The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
HIGH SCHOOL DANCING
VOTED DOWN AT TER
HEATED DISCUSSION
Merits Of epchorean Art Subject of Interesting Oratoca Contest
by Parents Teachers and MnstersPa eacher Meeting
Changed Citizens Mass Referendum Vote Also Goes
Against Dancing in High School.

"Off with the Dance" was the yer
dict recorded by double vote at the
high school Parent-Teachers associa-
tion Friday night after a discussion in
which the character of Miss Terpsi-
chore got a thorough overhauling
The record of the lady was entered
into in great detail and many con-
structions were placed on her con-
duct. Some believed that she should
be admitted into high school society
on account of her virtues, others
thought she should be kept out through
for lack of that adorning quail
ity, while a third theory was that she
was a good young woman, but that
her society should not be forced on
those who did not want it. The meet
ing voiced it's sentiments by a stand
ing vote against inviting the saduc-
tive muse, and the referendum, post
card vote, confirmed this when it was
shown that ninety-nine had voted
against dancing and fifty-six for it
Mrs. j. e. White president of the as
sociation explained the objects of the
meeting and was followed by an ia
teresting little talk in favor of credits
Tor home work by Mrs T. II. Irwin,
Reports in regard to the high school
uniforms were made by Mrs Anna
Budrow for the juniors and Miss
Esther McRoberts for the sopho-
mores, in which the classes named
went on record as favOring them. The
uniforms are to consist of white mid
dies and white or blue skirts, with
collars and cuffs according to the
taste of the wearer. The plan does
not contemplate the immediate adop-
ton of the idea, but simply recon-
mends that the next costumes be pur-
chased with the plan in mind The
seniors decided that it would not be
worth their while to vote on the sub
ject, and the freshmen had not pre-
pared a report.
The first speaker in favor of the
plan of opening the school auditorium
FOR an hour every Friday evening for
dancing by those of the students who
wanted to dance, was Mrs. John T..
White, who spoke in behalf of the
parents. Mrs. White said she trust
! ed all would discuss the matter n the
: spirit of friendship, so that by coun-
Cling together in that friendly spirit
they might work together to build
2 up the sort of community in which
they would like to have their chill
dren grow up and live. 1t was
} pleasant to remember that when
: Christ started out on his mission on
, earth the first place he went was to
a wedding, and during His life lie
{ always observed the social graces.
- There were dances among the Jews.
Not the turkey trot or tango, but ones
= which if danced improperly would
be just as horrid. Properly danced
r the hesitation waltz was beautiful
affair. The desire to dance was in-
herent in people. The little child
r kept time to music and staid, grown
' up children uncOnsciously tapped the
] floor or shook the head. That which
e was inherent in all humanity could
S not be so awfully bad. A great mass
1 Of interesting statistics had been
r compiled to show how many people
= who danced had gone wrong, but
D nobody had taken the trouble to CON-
e pile statistics showing how many
millions of people who danced haC
not gone wrong. There is good anC
f bad in all things, and it takes op-
a position to bring out the good. Those
o who have never had experience il
= dancing do not understand it, because
4 we learn by experience and not b.,
T. lneXperience. Amusements like bill
llards, pool baseball, basketball anC
dancing make up but a small par
f of life, and yet some amusement O
= the kinds indicated are needed at
= certain period in life. Adults hav,
l. always plenty of amusements. anC
e forgot the needs of children. Boy.
and girls are not people who are get
ting ready to live; they are alive now
and the people should recognize tn,
fact Teach them the Ten Command
ments and the Golden Rule until the,
0 are indelibly stamped on their heart
ii give them under proper direction tn
opportunity to crafty in a prope
way their legitimate impulses an,
T they will not go wrong.
e The first speaker in TIE negativ
was Mrs. W. e. Harman. Mrs. Har
man said that the subject was dea
e to her heart In the matter of guild
l. ing the young people Alright she wa
ID always interested and would away
1t try to do her part She heartily ap
proved of the suggestion of the pre-
j. vious speaker that they discuss tn
:. subject in a friendly spirit Sh' ha
e. many friends among dancers. Ii ha
T. been objected that many oppcs
dances because they have not had ex
4 perience and do not know what dane
Is ing really means. This objectio
le did not hold against her, since sh
l. had been a dancer and it was becaus
Is of this fact, and because she realize
II. what dancing might mean in the wa
So of leading away from the ariou
things of life and toward the down
ward path for many, that she wa
=, so earnestly opposed 70 it. She ha
L. stopped dancing fifteen or sixtee
n years ago, because she saw its tren
as and had turned about and had sine
hit striven to do some good in the worl'
it Boys and girls constituted the gres
Is heritage of mankind and no perso
re had right to do anything which wa
even questionable where their il