South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-09
FLAPPERISM 0. K,
SCHOOL HEAD SAYS
COmmOn.Sense Tutors Aid in
Progress of Nation, Says
Miss Katherine Craig.

DENVER. Aug. s.-tBy 7. s. NJ
81 would rather a teacher would
enter school room with progressive
ideas and pressnt-day customs and
dress than one who is as wise as
Solomon, as patient as Job and as
strong and persistent as Caesar"
Thus Mss Katherine L Craig
superintendent OF public instruction
IN Colorado. answered the question.
DO you endorse 'happerism' among
school teaohsrs?"
MIS- Craig expressed the belief
that the early criticism OF "happer-
lzn' and the objections 20 flap
per- mannerizms were changing
and that approval Of bobbed hair,
short dreases and a gay personality
= becoming widespread.
she declared that the "up-to-date
teacher. modern in thought. modern
IN accomplishment and modern In
dress was best htted for the duty
OF influencing the child mind
Miss CralS's statement. given to
the International News Service,
said:
DO endorse 'happerisrn' among
teachers7
Question OF General Concern.
Your question Is one that is OF
general concern 90 the public at
large. because Of the word 'dapper-
ism which has been coined IN re-
cent years. carrying with II the Op
prObrium OF reproach, mingled with
contempt. and rejecting upon the
morals OF the individual who adopt
ed a form OF dress short hair and
an attitude OF free thinking and gay
personality.
This idea, az connected with the
dress OF the present age. is fast as
Stunning a different attitude toward
the first opinions Short dresses
short sleeves. low-cut necks and
bobbed hair should not carry the
same wrong impression or convey
wrong ideas as in the beginning Of
the adoption Of new form OF dress
and custom. but now. Il not car
ried 90 the extreme, Il should be
regarded as sensible reasonable
and comfortable, because IL lends
grace, daindness and does not de-
stroy dignity
new styles or fads. / take the pre-
mise that teachers are human b.
ings. and being human beings, they
are liable TO all the frailtles OF
other human beings and have the
sssme desires. ambitions and in
cHnations as other human beings
Teachers Should BE Up-tO-Date.
This being the case. there is no
reason why a teacher should not
adopt a present up-to-dats dress
and present up-to-date style OF
wearing her hair and the custom of
using cosmetics. rouge eli cetra;
provided. however, that with IL all
is combined good judgment com
mon sense and Limitation. 1 would
rather a teacher would enter the
schoolroom with progressive ideas
and present-day custom and dress
than one who IS as wise as solo
mon, as patient as Job and as
strong and persistent as Caesar
The up-tO-date teacher viii have a
better influence upon the child
mind and the thinking public than
one who is ancient IN customs.
ancient i'm dress and ancient in
ideas
Give me the up-to-date teacher
progressive. one who lives in the
present age, one who can see
through the public eye. one who
can Distinguish between extremes.
good and bad habits and accepts
reasOnableness in styles and customs
Young People Unreasonable.
young people are prone 20 e
beyond reason. therefore the need
Of curb. but the trained individual
who announces 10 the world that
she Is qualified 20 determine al
things within reason need make nc
mistake along the line OF dress.
Give me the up-to-date teacher
modern in dress. modern IN
Thoughts. modern in accomplish
ments and modern in doing the
things as required in the teaching
world. Give me the teacher with a
pleasing personality. one who de-
sires admiration from pupils and
patrons alike and she will exert
a lasting influence upon the COMING
generation for the good OF civiliza-
ton. morally. intellectually, socially
and religiously"