ARE LONG-LEGGED MEN SMARTER THAN SHORT-LEGGED MEN, THAT IS THE QUESTION
Chicago, Illinois (JFK+50) On April 2, 1925, Associated Press reports University of Chicago psychologist Dr. W.H. Sheldon* "will undertake to answer the question whether a man with long legs and red hair has more brains than a short-legged blond man."
It was Columbia University professor Naccarti who advanced the theory that men with long legs have "the greatest brain capacity."
Dr. Shelton will measure four hundred men as "anthropological indexes." They will be graded for mental capacity and physical characteristics.
*Dr. William Herbert Sheldon, Jr. (1898-1977) was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island & was educated at Brown University & the University of Chicago where he earned his PhD in 1925. WHSJ received his M.D. in 1933.
SOURCE
"Will Test Theory That Men With Long Legs Are Smartest," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., April 2, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
