South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-16

only one standard OF morality for
man and woman was the plea made
Friday afternoon by Dean w. T. Sum
ner of Chicago in his address before
the Chautauqua assembly on w. Col
fax av. Double standards of living
for man and only one for woman
were flayed by the dean in strong
terms. One moral standard, he holds
and asserts vigorously, is the only
solution Of the present day problem
OF the exploitation OF the female
sex.
Dean Summers address was on
''The Dawning Consciousness Of WO-
mans Sex Loyalty" The commercial
ism OF vice is always approached from
the wrong side. is the belief of Dean
Sumner In attempting to reach a
solution of it, he said, investigators
and others invariably approach il
from the side OF the woman. never
from the man. The first question
always asked is, why do girls go
wrong?" 1t should be, said Sumner.
why do boys go wrong?"
Keep the boys at home in the
country or small country city. Sur
round them with that which will keep
them there. Also keep the romantic
maiden at home who longs to go to
the city for a taste Of the bright
lights" IN the first place. Dean Sum-
ner holds. that unless an exception.
there is very little chance for the
average country lad in the city. He
becomes merely one Of a million other
human beings who are indeXed and
card cataloged and go along in the
same rut. And to these boys the
temptations of the city are strongest.
Temptations Are Many.
The temptations of the boy and girl
alone in the city are many, according
to Sumner. Chief among them are
the dance halls, environments about
the movie houses and cheap vulgar
clothes and pool rooms.
THE present day immoral dress of
women is the answer why boys go
wrong" cried the speaker. The
dance halls. the movies and the vul-
gar dress creates the demand for the
cOmmercialism of sex Young girls
from the country working for mere
pittances and longing for the gold TO
procure pretty clothes or a bit of
amusement furnish the supply"
The cry that this great social evil
is a necessity, was treated with scOrn
by the speaker. ITO whom is il nee
Il
shame 20 man TO say so and insult to
the womanhood of the country"
There is not one way to stop the on
ward march Of the evil, said the
speaker, except by constant Oppres-
sion of it. Regulation, segregation
and recognition by civic authorities
will never stop il, he holds. An or
ganized attack on the liquor infu-
ences is one of the greatest weapons,
he said
The indifference of parents to the
care Of their children is the great
underlying trouble. believes Dean
Sumner. The permitting of their
children to run the streets at viii, at
tending public dance halls and last,
but not least, the lack Of proper re-
ligious training In the home.
For Vocational Training.
To keep boys at home, Dean sum
her advocated fuller vocational train
ing in the public schools in order TO
permit OF a boy finding that which he
Is adapted TO and following it. He
paid high tribute to the teachers as
being the most loyal TO their sex and
lie greatest factor in teaching young
men and women to keep straight. one
Of the great educational mistakes Just
beginning to be realized ne said, is
he woeful lack of vocational training
n public schools.
Sex exploitation in the Industries
also came In for consideration by the
speaker. The grinding down OF chill
dren, especially girls, in the big fac
tories Is nothing more than TO satisfy
the greed and avarice OF the employ
ers. However Dean sumner does not
quite agree with oft made statement
that low wages are the cause Of the
downfall of women. "A girls honesty
IS worth more than So per week" ne
asserted. Whether minimum wage
scale enacted by legislatures would
solve the problem he was lOath 10
believe unless il we're federal enact
nent.
one Of the great curses on the ma
ton he averred. are the lax marriage
laws. The intermarriage of the weak
minded and those afflicted with dis
eases contracted during a fling at the
great social evil. do more 10 tear down
the nation than any other one thing.
The prohibition Of granting marriage
licenses unless a health certificate is
first presented by some reputable
physician and also the denial OF q
marriage ceremony unless such Ger
ufcate is presented, were urgently
advocated by the speaker. Ii will be
remembered that Dean Sumner was
one OF the first IN the field 10 initiate /
the new movement now becoming /
prevalent among many pastors. 10 re- /
fuse 20 perform a marriage ceremony
unless a health certificate is present /
ed by each OF the contracting par
ties.
Musical PFograIs.
me Friday program was concluded /
IN the evening with a concert by the |
Bergan Marx company. Vocal and in /
strumental selections from the operas /
We're rendered in artistic style and /
called Tor many enchores by the audi /
ence. Sir. Marx displayed wonderful /
work with the violin. Previous TO go /
Ing on the Chautauqua circuit he was /
first violinist with the Thomas or !
chestra- The Marx company consist
Ing OF violin. cello and piano enter
tained with the prelude in the after
noon.
Big crowds are expected Saturday |
afternoon and evening when the great |
kryl band viii be the feature. The /
climax OF the evening program was
as the anvil chorus from /
I'll Trovatore