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

Forks to go. wrong 10 certAiAly a big
problem" said Mrs Agnes Nj. Rex.
Juvenile commissioner, ms an inter-I
view Observation-Disclosures
Tn very, sunress%howevsar that con-
. dit ! oar h ee;,plTs sSs, ,ysosss II h ssI sssy
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 t"hard boiled and they tell
me they simply don't care what I do
Wrong Home Environs.
Mrs. Rex declared hat parents
here, as elsewhere, do not give their
girls the home environment their
growing minds: and growing bodies
parents seek distraction In motoring
and movies instead OF remaining at
home and companioning with their
children. Somehow, In training the
child during her early impressionable
they fail to instil a sense of
vest they reap is utter disregard Of
their wishes during later girlhood.
These pleasure low ng parents do not
know where their girls are in the
evening nor what they are doing
and they could not make them
change If they did taxi the mater in
hand. IL ...
Then, too. there are the parents
who have not awakened to the fact
that conditions have changed-they
are. blind to the temptations assailing
the r daughter. They trust her ABB
solutely,. and they cannot seem to
realize that she is just as susceptible
! as any other girl. .%..@ 20. 80.
and If they do not sacrifice early they
will sacrifice late,' continued Mrs. Rex.
The only way we can have clean.
pure standards among u girls Is to
have good parents and these parents
must have the confidence and respect
of their daughters. Play-n g with
with them. these are the mediums
for a faithful understanding between
parents and daughters.
Lack Of Law Enforcement.
IF our curfew law and our public
{ Led, trouble with our. girls would
5 ,cease," declared Mrs. Rex. ;.
al. IF the girls could only be Kept OF
the streets at night, then n Of the
worst menaces to u 6 rls. would be
removed. Girls are picked up on
the, streets at nlSnC, WnlSkeQ away
I in automobiles. and Mrs. Rex says
L. she finds most Of the cases brought
S to her for attention are the result OF
such procedure"
Mrs. Rex declared that these mo-
: toring parties with men who are pro-
f%essionals in the pickup. game are
: even more dangerous to the g rls here
than the public lance. She finds that
= the girls who are picked up in tht:
/ . 49, ~h~sv< 1sfNr <lov
: their mothers did when they were
married and bringing up a family.
=. :"These scouting automobiles mos1
often pick up girls under sixteen
girls who attract attention because Of
their dress and department. But thu
modestly dressed girls are not over
I looked; they, too. have their share
q Of motoring Invitations hospitabl<
opening Of the door of the car or 6
q masculine voice calling, Say. wanna
r go for a rider" A slight response t.
q these .overtures brings greater insist
ency from the masculine voices com
n ing from the dark recesses of the ca!
and a desire for excitement and at
a tention will act as an impetus for tn
girls to take a little ride"
n Public. dances and out of tow
4 dances. Of all sorts should be. abso
! lutely taboo because of the necessit,
v Of motoring to them. Mrs. Rex de
clared that the automobile was al
h ways q. source of danger. i -
Z "Grand Forks needs a municipa
dance hall supervised by officials ant