The Ocala banner., 1922-08-25


with his proffered love such as maid
never dreamed of before, she sees in
herself the adored princess and envy
OF all feminine eyes; and her capitu-
lation. to which may be truthfully
added, destruction, is complete.
You say you are going to break it
up. But how? By imposing a restric-
ting order upon little girls against
their going night-riding?
Perhaps you know Of that which
will provide barrier of protection for
all little girls against attack upon
their moral strength?
Would to God that you did: but you
don't.
Have you ever given study and
thought to the relative ages and de-
yelopment o fthe boy and girl?
DO you know that all youth poss-
esses three ages. viz: chronological,
biological and mental, and that the
male is in the ascendancy over the
female in the two last named. provid-
ing they are on par in the first? In
association Of this character the boy
is usually the senior of the girl which
makes the hazard all the more grave
This being true, which it is, how in
the name of heaven are you going TO
permit the association of boys and
girls and keep them pure?
Not By their segregation.
Not by frantic appeal to mothers.
Not by fanatical crusade against
cars parked in shaded lanes.
Not by signed petitions praying for
added and more strnuous laws
But by return to that stage of
civilization when the growing boy
was looked upon as the future bull
wark OF the nation.
When had the question been asked
Where was your boy last night?"
You could truthfully have answered.
he was home studying his history les
son as his examination comes Friday
and he wants to obtain a high mark
on all his work so he can enter col
lege in the fall
Where was your boy last night?
He took his mother to a lyceum
course lecture.
Whar0 W. how iof
He was one of the basketball team
playing championship game down at
the "Y."
Where was your boy last night.
He took his mother, our neighbor
Mrs. Jones and her charming daugh-
ter, out for an evenings ride.
Where was your boy last night?
His work yesterday was of such
strenuous nature he stayed home read
ing and visiting with the rest of the
family.
Were you able to knowingly an
swer these questions in conformity
with the foregoing, your little girl,
my little girl and everyone else's lit
tie girl would be safe from the ad-
vances and attacks of the human vul-
cures that the present home environ
ment and inquitious social atmos-
phere are daily propagating with
the numerical strength of microbes
And you know this is true, every
word of it.
You cry out the alarm, but fail to
provide the remedy.
Under the proper home government.
guidance and instruction your boy will
have learned to conduct himself as a
little gentleman, and not as raven
ing hyena thirsting for honor, virtue
and life itself, when thrown into the
company of some little girl whom he
may come in contact.
This is the absolute truth.
You can't reform thieves by remov-
ing the treasure, no more can you
thwart the objective of the libertine
Dy IOChiuS I1tlic StIlS up III tISiI
homes at night.
Fields neglected, or improperly cul-
tivated, grow tares and weeds.
Homes deserted three-fourths of the
time by mothers. and lacking the
stern guidance of fathers, have lit
tie to offer toward the remedying Of
this gigantic and growing evil, which
if not soon abated spells a nations
doom.
For those regulars" who seeming
ly have no homes, but are always to
be found frequenting pool halls, sala-
cious picture shows, cigar stands,
cheap restaurants, standing ON street
corners ogling young girls as they
pass. else coasting slowly in a car
alongside the curb at early candle
light seeking to attract with their
cheap show of prosperity some poor
little girl, who will prove susceptible