618 PBOCEEDINGS OF SECTION I. 



Vm.~INSTRUCTIONS RECORD CARD AND TABULATION 



SHEET. 



Commonwealth of Australia. 



Anthtojw metric Investigation of School Pupils. 



(i) PREi.miNARY Observations. 



The followmg iiistructions have been drafted with the object of securing uni- 

 formity in the method of making observations and in the tabulation of anthro- 

 pometric data throughout Australia. They should be complied with strictly. 

 Height should be obtained for each pupil. Weight should be obtained for each 

 pupil wherever a satisfactory weighmg machine is available. Chest measurements 

 should be undertaken only by observers who have had jiractical instruction in 

 the technique of such measurements and when proper instruments are available. 



(ii) The Record Card. 



A separate card is to be used for each pupil ; white cards for boys and red 

 cards for girls. 



Class of School. 



State whether the school is a State or non-State school, includmg as " State '* 

 Bchools all tiiose which are under the control of the State Education Department, 

 and as " non-State " all those which are not inider such control. 



Locality of School. 



State clearly the name not only of the city, town, village, &c., in which the 

 school is situated, but also the name (if any) of the street, road, &c. Where 

 school has a number, that should be also added. 



Name. 



Insert surname first, and imderline it, tlicu add the clu'istian name or names. 



Sex. 



Write M for male and F for female. 



Date of Birth. 



Give day of month, number of month, and year of birth thus : 6 Jul 3', 1902 — 

 6.7.'02. Where the exact date of birth cannot be ascertained, estimate the year 

 of bu'th as nearly as practicable, and set dow n " 30th June ? " as the date, adding 

 the quorj' mark (?) to show that the date is an estimate onlj-. • 



Birthplace. 



Insert as completely as practicable particulars relative to the bu-thplaces of tha 

 pupil and of his or her parents and grandparents. Biithplaces so inserted should 

 be the country or Australian State of birth, not county, towni, or village. 



Occupation of Parent or Guardian. 



State briefly the occupation of parent or guardian, givuig, however, sufficient 

 detaU to enable the occupation to be duly classified. If more than one occupation 

 is followed, mention all, underluiing that which is of most importance to such 

 parent or guardian. 



