The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-28
Go Steady?
School Girl
Too Young
BY MARTHA LEE


To go steady or not to &c
steady?" that is the question young
Pat asks today.
Why, Pat, surely you can amuse
yourself for few hours during the
evening.
At your age my dear, I'd contem-
plate long and seriously about dat
ing steady.
You tell me you are only in high
school and yet you love this boy,
because he is different, and you are
depriying yourself of girlish good
times because he is rather selfish
with you.
All of us learn sooner or later
how to study, how to concentrate
and devote our study time to the
best available use.
Here I am, advising more study
ing and yet you made it clear in
your letter that you couldn't study
great deal because you weren't
made that way.
Wait till you go to college, Pat,
and you'll be the sorriest girl on the
campus because you had a drag in
high school and got by making
straight AS when you knew very
little about the subject.
Pat dear, put a little time every
evening on studies.
Try Doing Some Chores.
Do you sew, Pat? Or embroider
or paint or draw? It's easy to spend
your time doing domestic chores for
your sister when she comes home
tired and hungry after working all
cay?
Why don't you plan to have the
dishes washed, or the house busted,
or why don't you learn to cook dear?
1 am not telling you to become a
household drudge or chore lady, but
I think a general knowledge of how
70 keep house and how to take care
Of your own clothes, ct cetera, is
mighty fine for q young girl to
know.
And Pat writes:
Dear Miss Lee:
am a constant reader of your COL
umn, but never have 1 read like prob
, lem to the one I have to offer.
This is no vital life and death matter
but 1 am very much in need of advice Tor
rather l feel as though 1 ann.
have been popular with boys ever
! since 1 can remember. I am not beauti-
full. far from it, but 7 have always had
many friends of the opposite sex.
About month or so ago, I started
going with one of my classmates. Yes.
am in high school I suppose you will
advise me to put more time into studies
but I'm not made that way.
On account of our school work. we can
have only one date a week. which is
Saturday night.
Now. Miss Lee, I feel as though I love
this boy. He is so different from the
others. He treats me with respect
which is due to a lady. Not that other
boys haven't. but somehow it seems diff
ferent.
Perhaps you will call this puppy love
or infatuation, but I don't 1t is deeper
than I could ever explain to anyone.
But the real trouble is this: My sister.
her husband and I live together They
both work until about or $50 o'clock in
the evening. This leaves me the whole
evening to myself.
1 have plenty of girl friends, of course,
but somehow they seem silly and bore
me with their tales about how cute some
boy is and all that sort of stuff.
I want boy friend. 1 have promised
to see no other boys because The Boy
wants me to go steady. I know in a way
it is foolish for me to go steady. as young
as 1 am. but again. want to be true TO
this boyA
There are no clubs or socials which I
could join.
What would you advise me to do with
the long. lonesome evenings?
Shall 7 accept dates with other boys?
They continually are calling me on the
phone and asking for dates.
Please help me solve this puzzle. I
will thank you for any advice you see fit
to give.
Pat, don't become a "Hermitess, .
don't grow away from your girl
friends.
Good boy pals are about the best
thing on the market Of friendships,
but stout lasting girl friendships
are what you need dear. You have
too much time to sit by yourself and
think and brood.
I hope you take my advice and
quit the steady business until you
are older. You have plenty of time
to settle down.
Don't think I am a crank for Civ
ing YOU such an awful dose of ad-
vice, but you asked what 1 thought
best and I am telling you and Ill
know you'll change some Of your
ideas, won't you Pat?
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