The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-04
Most Girls
Still Trust
in Mother

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SYRACUSE, N. Y, Feb. 4.-The
hrst scientific study yet made of the
emotional problems, intellectual at
utudes, and personal habits of the
freshman coed in American uni
yerslties just has been completed by
1T. Eugene Andrus Leonard. acting
sity. ''-'' =
Her report covers investigations
mace throughout more than a year
among more than 200 freshmen
women IN the university here who
PROBABLY are typical of those in any
community. 1t discloses some in
teresting findings.
For example:
IWenty-eight per cent of the CO.
cos SAID that they had been in love
many times; 3 per cent said they
mad occasional brushes" ON boys;
n per cent said that they had been
IN love twice; 10 per cent had been
IN love only once and 81 per cent
mad never been in love at all. Two
per cent did not commit themselves.
Tell Mother of Loves
Sixty-six per cent talk over their
love affairs with their m5thers, and
~ per cent of them caid that their
mothers agree with them in regard
10 "petting" and "necking.
Forty-ope per cent of the fresh
men girls smoke cigarets. Of these
an but 7 per cent learned to smoke
IN hlgh school or boarding school.
The mothers of mort of these girls
know of their smoking and A per
cent OF them do not object to it.
Elghty-f1ve per cent Of the fresh
men girls already have decided lust
what they are going to do when they
leave college.
Only 30 per cent Of the girls had
changed any of their religious be-
lefs since entering college.
Most of Them Can Dance
Ninety-two per cent know how to
dance, but only "a per cent 90
regularly to weekend dancing par
ties, Seven per cent never 60 to
dances at all.
Seventy-three per cent thought
mat a college girl should know
ABOUT sex, and 81 per cent said that
tney believed their mothers under
stood the sex problems of present.
day young people.
Here are some typical Quotations
rom the girls replies to DR..
Leonard's questions.
think that a mother should
tell her daughter everything about
life before she comes away to school
instead of letting her find things out
for herself"
Should be Reliant
"A girl should know how to take
care OF herself under all condi-
tons She should know how ia
dress, how to smoke, how to drink a
Rttle, how to pet, SO she won't be
surprised into anything. how to keep
her heart and not to fall easily. and
how to get along with other girls.
II believe that a girl who has not
been on her own to some extent
during her high school years. should
not be allowed to go away to COL
lege.
"A girl should know all about the
greater problems of sex. She should
have some experience in petting,
should have gone out with men and
know how to hold them in check.
She should know how to smoke and,
II she drinks, when to stop"
Learn Things" at College
Incidentally, So per cent of the
girls said that they had learned
things at the college talk-fests,
where co-eds get together informal
ly to discuss their problems.
Twenty-Five per cent admitted
that they had been shocked by some
of the things they had learned in
these sessions.
"College life" says DR.. Leonard,
summing up her survey, lis not
carefree or peaceful. 1t is like all
other forms of American life
fraught with serious problems,
hazards, responsibilities and SUI
preme desires