Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-12-30 | Page 15 | Activities That Use Energy Build Personality

Activities That Thai Use Energy b. b OV Build Personality By RUTH MILLETT Before you start feeling sorry for tor forthe forthe the hard working husband whose wife drags him away from his easy chair several evenings a week to dance at the country club or play bridge with the neighbors listen to what a man who deals in personality personality personality per per- has to say It is more important for health happiness and an ideal personality to learn to play than to read constantly constantly constantly con con- listen to the radio and go goo goto goto to o the movies That is Dr Henry C. C Link talking talking talking talk talk- ing creator of the P. P Q Personality Personality Personality Person Quotient a test of personality personality personality person person- and author of the new book The Rediscovery of Man The book and all aU of Dr Links Link's ideas deas when you talk with him are arean arean arean an about face from the personality books looks that claim you can learn how low to get along with people by following a formula Dr Link contends and with good rood proof that the best way to learn earn to get along with people is isto isto isto to play with them In the excitement excitement excitement excite excite- ment of a tennis game or the exuberance exuberance exuberance ex ex- ex- ex of cutting a figure on the ice ce all self-consciousness self is forgotten forgot- forgot ten en and a person is completely himself If you were to give Dr Link a aist alist alist list of your activities he would tell you that the ones that demand physical exertion will do more for your personality than the others Dancing is splendid he says Perhaps the best personality de of all Tennis and golf and hand-ball hand are excellent But even bridge or any other sit- sit down game is far better for the development of a healthy strong personality than getting all your fun un from being a on looker-on or reading reading read- read ing ng books So dont don't feel sorry for the man whose wife insists on his getting out a few nights a week and playing playing play- play ing ng with friends Hes He's less likely to togo togo tojo go jo stale and more apt to go ahead than nan the man whose every single leisure hour is spent getting away from rom it all