forward to for weeks that's betty brand at the piano she's the kind of girl who puts life in a party jimmy and soon jeanne and the rest of the gang they seem to be having a chair in the corner adrian a knows that for some reason she doesn't fit into the picture but she doesn't know why her party dresses just as pretty just as becoming as the clothing the others are wearing and adrian has a sense of humor she can laugh right along with the others when she knows what it is they're laughing about but why did they sometimes laugh for no good clean and healthy you're neither too fat nor too thin but there's nothing wrong with the way you look right in the right the mirror is gone crazy you will run a hand up it holds the other one down who ever heard of a mirror like this me but i'm tired of helping you p k and i can't show you how you really love because when you're around me you put on it look yes they'd really in the mirror may have gone crazy but for the first time it's telling you the truth like a lot of boys and girls your posture drilling you have just taken the most important step toward good posture wanting to have it but determination isn't always enough what is good posture how can you make it a habit maybe you'd better ask someone for help your friend tom know his pastor is not much better than yours the best person to ask might be mr riley your science teacher has been teacher you are some other things about health maybe you can give you some pointers about posture when you in time tell mr riley about your problem he agrees that posture is important to all young people so important but he will ask dr martin to come to class to talk with you about it dr martin is not concerned with our poor posture makes you look to other people he talks about what good posture means to your health in the first place for a past year may be a sign of something wrong with you you may be run down physically overtired or upset you need a thorough check up by your family doctor to discover the cause of your postured effects even if you're poor posture is only a matter of careless habits you should see a doctor before you start corrective you see our skeletons and muscles are designed to support our vital organs so that they can do their best work if we sag these are these are pushed out of their proper positions but muscles are stretched to under a strain which they were not designed to take stretched muscles and displaced organs tire more quickly and work less efficiently the health of the whole body is affected and here is where habit comes in if you usually slump when you are sitting or rocking as this boy does your body will accustom itself to poor posture so that it actually becomes difficult for you to sit up tall or walk correctly to develop good posture habits the kind this girl has there are several things you must do first exercise going for active stretching bending games which will build good heart muscles to help hold your body on will do it to any activity which takes balancing or stretching is good for developing the muscles of your shoulders and chest spend some time every day working or playing vigorously to have a good posture get enough exercise but wait a minute if you work or play too hard for too long a time you'll become overtired it's easy to slump when your muscles are tired so get enough rest to take time out to relax when you get home from school or anytime you feel tired if you rest for a while before dinner you'll feel more like sitting up straight that the table go to bed early enough to get plenty of sleep and sleep on a firm mattress which will support your weight without sagging remember to have good posture you must have enough rest your shoes are important to your posture to jill's new shoes for comfort and good workmanship you're sure you should be long enough and right enough to allow your feet action room and  to give your foot complete protection and support wear the proper shoes the foundation of good posture is in your feet make it a strong foundation yes a drain dr martin has given you and your classmates a new idea of the importance of good posture you know now how important it is to your health he has pointed out three important ways the healthy person can develop what it takes for good posture as in girls must eat foods which help keep them well but only a healthy body can respond to the training which makes good posture habit fortunately most of you have good health you're all set to train your body and good posture habits but what is good posture is at the ramrod stiffness of a parade much or no good standing posture is a comfortable easy position such that a straight line could be drawn from your ear through your shoulder the center of your hip and your ankle when you stand and walk with your body in a straight line you don't have to throw out your chest and your stomach flattens out naturally good sitting posture means sitting with your head directly above your hips with your hips and back against the chair your feet should be flat on the floor that's all there is to it a drilling it seems easy doesn't it but it's not as easy as it looks you can't expect to correct posture defects overnight you'll have to find out from your doctor which exercise will help you the most and then practice those exercises regularly your teachers and your parents will give you encouragement but the standing tall and walking tall are up to you you and tom already had the will for good posture now you know all of the ways if both of you practice good posture until it's second nature well tom is going to have a set of habits that can make him look better and feel better all of his life but you you cannot only do good things for your health but before too long you can walk right up to that crazy mare and your room and this time the mirror will be surprised you will have the last laugh and what is more important you will know that you can be proud of your posture