The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-10-16
DANGER OF PUBLIC DANCES.

DANGER OF PUBLIC DANCES.
In Europe, where everybody in a
small village knows every one else,
public dances are not Objectionable,
because they are almost family af-
fairs, but in this country, where the
mass of people are strangers to each
other, where there is in many cases
no home influence, and no religious
control, and where we can only Judge
Of the individual when we have had
time to see and study his character,
public dances to which any one can
go for triae are extremely danger
GUS, and the prduent man and still
more prudent girls will keep away
from them.
Some years ago we had all over
the United States, skating Kinks.
They were harmless at first, no doubt,
but they speedily became such danger
GUS, and the prudent man and still
munities in which they were located
that in many places they were closed
by the public authorities.
i OF course, if parents took the trou-
BILE to know where their children were
after dark, especially where their girls
we're, it would not be necessary to
point out the evils Of public dancing
establishments, but as many parents
seem blind to what should most in
terest them, a word of caution may do
some good, and may in Gods Provi-
'dence be the means of causing some
girl or boy to pause upon the brink
where she or he is standing, before it
is too late.
Vulgar Dances in Vogue.
If the girls could hear the remarks
made by their partners in many cases
after the dancing is over many of
them would realize the danger they
are running. But, of course, as a
rule, anything Objectionable is left
unsaid until the girls are out of hear
ing.
1t is a notable fact that the most
vulgar and suggestive dances, rag.
ging" of the most Objectionable char.
acter, are the most popular at these
places of which we are writing. That
Ito any person of perception-would
be sufficient to show the danger that
lies on the other side of the dance
hall.
A young woman who values her rep.
utation as every young woman should
would not make the acquaintance OF
a young man Of whom she knows
nothing, but even the most careful
girls are liable to be introduced to
Objectionable men, and the fact that
a girl goes to a public dance is more
or less of an indication that she is
not particular as to the society she
keeps. She is more than likely to
meet there men who are there for nc
other purpose than to take advantage
of her innocence. After the dance
there is a supper, possibly with liquor
a walk home and evil and danger lurh
all along the route.
Duty Of Parents.
Parents who allow their daughters te
, go to public dances, to associate with
men of whom they know nothing, and
| to remain out at night at all hours
the father or mother who through
carelessness or laziness allow theil
children, boys or girls, to take the
: chances of sin and ruin which Turk In
public dances should not be surprised
If disgrace, shame and sorrow over
r ike their children as result of theil
Indifference; neither should they be
l surprised that when they appear be
fore God-as some day they must
they should find that they have pre-
pared for themselves very severe &C
} counting because they neglected thei1
plain duty as parents. Meantime the
. public authorities, as protectors to 6
certain extent of public morals, coult
t wisely keep an eye open to whit is 60
ing on at some of our public Dances
: Pittsburgh Observer.