The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-18

this number approximately half
are men. That means there are
more than $4,000 boys in this
city. There is no place in In
dianapolis large enough for these
boys to gather at one time.
And yet my correspondent insists
that there are no nice boys in In
dianapolis. Surely, few could be
selected from this group, and trust
that all of them are not becoming
bad
Nice is not the word to use in
describing a man. Nice means par
ticular, discriminating, difficult, ex-
acting, hypercritical, prudish, pune
tilious, scrupulous or queasy.
Using those definitions, I'd say
there were no nice men in Indian
apolis. But most assuredly all
boys are not becoming bad.
Just ten years ago or so there
we're thousands of boys giving their
lives to protect women and children.
They were not bad in any sense of
the word.
The next time you are out by
TT. Benjamin Harrison take look
at the Boy Scout camp right across
the road. There hundreds Of boys,
youths rather, learn the fundamen-
tails of manhod and citizenship.
In any university in this state,
any boy from at least 80 per cent
of the male student population can
be selected as an example of man
hood.
The next time you see man from
Notre Dame, or Butler, or Wabash,
or Purdue or Indiana or De Paw,
tell him you believe most of the boys
al his school are bad. Tell him that
But be sure you have your track
shoes handy.
Factory workers as class cannot
be called bad" Surely there are
some who do the wrong thing at the
right time, but do you not find that
such is the case in any class of
people?
And in passing may we mention
boy we have heard something
about? believe his name is Charles
Augustus Lindbergh.
Dear Martha Lee: I would like to have
you explain to me Why all the boys are
becoming bad AT one time 1 went with
a boy who was very nice, but he now has
started drinking and smoking all the
time.
ctarted drinking. Miss Lee do you think
there are any nice boys in this town? I
read your articles in The Times every
night. -
If I objected to drinking and
smoking, and a boy I knew con-
tracted those habits, then I would
cut him cold
There is no reason in the world
why girl should have dates with
a boy she doesn't like or whose
habits she doesn't like.
There are thousands Of boys in
this city that any girl would be
glad to have for friends. Drop the
ones you don't like and find some
you do like.
If this boy thinks I'm getting old,
ne is mistaken. My first name is
Martha and not Auntie. But like
his letter just the same.
Dear Auntie Lee: Here. is note of en-
gems t TO aT9 6 cS Saa se qn[
selves by trading their ideals for popu-
ia am not one of the nice boys referred
TO- but respect any girl who respects
herself. I would do anything for q girl
who really is nice. just because she is
Ny own home was broken up when /
was just a little lad, and my mother left
me with a distrust of women that has
There are girls who are frankly bad
I respect their honesty and pity their mis-
but who pretend to be wild. dispise them
for their duplicity. And there are girls
who are good and pretend to be nothing
We men mostly are rotten lot. I'm
sorry to say seven my best friends some
if more girls were like 1.-TWO Pals this
wild" business would become 4 4TPSgp2qH
Now, didn't you like his letter,
too?
I have another letter from "Es-
panol" but we haven't enough space
available to include it. Thanks, just
the same, Espanol."
Dear Martha Lee: have been wanting
a. long time, to hear what others think
Miss ISIS Lee, don't you believe it's nearly
as important for man to be pure as
os FSS T9m mann IN the S%oTd and
can't tell you how glad it makes me feel
to know that he isn't second hand
wild. Then they, brag about, it, But they
want the girl they marry to be just as
pure as, can be. Don't they believe that
They believe that a girl is good because
she is afraid Of the gossipping Grun S4eSt
Oir nil
tells them to be and because they want
to be for the one man" 49,.
Why aren't fellows this way? Have they
no pride nor conscience or what is lack
-Ns' BEWILDERED
I believe you are fooling yourself,
but at the same time I'd like to hear
what other readers have to say
about the question.
At one time we had a double
standard of morals, one for men
and one for women. Men weer al
lowed to "sow their wild oats" and
no one looked down on them for it.
But women we're supposed to sit
by the fire and wait until man was
through sowing" and then make a
good home for him.
The war did more to destroy the
double standard than anything else.
Men and women fought and worked
side by side.
Then came universal suffrage.
That did much to break down the
double standard of conduct.
There is not doubt in my mind
that the double standard Of morals
is crumbling, and some say that to-
day there is a single standard of
morals and conduct for both men
and women.
At least, there is doubt in the
minds of the people that a double
standard exists or there would not
be letters like yours.
The SIIhiecf; ic deem and One that