Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1913-01-23
IDAHO STUDENTS
PHYSICALLY BEST
Tests Made at State University Show
the Average to be Above Eastern
College Men and Women.

Idaho students are much stronge
than Eastern college men and womel
This superiority is shown by tn
dynamometer, device for test n
and measuring the strength of prat
tically every group of muscles in t.
body. The average test of Easter
college men is ALPS pounds. The ay
erage of $50 Idaho men, taken q
they came to the machine, is 545
pounds. The average strength o
Eastern college women is 1880 lbs.
while that of the Idaho goods Il
1925. This year only men and on
ly women at the University fell
below the Eastern average. AS a
wEoie Idaho men are 80 per cent
and the women 81 per cent stronger
than the Eastern college students.
The best developed girl at the Uni
versity is Miss Winifred Brown of
Landore. She made the remarkable
test of 5095 pounds, which is far
above the Eastern average and al
most up ito the standard for Idaho
men. Miss Brown is 5 feet and
$40 inches in height and weighs 1876
pounds. In appearance she is typi-
cally feminine and slight rather than
otherwise, not giving the effect of
over-muscular development in any
way Her superb physique is Per-
fectly normal. there being no over
development of some muscles at the
expense of others. According to
Physical Director Van der Veer her
development represents what every
girls should be.
Other girls with unusual records
ire Vivian Allen of Standpoint with
/ test of 4935 pounds, Precious Ross
If Moscow with 1850 and Josephine
Wayman of Hanna with 4505. A
ruly remarkable test is that of Flor
nee Blomquist of Moscow. Only
feet in height and weighing but
05 pounds she totalled 1915 on the
Bernice Mason of |
Jew Plymouth is also surprisingly |
veil developed for her size. She |
Weighs 113 and is feet inches in |
leight. Her test is 3S4O pounds.
Among the men julius Nordby of |
tennessee holds the record with
est of 1910 pounds. Stanley Brown
Q poloueo ;e eooood NTH 1010 ond |
Buck" Phillips of Lewiston third |
nth 6789.
In the competition for the cups to
c given to the best developed Fresh
ian. Brown is leading for the mems
up. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall and
-eighs 186. He played a star game
full back on the football team
st fall and is one of the most prom
ing players seen at the University
II several years.
Miss Tina Gregg of Lewiston is
aiding for the women's cup with a
st of 1900. She is feet inches
height and weighs 1853. She is a
ster of Vean Gregg, the crack {
tcher of the Cleveland American
eague team.
The splendid physical development
the Idaho students is in part due
their vigorous outdoor life. The
binary Idaho student is at home in
g woods or mountains. Miss
'own, for example, has hunted, fish [
!, camped, snowshoed, skeed and
1den horses ever since she was a
tie girl. During vacation the men
udents are engaged in healthy, mus
e-building work, such as in the :
rest Service or in surveying par :
IS. Then, too, there may be some 9
ing in the climate. At any rate t
ere are few weaklings among the b
aho students had their average II
'ength test is much higher than Il
1t of Eastern college mena nd wo-
m.