_III. Is there any relation between general or particular academic aptitude or inclination and general or particular proficiency in the later domestic, industrial, commercial, professional or civic activities?_ This question is of importance not only to the individual and his guide but also to employers, agencies and society at large.
An interesting and significant study bearing on this question has been reported by Nicholson, who investigated the relation between academic success and prominence in later life. The men graduating from Wesleyan University during the years 1833 to 1899, 1,667 in number, were arranged in three groups. In the first group were the 140 "honor" men, who were valedictorians or salutatorians of their classes. In the second group were placed all the men elected to Phi Beta Kappa, on the basis of high scholarship. Of these there were 461. In the third group were placed the remaining 1,206 men. It was then determined how many of these men were found in the current edition of _Who's Who_, or were judged, by faculty or fellow students, as having been or about to be of sufficient distinction to be included in such a directory. The results are given in the following tabulation.
SHOWING THE RELATION BETWEEN COLLEGE HONORS AND INCLUSION IN _Who's Who_ (NICHOLSON)
--------------------------------------------------------- 643 Students, of the| Per Cent Judged by Faculty to years 1833-1859 | be of _Who's Who_ Rank ---------------------+----------------------------------- Honor Men (53)| 50 P.B.K. Men (167)| 32 Remainder (476)| 6 ---------------------+----------------------------------- 604 Students of the | Per Cent Found in 1914-15 Years 1860-1889 | Edition of _Who's Who_ ---------------------+----------------------------------- Honor Men (59)| 48 P.B.K. Men (185)| 31 Remainder (419)| 10 ---------------------+----------------------------------- 420 Students of the |Per Cent in Who's Who or Judged by Years 1890-1899 |Classmates as about to be There. ---------------------+----------------------------------- Honor Men (28)| 50 P.B.K. Men (109)| 30 Remainder (311)| 11 ---------------------+----------------------------------- Total of 1667 |Per Cent with Distinction Entitling Students | to Inclusion in _Who's Who_. ---------------------+----------------------------------- Honor Men (140)| 50 P.B.K. Men (461)| 31 Remainder (1206)| 9 ---------------------------------------------------------