84 Heredity and Child Culture 



home and school. Such supervision must con- 

 cern itself with a carefully selected diet, plenty 

 of rest, and the avoidance of intellectual over- 

 stimulation. These children must never be 

 pushed at school, and it may even be necessary 

 to remove them for a time if they are worried 

 by their studies. 



It has been proved from examinations of many 

 school children that, as a rule, the heaviest and 

 tallest, or those with the best physique stand 

 highest in their classes and show the best intel- 

 lectual development. Hence, if a child is 

 poorly nourished or undeveloped, the best thing, 

 even for his intellectual growth, is to focus 

 attention on his body for a time and let his 

 min-d be temporarily neglected. Competitive 

 examinations at the end of the school year, after 

 the fatigue of the mnter's work, coming at a 

 time when growth is usually most active in a 

 child, too often result in nervous exhaustion. 



Proper growth in the school child is measured 

 by a study of the relation of height and weight. 

 This gives a truer insight into normal condi- 

 tions than simply taking the average height and 



