Allen - roe a characteristic body position, and vice versa, the assumption of a partic- ular body position tending to stimulato the emotion or iden which is assoc- iated with it. Quite right, Miss Dunkel, the defensive basketball player must be an ag- gressive, challonging, militant individual, not only using his bodily movo- ments to offer « threat, but ho may shout, stomp his fect, lunge forward and retreat practically in near-simultaneous movement to throw fear into his opponent. It is the srind of fundamentals that men in competitive sports dislike. But aftor all it is the patient rchearsing of these fundamentels— that makes a succossful player, We all agree that the secret of success is hard diligent and intelligent work. But of all the ingrodients contributing to successful tochnique, I believe that the mental attitude has more to do with the success of an individual than any given activity. Every successful coach has taught his players these lines: Remombor this my boy, no matter how tired and worn out you are, the other fellow is just a little more tired than yous Do you agree with mo Miss Dunkel that the mental attitude or tho spirit in which an individual goes at a thing unconsciously dictates his posture? Dunkel--Of course I agree. I've been observing people, - the way they act and the Allen -- Dunkel- way they move - for a good many years, and I've found that postures will often reveal what the individual may be trying to hide. Anyone trained to understand the postural manifestations of internal body conditions can detect symptoms of fatigue, depression, and bewilderment which the individ- vol himself may not be conscious of experiencings You know, Dr. Allen, I feel this problem of fatigue and posture aro very closely related. I'd like to pursue this idea of "mental attitude" further, but while the thought comes to mo, I wish you would tell me if your experience leads you to bo- lieve that habitually bad posture — is often a result of chronic fatigue. Miss Dunkel, my experience leads me to belicve that the equation works both wayse Undeniably that chronic "tired out" feoling which goes with lowored body resistance or constant overwork always shows itself in a typical pos- tures In fact, tho modicel profession calls this fatigue posture "the foril- la typo". But there are just as many cases of chronic fatigue which are caused by habitually bad posture - posture in which the body joints aro so out of line with each other that terrific strain is put on nerves, ligaments and muscles. These are the cases — are pathetic, for with a littlo knowledge and effort the Deny could be balanced sv as to cause no strain in ordinary movoments.e I'm glad to hear you say that, for those aro the same conclusions I have reached. And I've noticed that often the sitting man is even a sorricr spectacle than the standing one. If poople ‘ could only realizo that to sit easily and comfortably moans only pushing the hips as for beck in tae cheir as possible and thon bending forward at tho hips and that dces not moan at the neck nor st the waist. Sittin- slummed over. at tho neck or waist puts all the body woight on the end of the spine and its sure to make one dog- tired after a couple of hours. I am told that tosts at Harvard show that. school children who sit properly do better work and are less fidgety and mischievous than those who don'te