Hans Kraus and others, who agreed with him that West Point should urge parents and schools to teach basic physical skills to a boy in his early youth. Leonard Larson of New York University, Dr. ![]() ![]() Arthur Esslinger of Oregon University, Dr. One of Colonel Kobes' efforts has been consultation with such fitness experts as Dr. Military Academy still continues to bring its cadets up to a height of fitness equaled in few institutions. And there are some components of fitness, like coordination, that are virtually impossible to teach by the time a boy enters the academy at the age of 19. Kobes Jr., West Point's director of physical education. "We find we have to spend more and more time giving simple strength exercises like pull-ups and push-ups," says Lieut. ![]() The job of making cadets physically fit gets harder and the time margin of safety smaller each year.
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