268 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 
A PORTION OF “THE CHART OF DAYS.’’ 
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Madison and New 
Madison Simmons 5 6 8 | 11)12)13) 14} 15 | 18 
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Lafayette and La- 
ayette Branch..|/Taussig 8/11 113) 14115 }18 | 19} 20} 21 
PIUMIDOIAe cose bos Gooden ......| 11 | 12 | 14 |} 15 |} 18 } 19 | 20 1 | 22 
VOR 6600. cece cess /SOPEr.. se eee 12 | 13 }15 | 18 | 19 |*20 | 21 | 22 | 25 
RRODAEG vas 02 ss Blair..... beecl 38-| 14 [18 |..19.|- 20-1 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 
MACPAMIGG vcs sci ¢ c /TOSS oc es ous 14115119 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 
Blow and Blow 
Branch ,........|Schlossstein..| 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 > 
The Laclede School began Jan. 4 and finished Jan. 15, the 
Madison School began Jan. 5 and finished Jan. 18, and so 
through the list. 
Nearly nine thousand pupils were examined each school-day 
after the ninth, and each day saw the returns of nearly 2 
thousand pupils completed. The collection of material was 
finished in fifty-four school-days, beginning Jan. 4 and ending 
March 18. During this period of about 11 weeks, 18059 
girls and 16295 boys were examined f and nearly one million 
data collected, about five hundred thousand of which were 
measurements, a result which would hardly have been possible 
without the strenuous exertions of my assistants. 
One of the Special Assistants mentioned in the Chart of 
Days was assigned to each school under investigation. It was 
his duty to visit the school every day for the purpose of 
giving any explanation which might be necessary. He was 
_ * This and the following numbers are the days of the month on which the 
respective groups of measurements were made. 
+ Owing to absentees, the number of returns of any one measurement, 
ee number here given. 
