Part 18 (1/2)

The following table shohat percentage of the graduates of each decade had died at the close of the thirty years

MH = MT HOLYOKE

AM = AMHERST

BO = BOWDOIN

BR = BROWN

DA = DARTMOUTH

HA = HARVARD

WI = WILLIAMS

YA = YALE

MH AM BO BR DA HA WI YA

Graduated in First Decade 243 327 342 315 589 591 297 904

Deceased 54 71 71 69 153 123 49 201

Percentage 2222 2171 2076 2190 2597 2081 1649 2223

Graduated in Second Decade 447 391 281 306 524 777 435 943

Deceased 55 49 36 40 88 107 59 127 [52]

Percentage 1230 1253 1281 1307 1679 1377 1356 1346

Graduated in Third Decade 523 481 389 351 526 958 483 1,036

Deceased 17 15 13 11 35 38 15 59 [52] [52] [52]

Percentage 325 311 334 313 665 396 310 569

As these statistics were compiled immediately after the close of the period embraced, there must have been, in every case, some deaths not then ascertained, which subsequent Triennials include For exaraduated during the thirty years ending in 1867, 1,203; deceased to that date, 152 (besides deaths in the war); percentage of mortality, 1263 In like manner the record of Mount Holyoke, revised early in 1870,the above period 139, and the rate per cent 1146 This, however, does not ard to which it was reationalist_ of June 23, 1870, ”This Sees except Williafield Republican_ of May 2, 1870, also says: ”By these results we learn that it becomes those to be careful who state that all female schools are injurious to the health of their students For here is one which, in attainious culture, has ranked ahest, and yet its health-influence holds out better than in gentlerade”

A lady physician for of customs of modern society which have impaired women's powers of endurance, remarks: ”The most pernicious of these custo and heavy skirts dragging fro upon the lower portion of the back; also, insufficient covering of the lower extrereater part of the ill-health fro ladies suffer, to these errors in dress Another fruitful source of evil, for which parents are largely responsible, is the supplying of school-girls with quantities of rich pastry, cakes and sweetmeats, which are eaten, of course, betweento bed In one instance a young lady, previously in perfect health, in the course of two years ht after night in the indigestible dainties hich she was constantly supplied fro back

The folloords froest connected with the Seive the results of their professional experience there:

Extracts from the letter of Dr (Belden) Taylor, forard to regular study producing pain, haeularity, I do not think these disturbances are caused so much by application to study as by want of care and prudence at thethe intervalI think that labor, both mental and physical, should be diminished at the menstrual period, for at this tied, and the nervous system is in an unusually excitable condition Do not understand irls should be excused from all physical labor, but only that they should not undertake unusually hard work, and should avoid long walks, giving themselves as much rest as possible