The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-18

Prof. Boas said that It took girls little
lonper 70 cut their wisdom teeth than boys
Tbs changes in these things we're caused
nv differences in environment, social con-
dltions and heredity.
The meeting was opened by an address
from DR.. Luther Halsey Guliok, director
\, nbysical training In the New York pub
I,o schools. once president OF the associa-
tlon. The morning was devoted to a con-
alteration Of the usefulness Of dancing in
nbvsical training OF boys and girls. Miss
kaIoline Crawford Of Teachers College
Advocated letting little children dance In
LEI them do the kind Of dancing that
they like best. . said Miss Crawford. and
4 win probably be found to be the kind that
4 reformed to the accompaniment OF In
dian tunes. Let them do Indian war dances.
Give the tots a chance to get their exeT-
49, In the way that they like best and II
viii be found to be the most beneficial TO
them c, ,,.-,..
Cohmbias physical director, spoke about
marks for proficiency in physical educa-
ton vitality is much more desirable
than strength" said DR.. Meylan. We
taIity and endurance are correlated and
endurance tests are the things that we
are trying TO make. No satisfactory
DR.. Dudley Allen Sargent, director OF
the Hemenway Gymnasium at Harvard
The medical examination Of athletes
tells nothing positive. II merely oertihes
that a man has no physical defects which
dehar him. II does not certify that ne
can bear the strain Of athletics. The inst
system Of strength tests was all right, but
as soon as the colleges began 70 compete
70 see which had the strongest men the
tests began to be iuggled. Men practised
with the machinery and the test became
a mere matter Of knAok. That's why the
intercollegiate strength test composition
for the fifty strongest men from each col
lege was dropped.
Some persons say that a man who does
these tests is likely to become muscle
bound. That phrase "a merely CLOAK
FOR ignorance. Not more than one man
in every 10000 Is muscle bound. In more
than thirty years have met only two men
who were
Dr. Guiick said that excessive strength
and excessive heart action were the things
that the old system Of strength tests re.
ouired That was one reason why the old
marking system was failure In the public
achools The normal Is the desirable
thing said he. I'm the schools we assign
20 points for strength and endurance, 30
for applied hygiene and health and 50 for
control Of the body and muscles.
Emanuel Haug Of the De Witt Clinton
High school told as a sort Of supplemental
story how the examinations for personal
hygiene we're made.
the children seemed at first TO think
that anything was good enough for school,
said he About three years ago We started
IN A boy would come in for his physical
examination. We turned down his coat
collar and sent him home for a clean collar
Il he needed It. Then we got them to clean
their shoes, and, finally, got them TO taking
baths regularly. The system was dropped
for a while, but resumed again only Few
weeks ago. / had one boy who came IN
whom / told 70 60 get a bath. He came
back again without IL. The third time
took him down In the cellar after school
and had him strip in the basement. Their
/ turned the hose on him. There was M
trouble after that
While this meeting was being held IN ONT
room, another branch gathered 70 CONSIDER
therapeutic gymnastics. DR.. II. V. Barclay
Of New York said that ataKia reduced tn
body 70 a condition Of weakness like that
childhood. but that cure could be accom-
plished by training gradually through
small movements. This Is called the moto
cure.
1t was announced that the Nationa
Anthropometrio Association was golnl
10 get the measurements through IN
Y, VI c. A. branches, colleges and sohool
Of America Of 4O, 900 men and women, !
order TO determine the exact proportion
Of the national type. The measurement
Of women will be made at the Boston Normi
Training School.