Hotels: Life of the Moron

Psychologists classify a moron as one grade above an imbecile, two above an idiot. He has a mental age of eight to twelve, an I.Q. between 50 and 70. How does he get along, or does he? Dr. Ruby Jo Reeves Kennedy, sociologist at the Connecticut College for Women, made a survey of 256 morons, decided that in these days of full employment, the moron is generally employable and doing surprisingly well for himself.

The typical male moron, Dr. Kennedy reported in Boston last week to the American Association on Mental Deficiency, is a semiskilled...

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