Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
Should Girl Quit
School For A Job?
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SHOULD A GIRL OF IL quit
school because she wants spending
money? That's the question in a
letter from an Oakland Calf, girl
who writes:
81 am IL years old. junior in
high school. | want to give up
school and go to work. My parents
are against the idea. / can get a
| job at the local bakery shop which
will help keep me in clothes and
give me some spending money. My
mother says that when / begin to
work, / am on my own and must
contribute money at home for
board and room. Don't you think it
is unfair of her and selfish?"
| think your mother is right, as
she has acquainted you with the
facts of life. Your family is willing
to carry you along to encourage
you to get an education so that you
will be set up in the working world
when the time comes. They don't
approve of it now, because they
realize that you will have more op-
portunities if you have more edu-
cation. Your mother obviously feels
that if you are mature enough to
earn your own living, you should be
willing to accept the responsible
tiles of supporting yourself, which
you will have to do sooner or later
unless you get married.
You should take advantage of the
opportunity to continue school on
whatever basis possible. If you
don't agree talk to some of the
boys and girls who have left school
for the working world You should
be able to earn more if you COM
plete your education.
Fat Girl Blues
Overweight girls do take a good
deal of ribbing and often they just
can't take it as this letter from a
Memphis, Tenn. girl illustrates.
Il am feet inches tall, stocky
build, weight 10 lbs. My: boyfriend
is very thin and constantly laughs
about my weight. He doesn't say
anything to me when we are alone.
But whenever we are with people
and he thinks he can get them to
heckle me into dieting, he makes
few cracks about my weight. He
remarked the other day to some
people who admired his sports car
that he might have to trade it in
for a station wagon if my weight
increased. l always smile to cover
my embarrassment when he talks
that way but l really feel like cry
ing. Should tell him how / feel?"
By all means tell him. Some
young men do not mean to be rude
in such an instance, they're just
thOughtless where girls are con-
cerned. The next time he invites
you out suggest that he find an
other topic of conversation. He'll
no doubt be startled and it'll be
good for him to know that he hurts
you when he criticizes you to
others. Never be afraid to wiring
out few tears when a man chall-
enges your good nature.
Date Dilemma
When girl invites man to
dinner there are the inevitable
problems whether the dinner is to
be at home or away from home.
Take this Connecticut girls dill
emma for instance.
1OW SHOuIu you ask d IeIIOW TO
your home for dinner? My mother
insists you should write him a let
ter. I think it would be alright to
phone him or ask him casually
when / see him. think that if 1
write to him, he'll wait until he
sees whether a better invitation is
! forthcoming"
Boys do not plot that way as
rule. If he doesn't care for you he
may delay answering until he has
thought up good excuse, however.
| think | would be inclined to. ask
him in person and get his decision
right away, because some men are
| procrastinators.