Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-05
'MOst Perfect" Girl in
Brooklyn High Schools
Is Fond of Athletics

BROOKLYN, March 4.-High heels are
no drawback to woman provided the
rest Of the shoe fits, in the opinion OF
Precella Wander. the most perfect girl
of the Girls High school Of Brooklyn.
Miss Wander, wears EN- herself. She
likes them. Besides emphasizing the
grace of the feminine foot they support
ones arches, and-well, there's such
thing as carrying a style bugbear too
far. anyway.
And Miss wander's word ought to
have some weight on the much-deoated
question, for a committee OF competent
Judges has Just pronounced her the most
perfectly physically developed OF the ZOu
odd Of the high, school class who com
peted in the tests.
United States government charts were
used as the standards of examinations
so that the findings might be said 10
be scientific Some of the specifications
were fulfilled by Miss Wander exactly
For instance. her weight, los pounds, Is
exactly that prescribed for q girl her age
By the government experts Her height.
i've feet two inches, lacks but little or
being 100 per cent"
Her teeth were found to be perfect;
her eyesight nearly so; her heart action,
respiration. general measurements, but
very slightly at variance with the of
fetal prescription. Judges who conducted
the examinations declared her TO be the
most nearly physically perfect girl for
her age they had ever seen.
Her, prescription? She has none, unless
It be plenty Of outdoor exercise. regular
sleeping hours. good, wholesome food IN
abundance. scruDulous care Of the teeth
common sense living.
'T follow outdoor sports because I like
them" she said. y go to bed when /
get sleepy. I eat all I want. ! take
care OF my teeth-well, naturally. There's
no hard and set rule. Just be natural.
For instance, the perfect girl" walks
about two miles a day. not on liked
program, but because she's usually going
sOmewhere-mostly 10 the skating pond
these days-and walks in preference 10
taking a car.
Il 20 to a movie at night when I
feel ike it" she explained further, but
I'm not fond % the average movie. do
like q good theater show, however, and 90
to them occasionally
f good theater show. however. and go TO
them OCCASIONALLY
Another thing. Miss Wander does not
and never has worn cOrsets. Her friends
submit that she doesn't need them. Her
figure, they declare. is none the worse
for the lack Of this fashion and-she
looks it.
For the rest, she wears the same
weight Of clothes the year round. buys
shoes that are large enough for her feet
and manages to extract her quota OF fun
She's especially fond of skating, tennis
and basketball and punchball, and is
rated in the championship class in each
OF these sports by her schoolmates.
She's an accomplished pianist and
grades high IN all her classes. Miss
Wander doesn't burn any midnight OIL
over her books. She doesn't need to, be
ing as mentally proficient as she is ply
sicaIy perfect. Fact is she's in bed
every night by 80 or II o'clock and
up the next morning by s.
Her future plans? She hasn't any, IN
less It be q determination to "stay home
with mother, always"
The examinations from which Miss
Wander emerged so triumphant were
conducted by a committee headed by Miss
C. NJ. Walleston, physical training d.
rector Of the school. They have been in
progress since last September and have
embraced every test required by the gov
eminent charts.
The Wanders live at 1910 Bushwick
avenue, Brooklyn.