The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-31
HA. PARENTS, HERE'S A HARD ONE.

and because of that interest and com hdence In your opinion l have been so past few days (this was dated September S) that am just about beside myself,
 1t is Just this. We have boy 10 years old who is Just entering high school He proportloned and has always been well and strong. He has always been n good student and capable Of being m honor student though he has not always been one. It has been his dream when he entered high school to 70. out for the football team have always put that thought aside in the hope thnt bee hls mind, for naturally there was always the fear that he might be injured for life or per- haps fatally.
 the subject and every article have read has had 6 tendency to condemn the game of football as too strenuous Tor growing boys one article in particular stressed the heart strain that had been caused by high school football.
 All these things have had Cet us call hlm) Charles read, and have talked until I've become exhausted but through it all ho has clung to his desire, and so when he started to school this fall hc was fired with the fervor for football more thnn over. He got through the season all right and ls already planning for next year.
 Now Charles has always been m obedient son and know he would give In If were to put my absolute refusal against his wish Another side of it is that my husband
 (Wcll, well, so Dad lives at our house! Up to now suppose Dad has been smoking his pipe down tn the furnace room.)
 {. . my husband is bitterly opposed to his playing and would never give his con- sent.
 be encouraged. follows.)
 He Is n man who has worked hard and made his own way
 "A seif.mnde man, by criokeyl)
 has made his own way since he was IT. Has never taken any interest In any kind of sports.
 other perfectly.) He has no real under- standing of our boy In any way.
 (of course not. No man ever "under- stands'-except those maddening characters what else to say they invariably say they understnnd.)
 only ho loves tho boy blIndly and with all no interest In sports, should love his son like that)
 So if anything happens to Charles through football q double burden would fall to me, besides my grief as q mother there would Do bitter condemnation from my husband.
 (There. Enough of that don't believe Charleys pa Is any such yellow type at all. If he consents to Charley's playing he will take his medicine like n man. in case any thing happens to Charley)
 Poor mother goes on for another page O, two like that. 1t rather exasperates me and tempts me to say that Charles ought to be al' lowed to play football.
 But the truth Is that football Is a mans game a game for university men, and for men who have had proper physical training, at that No normal high school boy has had or can ge the training in high school--unless the youth be of adult age and development, In which case he should not be allowed to play on schoo boy team, anyway
 In this domestic problem I'm all for Dad At the same time l censure Mother for her pol icy of vacilation with the boy See what 1t has led to-the boy Is keencr than ever about mak- Ing the team Romantic notions of being no ble young hero and all that. Natural enough But not to be encouraged by hard-headed Dad Mothers quandary Is partly due to her secret longings for just such heroic achievements by the boy.
 Now, parents. all together: Down with high QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Cancer Is Not Catching
 A person having cancer of the lip. for which he Is taking radIum treatments stays with us Is there any danger to members Of our fam U" Answer.No. : Ordinary cleanliness such a, you would and should use if the guest were perfectly well. is the only insurance your fam fly needs Cancer Is not contagious or commu' nicabe.
 Is M advisable tO return to bowling. tennis or gymnnsium classes six weeks after an ap' penaicitls operation? (siiss H. C. e.
 Answcr--Your own physician should advise you about resumption of play. exercise or work. In many cases 1t is advisable to resume such exercise much earlier than six weeks.
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 medicine or any speciality Of medicine or sur' gery ls a personal service, and it is therefore well e give ali aegregatlOns or corporations oI impers0nnl organizations such as institutes. ways select a physician who has the courage ana honentw to nFacfico under his own name.