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Dr. Seaver, director of the Yale gymnasium, has just completed the physical measurements of the sophomore class and has developed some very interesting facts concerning the effects of training All but four of the class have made recided physical progress during the year, although only a small proportion of the class have taken a regular course of training. The most noticeable increase in the measurements have been in height, girth of in flatted chest and girth of head. A very notable example of the effect of light exercise is in the case of a man, who, during the year, without the aid of any regular course training has developed more than any one in his class. His gains have been: In height, 1 1-2 in.; chest, 2 in.; calf, 1 in.; 'biceps, 1 1-2 in.; forearm, 34 in.; breadth of shoulders, 1 1-4 in; and in the capacity of lungs, 40 cubic in. Three men have given up the use of tobacco during the year, but many have taken up the habit, making the smokers 5 per cent in excess of what they were last year.
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