The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-15

~Snch latn tcoald Do podsend.
said AIRS. Marion McDopneIi. tHrcsn-
gator ~ the pablo teeifarv depart
tseHf. ,ehcr asked her for or
epsaion. we flHd mose delinquency
astong psris rasging IN age from ~
70 ~ than az any other period. Those
/ three pears--ffom rs 10 all constd-
cr three Of the most important ones
IN any cirFs ive. "a that tsws she
needs parental caro- aad guidance as
rtuch or wore than az any other
period Of her itfe. IN my trork as
investigator. especially IN che dorHss-
tic relations court. I hate come
across q nsmber Of gtris teho mar.
rtcd az the age Of rs trho ooHfsded
10 ae that they trosid not hare dose
50 had they bees o.. To we thss ~
enc o. the strongest arguments On
favor Of such Iasr,"
HAT the gsris--tchas 10 they think
Of 80 Aare letter from one Of my
girl readers tcAsch takes up the ssas
" tho girl Her letter foiiotas.
Dear Miss Grey: l am much In
tercsted In this law regarding the
ANAaA &M8 ~ - ANN -
fore the state legislature.
80 often. Just now. we girls are
being 'browbeatcn." nothing loss.
Just because OF our youth. Mons Of
these ''reformers~ take the time from
'ths great task at hand to cot the
good example. not to the girls. but TO
tho mothers OF girls
Tho law might. Of course. work
both ways There 10 no question Of
its being a splendid enc In many re-
speets. but Individuals react various
~.
have known OF many cases where
mothers. so-ealled. have forced
daughters. under ago. 10 marry men
for whom they had no love. and Of
ten even aversion. in order that they
tths motherrl might benefit ma
tsrtaiiy by the union. Threats ~
being placed under the jurisdiction Of
tho Juvenile court strike terror to
the heart Of many a girl. and make
her ready 10 do the bidding OF mercl-
is~s parents
Furthermore. ny sns time Girl has
reached the are OF IL. tho abe may
not have the powers OF discretion Of
= woman twice her axe. shs has tun-
less sfa Ia mentally defieiant) thcro
knowledge Of right and wrong
IL she has the ambition 20 do right.
there aren't 30 blessed many tenpsa-
lions teven for IN. poor working
giri'D that she cannot. under aver
age circumstances. attain her amhl-
ton All that IL nopsenss
! know what I am saying IN true.
for I am 10 years old fnyseif--not an
elderly woman with "highfaiutin~
idsalsL have been ''of age" OF near
iy two years now. according 10 the
present Law. but II has made not the
least bit Of difference In tho routine
Of my life.
know OF many other girls in the
university. who. OF course. possess
average intelligence. and who have
not issued a declaration OF indspend-
ence on having completed their
eighteenth year. respectively. These
girls and their parents believe In CO.
operation. The girin neither make
slaves of themselves. nor do their
parents 70 lack confidence in them an
TO prohibit them from stepping out"
The whole trouble. according 10 my
opinion. IL simply a lack OF education
along the proper lines Of psychology.
for the parents. There In no question
about it--~nvironmrnt does affect
the later life OF children and n par
ents could but understand their girls.
ioosening and tightening the reins OF
restriction In the proper directions.
laws about the legal ago for girls"
would become OF necessity "mere
scraps Of paper"
Yours for moro education. wide
spread and general.
NINETEEN.