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from South Carolina, Tennessee
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 Ph.D. from
the University OF Chicago. follow
ed the subcommittee practice of
relying upon Army 10. 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 "median score on q
highly praised psychological ex-
animation" which placed IL In a
position inferior to % 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 IL chairman Of the
subcommittee Of the House Dis.
trict Committee. which recently
conducted hearings ON the school
Indignation problems In the Dis.
trict Of Columbia.
Emory Junior College, which
the subcommittee chairman at
tended. stood 20I on the list Of 205
American colleges in the II. @
test scores"
In Mississippi. the home OF Rep.
John Bell williams. ranking
members OF the subcommittee
white soldiers stood absolutely last
In the army II. Q. test scores' In
the entire nation. according 10 the
study. The median mental age Of
these white Mlssissippians was
that Of II and one half year old
child.
A moron was defined n any
one with q mental age from
seven 90 ~ years. According to
this Interpretation almost half
Of the white draftees would be
considered n mOrons. the study
showed.
A table setting forth the men
tai age below which nifty per cent
Of white draftees from "manifes-
to" states stood. according 10 the
results OF the 81 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 50 and that
the mental age was rs. Florida
ranked 10Th among IS states test
ed This Ii the state which sent 90
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
Broyhili, manifesto signers from
Virginia. come from a state which
scored a nedian % Sc and a men
tai age Of ~, ranking 32nd among
the 80 states.
The Texans scored y medlan
81 50. and showed . mental age
~ rs and half This state
which ranks ss,h among the 90
states produced such manifesto
signerS ~ senator Daniel and
Representatives Dies. Patman.
Dovdy. Roger and Fisher.
South Carolina SiRners were sen
Senators Johnston and Thurrnond
and Reps Rivers, Riley. Dorm.
Ashnore. Richards and Mcmillan.
This state showed a rnedian score
% ~. . mental are Of II. and a
ranking ~ "a among the - states
Tennessee ranks 30 among the
states In intelligence quotient
Draftees from that state had
median ~ ~ and a mental age ~
II Neither OF the Tennessee Sena-
tors signed the manifesto. but ~
was en6nrSed by House Members
Frazier. Evins. Bass Murray
Cooper and Davis.
Both Alabama senator's Hin and
sparkrnan signed the manifesto a.
did Reps Boykin, Grant. Andrews.
Roberts. Rains. Seldom. Elliott
Jones snd Hnddles.on The study
sho~ed that Alabama ranks 10th
among the states. and the draftses
scored = raedian Of IS In the Q
test ard showed q mental age %
II
Lo~isasnians also scored a men
tai are 81 II years and . unedian
score % a, ranking tist among
the - states tested signers from
that ststs were Senators E1l-nder
ard Long. and Congressman Ho-
b~vt. Boxrs. wIIha Brooks Paas-