Evening star., 1937-08-22
SEX HYGIENE WORK.
N SCHOOLS URGED
Teaching Advocated by Ex.
perts as Deterrent to
Crime.
~ the Associated Press.

n the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 2l-The teach
ing Of sex hygiene in public schools
q . deterrent to crime was advocated
tony by DR.. Harry r. Hoffman of
the behavior clinic OF the Criminal
Court OF Cook County.
DR.. Hoffman, who, as the director
Of the behavior clinic of Americas
second city has given mental tests to
hundreds of criminals, made his
recommendation as Chicago planned
70 carry into the high schools this
coming semester its campaign to
reduce crime. Under this plan
course Of lectures on crime problems
will be given before third and fourth
year pupils.
THE hope said DR.. William
johnson, superintendent of schools,
rs that If We make our high school
students intelligent about these mat
ters. they'll see these crime problms
in their proper light. We not only
hope to deter these older high school
pupils from getting into trouble, but
expect them to exercise leadership
among the younger children in their
communities"
No emphasis, however, DR.. John
con added, will be placed on sex
of1enses by the lecturers, whose selec-
taon will be passed on by Chief Justice
Michael L. Mckinley Of the Criminal
Court
Sex Is Not a Problem"
Sex is not a problem" said DR..
Hoffman, 1T is one of the many
aspects Of normal life Like the physi-
cal, emotional and intellectual aspects
Of life. it passes through various nor
NAL stages of development. In the
course Of this development there may
Be awkwardness, emotional turmoil,
intellectual doubts and misgivings.
The normal adolescent learns to ad-
just his life to all these changes.
There is no need to make him feel
that adolescence is a kind of battle
ground or that he or she will forever
De fighting his cravings for sex ex-
periences. In the end, the sex be-
h determined to large extent by
their whole adjustment to life.
IT their relationships with their
parents and friends and teachers are
satisfactory and happy and they have
adequate outlets for their various
energies and interests they are likely
b meet their maturing sex life salts
factQrily. It is the emotionally
starved boy or girl or the adolescent
without adequate sex interest, who is
most likely to plunge into the ex-
Fermentation OF sex.
Talks to Parents Urged.
Talks should be given not only to
children in the grade and high schools
and Junior colleges. but also to par
ents and teachers. There should also
be instruction on normal and patho-
logical human behavior, and in con-
junction with the latter. sex of1enses
could be discussed These talks should
be given by men and women trained
In the special lines of endeavor. These
should include physicians, phychi-
artists, psychologists, social workers.
Psychologists and representatives of
the church. In the younger grades,
1t is my impression that these talks
ahould be given to the boys and girls
separately"
Dr. Hoffman's remarks were made
In approval Of 4 recent report Of the
Cook County grand jury, which
stressed what is said was a need
of education to combat juvenile
crime. The tury's report followed a
series Of crimes involving young per-
sons and came shortly before John
Ardelean, 17-year-old high school
pupil, was given a life sentence for
attacking a 9-year-old girl.