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Show E WORRY Lat CLINIC 176 | a Don't Plan Weddin, ng (Eat inn Sbger Until at Least 21- J a J te : a ne : 19 is obviously not callers to By Dr. George W. Crane support a wife and children in When Leo Sullivan asked me this competitive modern age. to address the six high school For he has no trade or profesassemblies in Peru, Ind., and sion, so he must pick up any surrounding area, I received ‘many questions from the teen- laboring job available. So he and his wife start out| agers. | “Dr. Crane,’ came a constant with a serious financial handi-| _ query from every high school cap.. They hardly get started: group, “‘is it wise to go steady making payments on furniture and a jalopy till the first baby while in high school?’’ No, for those who want to go arrives. steady usually are somewhat Then doctor bills, hospital on cowardly. For they are afraid expenses, and numerous other to take a chance on not being demands keep them constantly invited to a dance or school broke and quarreling over event. money matters. _ So they sell out, like biblical “Why don’t we have good| Esau, for the lazy comfort of times like other young folks?”’ always having a date for every they may grumble. | school activity. For they see their former high; | school pals (who went on to CHEAT THEMSELVES Business College or a Liberal) — But they cheat. themselves Arts campus) now earning betand here’s why: ter salaries, driving swankier (1) Teen-agers are supposed cars, and living in the better to acquire a wide social experiresidential areas. ence and learn how to adapt to The fact they brought their the various types of personality unhappy in the opposite sex. marital arrangement Thus, when a girl goes on themselves then makes them “steady” she loses some of this gripe at government and demand more welfare checks. | social adaptability. Then with their ballots they Besides, she may often: wish try to make up for their former she could date a newcomer to lack of brains as they expect the school, but she is left alone, Uncle Sam to coddle them in like poison, by the other boys. easy luxury. (2) Those who go steady, tend to degenerate into a_ stodgy). Actually, they were cowards relationship. And this leads to in high school or they would| have played the field instead of; dangers. ‘We're almost the same as taking the line of least resist-| married,” is the theme that ance and thus going steady. So look ahead. Have enough many such boys will preach, so _ such a couple is much more guts to play the field. You likely to indulge in illicit affairs. shouldn’t plan to marry, anyBeware, for a much larger way, until you are at least 21, number of unwed mothers and if you really have the best inshotgun weddings occur among terests of your future children at stake. the teen-agers who go steady: You high school juniors and (3) Those who go steady are far seniors ‘“‘make your own bed,”’ more likely to marry young. If as the oid proverb states. they aren’t forced into a wed_ ding before graduation, they You can marry young and/| _. | May marry within a few months lead an impoverished, cat-and-| dog existence or use your brains after commencement. — CAN’T SUPPORT WIFE Velie Yet the average boy of 18 or <r rE gm gm I and set up a happy, secure family life. But it is your decision, so get hep! Bem A HE wees | |
