II Oct.. 1909.] Training Boys at tlie yUiciiltiiral College. 



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that in our land of plentv there appear to be so many youths who are not 

 sufficiently well-nourished. It certainly dees not augur well for the stamina 

 of the future that this is so. Here, however, the change is rapid and com- 

 plete. Regular habits and abundance of wholesome food, healthy sur- 

 roundings and out-door occupations, soon work wonders. The anaemic look 

 is replaced by the ruddy glow of health. Weight, height, and chest 

 measurement rapidly increase. Physical development, previously arrested, 

 is now rapid. The following table, compiled from the medical reports, 

 gives actual increases : — 



Chest. 



Inspire. Expire. 



Biceps 



Kemaiks 



Inches. , 

 .771 



30 



31i 



36i 



•25i 



•29 



•28 



313 



30J 



36i 



■29 



32t 



28 



291 



31i 



311 



29t 



Inches. 

 25 



27 

 28 

 521 



23 



27* 

 33 

 2t) 

 301 



26i 

 28| 

 30i 



29i 



30 



2Si 

 27 



28i^ 



Inches. 



7 



'a 



8i 



Very poorly developed. 



Very much inipro\'ed. 



General development poor. 



Very considerable and marked improve- 

 ment. 



Healthy, properly developed boy. 



General improvement. 



Ajiparently a healthy boy. 



General improvement. 



Well nourished. 



Considerable improvement. 



Development and nutrition good. 



General improvement. 



Very thin and nutrition poor. 



General improvement. 



Poor nutrition and muscular develop- 

 ment. 



Much mljiroved. 



Good cotditioned, healthy boy. 



Much improved. 



Foor chest development. 



Muscular development fair. 



Curvatuie of the spine. 



Improvement in general health. 



Good nutrition with fair muscular de- 

 velopment. 



Much improved. 



Nutrition good, muscular development 

 fair. 



General improvement. 



Of the boys' oiiginally sent, only particulars regarding height and weight were recorded. These lads 

 show the greatest lievelopment, but for the sake of unifonnity ihey are omitted from the table, and only 

 those names are included of which all the measurements can be furii shed. 



Each bov has a separate room, and is provided with equipment of the 

 verv best. The taste displayed b} some in the adornment of their rooms is 

 remarked by every visitor. 



Everything possible is raised on the place. The meat, dairy produce, 

 fruit and an unlimited supply of fresh vegetables are grown. Over a ton 

 of jam is made and consumed on the place each year. 



Education and Practical 'I'raixing. 



The bovs are carefully trained in all the multifarious operations under- 

 taken on the College vineyard, orchard and farm, anrl at the Wahgunyah 

 Nur.sery. 



That the training given by Mr. H. Wilkinson, the foreman, in grafting 

 is satisfactory may be inferred from the excellent work the lads turn out. 

 Several of them are each at the present time turning out 1500, 1300, 1200 

 and over 1000 first-class grafts a day. Under the same efficient guidance 

 they learn the practical viticultural and horticultural work. In all branches 



