Show EYES OH ON THE WISE by remelda N gibson members of the wide awake youth club had assembled in the blue room of the veroma veronia recta tion center with the intention of planning their semi monthly party and dance but a wall of indigena tion had prevented the group from happy planning the teenagers teen agers had found the recreation tion hall lit with cigarette butts empty beer bottles the result of an adult sponsored party the previous night lawrence or lawry as his fri ends called him was president of the club whose self made non smoking non drinking and non swearing rules were recognized and strictly obeyed lawry unconscious ly forced both hands in his trous arous ers pockets to their bottoms as he exploded this is the limit his brown eyes snapped with emotional disgust let lets s form an adult re form drive he continued he look ed taller than ever as he drew his hands from his pockets and straightened his lithe five fo foot ot el even eve inch body okay lets let s voiced gay yates vice president of the club her hair tumbled in a confusion of auburn curls about her shoulders as she moved across the floor with quick decisive steps and sat on the arm of one of the large mahogany chairs which the officers used cometh ing has to be done it certainly does but howa the club s secretary asked they think we are the ones who need reform ing lonnie s dimpled smile cut the tension as she asked how do you plan to reform the adoring adults lawry first lawry said thought fully you and gay and I 1 will meet with the city council the men on the council are all family men and I 1 im in sure we can get them to help us all in favor of the A adult dult reform drive raise their right hand ev ery member members s hand was raised well that was unanimous what about our dancea fun loving gay piped up arent aren t we going to plan our oh I 1 almost forgot apologized lawry say that gives me an idea we can invite the adults to our dance we 11 show them how to act lawry s statement was fol lowed by a series of youthful re and how we sure will I 1 don t think I 1 want their eagle eyes on me every minute remon lonnie why lon me I 1 didn dian t know you were bashful gay chided lonnie smiled in her naturally frie friendly Adly manner her okay let them look at me google eyed what do I 1 care was followed by a burst of sympathetic laughter lawry s voice mellowed as he said ill start on the signs tomor row now that we have it all set tied lets see well need about 8 one for bate bates s window one for drew s he was erupted int by gay who concluded the conversation on the show them how to act problem with and lets let s not have anyone making good impress ons act na tural for pete petes s sake I 1 attention was immediately turn ed to full plans for the party and I 1 dance the ray rhythm orchestra was decided the best a floor show would be arranged for interims int ermis sion and refreshments would con of punch cookies and ice cream each member of the wide awake youth club knew the par ty would be successful A week later lawry gay and lonnie met with the city counci as they the y had planned lawry was vas the spokesman he ile calmly and frankly told them we are asham ed of the way the adults act in the recreation hall we would like you to make rules against smoking and drinking there youths have set the example now let the adults follow the trio were favorably enczur aged when the councilmen agreed to do their best toward adult re form the wide awake youth clubs semi monthly party and dance was well attended three or four cou pies who had taken cigarette pack ets out of their pockets and purses were about to light up when lon me pointed to the no smoking sign they appeared nonplused and casually left the hall another couple who showed signs of having had a drink be tore fore they came were doing a rather careless jitter bug step when the mrs slipped and fell As she was assisted to her feet by her hus bind she whispered something to him and they left the hall amid the repressed laughter of the ers otherwise the dance and party went on as planned and there was no more cause for teen age crit cism the following monday when the woman s club had their regular meeting mrs bulow declared I 1 feel that we should stand behind the wide awake youth club in their effort toward adult reform my niece gay has told me how they feel about the adult ency as she calls it four or five other ladies joined in n I 1 second it at the lodge the following wed mr tulle propped lets get together and show the wide awake youths we have some sense too I 1 rules and regulations were sent out by the city council to the ver nonia star for publication no smoking no drinking no swearing in th vernonia social center at any time no licenses will be renewed for the sale of intoci cants civic pride was registered in the faces of the wide awake youths and it was not long before the adults shared their wealth of wise judgment |