174 THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY 
STUDENTS wHO Won A PLACE ON ONE oR More Varsity ATHLETIC TEAMS 
OP D2B: Son ties >, v5 ¢ sv Aes ae 9S rs bs VERS OS 84 or 37.6 per cent. 
Ohi Re ean OY ee gle aes a SS WE 9 oe Bp do WR 47 or 41 per cent. 
OE SHOR TG AMOONS: 5 seca Gun Waist a were nies eis WH 37 or 34 per cent. 
This table shows that 41 per cent. of smokers and only 34 per cent. 
of non-smokers achieved success in varsity athletics. 
Of varsity athletes 56 per cent. are smokers as compared with 52 per 
cent. of all students. 
The following table illustrates the same point in another way, giving 
a percentage of 57.3 for the number of smokers on the various varsity 
athletic teams during one college year. 
PERCENTAGE OF SMOKERS ON VARSITY ATHLETIC TEAMS DURING THE 
SEASON OF 1908-09 
No. of Men No. of Smokers Per Cent. 
VAS CLP eae eestor tenctscetelre wl erate 13 ia 84 
SOGGGI i. . Deane barnes ont @ ee Ee Ty 7 63 
Switiniing ......55 Bide x eieetee 14 11 74 
CROWELL tind aces cae hes eae ea 12 4 33 
PIGGKC ye cits e Way Ween ss Cale it 4 57 
IPACTOSSC ac reataciae «| Soe eects 12 6 50 
AEN eer O LR vache a cia h taiecove aca eee 6 il 17 
WESHUING 5. cece sweet set eons 7 4 57 
Gymmastic ....-.cseee ne see se ua 5 45 
PHC aoc ayia atin ow eta 3 2 67 
AICCHAIL ecg cps ws Bred duatacalen eran bs 96 5D Average, 57.3 
Participation in the social activities of college life is best measured 
by membership in college fraternities. The following table shows the 
relation between smoking and membership in fraternities: 
STUDENTS WHO BELONG TO COLLEGE FRATERNITIES 
Of 227 studente coco. eka Fo eM 2 is 8 we eins mss 66 or 29.4 per cent, 
OF LLB SMOKES 6.5 ose ev nee tee cat aes s 49 or 42.6 per cent. 
Of 108 non-smokers .......cccesesesceeseercee 17 or 15.7 per cent. 
This table shows a very close relation between smoking and mem- 
bership in college fraternities. 
ScHOLARSHIP OF STUDENTS WHO BELONG TO COLLEGE FRATERNITIES 
Average Marks Average Marks Average failures dur- 
at Entrance during first2 years ing first 2 years 
DOS AbUdents v.n- snc ennea is eee 90.0 66.0 7.0 
66 fraternity members ...-.--++--: 85.4 59.1 12.8 
49 fraternity members smokers ... 84.0 56.6 14.4 
17 fraternity members non-smokers 89.4 66.5 8.1 
In order to show more clearly the facts brought out in the previous 
tables, the following comparisons are made: 
