Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-25

in StfanSeldnut AmeTlCdH InObh
ers wholly unprepared for the in
formation regarding their sons
and daughters gained from the
classroom, and others recognizing
their problems but not knowing
exactly how to meet them.
Pleading for the return of the
old-fashioned mothers-whom the
daughters of today might call
''cranks,' Miss Sadie M. Alley,
grade principal at Northwestern
high school, told the gathering a
few of the things that some of the
girls at the schools were doing.
"1-Wearing fancy garters sol
that they will show.
"2-Rolling their stockings be-
low the knee, style also discern
ible to all.
"3-Appear in school different
ly than when they leave home. A
few safety pins transform a dress
into any length desired.
"4-Use powder rags openly.
"5-Pencil eyebrows and lashes
with ink and fountain pens"
It's Come to This.
without question the mothers
declared drastic action to be vital
and adopted resolutions favoring
corrective measures, including:
Putting all high school stu
dents to bed at 9 o'clock every
night except Friday and Saturday.
2-Spanking them to bed If no
other method will get them there
at that time.
3-Adopting uniforms for all
girl high school students.
4-Putting a stop to all dances
save those sponsored by the high
schools.
5--Chaperoning of all high
school dances by some of the par
ents of students taking part.
For two hours the mothers list
ened to facts regarding their chill
drens welfare from the grade
principals. Mothers and teachers
discussed their problems relating
to dress, recreation and rest to the
subject of sex hygiene. A moth
ers circle was organized to meeG
monthly In order to keep tab on
the "goiugs on" Of their offspring.
"Our girls are the finest in the
world but the trend Of the times, |
suppose, since the war, is peculiar
and the girls need directing said
Miss Alley. You do not want
your daughters to occasion such
remarks as some to US from the
men in charge of the school corrl-
doris: why don't you tell your
grade girls how to behave around
boys at the recess hourT
Everything has become free
and easy since the war, and II Is
shown in the young peoples con
duct.
Too Much Makeup.
"May we ask you to please sec
that makeup cases are left at
home If you permit their use We
have had to consider taking the
looking glasses out Of the lockers
because of the primping. Two girls
today were sent out OF the room
to wash their fiNes.
Miss Alley went on to tell the
mothers that there were dance
halls downtown where corsets ana
petticoats were quite out of style
checking facilities being offered
for the articles in some; the mo
corsets checked" sign up in 9TH
ers.
"If you boys OF girls go to dane
ing school see that Is Is an ac-
credited one. The parties given by
Greek letter societies in the dow n
town hotels, often poorly chaper-
oned. and where 'robber dances
are the vogue have placed some ol
the girls in this school in very
embarrassing position"
Miss Alley urged that mothers
keep their children home -four
night in the week and see thai
they are not disturbed by friends
dropping in" on them.
'The next generation will be
known for its nervous, high strung
women unless the girls get more
rest" she said.
Every girl in this school needs
nine hourse sleep. Edison gets
by with six, but these girls art
not Edisons.
"And these girls need vigorous
exercise to keep growing, and that
should not consist of riding dowr
on the street cars in the morning.
II was decided at the meeting
that steps would be taken t.
bring on some such authority a'
Or. Mabel Ulrich. Of Minneapolis
or DIR. Miriam Parker, OF New
York, to present correctly the sub
ject OF sex hygiene.
But let the girls have their In
ming.
Two Of them. interviewed at the
school, were unanimous on two
points:
We will not wear uniforms
They give no chance for = girl;
personality.
-Everything h extreme nova
days. We don't claim 20 be angels
but we have been painted EA'
trcns styles in dancing and dress
are rrevalsnt In the so-called best
socfesy, and among our elders; &C
Why pick on us. II We follow our
eldars."