Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-14

'"'Just what causes girls in Grand
Forks to go. wrong is; certainly a. big
problem said Mrs. Agnes NJ. Rex,
juvenile commissioner, in an inter-
view with. q Herald reporter. II
I'm very sure, however, that con-
ditions here are no worse than they |
are our country over-itts a.. wave
that is sweeping over us at this time.
Girls Of fourteen and fifteen are those
who most often are sent to melt
tie girls we might call them. Some
Of the girls who are sent to me have
reached the don't care stage-they're
absolutely hard boiled" and they tell
me they simply don't care what I dc
with them. ~ w
Wrong Home E~nyirons.
Mrs. Rex declared that parents
here. as elsewhere;%;do not give their
girls the home Environment their
growing minds and growing bodies
demand. The home has changed and
parents seek distraction in motoring
and movies instead Of remaining at
children. Somehow, in training the
child during her early unreasonable
they fail to instil a n of
duty, a sense of respect, and the har-
vest they reap is utter disregard of
their wishes during later girlhood.
These pleasure Low ne parents do not
know where their; girls are in the
land they could not make. them
change If they did take the mater in
hand. a.. 49, 1885,.
Then. too, there are the parents
who have not awakened to the fact
that conditions have ,changed-they
are blind to the temptations assailing
Their daughter. They. trust her alb
Il r,nl,,t a1xy 81 a 1~r' ~ nv go n fnf Scam tn
realize that she Is just as susceptible
Parents must sacrifice some time,
and If they do not sacrifice early they
will sacrifice late."' continued Mrs. Rex.
The only way we can have clean,
pure standards among our girls is to
have good parents and these parents
1 must have the confidence and respect
Of their daughters. Play .ng with
them, working with them, dancing
with them, these IRE the mediums
for a,=faithful understanding between
parents and daughters. .
Lack.oof Law Enlargement.
IF our, .curfew lawland oar. public
dance law were. more strictly enforc.
ed, trouble with our. girls would
cease" declared Mrs, Rex.
rIf the girls could only be kept Of
the streets at night, then one OF the
lWOFSL HlOIldCcS " Jul '"OuAO pe
removed. Girls are picked up" or
the streets at night. whisked away
In automobiles, and Mrs. Rex says
She finds most Of the cases brougA1
s to her for attention are the result o.
such procedure"
Mrs. Rex declared that these mo
: toring parties with men, who are pro
= fessionals in the pickup" game arr
: even more dangerous to h g rls herr
than the public dance. She finds tina
= the girls who are picked up in thiI
fashion know more about life thar
: their mothers did when they were
: married and bringing Up a family.
These scouting automobiles mos
Eoften pick up girls under sixteen
girls who attract attention because o
their dress and department. But. tn
modestly dressed girls are not over
, looked; they, too, have their shar'
y of motoring Invitations hospitabl
opening of the door of the car or
masculine voice calling. Say, wanni
= go for a ride?" A slight response t.
y these overtures brings greater insist
i tency from the masculine voices com
q ing from the dark recesses OF the ca
and a desire for. excitement n at
q tention Will act as an impetus for tn
girls to take a little ride" y
public dances and out OF tow
4 dances Of all sorts should be abso
Ilutely taboo because Of the necessit.
v OF motoring to them. Mrs. Rex de
= clared that the automobile was al
i ways a source Of danger.
Z ''Grand Forks needs a. municipa
dance hall supervised by officials an