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The strength tests to be used in making up the total strength of any individual are: Strength of back, of legs, of right fore-arm, of left fore-arm, of lungs or one-twentieth of the capacity of the lungs, of upper arms (triceps) and chest, and of upper arms...
To bring about uniformity in strength tests the physical directors of fifteen colleges and universities at a meeting Dec. 31, 1897, in New York, agreed to a system submitted by a committee of which Dr. Sargent was chairman. The agreement will not go into effect until October 1, 1898. Harvard...
The apparatus and methods for making the tests are practically those which Harvard has used for a number of years.
In institutions where strength tests are accepted as supplementary evidence of the ability of students to enter as competitors in athletic contests the following schedule will serve for a scale: Candidates for university crew and football team and weight throwers are expected to make a total of 700 points; candidates...
A test must be completed within fifteen minutes and be witnessed by three persons. No belts, straps or harnesses are to be used in making an official test.