El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-17
SOCIETY CANNOT AFFORD To Be
BRUTAL TO ITS MEAHEST CITIZEN
DR.. Cooley Thus Declares at
Meeting Of Conference Of
Charities and Correction.

Cleveland, o., June 1.-Two thou
sand delegates attending the S9th an
rual session OF the national conference
OF charities and correction, here since
last Wednesday, are hOldlnS sectlou
meetings today at Marrensfllle' the
famous city institutions OF CIeE eIaLlu-
At MarrenSVlle are the MOrALONsS
farm the infirmary or almshOuse, ana
the cfty-s new tuberculosis sanatorluIn-
These institutions are IN two dlslllct
groups about half mile apart cane aLI5u
the correction group ana the COL
onv" Dr. III. T. Cooley, director OF
the city's institutions, devoted an al
dress before the section on "CouI =
and Prisons 10 an explanation OF ~
farm colony experiment, ana salo ina
Il had demonstrated the many aQVan-
uages OF outdoor employment Tor o.
tenders against the law, but that the
largest benefit accru1ng TO THIS new
plan is that Cleveland has become KIND
er and broader with its more rational
and human treatment OF lis prisoners
The heart Of Cleveland has grown IN
its sense of right and justice / or
its own sake said director cooley
society cannot afford TO De cruel anu
brutal to its meanesu ana most uH-
worthy member" The director pointed
out that not all offenders can be treat
cd best by such a plan, but that q pen
itentfarv or state refOrmatOry must
be organized and managed 0lIIerenll9-
Axe OF Romance Not Dead.
the contrary. all the romance OF past
AGES has been a preparation Tor lne
golden age that is promised BY tne
advocates and promoters q PuOnc
recreation in American cities
The DELEGATES were told this evening
by Joseph Lee. Of Boston, in an ad-
dress On Boys Girls and Rhythm,
that the problem before the clues IS
the meeting Of boys and girls; that II
is a problem not Of evil Dur-O1 gOO0s
of how TO keep this great bu00lnS
force Of nature, the mutual attraction
of the sexes. to its natural task OF pro-
ducing strength and beauty, instead OF
permitting it TO 80 to waste ana
worse. one way said Mr. bee IS
the promotion Of romance Girls are
already sufficiently romantic but boys
should read Scott and Lorna DOOne
while still young enough to take them
seriously. Nothing makes the SroSSer
pleasures appear more flat and JaW-
dry than romantic ideal ALnleLlCS
constitute a sexual oppression con-
temporary form Of chiTalry, which IS
simply the idealiZatiOn Of the sexual
relation All art IS partly sexual.
Singing especially IS loves naLlFe
tongue, and must be brought back from
the professionals into our daily lie
Dressma lkiug-frOm PraXlteles and Bot
ticell down TO Morth-ls the art not
, of hiding, but OF revealing beauty ana
AShOuld be taught to all girls IN that
Mention The danger in our dance
alIs and in any art is in the too
L
as an anaesthetic, relaxing the con-
ventional inhibitiOns, putting con-
science to sleep Safety is in the active
the creative, IN the effort more worth
lily TO present an ideal OF beauty Even
ccQuetry-the frankly developed art OF
sex attractions seem for instance
in a Scotch song or an Irish dance, IS
q safety. not q danger Social dane
ing. when well done, aimed at a mu-
steal ideal, is a satisfaction more than
an excitement The true use of sexual
attraction IS to give beauty to life Dy
being wrought into the infinite forms
Of art"
Boys Club Instead Of Dance Halls.
The substitution Of boys clubs for
public dance halls was urged by Geo.
D. Cham berlain. According to the
speaker. no return checks" has been
the only club used to induce many row.
dies to put on neckties and shave
themselves before attending boys club
dances. Accustomed as they had been
when attending the ordinary dance
halls 20 refresh themselves at bar
when fancy dictated, these young men
at first rebelled against the rule Of no
return checks, but they were given to
would drinking be allowed, and thai
anyone leaving the building would not
be allowed to return. Reconciled finally
to the new order Of things 1t was per-
fectiy natural that sobriety should be-
get cleanliness At the same time q
regard for personal appearance mani
Tested itself. and before the first win
ter passed most of the young men were
experiencing for the first time in their
lives the fact that a good time IS not
necessarily associated with rowdylsTn.