EDITOR'S SUPPLEMENT
The author's original write-up of Child C terminated at this point, in 1923. But during the following 16 years she remained in constant contact with C, interviewing him and testing him periodically, and in many ways sponsoring his secondary, collegiate, and professional education. Many pages of these records are in her files, accompanied by collections of C's work, newspaper notices, correspondence, photographs, and data from further interviews with the parents. It seems best to summarize these records chronologically, and with some brevity, since it would not be at all feasible to reproduce the material in full.
October 15, 1923
C filled out an "Interest Blank" at P. S. 165, Manhattan, where he was then in the eighth grade, at the age of 10 years 4 months. He was at this time, or had been, class monitor and editor of the class paper. "Likes and dislikes" were expressed, strongest "preference" of subjects, and judgment of "what is easiest."
Liked very much were literature, reading, spelling, mathematics, French, games and sports, and geography.
Most disliked were painting, water colors, etc.; penmanship; composition.
"Easiest" and also "best liked" was English literature.
Preferred kind of reading was encyclopedias, biography, current events, and history.
Things most like to do were studying, general reading, sedentary games, playing alone.
Most disliked things to do were using tools or working with apparatus and machinery, drawing, dancing, practicing music.