Years).| Classes = A and B).|Years.|Years.|Years.|Years.| --------+--------+-----------------------+------+------+------+------+ | |Supplementary | -- | -- | -- | -- |