The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-28
HOW PUBLIC DANCE HALLS
 AND BALLS SHOULD BE RUN
To Be Bad Threatening Well fare Of Nation

dangerous because of fnadsquses Grr protection. Degrading and vI1zar vaudeville features existed
 While the influence of the tTatlor.zT Board of Censorship has brousfE about higher standard fn uaoffor pictures. yet many objectfonabls dfrae were found. There were many sperlal feature films which had not been viewed by the National Board ana rr- ten the requirements of the lTn1iorrl Board were not carried out vThssi f-s films were BIaowu. Children were Der mitted to enter at all hourB fn vl0- lation of State and municipal lava However, the motion picture show did not show the same degree Of dla'- relation as the dance hal1s. Thelr conditions were really the reau1t cf inferior city regulations. carelessne11 and a lack of intelligent Bervfce on flls part of the inspectors.
 MOTION PICTURES AND PEzNEE
 ARCADEs.
 Motion pictures shall be deemed e. display on screen or other device whereby pictures are displayed ,or characters or objects fin motion. whether or not ompanfed- bv ma sic, lecture recitation or song.
 The following requirements e1rDr1l be sought for in working out lsa-lsIn- ton for motion picture shows.
 1. A license for the prsmises usel for motion picture sI1ows.
 D. Definition of motion rlctursr and motion picture theatre.
 8. Acquisitions of the bufsdlnr ana fire departments to insure proper xar- itation and adequate fire prctsct5n.
 A. Standards of lighting and ven ti1atfon, so framed as to be shorcusll- ly ehforcihle-
 5. Placing the question of es6ssr- ship, with the licensing anthorilr which will regulate the moral olantItr of the show since fhrol18h 1hls CO., suspend a ncense, # the show la ur1 up to 6 normal standard.
 c. Requirement that chndfsn chan not be permitted to attend u1Ctfcr rlc- ture shows during school houra or sf- ter eight o'clock i'm the evening.
 BILLIARD AND FOOL HOo1rs.
 Ins the billiard and pool ha1la rrl in the bowling alleys were 60c1l many of the degrading condltiols that were in the dance haI1s- F,afr1r- ized at all season by men and bo9E. they have been exploited until todrg they are associntasd with uzdeniraels and obJectionabIe ooudiffona- Card Ls- bIess craps in fAct aarubllnx in every form, was found: often fhenq rlarrr were schools for crfmss younE Bo5D were seen standing about. lfstsrfrr eagerly to the vile talk and rt1slel that were handled about by- ths oI1 habitues.
 Many of the halls were counscisr with saloons and much drun1snrs.l was seen- Few citiss have ezaete.l any careful 1egisIakton and ths nurEr- vision has been left entirely to ths Dc- lice department, which in many cll.-r was shown to De intellectual Ctf- gems have not been awake to the COO ditioqs that exist nor have they sou1rr
  tunity for constructive 1eEasiatfon fr large.
 The passing of 1ayvss and the eatal- lishmeht of regulations for comncr- cial amusement entsrprlsea is Of n1rl recent date that ft is quite fnnDo1llrle as yet to speak of results. but fn arr cities where the work .has been rcl lowed. Kansas City, Denver and C1sVg- land. the judges of the juvenile c0u-ts have stated that juvenile crluns1 all immortality have greatly deereassd- ! There have been many sntorDriscs competing with the commerclrI amusement enterprises and Wflcn have proven successful and helped r1 pull up the standard Of the dance halls and motion picture show
 It is far the better plan for conn munity to work in con5uuction t4a the men who are in the connmerclrI amusement enterprise and heID them to raise their standard instead of ou- ening competing enterprise.
 In my personal work throuzhrut the cities have found that the mon engaged in the buginess are rllirT to give to the public what the putIlr wants and public opinion well rT- ganized and well directed NfIl c0FrrrI conditions and place this feature cf recreation on a more whoIesonne basl-.
 
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