Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-14

Judge Lockwood of Tombstone spoke in Bisbee at the Y W. c. A. to the women of the district The subject was "Girl Welfare" and work that might be done here in the Warren dis trict along these lines. It is as ubjeci that calls for much thought and con sideration and Judge Lockwood is well capable of throwing much light upon this serious proposition that confronts Bisbee mothers.
 The cases that come under his not ice in the Juvenile court are many and interesting of the delinquent girls. And this meeting was held for the purpose of devising some means in which these young girls may be reached before they reach the hands of the law.
 Judge Lockwood thinks that the SO lution of this problem lies with the women of the district, the teachers and the Young Women's Christian As sociation. He goes on to state that the minds of these young girls are plastic and their early training may be enumerated by the proper consid, eration now. That no matter how much a man may have studied the question he never understands the up bringing of a girl as woman does. So the responsibility rests with the moth CT, and if she doesn't know, with the Christian women of the district.
 It is a deplorable fact when girls are raised in ignorance, which used to mean innocence. They just get a smattering of the most vital questions and as the old prOverb goes, "a little learning is a dangerous thing" The day has passed when the lack of know ledge along certain lines is considered a good up bringing. Judge Lockwood says that the confidence of a girl should be the most sought after thing by a mother. Get her confidence and keep it so that she may come to you with anything When these poor un- fortunate girls are brought into the courts, Judge Lockwood says, their one cry is, 'If had only known" The proper home surroundings are a great part of the battle, but parents never hold up bad ideals for their children to pattern after, no indeed, they give them clothing, food and a little school ing, but not that all essential thing, amusement, and they must have com panionship.
 A certain amount of amusement to the growing girl is as necessary as the sunshine is to a flower so says Judge Lockwood. If mothers don't realize this and make an effort, great ef- fort to afford them this entertainment then they will surely go elsewhere for it. The public dances will be a big drawing card The mothers must be made to realize this before it is too late.
 Some of the specific facts that Judge Lockwood quotes from the Jul venile court reports. First, that the public dance hall is an unnixed evil Any man, good, bad or indifferent. ire quent these dances. unquestiOned, and ask any girl that he chooses to dance with him. Nearly every girl that has come up before the courts has had the public dance as a beginning. The SO iution is fhvitationa1 dances, properly chaperoned at the high school and in the homes and at the Y, must be en. outraged It is utterly foolish to take these things from a girl and not sub stitute some nice clean diversion.
 Then second, moving picture shows Only wholesome pictures should be permitted young girls to see at this delicate age, where the mind is very impressionable and love and vampire pictures have their effect. The emo tional side develops as well as the physical and mental, so only the right ideas of life must be instilled in the ,-o,,,o roind Mot fTat fba r,1ovinp f1ic. lures of Bisbee are in the least corrupt Judge Lockwood says, but all pictures should be censored before the younger generation should be permitted to view them. Girls who go out to the movies every night fall behind in their studies and make poor students generally. A reasonable amount of moving picture going to the right kind of pictures is all well and good and will be uplifting and educational
 Then third, the soldier question most of the young men in the army today are honest and upright, not as in the past, when the army was ref. uge for every derelict. And these sol diers have been used to seeing girls and being entertained which is per. fectly natural that they should wish to continue doing so. This is to be expected but only with the proper chaperons. Association, propinquity and environment without a chaperon will surely mean trouble. Companion ship and entertainment are necessary to the happiness of youth but req sonable amount, says Judge Lockwood Plans must be made and worked out to permit these young people to meet and enjoy each other without meeting at the public dance or on the street corners. It isn't altogether the girls fault that these things come to pass for without the proper entertainment other means will be sought to obtain it.
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