Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-29


To Editor Evening Carifsl.
Sir.-The old adage lit Is tae tra1a
which often oFerfIs. seems msVeF 81
have been better excmnsiNel taan Is
apparently has been ~ the report 81
the Board Of Visitors concerning tse
moral conditions 81 the aucisut .llele
town Of Annapolis.
IN using tho woTd immortality -
they have done, Z d. nos thinA saH
exact meaning was intended to GO ias-
piled a. IS generally understood -
the word. but rather that 30 was 60 ln-
fer that the existing conditions were
those bordering um the xsFg- &C laAa
undertaking lire which diseerns rights
from wrong. and fuFthermOre we've
those. y hieh would easily eause e can
didaie net possessed with an extrzer-
binary strong miud. % step ou from
that line.
Let rs loog the matters fairly ir fae
face. and not eudeavor t. edge aruun4
them. simply because the rccuulaEg
benefits derived hy q hest - board
inghOuse keepers are threatened -
the shutting down q the preparatory
schools. Personally considered. Ar
napolis IS far from an immoral tqwn s
on the contrary, in view 81 the faet
that Il is n naval depot. 10 can -
commended on the lack Of these re-
sorts. so common in large towns. and
in naval towns in particular but. -
town where parental jurisdiction
over young girls Is entirely a mtuus
quantity. Annapolis stands alone at
the head Of tie class. Girls. the ma
jOrity Of whom are mere girls. are al
lowed the freedom and liberties the
- Na. aaf
where, and parents, instead 90 Keep
ing them at home with a view TO
domestic know ledge, think it che
proper thing TO let them roam the
streets at will, go to hops. automobile
rides. boating picnics, etc.. unattend-
ed. except by mere striplings ~
youths, not only candidates. bot mid
shipmen in the navy.
\ few weeks ago, you published e
statement concerning the standing %
certain candidates who had failed
their exams. You did not. however.
state what is undoubtedly the ease.
that the standing Of these young men,
TO the extent of 30 per rent. was due
TO the influence exercised over their
minds by the so-called youUger so-
cial set, and that, bad they given
themselves solely mp To- studying
whilst here, instead Of wasting their
time and money Gs mentioned above.
or spending half Of each night az
the piano or on the porehes, they
would have been enabled 10 get
through the exams. Whilst no actual
harm may be done b. these eaea-
pades, yet IL is obvious that the moral
nature of a young man - NOT i'm
proved by these surroundings. and Z
therefore think that this IS the correct
meaning Of the Boards report when
they mention tine immoral aspect 81
tho town, otherwise they could easily
have gone further and suggested the
abandonment Of the June Week.
as who is there amongst rs who does
not know the meaning Of thc words
to some. or the status Of Toe ~
girls who flock into the town during
this PERIOD
Tho evil and the remedy 81 The
evil, lays entirely with the parents
IF our girls. aud with y strietor guid-
ing hand and less ambitious thoughts
Of them, a repetition Of the Board $
remafks need mover he made. That
the existing conditions neceasifale
improvements must De- manifest To- All
aud possibly the reasoB we see 80
many married women 81 annapolis
spending most Of their time ~ the
mothers home. and 50 many married
men ut the clubs instead ~ at homm
may be Indirectly traced % the train.
ing received during their early careers.
" hen the comfort ~ home life was
sacrificed for gaiesy aud friFolity.
Very respectfully,