The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16

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law then, in the name Of justice, tc
give balance to the matter, keep
dancing barred.
Fourth: In schools all over the
land where dances are permitted the
student who does not participate in
them is socially ostracized. Is that
the proper social atmosphere for a
school? Absolutely, NO.
1t is to Valley City's credit that she
has established, by sane restraint, a
safe basis wherein all students have
equal freedom.
AS to it being "as much part Of
the school activities as the course of
study provided" we surely take is
sue with the author Of your editorial.
To justify my stand l shall add but
one argument to the underlying thot
Of this letter: and the argument can
not be refuted: "God is not Knocked;
for whatsoever a man soweth, that
shall he also reap" Denial of this
truth does not strip it of one vestige
of it's power. The fear of God is the
beginning Of wisdom.
Miss Jennie Binford, investigator
for the Juvenile Protective Assocla-
ton, in an address before the Chica-
90 Women's Clubs said that dance
hall managers of that city do not
want high school students as custom
ers, because their morals are so low
that they have bad effect upon the
regular habitues of such places. This
was not given as her personal opln-
ion, but as theirs.
We raise our hands in horror when
we read such statements in the pap
ers; we are so thankful that this evil
is $50 far away. But there is MOTH
inc to prevent it moving westward
except the activity and prayers OF
God-fearing fathers and mothers.
We should make it our purpose TO
keep up the spiritual and moral
standing of our school. They unite
to make the true cornerstone OF our
entire Intellectual structure.
Let US not be sidetracked by TINS
sentiment "denied privileges and ex-
nense". Some taxpayers do not care,
as stewards, to pay taxes for such
4L;,,os, LOT those who desire to
dance pay the fiddler.
Please accept this letter, Mr.
Trubshaw, in the spirit in which 1t IS
written. 1t is not prompted by an
mostly toward any person or Glass;
but it is an earnest appeal to eV-
erv parent that, before granting the
dance more liberty in our puplc
schools, we may seriously consider
the results.
Yours respectfully,
MRS. G. H. BRUINS.
The above is a letter received IN
the mail this morning relative to an
editorial which appeared in the
Times-Record some time ago protest
inc against the restrictions placed
against the use of the high school
gymnasium by the students OF the
high school for dancing parties.
There is a great deal of truth con-
tained in the letter and we take no
issue with the writer regarding the
inadvisability of holding high school
dances, in fact we agree with her IN
her statement that dancing under
the auspices of the school should not
be permitted. However, our conten-
ton is that. since these dances are
permitted it is better for the stud
ents, both morally and financially,
to hold their dancing parties IN the
high school gymnasium, under prop
err chaperonage, than to hold them IN
the public halls of the city. A great
deal of the criticism Of the dancing
done by high school students would
be obviated by proper chaperonage
which would not permit the extreme
style of dancing affected by some OF
the young people. In the high school
gymnasium this chaperonage is fea-
sible, but is not feasible in the halls
of the city unless arranged for by
the students themselves. AS long as
these dancing parties are permitted
we contend that the students should
be permitted the use Of the gymna-
SUM. The propriety of allowing
dancing parties to be held by high
school students is another matter,
not germane to the gymnasium ques-
tion.