The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27

possible to get Whiskey here, he be-
lieved the plan to dance in the schools
unwise and liable to lead to bad re-
suits. Children usually attended the
high school during the adolescent age.
At this period the passions were awak
ening and it was dangerous to arouse
them as they would be aroused by the
dance He said that conditions
among the boys in Springfield, as re-
vealed to him by reputable physicians
was terrible. Fully fifty per cent we're
suffering from diseases according TO
the medical authorities in the city. He
described the sort of parties which
he held at his home for his children
at which no dancing was allowed. He
believed that they had just as good
a time as they could have at dances.
Rev. L. B. Franck who spoke in be-
helf of the ministry in the affirmative,
said that he had not expected and did
not intend to enter into the consider
alton of this matter in the spirit of
debate. He believed that people should
understand one another better and
love one another more. Christ brought
rs the gospel of social life. He could
not say that he favored dancing in the
high school, as there we're so E,any
interests involved. He did believe that
dancing was a proper form OF amuse-
ment. Like Mrs. Hartman he had once
been a dancer but otherwise his eN-
Derience was different Most all great
schools permitted the dance under
DrOper regulations. The highest IN
telIectual ages had always maintained
the dance 1t had not grown unpopu-
lar during the Renaissance. 1t was
mart of social education. The dance
had been INDUCED in on religious fes-
tivials and the spirit of religion should
he kent in it. He said that he attended
a RELIGIOUS service in the Virginia
mountains where there was more dane
ing and kicking than he had ever
seen in a dance hall. He expressed
regret that people had laughed when
Professor Anderson suggested that II
dancing we're permitted, the boys
should dance with boys and girls with
girls That was the improper way
and led to conditions denounced by St
Paul as "the reprobate mind" He
cited DR.. Elliott of the state normal
as approving of the purposes of the
Parish hall and DR. Brannon as strong
ly in favor of dancing under proper re
strictiOns.
DR.. ]. f. Sheoherd spoke for the
ministry against the innovation. He
/ asserted that the only dances mention
ed in scriptures were the religious
dances Of mere men and the lasciviOus
u
ed hard to build up the morals of the
people and improper influences should
not be permitted to cOunteract the
beneficial effects of their efforts.
Many who begin to dance lightly get
started on the wrong path and go
from bad to worse as a result of be-
ginning the supposedly innocent
| dance. Great religious leaders of all
ages opposed the promiscuous dance
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south had specifically denounced it,
The membership of the Christian
church opposed it. The Presbyterian
church had always stood strongly
against it. DR.. Shepherd quoted sew
eral bishops of the Episcopal church
as opposed to dancing, and read &
scathing attack on the practice from
thu Baptist Quarterly Review With
reference to the Catholic church he
read an excerpt from the encyclical
letter to the Irish bishops by Pope Lee
XIII, whom he characterized as "The
highest pope since the Reformation,
in which the continental dances theT
being introduced in Ireland were de-
nOunced He said that the dance was
against the best attainment of the bes
in morals education and health. He
represented six evangelical churches
in Twin Falls He read a letter from
church who stated that his church op
posed the modern dances; also
rather torrid poem from Byron, saying
it gave the Workings view. He de
clared that so careful were the people
in regard to hurting the religious feel
( ings of others that they barred tn,
Bible from the schools. yet it was pro
Dosed to turn them over to dancing
which. in the words of one churcl
: member. was creating uneasines
among the people," something tina
they had no right to do.
Mrs p w McRoberts, chairman o
Z the high school association, who pre-
4 sided, announced that while the vot
taken by the postal referendum wa
{ heing taken, the meeting was open t
7 discussion or business. Two me
said that they had not received tn
q cards Mrs White said that she ha
q sent cards to all. but a few might hav
q failed in delivery. She sent cards t
= all the parents on the list furnishe
q by Professor bowman. ID. NJ Den
q ton said that it was evident that onl
Y about half those on the list had vo;
= ed He believed that all the parent
n we're interested. He was both a fail
i er of children and tax payer and fel
h that it was his constitutional right t
b be heard If the majority there wan
Il ed dancing in the schools we'll an
n GOOD. if not it should not take plac
He moved that the votes received o
= the card referendum be not counte
- and that vote of those present /
= taken instead.
n Judge F. E. Chamberlain oppose
4 the taking of the sentiment of til
n meeting on the ground that this we
b an association meeting. He said tn;