The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25

DEAR MISS WHITE: l have read
your column for long time and
thought that you would be the one
to come to, for advice, or an opin-
ion, on this problem.
am 16 years of age and am not
very pretty. To give you an idea of
who's writing this, am in the tenth
grade at school.
My problem is this: l have gone
to a few dances this summer and
would like to go to one in two weeks
time, but my mother puts her foot
down and says / can't go because
have to go to school and get my
mind off the boys. l do not act silly
about boys, but do think they're a
lot of fun. Do you think that a leg
itimate reason for keeping me home
from these Friday night affairs if |
am properly chaperoned? i always
go with a girl-friend and her mother
and father who have a cottage there.
Thanking you in advance for the
good advice ! am sure to get.
CHIC.
Personally I don't see any harm in
your going to party on Friday
night. | should feel that it was a
good thing for you to get your mind
off your studies for one night and
get acquainted with the girls and
boys. But If your mother feels
otherwise. ] think you'd better accept
her judgment. | hope she will let
you go, but if she doesn't, you can
comfort yourself by reflecting that
you are very young and that there is
lots of time for parties later. My
own point of view is that in order
to be we'll prepared for life, a girls
education must be well rounded and
should include play as well as work.
Nobody can get along well in this
world unless he or she knows how to
get along with people. That is one
of the most important things we
have to learn and so | think that a
girl should include right proportion
of social experience in her education,
just as much as a right proportion
of books. The important thing Is to
get the right amount of social con-
tact and The right kind. The kind
and the amount both differ with the
age of the person. If you were my
girl should probably want you to
go to this party. But perhaps your
mother has. reasons that would con-
vince me If / knew her that she is
right in not wanting you to go.
wish you and she could be real
"chummy" and come to an under
standing that would suit you both.
Let me hear from you again.
a.
Right or Wrong: No, it isn't
right. If he really cares about you,
and not merely about being amused
by you heswill respect and love you
more if you do right. Besides that,
you will be helping him to do right.
You must EACH help the other to be
the best that is possible. It isn't
true that all engaged couples act that
way. know what Pm talking about.
I'm very glad you wrote to me and
| know you'll be much happier when
you feel that you are doing right.
That's one of the queer things, or
perhaps / should say one of the nice
things, about this world-that it's
only when we are doing right that
we get real and lasting happiness and
satisfaction.
Dear Miss White: / am young
girl just beginning to meet older
boys. / wish you could tell me what
can talk about when l am with
them. / know boys like a girl to
whom they can talk. Please tell me
practically what to say to boys /
have just met and how to act.
When boy asks to kiss me and
don't want him to, what should l
say?
l have enjoyed your column. Please
print this.
BROWN EYES.
Read the newspapers every day
and make mental note Of anything
that interests you. II may not be
anything very important, but if it
has an interest for you it is pretty
certain that 1t will interest some one
else. Read the magazines, too, and
talk about anything you find in them
of interest. Remember two or three
funny anecdotes you read each week.
When you meet a boy the natural
thing is to inquire where he comes
from, what he does to occupy his
time all day and other things that
will give you an idea of his likes and
dislikes. If you can find out what
his hobby is and get him to talk about
that you will have an easy time. If
you don't want to be kissed, j should
think you might say that you aren't
the kissing kind, but you enjoy his
company, and you hope he likes