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Show I But Here We Are f-- 'T'HE world is going to the devil" has been a stock phrase of the pessimistic critic for some thousands of years. But here we are, not gone there, not going there; in fact, growing better all the time. There has been a good deal of-criticism of modern dancing of late. But that only amuses Franklin H. Giddings, professor of sociology of j Columbia university. , Professor Giddings,whawrote a book called! the "History of Civilization," seems pretty well! batanced. I "The attitude of those who oppose dancing," he says, "makes me a feel that they are no longer; young. "Whether girls wear their skirts long or short i makes about as much difference as whether a man parts hishair in the middle or on the side. "As a matter of fact, present day morals are neither substantially higher nor lower than they were several generations ago." Evidently Professor Giddings takes the position, posi-tion, contrary to the notion of some, that the world is not going tojhe deiKtolainiy-4Ms-nofc Naturelias"Teeii working along present lines for some eons. |