ates are taller by .35 inch, and high school pupils by .62 inch, 

 than those in grade 7A. The heights of both boys and girls 

 show irregular fluctuations in the intermediate grades. 



1 1 . The boys do not show any definite correlation of weight 

 with school grade. During the two-year period, the boys in 

 grade 7A are .30 pound heavier than the graduates, but .89 

 pound lighter than high school pupils. The weights fluctuate 

 irregularly in the intermediate grades. The girls show a more 

 decided tendency towards an increase in weight with an advance 

 in school grade. Graduates are .08 pound heavier, and high 

 school pupils are 2.34 pounds heavier than girls in grade 7 A. 



12. The distribution by nationality or race stock of the 

 children covered by this investigation was as follows: Jews, 

 36.6%; Italians, 18.3%; native-born of native parentage, 16.1%; 

 English, Scotch and Irish, 10.9%; Germans, 9.5%; Slavs, 2.8%' 

 miscellaneous group, 5.8%. 



13. The proportion of boys is greater than that of girls for 

 each nationality or race stock, except the Italian. 



14. The German boys are tallest, with an average height 

 for the two years of 62.49 inches; native-born boys of native 

 parentage average 62.31 inches; English, Scotch and Irish, 62.07 

 inches; Jewish, 61.92 inches; Italian, 61.18 inches. 



15. Among the girls, the Germans are tallest, averaging 

 for the two years 62.39 inches. The native-born of native 

 parentage average 62.38 inches; English, Scotch and Irish, 

 62.21 inches; Jews, 60.93 inches; Italians, 60.30 inches. 



16. The native-born boys of native parentage gain 1.72 

 inches in height from the first to the second of the two years 

 under discussion; the Germans, 1.63 inches; English, Scotch and 

 Irish, 1.34 inches; Jews, .94 inch; Italians, .78 inch. Among 

 the girls, the English, Scotch and Irish lead, with an increase 

 of .77 inch; the Germans gain .67 inch; Italians, .29 inch; 

 Jews, .16 inch; native-born girls of native parentage, .14 inch. 



17. The Jewish boys are heaviest, with an average weight 

 for the two years of 106.92 pounds; German boys average 106.62 

 pounds; native-born boys of native parentage, 105.61 pounds; 

 Italians, 104.61 pounds; English, Scotch and Irish, 102.44 

 pounds. 



18. The German girls are heaviest, with an average of 108.24 

 pounds. The native-born girls of native parentage weigh 106.86 

 pounds; Jews, 106.34 pounds; English, Scotch and Irish, 104.35 

 pounds; Italians, 103.66 pounds. 



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