Show II c TIMELY TOPICS 0 1 I ITRY p 0 TRY ANYTHING ONCE Ill Ili try anything once These four lour words are shot back with thoughtless daring and disturbing frequency to this challenge or that invitation They may be heard in the conversation of pairs in the banter of ot groups When uttered by adults they usually are meaningless hot bat coming from young oung men and women and especially from boys and girls on the school or college campus they may mean much I Experience ever Invites tes youth OU tho The half true and dangerous adage Experience Is the best I teacher may be construed as a license for Indiscriminate Indiscriminate Indis Indis- 1 criminate adventure In the minds of certain youths I it may be the basis of a hard baled philosophy To heed the prompting or take tale the dare dar to try an anything any any- thing ones once ma may mean disaster The most enlightened ened cued psychology ps stresses the effect of the one act particularly its influence on the subconscious mind i This effect ne never ner r can be eradicated For good or ill iii It Is there forever Xo No one dare say Ill try an anything once and stick to the commitment There are too tao many things that dare not be tried even e once As well I say Ill rn eat anything once or drink anything once Ill rn tl try anything once is a false and pernicious I shibboleth It is In conflict with wiLls conscience which reserves the necessary right to judge It should be frowned out of or Kansas Kansas i. i usage City Star |