Evening star., 1937-12-05
YOUTH EXPLOITING
HIT BY SODAL|T|ES
Catholic Student Groups De.
cry "Sex Propaganda" in
Public Press.

Revolving against public exploitation
Of nudity. the Sodality Union OF Wash
ington. representing Catholic college
and high school students, pledged
their support yesterday afternoon to
extend the principles of the Legion Of
Decency to the printed pages.
Resolutions calling upon students to
combat subtle sex propaganda" and
the exploitation Of youth" in salaci-
Gus periodicals were Endorsed at a
conference at Georgetown University
which was addressed by the Right
Rev. John M. Mcnamara, auxiliary
bishop of Washington. About 100
young men and women delegates from
all the Sodalities in the District par
ticipated.
The local Socialists were said to be
the first in the country to respond to
call issued recently by the Catholic
Press Conference to wage the same
kind Of campaign against indecency
in the printed page as the legion has
conducted for years against the films
and stage. John w. Nurre. prefect Of
the resident students Sodality at
Georgetown College directed the stu
dent conference.
"Atheistic Communism
The Sodality Union also urged Cath
olic youth to combat the propaganda
Of atheist Communism" by leading
"exhortable lives to support Christian
influences.
Resolutions supporting the Legion
Of Decency were proposed by Miss
Vivian Wilson Of Dunbarton College
and Clarence Duby prefect of the
nonresident students of the George
town Sodality.
The local Sodality Union did not
conflne its criticism to certain types
of illustrated magazines and those
specializing In sex appeal" and other
forms of youth exploitation, but at
tached share of the blame to sen
sational" newspapers of the secular
press.
While not blaming all the daily pa
pers. one of the resolutions expressed
the opinion that many had been made
the victims" of "hypocritical propa-
gandists." These propagandists, the
resolution stated. sought to destroy
all human and Christian decency' In
the disguise of such methods as youth
reforms"
Members OF the sodalities were
called upon to exercise constant vigi-
lance" to counteract statements re-
f1ecting on the general conduct Of
youth. In another resolution the
youths were reminded that an "ex-
hortatory life was the basis for all
socialists who realize they cannot get
anywhere with program for decency
without deciding to clean up their own
homes first"
Spanish Situation Discussed.
The Rev. Francis P. LeBufIe, S. j.,
OF New York, Sodality organizer for
the Eastern States, spoke on the Span
ish situation and Communistic influ-
ences He claimed the secular press
has been fooled" with respect to the
real issue in Spain, and many editors,
he said, have admitted it. This
trickery was due to the mastery pro-
paganda sent out by the Communists
Bishop Mcnamara, who pronounced
the benediction at the close of the
all-day conference, made no men
tion OF the Legion of Decency cam
paign, but called for more vocal ex-
preston of religion on the part of
young people" He emphasized that
Catholic education aimed to teach stu
dents ito know and to do correctly"
The Sodality conference, which was
organized by the Georgetown Sodality
OF Our Lady, which is observing it's
127th anniversary this year, was the
hrst OF two sessions that will be held
during the academic year. Following
the meeting the visiting students were
entertained at tea dance and re-
eeption in the CopIey Lounge.