Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07

MOVIES III Cne evening". FcdSc Jell III
go to the movies and go out with the
boys"
The other letter, which Is signed
Don't Know" is phrased IN much
the same way. 1t reads: .
What time should a girl Of IA
come in at night? Do you think a
girl Of IA is too young to have dates?
Which should suggest going home
from a date-girl or boy?"
We wish we could answer these
questions with a positive, definite
statement-and probably you do, too.
But it just isn't possible to set an
arbitrary age at which girl should
start to date, and have it apply to
all readers. Some girls are mature
enough and trustworthy enough to
go out with boys in their early teens;
in other cases, 1t would be far better
if they confined their social contacts
to parties and group affairs until
they are a couple of years older.
Dating Restriction
Depends on the Girl.
1t all depends on the individual
girl-on her judgment. her good
sense and her dependability. And
that being the case, we must admit
that parents are in far better posi-
ton to settle these questions than
We are.
Still another factor Is the kind of
boys the girl knows, and her pre-
vious contacts with and attitudes to-
ward them. If girl has had older
brothers and sisters, or has been
accustomed to finding her good times
IN mixed group of both boys and
girls, she usually already has a
natural, friendly give -and-take atti-
tude toward boys. From such con-
facts, individual dates develop as a
matter OF course, and girl may be
ready for them at comparatively
!! early age.
On the other hand, if Sally or Sue
Is an only child. and has had little
or no experience with boys, her at
titude toward them is on a highly
romantic plane, and she probably
won't be ready to date wisely quite
as early as her friends who have
literally grown up" with the other
sex.
Personally we think that any sare,
| level-headed miss of IA should be
allowed to have an occasional date
on week end, without any parental
halr-tearing. And we see no reason
why she shouldn't 60 with a boy to
school function, a football game
or perhaps movie during the week,
provided it doesn't interfere with her
sleep or her studies.
AS for late hours, we're all for
spending more time in sleeping and
less IN dating, when you're in your
early and middle teens. And that's
health and beauty rule, not lust
part OF the moral code. The really
important dates of your life won't
come until your late teens and 20s
Don't forget the fable of the hare
and the tortoise! The girl who
guards her health and her charm
by getting plenty of sleep in he1
teens is going to be farther aheac
than the prodigal miss who dissi.
pates her energies in early dates
only to fall behind later on wher
the race really matters.
If you have week might date
our advice would be to get in early
enough so that you can pack away
at least eight full hours sleep ano
still get up in time to 60 to school,
without a frantic dash and scramble
At IA, we'd say that II o'clock was
late enough to be out, even on a
week end, except for special parties
and dances.
Girl Suggests
Going Home.
It's up to the girl to suggest going
home from a date. Otherwise. the
boy Is put on very uncomfortable
spot. Do you realize that there are
plenty of fellows who aren't allowed
to date certain girls because those
girls keep them out until all hours?
It's fact! Boys tell us that when
girl doesn't know when to 60 home
the only polite thing they can do is