Show I PHYSIQUE OF SCHOLARS S. S The honor scholars at nl Harvard Hafard as Dr Sargent testifies in the tho Popular Science nce Monthly are almost three quarters quarters of an anInch anInch aninch Inch taller than tho the average a university students of ot IS iSle 0 O. and Just that hol height h above O tho the present l lOwest cst grade of scholarship scholarship scholar scholar- ship men In all al the groups SUPS the scholarshIp scholarship scholarship scholar scholar- ship students are ara stronger than the theer average average aver er era a age e college man nina of Tho The hon r nn-n. nn although the youngest are arc the tallest t. t heaviest hea strongest Tho The men of the tho Lawrence La Scientific I school although somewhat shorter horter and andI I lighter are arc stronger than the average vera o oI I Harvard crew and football men from ISOO to 1900 while the strength test of or the tho average n student In tho the nc academic department depart depart- meat ment from Crom 1004 1904 to 1906 records points only two points below that of or the varsity football In the of to men score years ears up 1900 1000 These facts fact confirm conclusions reached by Dr Porter In and later Inter b by Drs Dra Hastings In Omaha Byor Bor In Cambridge Cam Cam- bridge Christopher In Chicago Roberts in London In Vienna and In li-i St. St St Petersburg that men who rank rank- highest In scholarship tend to havethe havo have tho the bes best t physiques Members of f the he British British Bri- Bri Brit Brit- ish professions proCessions and of or the Royal society average 5 feet teet 91 Ot Inches in height and pounds in weight or inches taller and thirty seven pounds h heavier a ler than tho the lowest classes in English society Tho The Harvard honor hono scholars scholar though well wel nurtured housed fed and clothed as compared with Ith low scholarship men might b be still sti hotter boter scholars Dr Sargent Sar Sar- gent Jent thinks if it the they paid more attention to their physiques They are in better beter condition condition con con- COI- COI dlton than the average student of or ISSO 1880 but they thc are arc below the tho h height and weight of or the average student of or tola today and even een further below the tho average standards for tor or athletes In Iii their peculiar sphere theare theare the are are- Universities would do dowel dowell dowell well wel to adopt the doctors doctor's suggestion that Inasmuch us a 1 certain minimum scholarship scholarship scholar scholar- ship requirement Is made of ot men who compete for fot- football honors the scholars should In their turn tur be kept to a certain standard of physical work to become dig dig- elg- elg ible for honors New honor New York Yort Times I j Ij |