March 1951 Issue [Article] Exempt the bright boys? Download PDF Adjust Share by Gerald W. (Gerald White) Johnson, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. 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