Students who Won a Place on One or More Varsity Athletic Teams
| Of 223 students | 84 or 37.6 per cent. |
| Of 115 smokers | 47 or 41 per cent. |
| Of 108 non-smokers | 37 or 34 per cent. |
This table shows that 41 per cent, of smokers and only 34 per cent, of non-smokers achieved success in varsity athletics.
Of varsity athletes 56 per cent, are smokers as compared with 52 per cent, of all students.
The following table illustrates the same point in another way, giving a percentage of 57.3 for the number of smokers on the various varsity athletic teams during one college year.
Percentage of Smokers on Varsity Athletic Teams during the Season of 1908-09
| No. of Men | No. of Smokers | Per Cent. | |
| Baseball | 13 | 11 | 84 |
| Soccer | 11 | 7 | 63 |
| Swimming | 14 | 11 | 74 |
| Crew | 12 | 4 | 33 |
| Hockey | 7 | 4 | 57 |
| Lacrosse | 12 | 6 | 50 |
| Basketball | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| Wrestling | 7 | 4 | 57 |
| Gymnastic | 11 | 5 | 45 |
| Fencing | 3 | 2 | 67 |
| Total | 96 | 55 | Average, 57.3 |
Participation in the social activities of college life is best measured by membership in college fraternities. The following table shows the relation between smoking and membership in fraternities:
Students who Belong to College Fraternities
| Of 223 students | 66 or 29.4 per cent. |
| Of 115 smokers | 49 or 42.6 per cent. |
| Of 108 non-smokers | 17 or 15.7 per cent. |
This table shows a very close relation between smoking and membership in college fraternities.
Scholarship of Students who Belong to College Fraternities
| Average Marks at Entrance |
Average Marks during first 2 years |
Average failures during first 2 years | ||
| 223 | students | 90.0 | 66.0 | 7.0 |
| 66 | fraternity members | 85.4 | 59.1 | 12.8 |
| 49 | fraternity members smokers | 84.0 | 56.6 | 14.4 |
| 17 | fraternity members non-smokers | 89.4 | 66.5 | 8.1 |
In order to show more clearly the facts brought out in the previous tables, the following comparisons are made:
