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Show FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS By C. D. Smith Dales Not Most Important To Teenager I THE PROCESS ( boys (usually boys older than herself) her-self) and neglects the obligations that she has to be a part of her family group, to make the best of her education, and to be a good citizen in the community. In direct answer to your question, I would say that any girl of 14 who goes out with boys "about every night" is most certainly flirting with serious trouble. If she has a home life, she is gradually separating herself from it; contributing little to the family and getting nothing in return. She is devoting de-voting little, if any time to her school work and is therefore not getting the type of education she needs to become a useful and satisfied citizen of the community. To repeat, there is nothing "wrong" with going with boys. But, dating has its place and that place is somewhere behind fami- ; ly life and family responsibilty; : school work and education; and . most certainly, behind church and religious activities. It yon hsrs a teenaf problem yea want to discuss, or an observation to ,' make, address your letter to FOB AND . ABOUT TEENAGERS. NATIONAL ' " WEEKLY NEWSPAfKR StKVItk, i rA.kioai, nr. Dear Miss D.: It is difficult indeed in-deed to draw the line at a certain age and say that a girl is "old enough" to go out with boys. 7 think that you realize this fact because be-cause in your letter you say that it is "only fair . . . that you know how to act." The importance of "how you act" cannot be underestimated because it is your actions that tell people the kind of person that you are. A girl does not "ruin her name" simply because she goes with boys or has dates. Dating boys and going with them to movies, parties and high school events is a natural nat-ural part of the process of "growing "grow-ing up." It becomjs "wrong" when a girl in her early teens has too many dates, with too many |