Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-04-18
MOVIES, DANCES
AND CIGARETTES
ARE DISCUSSED
Ration Parent Teachers As
sociation Holds interest
ing Meeting; Health Clinic
to Be Established.
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Ration. N. NJ, April l7.--The
Ration Parent-Teachers' association
held one of the most important
meetings Of the present year last
Wednesday in the high school au-
ditorium. There were grea'
many parents and teachers pres
ent. Mrs, r. c. Carter, president
of the club, reported that all
schools now had a 100 per cent
membership. The general topic
under discussion was the three
things which affected the morals OF
young boys and girls, namely cigar.
cites, movies and dancing.
Before the speakers of the after
noon presented their addresses,
Mrs. Hughes, principal of the Long
fellow school extended an invita-
ltion to the association to meet at
| her school on patrons day, which
was unanimously accepted. Miss
Gertrude Norman, school nurse,
briefly outlined the plan for secur-
ling funds for a school health clinic,
pointing out the great need for such
a clinic and the results which could
possibly be accomplished. Julius
Kuhnert, director for Camp Ration
for boys, gave an outline of the
camp and some of the proposed
activities, its method of supervision
and the importance of such a camp
in the boy life of the city. Supt. l..
C. Rhoads gave short review of
the recommendations of DIR. Ii. S.
Curtis, a playground expert who
recently visited Ration and in con-
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Teachers association heartily en-
dorse the movement for Camp
Ration for boys and the recommen-
dations made by DR.. Curtis. Both
were unanimously carried.
The first address of the afternoon
was made by Mrs. w. E. Wingo on
the cigarette habit among boys.
Mrs. Wingo presented some strong
arguments against the cigarettes.
She covered a wide range Of eff
fects upon the life of the boys and
pointed out that authorities are
agreed upon the fact that a boy
who uses cigarettes is poorer men,
tally and physically, has slower
response and that they do not gain
very responsible positions in the
business world. Mrs. Wingo placed
considerable responsibility upon
the parents, particularly the So
cially inclined parent who does not
look after the boys before school
life and during his leisure hours
after he enters school She stated
many times that this habit is estab-
| lished before the child is seven or
eight years old. In closing she read
numerous testimonials of promi-
nent business men who do not en-
ploy cigarette smoking boys.
Mrs. Weaver discussed the movie
question She defined three classes
of people with regard to the movies.
The first one is that group who are
movie crazy and attend every
thing whether 1t is good, bad or in
different: the second class Is the
discriminating class, those people
who select pictures for their value
and are particular as to the films
they see, while the third class is
that group which secs no value in
any picture and condemn the NOV
! les as whole. Mrs. Weaver did
not condemn movies, but urged
more people to belong to the Sec
ond class and thereby, through pub
| lie opinion. secure high grade of
movie pictures. If this second
group would grow stronger and not
hesitate to publish its views, the
producers would put better pictures
on the market. AS an example of
a good picture, one upon which no
one could take exception was the
STREAM OF Life" recently put on
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Bible class of the Presbyterian
church. This picture was highly
praised at the close of her address
and a motion was made to com
mend the Bible class for bringing
such a high class film to Ration.
This was carried.
The closing address Of the after
noon was made by Prof. w. l.. Trim
BILE, principal Of the high school
Mr.. Trimble did not condemn dane
| ing. when under proper supervision
and better forms Of dancing insist
ed upon. He pointed out that dane
ing Is a national recreative activity
and, like baseball. the great ma
tional game, it cannot be done
away with. Mr. Trimble's strong
plea was for better supervision at
the dances. particularly the pub
lie dances. where degrading forms
of dancing are permitted. He
pointed out that the high school
dances are always properly super
vised and that no indecent dane
ing is permitted. The harm does