The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-09-05


addressed envelope also with these re
II to you. ava '''o'~
d Address letters very plainly. wit
g Salt Lake City, Utah.
h SONGS AND POEMS RECEIVED
9 Inc Following songs and poems ha,
: oeoh received during the past wee
ma L wish to thank each one for the
, kindness In contributing them:
Tomorrow"
, Are You From Dfxie?'
! Just Because She Made Dem Goo
Goo Eyes"
LAS Tommy Was Walking One Day
Anchored"
go and Leave Me. Never Mind"
odd Glory"
Farewell to You" (Aloha Oe)
SONGS REQUESTED
These songs and poems are on tn,
requested and To-Be-Found list:
Those Days Are Over"
The Sinking of the Titanic:"
Sailing away, out of the bay
Went the Big Steamship Titanic
Tell Me One Thing, Tell Me Truly
The Yellow Rose of Texas"
An Old Spanish Waltz Love Song
The Belle of Tennessee"
bdtHieen MaVOureen"
III They'd Only Move Old Ireland
Over Hepe"
"Hiawatha's Melody of Love-"
When Shall We Meet Again?"
(Poem) Tiger Lily"
Dear Miss Brooks,
have often thought I would write
40 you ana when read the letter from
tne Questioner from Idaho" 1 thought
Ia like to give my opinion on il 7
nave let the boys love and pet me. but
never thought it really right to do so.
But all the other girls did and they
seemed to be more popular than I. so
: thought I'd have to. 1 don't let every
boy l go with pet me. but I have 1et
some that 1 liked real well. have.
often wished we could Just be good
friends; hugh and talk and have a
good time without being silly: but 7
am not much OF a talker and neither
were they, so I didn't know how to do
alrerenet and still have friends. But
I oon believe in going too far, and
We gone FAR enough. That's why I'm
sorry ever started, and 1 don't know
hardly how to stop now for want
tnem all for my friends know now
It's wrong, and I don't want to become |
IKE the beautiful rose that was put
~here everyone that came along could
fondle and smell it, until 1t beca me- ali
wilted; then nobody noticed if or
wanted 1t. I want the boys to respect
me- and l have heard girls say, whose
Drothers go with girls that let them
rove and fondle them, that they like
them but don't respect them as much
as they would II they would not allow
anu "nen the boys get together they
taIk ABOUT tho girls and tell who allows
such things.
A QUESTIONER FROM ARIZONA.
Miss Questioner:
am neither 16 nor married, but IS ,
years old and what call popular. You !
think you are popular because fellows
go with you, kiss and net Won and
every night it's a different one For :
ny part think you have a poor IDEA :
u what Is meant by "she Is a popu1ar .
flfl. think, and so do my friends. r
nat popular girl must feel as much =
It nome with old people and her father =
luu inotner, as she does with her young n
rlenos, and be able to spend an even -
ng with a good book or some sewing.
me must be refined and cultured, show
Looo taste, and be pleasant COMPANY
70 hot De common property and do not !.
tay out so late that you run out of n
nlngs to say and have to start kiss !
ng and petting to pass the time away Is
UTAH." Logan. 9,
'ear Qusstioner: h
can't believe you meant what YOU u
,rote II you were boy you would Ct
I want to marry a girl whose Inns L
re free OF charge" to all, would you? a.
famlllarlty breeds contempt" you Ell
now, and you lose the respect Of nj
eople You may say, "she lives in sc
mall town." but do not When 7 on 81
a dance 1 never miss a dance and 7 ca
ave lovely time wherever I go. but OF
know that no kissing goes on. 1 love IN
ood' clean times and I have them. 7 lii
N sure you will not always think this eV
ay any way, because you will get sc
OK and disguised with it. to
BELL. Utah. tn
And now 1 think, perhaps we have W,
ven all the space we should to these ar
tiers In regard to "petting," and pos CHI
Oily L should add just a word in order I
put myself on record as opnosed 70
is practice by young bows and frir1s
though l think perhaps most of the re
Jectlons nave been voiced in the ex IN
llent replies that have been received nj.
ON readers. One of the greatest oh
ct1ons to the practice is that it makes
e girl common" and an object of de-
son by the very boys who encourage
r to take part in 1T. These bows often III
TX about such girls and point them
I TO other boys as girls who are
asy;' and generally, when it comes r.
arriving, they fight shy of the girl
10 is willing to indulge in this cues
nanIe pastime promiscuously There
no question of love" about tbis not
git is an indulging of the senses De
W and is demora1izing to boys as =
III as girls In every instance those to
10 have taken sides with the practice The
petting' have admitted it can be a !
FRIED too far, and in so doing give the
, best possible reason for NOT nraco fa.
ing it at all. 80
ar Miss Brooks, Ia,
have been delightfully."- interested in me
ba1n n,orIa as "a, III Always In need rig
ch;r, iine 10 JOIN L am enc
n on taking them picnicing. Their vor
es are from ~ to IA. Can you sug- arc
ar Miss Brooks, go
nave read your corner for the first bar
lie and / am sure Won will nnsua