The New York herald., 1922-04-23
Narrowness Of Modern Living
Makes Athletics an Essential
To Keep Sedentary Boys Fit

the defects found beginning with 1916
II ana covering taat c-.s-. - =-S- ..S
the i920-2f and the .-ass tfst vii!
graduate in 1928 and the class that
will graduate in 1924. These are re-
suits or the examinations made OH the
freshman classes those years Begin
ming with 1868. 2l.5 showed .;~-ec-
tive vision, 2i7 for the class OF 1920
q. 20.9 for the class of 1928 and 2S.2
class of 1924. Defects in the noses
19l7-1S. ga f920-21. 6S: 1928 81:
1924, 40. Defective teeth. 1861.
lis; 1920-21. AS; 1923, A; 1924, 80. E,
The orthopedic examinations are
available for the classes of 1928 and
1924, and seem the most startling OF
any of the records, in that out OF a
total of 1893 examined S04 had fiat
chests, 493 low arch of the foot. l,1SS
pronated feet and no less than 1.137
round shoulders: 7T3 increased antero-
posterio- spinal curve and $50 scoliosis
of the spine. More than so per cent.
OF the classes of 1924 and 1925 have
been required TO join special classes
from ten to fifteen each to assure
the individual attention necessary for
proper correction of these defects.
These classes are compulsory for
freshmen only.
The best indication of the progress
i'm this line since. the '90s lies in
comparison of the questionnaire OF
those early Gays with the ones now in
use. Hare is the old form and the
only one that was required:
Birthplace of self, father, mother
paternal grandfather and grandmother.
maternal grandparents (both).
Fathers occupation. father died OF,
mother died of, most resembles. ply
sically tfather. mother): hereditary.
accidents. diseases, remarks.
Intensive QUESTIONABLE Now
In Use for All Yale Students
The modern QUESTIONABLE in use IN
Yale is all comprehensive, demanding
full details of head. neck. chest. spine.
leg. upper and lower extremities ot
abdomen when normal and calling Tor
description and cause of deviation
from normal conditions in any part
of the body. The students past his
tory and athletic history are exhaus-
lively gone into even so far as TO
count lue cups VI 'OAitt 0'A~~ ~0N-
sumed. the cigars and cigarettes
smoked and the age at which smoN-
ing commenced.
1T certainly IL evident from these
missionaries that the department
of health now has an infinitely greater
knowledge of the physical CONDITION
Of the men in college and is far more
systematic in looking after the health
of the students than at any time III
the past The great question Is
whether what the head OF the pre-
peratory school. quoted earlier in this
article, refers TO as "the demoralizing
and softening social influences OF the
present day" will mean that twenty
! FIVE years from now these men who
are in college will not show the same
| stamina and resistance exhibited ly
| those in the past.
The writer feels that much indeed /
IL being accomplished. but that there
is also room for more; that the re-
port giving the records above of the
examinations give some indication oil
why in a selective draft so many men
were rejected. Too many boys in the
preparatory schools are subjected 70
prolonged strains. which their imma-
turity should forbid. Too many men
III college are not sufficiently and
gradually prepared by preparatory ex-
ercises for the contests. Too many
men recently graduated from colleges
feel that they can make up with an
orgy Of exercise once In a while for
days of an inactive. sedentary life.
Too many men in middle age. suddenly
stirred by realization of their con-.
dition. indulge i'm a violent course Of
training which takes off considerable
of the adipose tissue but is too strenu-
Gus for the vitality.