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family. College course: Physical. Personal data: Jan. 5, 1918, ill and not 

 present in Boston; place taken by Kim. Jan. 15, observed by one of us in 

 gymnasium drill and noted as doing as well as average of class. 



SCH. 



John Schrack; born Oct. 3, 1888; home Reading, Pennsylvania; age 29 

 years; height 166 cm.; nude weight 68.6 kilos. Family history: Family all 

 thin, this subject being the heaviest one in the family. Four brothers and 

 one sister, normal. No tuberculosis. College course: Physical. Personal 

 data: Jan. 5, 1918, served as subject in Boston first time, taking place of 

 Mac. Jan. 21, somewhat tired. Physical activities: Jan. 22, 1918, reported 

 as not losing much weight, because he is less active. 



LIV. 



Alfred Livingstone; born May 23, 1899; home Paterson, New Jersey; 

 age 18 years; height 161 cm.; nude weight 60.5 kilos. Family history: All 

 members of his family are short, but of average weight. Three brothers, all 

 short. No tuberculosis. College course: Physical. Personal data: No record. 

 Physical activities: Jan. 15, 1918, took part in pubhc demonstration of 

 Japanese and American wrestling in gymnasium. Like Pea., the round with 

 his opponent was a tie. The time was short, but no inferiority was apparent 

 with lAv. Jan. 24, janitor remarked that the boys were not as they used to 

 be, for usually he had only to ask for help and he had all he wanted. He 

 referred to Wil and Liv in particular, who said they could not work, as they 

 did not feel like it. 



SNE. 



Chester D. Snell; born Nov. 24, 1895; home Canajoharie, New York; 

 age 22 years; height 175 cm.; nude weight 72.3 kilos. Family history: Nega- 

 tive. College course: Secretarial. Personal data: Operation for correction 

 of deviated septum from nasal partition, November 10, 1917. Did not 

 go to bed, but felt weak for first 7 days. Afterwards only discomfort was due 

 to rubber splint in nose, which was worn 4 weeks. 



THO. 



George H. Thompson; born Feb. 18, 1894; home Poughkeepsie, New 

 York; age 24 years; height 179 cm.; nude weight 62.0 kilos. Family history: 

 Negative. College course: Secretarial. Personal data: Captain of Squad B. 



VAN. 



Floyd M. Van Wagner; born Mar. 27, 1894; home Hyde Park, New York; 

 age 24 years; height 179 cm.; nude weight 67.3 kilos. Family history: All 

 stout in father's family. Three brothers and one sister normal. Subject the 

 heaviest in the family. No tuberculosis. College course: Physical. Per- 

 sonal data: No record. 



WIL. 



Elton L. Williams; born Oct. 31, 1898; home Chelsea, Massachusetts; 

 age 19 years; height 164 cm.; nude weight 58.5 kilos. Family history: 

 Father weighed 250 pounds 10 years ago, weighed 200 pounds 5 years ago, 

 weighs now 189 pounds. An aunt and a cousin died of tuberculosis. College 

 course: Physical. Personal data: Jan. 24, 1918, see remark made by janitor 

 in data for Liv. 



The following subjects, as explained in their histories, served as 

 members of Squad B for only a part of the time, and not during the 

 weeks of diet reduction with this squad : 



