The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
TINE BOY
MUCH BET Ter
SAY EXPERTS
Boy of Today, However, Better
in Physique and Person.
al Purity

CHICAGO, July 17.-The boy of to-
day is retrograding. He IS not the
equal OF the boy OF generation ago.
This is the conclusion reached by a
number OF leading students In boy
problems, men IN charge OF boys
schools, authorities upon child study,
business men, heads OF employment
departments OF large mercantile
houses, probation officers, Boy Scout
leaders and summer camp directors.
Questions were put to them by II. d.
Abells, principal of the Morgan park
academy and the information was
presented to the North Central Acad-
emic Associations, which held its an
nual convention at the Hotel La Sale.
Out Of 705 answers received, there
were 24S points of improvement, 10I
the same as generation ago and 800
points for retrogression.
How the Boys Line Up.
Here is where the boy stands, iacz
cording to the majority of boy experts
answering the individual questions:
Retrograding-
Spelling.
Penmanship.
Honesty. ,
Use OF tobacco.
Habits of industry.
Habit of saving.
Obedience
Respect for parents.
Respect for law.
Amusements.
Purpose.
Religious feeling.
Progressing
Physique.
School attendance.
General information.
Use of liquors.
Initiative.
II Obscene stories.
Personal appearance.
Interest in politics.
Personal ambition.
Interest in art.
Less Respect for His Parents.
The answers in regard to purity
of life" wre exactly divided for ret
repression and Improvement.
Few persons who answered the
questions says Abel1s, believe the
boy of today has the respect for his
I uarents and the law as had the boy of
Ia generation ago. The answers on
4 ihese topics bring out the following
statements: Most people feel the pres
ent day home is breaking down be-
cause OF lack of restraint and discip-
line The old boy was more obedi-
rent He was more respectful to his
elders and to the law. The effects of
lessening corporal punishment have
been bad.
zone man said: 1T has never been
taught in, the home or school. The
average boy is not respectful to ell
ders, and, as for respect for law and
order he has none Another says:
Lack of qualities of obedience and
respect for elders and law constitutes
a serious menace in our national life.
frf1F eA11fh ud
been DISASTROUS
DcpIores Sparing the Rod.
zone answer was: The rod ought
to be banished from the school. But
its Punishment from the home is one
of the saddest and most serious facts
in our modern life
'In seeking opinions of these men
regarding the attitude of boys toward
women, vulgar language, wholesome
ness of recreation and purity in NOR
ais I received these statements:
To-day it Is the tango, while a
dozen years ago it was kissing
game and measuring six yards of
tape
To sit down and play authors
would mean to the average young
person something like being in pris-
on
zone man who has seventy boys on
his hands Sundays in home school,
said that the average boy has no re-
lieious experience. and that the quiet
hour is an intolerable bore to him.
one man said that the modern boy
reads great deal, though perhaps
not so many yellow back novels, but
he is absorbed in the problem novel
of the day, which is more vicious than
the dime novel;"
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