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GrirritH, Coteman R. Psychology and ath-
leties: a general survey for athletes and
coaches. 1928. 281p. diag. Scribner’s, $2.

Approach to subject is through the channels of
experiment and observation rather than academic
theory. What the book does chiefly is to take the
phrases of coaches and newspaper reporters—
“breaks of the game,” “jinx,” ‘‘on their toes,”
“overconfidence,’” and examine their meaning in
relation to mental processes and physical training.

Jacosson, Epmunp. You can sleep well. 1941.
288p. Tower book, 49c.

This book tells you in an understandable and in-
teresting way how to relax. ;

Progressive relaxation. 1929.

429p.
Univ. of Chic. press, $5.

A physiological and clinical investigation of muscu-
lar states and their significance in psychology and
medical practice.

 

Jastrow, JosEPH. Keeping mentally fit. 1930.
(5th printing) 315p. Garden City, $1.

A popular treatise covering problems of keeping
happy, the cult of beauty, psychology of sport, and
analysis of typical cases. A guide to everyday
psychology.

McKinney, Frep. Psychology of personal ad-
justment; students’ introduction to mental
on 1941. 636p. illus. diag. tables. Wiley,
2.10.

A book which frankly attacks the problems of the
student that are most vital to his personal adjust-
ment and which offers him factual material on
these problems. May be used with freshman and
sophomore classes, but suitable also for older col-
lege students.

Nasu, Jay B. Building morale. 1942. 154p.
A. S. Barnes, $1.

A nontechnical discussion of morale and methods
which may be used in democratic countries to build
it. Techniques for building morale are described
in terms of physical, mental, and spiritual fitness.

Printer, Rupoir, E1senson, Jon, and STANTON,
Mitprep. The psychology of the physically
oo 1941. 391p. diag. tables. Crofts,
3.

A review of experimental material dealing with the
achievement, development, habits, and problems of
the physically handicapped child. Contains much
material of value to the physical education teacher
and health educator.

Rivirn, Harry N, Educating for adjustment;
the classroom applications of mental hygiene.
1936. 419p. Appleton-Century, $2.25.

This book takes the mental hygiene point of view
into the classroom and indicates how the principles
of mental hygiene can be applied effectively
through the teacher’s attitude, school activities, and
procedures without involving her in the responsi-
bilities and duties of the trained psychiatrist.

SHAFFER, LAURENCE FREDERIC. The psychology
of adjustment; an objective approach to men-

tal hygiene. 1936. 599p. diag. Houghton, $4.50.

A text dealing with both theoretical and practical
aspects of mental hygiene. Although intended
primarily as a college text, the book contains much
of value to teachers.

SHEermaNn, Manpet. Mental hygiene and edu-
cation. 1936. 295p. Longmans, $2.25

This book has been planned to aid teachers to dis-
cover and understand the emotional and personality
problems of their pupils and to institute classroom
treatment.

Symonps, PercivaL M. Mental hygiene of the
school child. 1936. 32lp. Macmillan, $1.75.

A simple, readable text, designed to interpret the
meaning of mental hygiene for teachers, and stress-
ing the positive, preventive aspects of mental hy-
giene.

TuorPe, Louis P. Personality and life; a
practical guide to personality improvement.
1941. 266p. illus. Longmans, $2.50.

A nontechnical book on mental hygiene written
chiefly for the benefit of younger college students
who are eager to understand their own natures as
well as how to avoid the pitfalls of psychological
disorders.

IV. Sports and Conditioning Exercises

ARMBRUSTER, Davin A. Competitive swimming
and diving. 1942. 301p. Mosby, $3.25.

Contains a descriptive analysis of the start, the
sprint crawl, the middle distance crawl, the distance
crawl, the back crawl, the breast stroke and diving.
It is valuable also for two chapters on conditioning
and training.

Barton, Frep B. It’s fun to keep fit: a guide
to games and sports. 1940. 160p. Harper, $2.

This book presents a wide variety of recreational
activities, both organized and unorganized. It is
designed for people of all ages, all seasons, all
hours, all moods, and all pocketbooks.

BaumcarTNER, ALBERT J. Posture training and
remedial gymnastics. 1941. (Mimeoprinted)
145p. Burgess pub. co., Minneapolis, $2.25.

This book has been written for teachers of physical
education. It is concerned chiefly with the essen-
tials of body posture, considered from the stand-
point of the anatomical and static-dynamical super-
structure of the body . . . and supplemented by
illustrations suitable as bases for the exercises.

Buxu, Niets. Fundamental gymnastics (tr.
from the 2d Danish ed. by Emily R. Andrews
and Karen Vesterdal). 1938 (4th printing).
Dutton, $2.

The book stresses the development of balance, flex-
ibility, agility, strength, and fundamental coordina-
tions by means of exercises largely without
apparatus. Gymnastics are presented as funda-
mental to sport. Bukh’s type of program has won
honors the world round and is authoritatively rec-
ognized as sound for basic physical conditioning.