Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-22
INTERESTING ExPERiME EMIT s
CONDUCTED ~ DEPARTMENT
At STATE UNIVERSITY.
AVERAGE YOUNG NAN At
21 WEIGHS TAI POUNDS
Five Feet Eight Inches Is Average
Hsisht-Freshmen Undergo Rigid
Physical and Mental Examinations
on Entering NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ali.
ments Sometimes Discovered.

Iowa City, Nov. Interesting facts
concerning the physical characteristics
Of the Iowa young man AT the stage of
entering college have been disclosed by
the examinations of all first year men
at the state university. The results of
372 examinations have just been an
nounced.
The average first year man was
found to be al pounds in weight, .
feet inches in height, and II years
old. The tallest man in the class is
feet 2 inches tall and the shortest is
feet . inches tall. The heaviest fresh
man weighs 2O5 pounds and the light
est weighs 9S pounds
Lift 40 Pounds.
The average lung capacity is 231
cubic inches, and 410 pounds is the
load which the average man can lift
under the most favorable conditions
M embers on the left side of the body
are inferior to those of the right both
in size and in strength. The average
grip with the right hand was ninety
nine pounds while with the left it was
nine pounds less. The grth of the
greater than that of the left. and the
girth of the right forearm proves also
to be tritle greater than that of the
left.
Coincident with the physical exams
nations, medical tests were made on
both freshmen and sophomores. OF the
597 men who were examined to deter
mine their organic condition, only one
was found whose condition was bao
enough to make it advisa BILE for him tC
refrain from taking gymnasium work
Four hundred and fifty-four men were
declared to be physically and organi.
cally all right, and 1871 We're found tc
possess slight defects which the gym.
nasium instructors think they can re.
lieve in time.
Discover Serious Ailments.
Five cases of Bright'S disease. foul
cases of bad hearts and fifteen case:
of broken arches We're discovered il
these examinations. Persons suffering
from these were Immediately sent t.
hospital for more detailed eXamina
ton. and for X-ray pictures in the CASE
Of broken arches.
When a man is sent to the hospita
Ilc IS lOlIOWSu up Nv Ike SSHlIdSluL
authorities to learn how he is pro.
crossing and to prescribe special cor
rectiye exercises for him when the hos.
pital authorities think that he is able
| to exercise. Whenever the ailment |:
of a serious nature the parents of thu
freshman are notified Of the fact ant
advised to see that the patient be gvel
a certain treatment, University stu
dents are allowed treatment at tn
university hospital free. of charge.
Must Learn to Swim.
Eight hundred men are enrolled thi
year in swimming classes. OF thi
number only 25S were unable to swim
and 542 more, could swim at least on
length Of the pool. A large percentag
of the 252 non swimmers at the frs
Of the year have since learned the Sc
cret Of making themselves buoyani
Every freshman and sophomore mus
be able to swim at the end Of the yea
twice the length OF the pool withou
resting.
| Life saving methods are taught b.
l the instructors and the swimmers ar
given actual practice in jumping int
the pool. dragging out a person by tn
hair or chin, and going thru the act O
forcing water from the lungs of tn
victim and resuscitating him.