Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-02-25
Friday. Feb. as. 1910.
DO Parents SANCTION TIP

Az the dance in the Ward Hall las,
Tuesday evening il was noticed that
there were some twenty-five or thirty
young ladies under the age Of Is years
present. Notwithstanding the fact that
they were not wanted. and notice to that
effect had been gwen out.
These same young girls have the hab-
L Of crowding in before their elders and
making il as disagreeable as possible for
them. II a program is being rendered
they are there in the front ranks and OBJ
struci the view. crowd and jam. gigglc
snd annoy in diverse ways those who
have come to be entertained. They
will forge to the front and make every
effort to catch the attention Of some boy
and by all manner Of maneTen give
that boy to understand that they want
him to dance with them. They will
then get on the floor and take race
horse gait regardless Of the comfort or
pleasure Of the older dancers. knocking
them right and left and dancing in any
thing but graceful way. besides run
ming race with themselves out Of step
with the music.
These same young girls had the priv
ilegc Of attending dance for children
Of their age the night before. They al
so invaded the ehildrens dance Tuesday
afternoon and make themselves mighty
obnoxious there.
|, had been advertised that all over
the age Of 8 years were invited. which
was well known by all citizens. and the
yomg girls especially. yet they forced
themselves in where they were not wei
come. They secured partners to dance
and actually turned up their noses at the
older dancers as much as to say. you
old ioeies, why don't you go home and
tend to your babies They would wig
gle and twist and make an effort to APP
pear attractive. but instead were only
ridiculous in the extreme,
The question is do the parents Of
these young girls know Of the conduct Of
which they are guillyp II so the par
enis are to blame. II they do no, il is
high 6me that they find out. and correct
the attitude and eondue, Of their daugh-
tiers before il is too late. And by all
means the parents should sec to il that
the girls do not go to dance where
they are not wanted, and should prop
ery instruct them in the way Of showing
respect to their elders,
The boys are not SO prone to push
into dance when they know that the
age limit bars them, yet there are few
who do and the fathers Of these young
men should watch and see to ii that
they keep their place,
And il the parents fail in this duty il
is then up TO the hall committee TO refuse
abundance to them. Ii they Will but
take this stand once il viii never have to
be repeated. When the boys and girl;
are gwen 10 understand that they mus
keep their place they will do il. They
may snort and roar for time. but Wi
eventually cool of and (maybe) become
respectful.
We do not wish the parents to be.
come offended at the above. ir it
written in a spiit Of iaimess. with the
behcf that they do not actually know O
the conduct Of their children. Ii i
written. too, with the hope that III,
young may take warning, and with be,
lief tina, some Of the parents. at leas,
viii watch the young folks and tair
them in the way Of proper regard tol
those oder than themselves.