The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-12
TRUE MANHOOD" THE
THEME LAST EVENING

At the Third ward meeting house
last evening DR.. John T. Miller de-
livered an interesting and instructive
address to a large asscmblage of ia
theirs on the subject, ''True Manhood" !"
Dr.. Miller said in part
The twentieth century school teach
es boys and girls the laws of physical
development and the cnre of the
body. but does not provide for the
education OF the students in the most
vital problems related TO tnc happi-
ness OF the home and the uplIft OF the
human family. The power of procrea-
tlon properly directed lifts mankind
to the highest plane of life; when pre-
vented 1t drops him to the lowest
depths Of degradation. When society
reaches the stage OF development
where every youth is placed into a
pure moral environment and is proper
ly educated in the right use of his
entire being, the abnormal tendencies
and expression Of life will be overcome.
Every youth Is blessed or cursed
by neredity and environments. 1t is
the duty OF the home, the school, and
of society in general to protect the
youth from the dangerous precipices
Of life by creating the right condi-
tions for development and building the
human culture fence of proper instruc-
tions above the precipice rather than
to walt until they have fallen over
and then furnish an ambulance In the
way Of reform school. prison, or hos
pital to take care of the wounded
bodies and souls.
DR. Karl g. MaeSen, who was pion-
eer educator of the west In sex-educa-
ton and other phases OF moral re-
form. said:
There is a certain degree OF pru-
dency prevailing among parents and
teachers In respect TO parenthood
which their children or pupils are ex-
pected to enter into sooner OF later.
No one expects to occupy a position
in business life without having inform
ed himself in regard TO its require
ments, and sought advice from those
interested In his welfare, or otherwise
posted himself on the subject But
young people Of both sexes are per
mitted to enter In to the most sacred
relationship Of life without one word
OF counsel"
III opt%hhAhk VI Allt hOAOA tA4<hi aAAC AOT
sultIng among children because Of the
lack Of proper education In sexscience
the same eminent teacher says. In
his book School and Fireside":
There is not an experienced teacher
IN the land who has not noticed with
aching heart the symptoms OF secret
vices on the countenances Of some OF
his pupils. Attempts to confer with
the parents In such cases. for the
purpose OF securing their cooperation
In the rescue OF their child from the
inevitable consequences Of such hab-
It's, are too often met by a stolid
indifference. and offended incredulity, |
or even by personal insults.
This condition Is permitted to so |
on generation after generation with
out an intelligent effort to remedy 1t.
The worst disease that afflicts many |
young people today is mental unchas-
tity and the only remedy Is In proper
education and environments. Parents
classes and juvenile courts are doing (
mucn To improve conditions among the
youth, but there must be an intelligent
cooperation OF all members of the
community before Juvenile vice and
crime can be stamped out and true
manhood and womanhood become the
inheritance OF every youth. AS long