| 74.0 | 75.0
B | 64.7 | 74.6 || H | 75.2 | 79.4
C | 78.8 | 81.1 || I | 81.6 | 88.4
D | 75.8 | 77.6 || J | 78.5 | 81.3
E | 84.6 | 84.8 || K | 74.0 | 84.6
F | 69.6 | 71.3 || L | 77.3 | 77.6
---------+-------+-------++--------+-------+--------
The following table shows the relative scholastic standing of smokers
and non-smokers:
------------+--------------+-----------+-------------
| Number | Total | Average
| of Men. | Mark. | Mark.
------------+--------------+-----------+-------------
Smokers | 81 | 6,034 | 74.5
Non-smokers| 101 | 8,021 | 79.4
------------+--------------+-----------+-------------
Twelve institutions reporting:
------------+--------------+-----------+-------------
| Number | Highest | Lowest
| of Men. | Marks. | Marks.
------------+--------------+-----------+-------------
Smokers | 81 | 4 | 12
Non-smokers| 101 | 11 | 6
------------+--------------+-----------+-------------
---------------------------+-----------+-------------
Number of | Highest | Lowest
Men. | Marks. | Marks.
---------------------------+-----------+-------------
101 non-smokers furnish | 11 | 6
101 smokers would furnish | 5 | 15
---------------------------+-----------+-------------
------------+------------+----------------+----------
| Number | Total |
| of Men. | Conditions | Average.
| | and Failures. |
------------+------------+----------------+----------
Smokers | 82 | 70 | .853
Non-smokers| 98 | 48 | .439
------------+------------+----------------+----------
[Sidenote: Tobacco Smoking Athletes]
Prof. Pack's conclusions were as follows:
1. Only half as many smokers as non-smokers are successful in the
"try outs" for football squads.
2. In the case of able-bodied men smoking is associated with loss of
lung capacity amounting to practically 10 per cent.
3. Smoking is invariably associated with low scholarship.
There have of course been many notable instances of high sch
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