The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-21
Girl Of Today
 Not Understood
So Declares Dean Ella Mccormick of New Haven Commercial High School at Meet ing of Catholic Wo- men.

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 - A number of members of the Bridgeport branch of the Connecticut Council of Catholic Women, attended the lecture given last night in the Catholic Community house on Bar mum avenue, by Dean Ella McCor- mick of the Commercial High school of New Haven on the subject "Prob- lemS Met Every Day"
 Dean Mccormick divided her ad- dress into the four following sections: The attempt of the girls to be at tractive by the use of cosmetics; their inordinate love of dress; the home and outside influences and how the girls are affected by them; and the dangerous places of amusement to which the youths of today are ac- customed to go.
 ssThe girls of today are all wonder full they are beautiful and I love them.'' said Miss Mccormick, but they are not understood"
 Through her work as Dean, Miss Mccormick is in daily contact with the girls and with the most scrutinous eyes for their welfare, watches their appearance and conduct.
 No Rouge Allowed.
 "Of course I never allow a girl to attend ilasses, if she has made up her face and by constantly abiding by this rule. they have found that want them to rome to Shhool as sweet, WnOleSOlno h1Sn SCHOOL SlTlS aIlu IlOI painted dolls. I certainly felt happy the other day to find that not a girl on the honor role had ever been sent to me because she used cosmetics6. The valedictorian and salutatorlan are splendid types of the fine Ameri- can girls which may be set up as good examplees for all girls to follow.
 Miss Mccormick was greatly in favor of boxed hair for younger girls but disapproved of several of the styles nf dresses which being worn by the school girls of today, especially those with unusually short sleeves and skirts.
 No Exception Made.
 She prohibits earrings in the school because she believes they were never meant to be part of the attire of a high school girl. The Dean told the audience of an amusing incident when a little Jewish girl came to school with a georgeous pair of bright green earrings. When the girl was asked if she was not aware of the fact that earrings were prohibit ed, she remarked that she thought that a nice green pair on St. Patrick's Day would be all right. She was promptly informed that the rule against earrings was one which was in force the year round.
 'I do not try to criticize girls for every little thing they do nor do I want to be hard on them. It does my heart good to see modern girl dressed prettily and stylishIy but at the same time I want them to be wholesome girls and not cheapen themselves by using cosmetics, or fashly clothing. There is no joy in the world to mother like a good girl, and no joy to a teacher like a good girl,'' said the dean.
 Standard Is Evangeline
 TT like to take for standard or a measuring rule, that beautiful char acter Evangeline of whom Longfe1lowa says: And when she had passed, it seemed like the teasing of exquisite music It seems that after one has passed a. group of the very u1tra-mod- ern stylish girls it seems like the ceasfng of a great jazz band,'' she continued.
 'NThere are two places of amuse- ment which the modern mother should guard her children, the first great one is the dance hall and the second the movies. Although at our High school dances we have dance su- pervisors, after the basketball games any cne who is present, good, bad or indifferent, may join in the dance. Many of the young girls there do not know who their partners are and neither do we know what the conaa- quence may be.
 eff I were a mother I would not allow my daughter to ever attend a school dance unless accompanied by her brother or unless her brother calls for her, and I would not allow her to peek through the key hoIe at a modern dance. Bad movies with situations and sex films are likely to leave bad impressions on the minds iof the youths she said
 After the regular lecture Miss Me Corm1ck answered the many ques- tons asked her by her delighted audi ence. Of the 1appers she said: "Of course we do not tolerate them for a minute in our school, but of those I see on the street. I think too much has been said. They are just a pass ing fancy and will soon be forgotten. The quickest way to rid the cities of them IS to pay no attention to their styles or antics but ever hold forth the qualities and example of the fine person of whom we like to think as the true American girl. l believe in the goth century girl, that she is sweet and wholesome and only when looked at with the eyes of a goth century, cynic is she censored and reviIed.'
 In conclusion she said: The lack of seriousness and apparent indiffef- ence shown in our youth of today may be attributed to the following in duences: 1st, lack of proper respect and reverence for religion-reIigion in its broadest sense; End, the lack of respect for parental and other authority; 3rd\ inordinate love of dress and the unreal 4th the desire for the pleasure and mate rebellion against discipline and 5th, the lace of gratitude
 SEED ALLOTMENT EXHAUSTED.
 The allotment of free seeds at the Post Office has been exhausted and from now on back yard farmers will have hai rrz