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stronger and heavier men would have entered the army or engaged 

 in some more vigorous occupation than teaching school. 



Among the many things that interested the Cubans in our people 

 was the freedom of our women and the opportunities they enjoyed for 

 growth and development, both mentally and physically. But what 

 shall we say to the fact that the medium American woman is 19.9 

 pounds lighter than the medium American man, and that the difference 

 increases in the mans favor all through the different percentile grades. 



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If our American women have better opportunities for growth and de- 

 velopment than the Cuban women, why do they not compare more 

 favorably with the American men, in weight and height, than the 

 Cuban women do with the Cuban men? Is it due to the inferiority 

 of the American woman, or the superiority of the American man? 

 Has the heavier and more buxom type of woman been selected, and 

 left her leaner and lighter sister to wed the arts and sciences? Have 

 the admirable opportunities for physical training and athletics, af- 



