The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-12


from some studies just made that
universal military training would
be good thing. And | mean uni
versal-girls as well as boys and
no excuses accepted except that OF
being actually bedridden.
Ny reasons are found in the hg-
urcs given in a study Of 1000 men
students entering the University
OF Illinois. They show that:
3 per cent could not swim at all.
81 per cent were so weak they
could not swim 80 yards.
3 per cent could not chin them
selves once.
% per cent could not chin them
selves five times.
"a per cent could not jump an OBJ
stacle waist high.
4 per cent could not skin the cat.
These experiments were con-
tinued for several years and about
the same results recorded every
wear.
Test of Fitness
A standardized test Of physical
fitness was then arranged by the
physical director 1t was simple
enough for a person OF the most
average strength and endurance
to pass. consisting Of simple eXer-
c.ses such as lying on the back and
lifting the legs 20 times. In Sep
TENDER. 1912 almost year after
Pearl HarOorJ, over 1000 young
men VINO had come from high
schools were given these tests.
Ihirty-slX per cent failed to pass
the qualifications of the test.
1wenty-three per cent were elias
shed as far. Only a little over
40 per cent passed the basic quail
ficatlons of the test satisfactorily.
This is shocking! Il is worse,
il is frightening. am 90 years
old and think | could pass these
tests. And here are young men, |
suppose about l5 years old, who
aren't physically able to fight the
seven dwarfs. Think of boy | D
VINO can't chin hnr self five times!
What is the matter with the
high schools? One thing that |
have been yelling for years is that
they take few star pseudo-heroes
and make football impresarios out
of them. The athletic directors
make more money out of good
football team than they do out OF
the boring business Of taking a
whole class out and creating a
class Of men of average motor ht-
ness.
Average American Youth
Is the average American youth
the one we thought was a funny
caricature-the pale youth with
the cigarette dropping from one
lip, hanging around the pool room
corner? Is that fellow actually
the average American youth? Is
pool the only athletic game besides
football that high school superin-
tendents encourage?
quote the Director Of Physical
Education Of the University of
Illinois: Physical education and
recreational features have been
inadequate possibly because Of in
adequate time, facilities and lead
ership."
Time on whose part7 Leader
ship on whose part? Facilities on
whose part?
never saw the athletic director
or the superintendent of a high
school COR a high school class
that didn't have enough time.l
All the facilities you need are a
gymnasium or front yard. And
as for leadership, that is up to the
superintendents to supply.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
B. C.:-Which is more fatten.
ing piece of bread with butter
or a glass of plain milk
Answer: A glass Of milk Is
ouncesl with average cream con
tent amounts to 100 calories. A
fairly thick slice Of white breau
Il 4 ouncesD amounts to 100 cal
Dries. How much extra calories
you get out Of the butter depends
on hov much you put on. A good
serving of butter (fiz ouncesD
amounts TO 100 calories. ! would
guess your bread and butter would
.ut-e you 1pE calorIps