New-York tribune., 1922-08-13

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That she should be an influence in the
life of My Son! Such q preposterous
idea neUer entered my head. That
Dds 0eons ago
frankly as my son, and with the same lack
of embarrassment. He said that he usually
stayed at home because he felt out of it. not
being able to get up the courage to pet
girl, though" he asserted, "my boy friend has
kissed every girl he knows, and he is certainly
tired of women"
Another student Of eighteen joined u.s. and
the three boys began to catalogue the girls
that had attended the meet the day before --
confess my sense of propriety, which I
have always considered far too broad, was
shocked "All the girls know we discuss
them,' was the answer when I spoke of what
seemed to be an unchivarous conversation.
fYou know they are not bad" was re-
marked. "'Evil to him who evil thinks That
is their motto"
"Well, l am of to call on Elizabeth" said
the oldest boy, and down the hill he Went
toward the little village
Elizabeth, l learned, is miss Of nearly
sixteen who has usurped the place Of the
former college widow. She never has less than
eleven callers tay. each having the privilege
of 'petting" or "recking' her. She has an
individual pet name for each of her foppers
and she never gets them mixed. All of the
boys get the thrill they are looking for. Even
one of the masters is at her flap and call. All
Of the boys know that all of the others are
among the privileged. Nobody seems to mind
"Wi any Of the boys marry this successor
to the college widow
Certainly not, but she's good kid"
Well, all can say Is that l am beginning TO
feel that there will soon be a Twentieth
Amendment, which will read "The right Of
polyandry shall not be denied or abridged to
any female citizen by the United States or by
any state. Congress shall have power by ap-
propriate legislation to enforce the provisions
of this article"
Of course this is said partly in jest. But TO
an anxious mother it seems that unless the
boys call halt poyandry may become real
ity, if it is not already here in the minds and
hearts of the iappers, who, consciously or un-
many mates.
1-who was considered so wild and extreme
by my parents who had passed the forty mark
before my advent in this world so old fash
ioned by my son who to me when was
twenty-am wondering what will be the atti-
tude of the fapper when she reaches my age
How many quarrels will be precipitated by
jealous husbands recolections of the various
boys who have kissed his wife? How many
daughters and sons will be held under severe
discipline by those who to-day demand extreme
freedom?
Is it possible for my boy to hold She respect
for womanknd the men of his name have ever
had? Where does his open acceptance Of the
manners of the happer lead? What evil or
good is portended by the fact that he does not
mind the happer wearing her stockings rolled
down and exposing her barred knees with legs
crossed, though he considers it highly objec-
tionable for married woman, or his mother,
to do such thing?
Will the grip of the fapper go and the
standards have tried to instil hold? Will my
boy at eighteen be satiated with ali the mys~
teries Of life?
Am / at thirty-three old fashioned and re-
dictionary? Unable to progress with the
world? Worrying unduly? handicap to the
progress Of my son and all the other sons?
Or am I sane in a bobbed-hair farmer