The New York herald., 1922-03-05
COLLEGE MEN LEAD
WOMEN IN HEALTH
Due to Columbia Girls Visiting
and Dancing Together, Says
Medical Officer.
TWO-YEAR REPORT ISSUED
DR.. McCastline Thinks Under
graduates Have the Best
Chance for Health.

'"rhe growing body Of the boy or
girl has better opportunity Of reach
Ing a high point Of physical develop
n,ent in the college life OF to-day than
In the majority Of other fields of prog
ress or endeavor open to the person OF
college age" Is the assertion made by
DR.. William III. McCastline, medical
| officer OF Columbia University, In a re-
port to President Nicholas Murray But
Ter. made public yesterday.
Summarizing tho results OF super
vision inaugurated at Columbia two
years ago. with which is linked compul-
sorry physical education extending over
two years OF the college course, DR.
McCastline reports a constant improve
ment IN general health.
| There was more serious Illness among
| women at Columbia last year than
among men. Tho medical director says
this Is due to the fact that women con-
| gregate IN one another's rooms more
than men do. and because they spend
much Of their froe time indoors. particu-
larly in dancing together. This In.
creases the chances OF communicable
diseases,
Bad Sight Leading Fault.
| During the past year 1880 persons
| were treated at the university medical
office. or these, 1926 were men and
5,93o were women. In addition there
were 7,007 consultations held in Bar
nard College. Among the Federal Board
students. s7i in number, there were 1.127
| cases Of MEN reporting Ill. Cd out
patients and II in-patients.
DR.. McCastline presents findings az to
a ~ s,f1
parts Of the country who filed the re-
CURED health forms with their applica-
ton blanks for admission to Columbia
College. Defective vision, corrected by
glasses. was found to be leading physi-
cal fault The question Of eye conserva-
tion Is receiving attention at Teachers
College as part of q national pro-
gram being conducted by the Eye Sight
Conservation Council of America follow
ing revelations OF waste through poor
sight by the American Engineering
Councils Committee on the Elimination
Of Waste In Industry.
Health In the broadest meaning OF
the term Is approached by the regularity
Of ones program of activities. both in
teilectual and physical" adds DR.. Nc
Castline. Among students this regu-
larity Is or may be controlled within
certain limits by the requirements OF the
curriculum and the program Of recre-
ative activities.
"study Dcbauch'' Cure.
AT Columbia we have developed un-
der Dean Hawkes. supervision an or
ganization that will give 10 .ur men
the most wholesome college experience
without & conscious effort on .Aeir part
c~a In hAn ..t.. a.
themselves to q fairly definite schedule
OF studies for the day. ShirAers can
not escape detection. The weekly
checking up OF scholarship is an excel
lent hygienic precaution. 1t eliminates
the evil OF the study debauch Curing
the week or SO preceding examinations.
60 common where term marks are the
principle means OF determining scholar
ship.
THE compulsory periods Of physical
exercise eacl, week throughout the fresh
man and sophomore years are vaiu-
able precaution against the develop
ment Of sluggish physical habits preva-
lent among students left to their own
Initiative
'one OF the most difficult problems
70 meet In the intelligent control OF
communicable diseases Is the person
who. through ignorance or the mis-
understanding OF scientifically proven
facts. ignores his responsibility TO the
welfare OF others The university must
take definite and consistent stand on
these matters.
sswith smallpox Increasing as II has
over the country during the past few
years, II is felt that the university
should do more than advise our students
to be vaccinated. We should. In fact
make at least one successful vacc!na-
ton q health requirement for adm!s-
sion 70 the university"