The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-29

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7 came here when 1 was Z years old.
TWO years later mother died. Dad put
Here I was Americanized to the fullest
extent Seven years later. dad took me
out to make home. Now he doesn't
permit me to see the children from the
home with whom I practically was
raised. I've been home for two years
and not a boy or girl has come to see
me Dad knows plenty. but he refuses
to let them come unless he inspects
them. inside and DUB
He thinks I can stay at home and
suck my thumb until he sees a good
foreign boy Of our own nationality and
have us get married. Ridiculous! If I'm
Dear Beverly-If your father put
you in a home and had you Amer
icanized, he ought not to expect
you to have any sympathy with his
foreign ideas The chances are
that he won't change. I do not see
anything for you to do except put
up with conditions as they are until
you are of age. Then you can get
job and leave him.
Don't turn against him. Maybe
you will be set in your ideas, too,
when you are old. But do not let
him spoil your life after you are of
age, free, white and 81, as we say
in this country.
I once knew a girl in your situa-
ton whose mother always was try
ing to marry her off to young
man from the old country, even
after she became a successful bust
ness woman. This girl dutifully
would entertain the young men, but
when her mother was out Of the
room she would contrive to let
them know how extravaganza she
had become since coming to
America.
She declared that she couldn't
cook a thing, and that she always
wore silk next to her skin. She
would build tales of mythical eX-
penditures up to the sky. One by
one the young foreigners disap-
peared mysteriously and the old
mother, whose feelings the daughter
couldn't bear to hurt, never knew
what happened to them.
Force won't work on your father.
Try strategy.
Dear Jane Jordan am girl 10
years of age. in desperate need OF ad-
vice l am an adopted child and nave
lived with my adopted parents until
the last year, when l went out to work
i'm Others homes. No matter where
ing on me and people / work for don't
like il. My parents take every cent
make 1 can't even use my money to
81 am Staying With a very lovely girl
and her husband now and they pay me
small Sl she T Is eetn 5 sEradP Of mS
parents interference. and so am ]. They
tell me 1 am not OF age to do as !
DISCONTINUED.
Dear Discontented-The only
thing I know for you to do is to
put yourself in the hands of the
Board of Children's Guardians, who
will investigate and see that you
get a square deal. If you want your
money to go to night school, I think
you should be allowed to do so. 1t
is the duty of your adopted parents
to equip you for life just the same
as if you we're their own child.
Dear Jane Jordan-Do you think it is
correct for two or more girls about
10 years of age to stag 1t at dance?
There always are quite a few stays at
this dance and our mothers think 1t
is all right as long as we don't let any
the ode depression. so many fellows can't
afford to take girls to dances or else
girls doq BETS"
Dear Bets-It is better to go to
a dance with an escort. Many girls
are solving the depression problem
by entertaining the boys at home
with old-fashioned games and SIM
pie refreshments. Time was when
girls didn't expect to be taken some
where to be amused. Their own
home was the legitimate place in
which to have a good time.
For the last year or so, there has
been a decided back to the home"
movement. Notice the cars parked
around brilliantly lighted houses
after 8 o'clock in any residence Sec
ton.
BOYS who frequently are enter
tanned by the girls are obliged to
reciprocate by an occasional dance
or a show. They can afford it once
IN the while, event though they
can't keep up the speed of several
years ago.