St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-01-04

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listed as morons" according
Il Q. Tests"
These facts were released in an
extensive study made by DR.. Hor-
ace Mann Bond, president of Lin
coin University, oxford, Pa. In the
study. DR.. Bond, noted as a his
torian who received his Pho. from
the University of Chicago, follow
ed the subcommittee practice of
relying upon Army IQ. tests and
psychological examinations of the
American Council on Education.
The study shows that Emory
Junior College, attended by Rep
resentative James c. Davis of
Georgia, had a ''median score on a
highly praised psychological ex-
animation" which placed IL in a
position inferior to "a per cent of
American colleges.
Reinhardt college, which Davis
also attended. is not listed in any
available directory of standard
educational institutions, DR.. Bond
reported.
Rep. Davis is chairman Of the
subcommittee of the House Dis
trict Committee, which recently
conducted hearings on the school
Indignation problems I'm the Dis
trict Of Columbia
Emory Junior College, which
the subcommittee chairman at
tended. stood POI on the list Of 2O5
American colleges in the IT. Q.
test scores"
In Mississippi, the home Of Rep.
John Bell Williams, ranking
members of the subcommittee,
white soldiers stood absolutely last
in the army Il. Q. test scores in
the entire nation. according to the
study. The median mental age of
these white Mississippians was
that of IL and one half year old
child.
A moron was defined as any
one with mental age from
seven TO 12 years. According TO
this Interpretation almost half
Of the white draftees would be
considered as morons, the study
showed.
A table setting forth the men,
tai age below which fifty per cent
Of white draftees from "manifes-
to" states stood, according to the
results of the II. Q. test scores,
administered by the army. and
praised by Cong. James c. Davis
and chief committee counsel Will
liam Gerber, showed that:
The median score Of those COM
ing from Florida was SO and that
the mental age was 16. Florida
ranked 10th among 46 states test
ed. This is the state which sent to
Congress Senator Spessard L.
Holland and Representatives Ben
nett, Cramer, Skies, Herlong.
Rogers, Haley and Matthews, all
manifesto signers.
Senators Byrd and Robertson
and Representatives Robson,
Hardy, Gary. Abbitt, Tuck, Poff,
Harrison. Smith, Jennings and
Broyhill, manifesto signers from
Virginia, come from a state which
scored a median Of 56 and a men
tai age Of IA, ranking SIND among
the 46 states.
The Texans scored n median
of so, and showed n mental age
of Is and n half. This state
which ranks seth among the 46
states produced such manifesto
signers as Senator Daniel and
Representatives Dies, Patman.
DOwdy, Rogers and Fisher.
South Carolina signers were sen
Senators Johnston and Thurmond
and Reps. Rivers, Riley. Dorm,
Ashmore. Richards and Mcmillan.
This state showed a median score
Of AZ. a mental age Of Is. and a
ranking Of 80 among the 4e states.
Tennessee ranks 80 among the
states in intelligence quotient
Draftees from that state had a
median Of AZ and a mental age Of
Is. Neither Of the Tennessee Sena-
tors signed the manifesto, but II
was endorsed by House Members
Frazier, Evins, Bass. Murray.
Cooper and Davis.
Both Alabama senators Hill and
sparlCman signed the manifesto as
did Reps. Boylxin, Grant. Andrews
Roberts. Rains, Seldom. Elliott
Jones and Huddleston. The study
showed that Alabama ranks 10th
among the states. and the draftees
scored a median Of IS in the I. Q.
test and showed a mental age OF
Is.
Lousianians also scored q men
tai age Of Is years and q nedian
score Of IS. ranking 41st among
the 90 states tested signers from
that state were Senators Ellender
and long. and Congressmen Ho-
bert. Boggs. willis. Brooks Pass