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And Helen says...
“One outstanding reflection on the young set of to-day is the reckless pursuit of pleasure. Dancing has become far more popular-and far less respectable. Also ‘jazz’ is on the wane, if one were to compare dancing with that of six years ago, he would unhesitatingly decide that there is a distinctly lower level in the spirit and conduct of dancers to-day…
There is a great deal of frank talk among them that in many cases smacks of boldness. One hears it said that the girls are actually tempting the boys more than the boys do the girls, by their dress and their conversation. Not all the boys and girls are bad, but evil is more open and defiant of public opinion and restraint than was once the case. The situation causes grave concern on the part of all who have the ideals of purity and home life and the stability of our American civilization.”
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“The case against the younger generation”,
Literary digest
, (1922, June 17), 38-42.
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