Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-17 | Page 1 | Life at Modern College Undermines Health of Students, Doctor Declares

Life at Modern Modem College Undermines Health of Students Doctor Declares CLEVELAND April 17 11 Associated ed Press Modern l Modern colle college e life was char charged ed today with Uh undermining the health of students and sending out oat run-down run men and women to do the pioneering work of the world The indictment was made by Dr Lc Lee Le H. H Ferguson director of the stu student student stu- stu stu-I stu dent health service at Western Reserve Reserve Reserve Re Re- serve university and chairman of the committee on tuberculosis of the National C Conference on College Hygiene Hy Hy- Hy giene glene which will wUl report to the conference conference conference con con- ference at Syracuse next month Dr Ferguson based his assertion on work at Western Vestern v tem Reserve where students have been given regular I physical examinations and reports from other institutions of higher learning He called upon university authorities ties tics to take steps to remedy a situation situation situation situa situa- tion which is undermining student health Some of the best students overburdened by increasingly difficult cliff I- I cult curricula have had to drop out because of poor health Facilities for recreation Dr Ferguson said are not what they should be Students should have thorough physical examina Modern Modem college life is taking a n. terrific ter toll among students ho he said It Is affecting particularly the most valuable students most Whom of are Continued on Page Pae NIne Mine Life at Modern College Undermines Health of Students Doctor Declares Continued from P Pa-ge Pa e One living contrary to all rules of ot health There is very very little ittle known why this toll toil Is so great whether educational edu edu- authorities have been heaping heaping heap heap- ing up curricula until the load has become more than the average student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent can stand or whether social life In the college has been overemphasized sized until the students reach a breaking point Colleges should be sending out pioneers pio plo vigorous types of ot young men and women to do the pIon pioneering cering work of the thc world rather than types which are run down before they can ge get started College social life has made an attempt to duplicate night club life lIte of New York Social affairs are carried car car- ned ried over to breakfast time I If that sort rort of thing Is 15 unhealthy and unwholesome colleges Instead ad adof of catering to It It should set a a. standard standard standard stand stand- ard to correct It He Hc listed several habits detrimental tal to student health lack health lack of sleep overwork poor food poor living lhing conditions neglect of or ordinary ordinary or- or upper respiratory infections infection and nervous strain