I.Q. TESTS MAY SOON BE A REQUIREMENT FOR MARRIAGE
Madison, Wisconsin (JFK+50) On October 18, 1923, the Associated Press reports Professor E.A. Ross* of the University of Wisconsin says the "passing of an intelligence test as a requirement for marriage can be looked for within ten to twenty years."
The nationally known sociologist said, "Native intelligence itself...should be sought in the tests."
*Edward Alsworth Ross (1866-1951) was born in Virden, Illinois & graduated from Coe College 1887, PhD Johns Hopkins University 1891, professor of sociology at Indiana University, Cornell, Stanford, University of Nebraska & University of Wisconsin, Madison. In 1920, EAR published "The Principles of Sociology."
JFK+50 NOTE
The State of Tennessee requires prospective marriage candidates to be 18 years of age or older, possess a valid Driver's License (plus a passport if not a U.S. citizen) or Birth Certificate. If the social security # is not printed on the DL, then a social security card is also required.
We can find no evidence that an intelligence test has ever been a requirement to obtain a marriage license in the United States. Perhaps, however, there have been some who questioned their own intelligence after their marriage.
SOURCES
"Intelligence Test To Avert Future Marital Disasters," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., October 18, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
"Marriage License," Butteryfly Hollow Bed and Breakfast, www.butterflyhollow.com/
