Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-11-20
US AWFUL
YOUNGSTERS

This IS Z short discussion from z
boys standpoint Of the moral condi-
tions Of the younger generation.
Ever since 1 can remember I hare
heard such things IS these: What
IS the younger generation coming 10
4 can't do anything with ny boy
and The boys he runs with are Z dis
grace etc, etc. II 6ould appear
from such phases that there was
something the matter with Us kids
Either that or The Old Leks have for
gotten what they did when they were
young and had 50 much psp they
didn't know how 10 uss il al
Well, Ee Ei-I assume, for the rlrzs
being. that the rising generation Is
inferior and delinquent Il that is
50 there must be q reason Tor il and
that Is what ne VIII tEg AID get a.
now
II the lrst place remember that
when z child Is brought into this
world he has no habits. he has 10
usnnsrs. he has 10 learning Every
thing that ehiid acquires Is acgulE-
ed through contact with Ile older
generation IF your boy smokes CT
Il his manners are not wEzg they
should be remember thar these hsniLs
were not attached 70 him VIXEN he
came into this world That fE he
has bad habits ne got them through
your failure 10 set z right example
Every live. vide awake b1 Aa=-
be active II the parents aCss not
furnish something along L1le Tigar
track 20 satisfy this erzFi1 9r &C
tion the boy VIII find something along
another track
Then there Is the NAT c dis
eipline- Some parents laEc re idea
that Il they tel their ehi-a- - do
something They SHOULD 60 3 70
matter how unreasC1ar it may
seem 70 the child Yen nay re
your child = Command 1Ed usa
enough force 70 - that q IS ezr9isI
out, but f there i ~ lDpzEslt zss-
son 10 the child AID lone IS suh-
u5tIeG By yOu / IS D5t goizg 70 hs-D
n Creating tie closer union between
-areut nd cl-5d II Iais -bossing
/ carried far enough il xiii Lead 70
z child no obeys As tie labcre-
obegs he foreman but who hzs uz-
: deTe-cp ped powers Of thinking and 10
, Initiative OF its o~n-
Then there Is the ziAd 81 older
rFrr have eTidsaslv forzn1fsl
tL<i- yez--EE@ Tley arg slzsz,esstfs
/ st all The new styles that i IS soua-
! times doubtful If they VIII recoTe--
r When 2 boy gels into some ztschis
they begin 20 look for the end Of Il
world and I must say thst soUe
the psSsimistic souls are dissz -oilfz
: when IL doesn't come This tyE
does not concern Us greatly. Is I ar
sure that they are not taken seEiOu
Il either by the child OF the saE
parent
n closing this little sestch I wou
say that the main difficulty bsVwee1
parents and children IS 2 lack OF u
dsrstanding The lack Of unde
standing Is due 70 lack Of interest =
Ihe parents Or perhaps Il YOU
be more accurate 10 say that the 20l
century has swept parents OF the
feet : little and they have LhsiE
terest n other channels along Zit
this thought comes the wesl EDoE
quotation; II God wsnts 10 make
Oak He takes one hundred years,
Re wants 70 make . squash he OF
takes three months. Too many pS
ents seem eonteRt 20 make -s4uash
instead Of oaks, judged b. the sil-
and attention given 70 the yOur5
people.
You VIII only receive in divideE
from your children II proportion -
the principle you have PIT Into then.
L IS also true that The groVl ~
men and women OF the town VIII ta
able 10 ilflasuce the boys and gir
Of the town only IN proportion 20 tE2
lEterest they manifest IN those thing
II which boys and girls are irterss
ed. They expect the boys and EiCte
10 be adults before their time
they could endssvor 10 come of then
high adult plane down onto tfR
plane OF boy life and girl life cc
caSionslly they would set c5osa
enough TO boys and giris u raai-T
help them For example. i when
the boys have an 2thlet5c contest
another school. the business and ETo-
fesSicRsl men Of the town would cLczs
their places Of business and weu Z
come Ous themselves with AL the
clerk force and assume an Interest
even II they did not feel It. the bCrs
wonid begin 10 feel sense OF obit
cation 10 the men that vould rsrt
in z closer relationship ana 2 becr
understanding. and -business we'd
not lose Z penny IN thus displayi1s
is interest IN boy life
Show us thar ven are interested -
US and our activities and we VII
want 70 show you that We are ilt T.
ested in your ende2yoTs % help as
and the result. IN al probability.
would be 5 higher tyre OF boy.
WANTED