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weight of the Cuban female teacher was 102 pounds. Eighty per cent, 

 of the American female students surpass the medium weight of the 

 Cuban female teachers, but on the other hand, 10 per cent, of the 

 Cuban women surpass 128 pounds in weight, which is exceeded by only 

 20 per cent, of the American women students. 



Many other interesting comparisons may readily be made. Upon 

 referring to Table 2, some of the differences in the several percentile 

 grades of tbe two sexes and nationalities readily become apparent. 



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The medium Cuban man is 12 pounds heavier than the medium Cuban 

 woman, but the smaller Cuban men are 13 or 14 pounds heavier than 

 the smaller Cuban women, while the larger Cuban men are only 2 and 

 6 pounds heavier than the larger Cuban women. This would seem 

 to indicate that the Cuban women tend to take on flesh as they grow 

 older much more readily than the Cuban men, or that through some 

 selective agency the larger and stronger type of Cuban man is not 

 well represented among the teaching force. In all probability, the 



