The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-16

of a representative from the college
of religion and another from the
college Of education; five seniors and
the senior class president and vice
president; four juniors and the
junior class president and vice
president; three sophomores and the
sophomore class president and vice
president, and the president and
vice president of the freshman class.
From these council president is
elected.
Miss Elysee Crosier is secretary
and John Hutchens is treasurer.
No furry was caused in the stu
dent body by the suggestion of the
new course, Jeanne Helt, of Dana,
senior, and other members of the
student council, agreed.
"None of the girls thinks it at all
sensational" Miss Helt said There
has been little discussion of it on
the campus"
A minister, college students
mother and a father hesitatingly
said such education probably was
wise, although they agreed with a
dissenting male parent that it
would need careful handling.
Urges Careful Approach
Assuming that course of sex
hygiene is taught by the proper
person and with the dignity which
the subject demands, much good
may be done and the too frequent
cheap approach to the subject neu-
tralized," said DR.. William F. Roth
enburger, pastor of the Third
Christian Church. "Of course,
nothing can take the place of wise
parental guidance in such a sub
ject."
Mrs. Harry Koss, mother of a
Butler graduate who now is ath-
letic director at Bloomfield High
School, and of another son who is
to be graduated this year, gave
guarded approval.
II realize the youth of today is
different from the youth of yester-
day." she said. But if college stu
dents are asking for such course,
and in view of the fact that sex
seems to be the problem of the
world today, I believe it would be
all right to have course intelli-
gently and carefully conducted.
FavOrs Backing Students
"Our young people want educa-
ton. and if they feel that sex by
giene education is necessary, I think
parents should back them in asking
for it,"
William A. Brennan, local realtor,
and father of non-Butler college
daughter and son, feels that the
course would need to be taught
carefully to be advisable.
eff the course is a good one, care
fully taught, ".he said, It think it
might take the burden off parents,
who realize that they should in
struct their children, but feel
handicapped in not knowing how to
go about it,"
James E. Recap, local attorney
and father of a college student, but
not at Butler, expressed personal
antagonism to the course.
Prefers Parental Talks
while I agree that young people
need sex hygiene education, I don't
believe it should be taught in
Schools he said. 1.-THE benefit of
such course depends on who is
doing the teaching, and I feel that
it can be done best by parents talk
ing to their children"
Recommendation of the sex by
giene course is the third important
action taken by the council, mem
bers said today. Recently the coun-
Gil inaugurated the point system,
which prevents any one student
from holding so many offices in
various organizations as to interfere
with academic work, by placing
such Offices on system IF points as
to amount of work they entail.
Another action was the cut sys-
tenn, which allows students getting
high academic grades to cut class
at will, on the theory that such
privileges will act as an incentive
to good grades.