Abstract
For two years from April in 1965 to March in 1967, I gave guidance in regular living, proper nourishment and physical exercise for six days a week (three days, curricular and three days, extra-curricular) to the 15 children (10 boys, 5 girls) of the average age of 9.9 years (boys, 9.6: girls, 10.2) in the S institution in Gifu Prefecture and the 30 children (22 boys, 8 girls) of the average age of 11.10 years (boys, 11.6: girls, 12.6) in the C institution in Aichi Prefecture, and tried to see its effect upon the restoration and increace of their health from the formal (12 lines such as height, weight, ?c 14 items) and functional (8 lines such as 50-metre running, standing broad-jump, ?c9 items) point of view. In determining the quality and quantity of physical education, I was very careful about the measurement of the degree of fatigue. with the following results. 1. The form. All the 14 items of form by actual measurement are below the national average except the index number of Rohrer. Especially it is remarkable in height. However the annual rate of growth is remarkable in all the items, showing 52.7% (boys, 55.7%: girls, 45.3%). By items, thickness of the chest, 67.8%, (boys, 62.5% with he index numbers of Vervaeck and Rohrer : girls, 84.6%) is the highest, and generally, an increase in the width of the chest is large. 2. The function. Almost all the 9 items (8 lines) of function by actual measurement are below the average of children aind pupils in Gifu Prefecture. Especially it is remarkable in running and jumping such as 50-metre running and standing broad-jump, but the annual rate of increase is superior in all the items, showing 46.6% (boys, 44.8%; girls, 50.9%). By items, 50-metre running, 70.5%, (boys, 69.4%; girls, 73.1%) and standing broad-jump (73.1%) are the highest. Generally the growth of running and jumping is remarkable. 3. Synthetically speaking, I think that, in view of the growth of form and function, this physical guidance for curricular three days and extra-curricular three days was very effective and that, though the time of guidance was short, the very continuance of it was important with the backing of proper nutrition.
