The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-19

DEAR MISS WHITE: | am II
years old. of good proportions. and
considered possibly cute. This is my
freshman year and the trouble is
have no beaux.
According Ito high school grades
am somewhat above the average in
intelligence; | dress well and am a
fairly good dancer in the modern
way. Nearly all sports interest me
and at every opportunity | take ac-
tive participation.
Girls like me, am quite sure.
and know that fellows are attract
ed by me. However, the attraction
is the limit. What is the matter?
The moment start talking to a boy,
| become confused and at loss as
to what to say and in this day and
age witty, clever conversation
seems to be the drawing card. As
for pettng-if can help il no boy
can kiss me until at least the second
time out.
Often. | imagine | am too young
and am looked upon as such by the
average college student of 10 or 20
years. Some people tell me | have
an "inferiority complex" What
ever it is, | am concerned with this
predicament.
Could you and would you give a
tentative explanation and suggest n
remedy?
Hopefully,
FRESHIE.
! think you are standing IN your
own light by letting yourself become
embarrassed. There is cure for
that and the cure really is not to
think about yourself and your pre-
dicament" at all. When you get up
in the morning, spend a few minutes
quietly but firmly that you are going
to have the courage to be your own
self that day and you are going to be
equal to every situation in which
you find yourself. Think that same
thought at night when you go to
bed and think it whenever you have
chance during the day. If thought
of doubt about your social ability
starts to come into your head, put it
out at once with the thought / have
mentioned. Make plans to have some-
thing to talk about by making notes
of everything you hear and read and
see and think that you could use
in chat. Make brief notes and look
them over now and then so you can
keep them in mind and be '1oaded
to shoot" so to speak. Work this plan
out, any ideas of your own
that come to you, and then write me
about it.
Many, many young girls of your
age are awfully shy, so don't let that
worry you. You'll surely get over it.
A Mother of Nine: I wish you
would go to the pastor of some church
in your town. Choose one you know
or else choose the one that you think
would be most likely to understand
your troubles and to give you good
advice as to what to do. Is there
Red Cross organization there? If
there is you might go to them for
help. There are evidently several
women in your town who are inter.
ested in you-the ones who give you
clothes and such things. Choose the
woman who you think would keep
your confidence and go to her with
your story. Tell her just what you
shall do about it. Try some or all
of these things that I've suggested
and then write to me again and tell
me how you are getting along. Your
children ought to have milk and good
nourishing food. want you to men.
ton this matter to the persons you
consult. shall hope to hear that
you have found the right friend to
advise and assist you.
L. A. NJ: certainly shan't tell
you to forget him. If there is any
way in the world that you can con-
tinue your friendship and see him
again | should do so. You could put
remarks in your letters showing how
often you think of the happy days
out there and you could say that you
wish you could drop down by aero
plane that very minute and similar
remarks that indicate your interest
and the pleasure you take in recall
ing your good times. Then ask him
if he isn't coming east some time
and when you are likely to have a
chance to see him again. Write him
as frequently as you think wise ana
make your letters as amusing as pos