Milford chronicle., 1925-10-02

would they not bring better attend
ance and better progress? Under
present conditions is there any such
thing as Equality of Opportunity in
Education for the children of the
country?
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THE FOLLOWING ABSTRACT of
an address by DR.. Deets Pickett,
who is Research Secretary of the
Board of Temperance, Prohibition
and Public Morals of the Episcopal
Church, at Washington, D. c., which
he delivered before the West Virgin
ia Annual Conference at Clarksburg,
West Virginia, September 2Sth, last,
is worth serious consideration by all
people who respect the laws of our
land, and who have moved along
with the times in moral and civil
government. 1t was prepared by
the officials of the Methodist Church
and released to the press for publi-
cation this week. The abstract deals
with morals and government from a
young mans point of view, and the
Church people are wise in seeking
wide publicity for the article which
follows.
DR.. Pickett starts off with the
recognition of a situation that has
caused wide comment by saying:
1--WE will have to admit that, all
.hings considered, young people are
more reckless today than they were
n the days of our grandfathers.
There are reasons for this" DR.. !
)eets Pickett, Washington, d. c., ..
old the ministers and laymen of the :.
Vest Virginia Annual Conference in
Is session last week.
DR.. Deets Pickett is research Sec =
etary of the Board of Temperance, "
and Public Morals. He l
as been making survey and study -
modern literature, plays and the =
tres. DR.. Pickett has also been :,
,udying boxing and prizefighting as u
effects the morale of the Ameri- e'
IN youth. u
Il come tonight with a defense ~
Id challenge" said DR.. Pickett.
defense because I am young -
an and the ways of youth today d
EN- to be arousing the country. A IL
allenge because I am a young ~
an and there are some things in Sp
is country that will never be bet -
r until young people make them On
tier. 10
Are young people today worse W.
IN they were when our GRANDPA ."
IT'S and grandmothers were caus- .u'
: their parents sleepless nights Ao-
rhaps they are. There are reasons eu
this. In the first place they '"e
re at their command greater
alth than the world ever knew -
ore and wealth expressing itself
terms of comfort and luxury as
l as of power, multiplies the in -
nee of every evil as well as ev-
good deed. Our grandfathers
e limited by the trotting range A
old Dobbin' hitched to the farm was
gy. The young man of today is Mar
ted only by the range of a high fyin
er automobile. The radio brings tax,
1eville and jazz into his home; pay.
bulging pocket book gives him the
price of favors that may be to /
yht. There is also the element of a q
leisure. Young as I sacr
can remember the time when her
workmen toiled from six to six. fee
there are as many hours of w
as there are of work. Public amp
links and tennis courts and but
inning pools offer new oppor- hear
lies for play but, nevertheless, pay
hangs heavy on the hands of Stat,
ons of young people who long man
excitement, adventure, expert fixed
There is also the consideration duty
our parents are more careless will
they used to be. Formerly fa- Italia
and mother were chiefly con- In!
ed with rearing their children scare
they made that supreme duty in as IL
the subject of thought and folio,
er. Today father is playing wom
and mother is at the beauty Many
T having her hair waved. Par with
are too busy with their own benei
ements to pay much attention confe