72 PHYSICAL TRAINING 



It must be remembered, too, that the measure- 

 ments given in the tables are not " average" 

 measurements of all the boys in large indiscrim- 

 inate groups. They are average measurements 

 of well-built and healthy boys only; they are 

 therefore above the general average, so that when 

 a boy comes up to the measurements given in 

 this book, he can feel that his development is 

 very good, and quite better than that of the 

 " average" boy of his type. 



When a boy is obviously below the develop- 

 ment of his type and height, then he can be given 

 such of the following exercises as will be most 

 likely to aid in making up the deficiency, so that 

 a boy standardized as third-class, for instance, 

 can be helped to become second-class, and first- 

 class with a rapidity largely according to his 

 own interest and desire. 



It has been found well not to allow a boy to 

 be standardized over second-class if he has a 

 bad posture that he can remedy. That is, a boy 

 may have a score of over one hundred, and yet 

 will score but second-class if he has stooped 

 shoulders, for instance. 



When you have found the height and weight,' 

 find in which table you have the weight approach- 

 ing most nearly that of the boy being measured. 

 Then refer to the table of the particular type. 



The measurements here given have been taken 



