March 1951 Issue [Article] Exempt the bright boys? Download PDF Adjust Share by Gerald W. (Gerald White) Johnson, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Americans Attitudes Draft Educators Intellectual life Intelligence levels Law and legislation Political activity United States More from Gerald W. (Gerald White) Johnson A Peculiar Virtue Only once have we elected a really ignorant man to the Presidency. Andrew Jackson was almost completely innocent of book-learning when he came to the White House. Furthermore, he was… Lincoln, Lee, and lesser heroes The compensations of deafness Adjust Share