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measure, by the opinion of different groups of examin- 

 ers, but it has tended to become less each year. This de- 

 crease in the variation in classification in the phy- 

 development of men and women parallels the ] 

 of physical education in the grammar and in the high 

 schools. 



The general nutrition of the grou Lose to 



average, but with a slight tendency towards thini 

 Men are more apt to I men, who - 



to show a slightly greater y to approach the ex- 



tremes of either slendemess or ol The finding 



a greater tendency of women than of men toward either 

 overweight or underweight when registered : -tent 



with a similar rinding of girls and boys from nine t<: 

 teen years inclusive. - - of underweight cc: 



ered broadly may be classified : race and those 



of malnutrition. There is a greater general tendency 

 high school gradual m the city to be underw. 



than from the rural districts. This is to the 



fact that such small r uthem Europeans and 



Polish Jews tend to locate in the towns rather than in 

 the country. Short: stature is largely indepen 



of environment. It is a characteristic of the abov 

 and in this country has a geographical distribution sim- 

 ilar to them. 



Unhealthy environment, bad hat 

 . and physical ham luctive of una 



velopment. Defective vision, deafness, lai 

 noids, nasal obstruction and communicable - - are 

 also preventives and deterred owth. 



It is the general observation, however, that high school 

 graduates presenting then for physical examina- 



tions at the time of registration are yearly showing bet- 

 ter posture and general physique. The publicity of the 

 physical findings of the draft and the consequent growth 

 in interest in Hygiene and Physical Education is now 

 bearing fruit. 



DEFECTS OF THE EVES 



Without the use of a cyclop! _ ' . i" of the men and 

 32% of the women applying for registration in the fall 



