The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-01
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PERFECT NAN
Campus Has Eyes and Words
Only for McKin, Youth of
Statuesqne Lines
Young Man May Prove to Be
Another Ollie Snedigar
in Athletics
Regular Hours and Plenty of
Sleep One Secret of His
Perfection

~ ERKELEY, Aug. &c. H. A
L. McKim. the perfect man" dis
covered in the freshman class
of the University of California.
as told exclusively In The Call,
typifes the desired product of the
physical culture department OF that In
stitution The purpose of careful study
of every student and of scientific train
ing in the gymnasium exercises is to
graduate from the university men who
will in some degree represent the stand-
ard of physical fitness that was Nc
Kim's possession when he enrolled as
a student. Therein lies the unusual In
terest which the college professors have
taken in the Pomona youth--he entered
the university in the superb condition
that it is hoped to develop in most stu
dents only after years of training.
The wonderful development of the
young man, as related exclusively IN
The Call was the principal topic OF
discussion on the campus. Students.
athletes and trainers were speculating
on the athletic future of the young
freshman. With his high record of
athletic versatility achieved in prepar-
atory school, it is wondered whether
McKim will become a second Ollie
Snedigar. to rival that athlete who has
been called by experts the best AL
around performer in America sHedi-
gars are as rare as are men of McKims
muscular perfection.
Youth Is Modest
Because of the youths maturity sn1
balanced development. he Will not be
entered In the gymnasium work. He is
one of the few freshmen who are per-
mitted to substitute competitive ath-
letics for scientific training; and only
the fttest are given this privilege. Nc
Kim stands out from all the others in
that he excels all in development and
in actual strength.
So unusual is McKim's physical at
nothing else today. This constant dis
cussion worked on the youths modesty
and he secluded himself from curious
persons. At his dwelling, the Phi
Kappa Psi fraternity house, word was
given out that he would be away all
day Numerous students and wander
ers on the campus gathered at Cali :
fornia field this afternoon when the
freshmen squad turned out for football
practice, hoping to see some evidence
of McKim's physical prowess. They
were disappointed. for the youth
avoided gazers. And had he been pres
ent his perfect body. draped in padded
football attire. would have drawn no
particular attention. for McKims per-
lection consists in part in that he has
the appearance as well as the possess
sion of normality. His magnifcent
body does not make him conspicuous.
Such Men Are Rare
Professors in the university are using
McKims measurements for compara-
tive study in physical culture. Merely
by contrast of his measurements with
those obtained from other college men,
the instructors are able to show def
nitely how far McKims physique ex-
cells that of the average man. Prof.
Walter e. Magee has chart on which
the results of measurements are re-
corded. In the average man, unevenly
developed, but athletic there will be
wide discrepancies above and below
normal In McKims case the measures
ments practically correspond with those
set by scientists as perfect.
such men are not born every min
ute,'' commented Professor Magee to-
day. The majority of men are either
deformei or are so unevenly developed
that only long and systematic train
many and many cases that require the
closest attention to make the college
mans body as fit as his mind Some
times the deformity is concealed, or is
not particularly bad. being acquired .
from false mode Of living or from
careless pose in standing and sitting
and walking The number Of these
cases that come before men enga ged
in physical culture science demon
strates the great rarity of such per-
lection as McKim's Z
Sure to Get Sleep
student friends of McKim, who knew
him at Pomona, where he was re-
markable high school athlete and a
good student. have talked on the cam
pus Of his way of living. That he was
careful of himself Is evident from his
superb condition. While the youth was
reticent as to his habits. his friends
say he was always attentive to get
rest He would seek his bed early OF
nights and sleep late.
In his few days at Berkeley, he has
taken full sleep, obtaining his exercise
in his football practice and devoting
daytime and early evening hours to his
studies.