Beaver Press | 1927-10-28 | Page 7 | "Wild Youth" Returning to Sanity after Its Orgy of Self-Indulgence

wild youth returning to sanity after its orgy of self indulgence by OTTO F DUBACH kansas city school principal high school boys and girls are not seeking wild times as they lid did a year or so ago 0 I 1 dont know why this is im merely grateful youth seem to get the kick out of being wild that it formerly did fear of poisoned liquor the difficulty of getting it and tile the increasing interest in the care of the body may help to account for this then too the dancing frenzy of three years ago is waning the students are not seeking to overdo dancing either in hours or in extremes of now new steps the increasing cost of dancing C parties has made this recreation less popular with the boys and some of the boys clubs have tabooed it for this reason the decline of the jazz age 0 is farther reflected in the costumes cf high school girls clothing instructors say the girl students are dress ing wore more sanely sa nely and in better taste this year than ever before extreme bhart skirts sleeveless party dresses flashy jewelry and excess of powder laud ind paint are considered declasse low cow in oil the hiah schools