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other duties besides those pertaining to his college course, they were 

 creditable. 



In Subject B, then, we have a 3'oung man, rather more active than 

 the average, apparently in equilibrium with the demands of an academic 

 life, and living on a ration which is practically identical with the 

 standard chosen for comparison. It ma}^ be remarked that the gain in 

 bod}' weight (about 4 pounds) seems small when we remember that he 

 was but 20 years old, and, therefore, probably still developing physic- 

 ally. It may be that his diet was not liberal enough to provide both 

 for the energy involved in his daily life and for the material demanded 

 by the growing body. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. 403. 



The subject of this study was 23 years old, 5 feet 6.1 inches in height, 

 and weighed liS pounds. In general development he was not far 

 from the average. Medical examination showed that he was only 

 fairly well nourished. Doubtless this condition was the result of a 

 sev^ere illness contracted during the preceding summer vacation. 



Subject C was entirely dependent upon his own efforts for support 

 and was, therefore, obliged to spend much time on outside work. He 

 earned his lodging by attending to the furnace in a private house, 

 and b}' serving from 1 to 3 hours daily as a waiter at Randall Hall he 

 earned his board. He spent from 10 to 12 hours per day at intellectual 

 work, including lectures, stud}", outside clerical work, and reading. 

 For sleep he set aside 7 hours. During periods 1 and 2, the only 

 physical exercise other than that involved in walking to and from 

 lectures, meals, etc., that he found time for, was a 3-hour walk every 

 Sunday afternoon. During period 3 he rode a bicycle 1 hour per day 

 for 11 out of the 21 days. 



Subject C was a sophomore in the college department of the uni- 

 versity. His studies comprised German, philosophy, zoology, hygiene, 

 physics, and chemistry, and he carried one whole course and one half 

 course more than are regularly required of sophomores. Such a plan 

 of study would be considered rather severe even for a student with no 

 outside work. 



