Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttidcc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxr!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!bellcore!decvax!mcnc!philabs!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe From: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.social Subject: Re: Intelligence Message-ID: <495@ttidcc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 19-Jun-85 14:44:32 EDT Article-I.D.: ttidcc.495 Posted: Wed Jun 19 14:44:32 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Jun-85 02:32:09 EDT References: <253@unc.UUCP> <270@looking.UUCP> <371@h-sc1.UUCP> Reply-To: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) Organization: The Cat Factory Lines: 36 Xref: watmath net.singles:7457 net.social:709 Summary: In article <2309@topaz.ARPA> sommers@topaz.UUCP (Mamaliz @ The Soup Kitchen) writes: > >When I was in high school (a long time ago and 4 different states) most of >the jocks were also high in the honor society - smart kids were expected to >be well-rounded and healthy. You went to class, you played some sport >(if just for the fun of it) and you played chess at night and on the >weekends. The rest of your time was usually spent in trying to keep your >acne under control and fighting about the length of your hair. > >5 members of my graduating class were National Merit Finalists, all but >myself were both athletic and popular (I do not blame my unpopularity on >being a nerd - I blame it on 4 different states in 4 years and my general >level of obnoxisity, political activity and drug abuse). I'm afraid what you're talking about here is the high end of the normal distribution curve. The high school I went to (also long ago) had the highest scholastic rating in Los Angeles at the time. I remember there were always a few sterling examples who were excellent both academically and athletically. There was also a larger group of intellectuals who didn't much care about sports. The great majority of the athletes were average students. On another point, being an athlete doesn't always guarantee popularity. What your sport is has a lot to do with it. I was on the gymnastic team in high school. This was before Olga Korbut was _born_ and most of the school didn't know we _had_ a gym team. Being able to climb a 20' rope in 3.5 seconds from a sitting start did not compensate me for a massive case of acne. Neither did good grades in academic subjects. -- -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe) Citicorp TTI Common Sense is what tells you that a ten 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. pound weight falls ten times as fast as a Santa Monica, CA 90405 one pound weight. (213) 450-9111, ext. 2483 {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe