The Washington times., 1914-04-06
do to their studies while they are
in an ddOleSceHt state.

do to their studies while they arr
in an adolescent state.
This is the opinion of Prof. Gus
tape Blumenthal, vocational e1per
for the Vocational Guidance Bu
redu of this city, and an expert or
the school girl and boy question.
In the course of his life work he
has had occasion to examine, men,
tally and physically, literally hun
dreds of thousands Of school chill
dren in Australia and America.
By FLORENCE E. YODER.
The Washington high school girl
IS a fine type" said Prof. Blumen-
thai in an interview today.
-.She simply cannot be beaten. as
regards looks, physical and mental
development. She strikes a higher
average than I have ever found. She
belongs to what call the fine type.
School children are of three types
coarse. fine and medium. The coarse
types are hard to improve. but are
sure: the fine type is brilliant, but
often amounts to nothing in the end,
and the medium type is perhaps the
best of all, eliminating. of course.
any application OF common sense
psychology"
"Washington should take advan-
tage of this fine type Of school girl
and aid them in every way possible"
he continued.
This may be done by proper
dress" He rose excitedly
The manner in which the growing
girl of today Is dressed is terrible.
Her parents do not seem to realize
she is growing plant. and that the
mere age of sixteen or seventeen Is
not an assurance that she Is fully
developed.
Considered a Woman.
Now the average girl is kept in
school until she is eighteen or nine
teen. sometimes twenty. All during
that time which passes between the
ages OF perhaps fifteen to twenty,
she is considered woman She
wears a tight corset. pulls her hair
over her ears. encases her feet in
shoes with high heels. and initiates
the wealthy grown woman of thirty
five. If her neck is long or if she
considers It ugly. she does tho worst
thing possible for it-encases It in a
high collar. The delicate nerve cells
of her hair are constantly irritated
by pins. She cannot run. unless she
puts on her gymnasium suit, for her
everyday clothing prohibits her from
indulEing in even the most simple of
CalestheniCs. She cannot even move
about in the disnOsal of her ordinary
school duties with any ease.
Ask the girls themselves. IL you
don [ believe me
And one wouldn't give II all un
for the world-Why? Because Of
what the others would say. II one
could be made to give it all up If
there was a uniform insisted unOn.
none OF them would care after thav
had seen the advantages. Let them
dress un' at Their narties and little
evening functions. That Is the place
for dress
Alterations Are Sensible.
The SoeClIc reasons fOf the altera-
tons of the clothing are so palpablv
sensible that 1t is hard to disagree
with Prof Blumenthal.
What do the corsets do?" he
laughed. Are You glad to get voars
off at night? You should know.
everyone who wears one should
know. The girl who is bent over her
book studying is uncomfortable.
maybe she doesn't know il. and.
spain (this is the frequent state of
affairs). size is terribly conscious of
her clothing.
Suppose she has on 4 high COL
Ter. to hide that long neck. which ia
perhaps thin with the thinness Of
youth. The stays press in her neck
on the most delicate nerves of the
body. and those in closest sympathy
with the brain itself. This makes
her s'eepy. drowsy. She bends over,
but her corset holds her up and gives
her no rest. Her hair is pulled In
huge loops over her ears. or Is piled