The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Saturday, February 13, 1960 - Page 13 ★
Chess Is A War Of Nerves
“Morphy could not pass examinations to qualify as a lawyer.
Really?!
A New Star in the Firmament. 03 Nov 1864, Thu The Daily True Delta (New Orleans, Louisiana) Newspapers.com 'Chess Is A War Of Nerves' 15 Feb 1960, Mon The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Newspapers.comThe current American prodigy, Bobby Fischer, amazed his teachers at Erasmus High School, Brooklyn, when they heard of his chess prowess.
“In class he can't sit still for five minutes,” one teacher said. “He just stumbles through his work, and I did not think he was interested in anything but prehistoric animals and jigsaw puzzles.”
Worthy of note, the commentary above, is an opinion piece.
Bobby's school administration described a bright child who scores rather well academically:
https://bobby-fischer-1958.blogspot.com/2018/03/whiz-kid-at-chessboard.html
“But last year, despite an intensive schedule, he settled down and scored 97 in mathematics, 90 in Spanish and 80 in biology examinations.”
This year, though his principal said he would be carrying five courses — English, Spanish, intermediate algebra, world history and physical chemistry.
Awarded a gold medal for achievements:
https://bobby-fischer-1959.blogspot.com/2018/03/gold-medal-at-erasmus-hall-high-school.html
Further, in this “Letter to the Editor” a reader responded, with some further criticism, which also contained some preconceived errors of its own, about Bobby Fischer's academic standing and other players mentioned in the Commentary:
https://bobby-fischer-1960.blogspot.com/2018/04/chess-is-war-of-nerves.html