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Show One of the greatest plagues party crashing has virtually stopped. Today the Open, Houses, a popular form of private entertaining ,in the community, are carefully chaperoned . no tattletale tactics. -- "THteme They are hela oh nights vhen parents are at home to help, unlike past years when parents .were expected to "disappear while the youngsters took over. In the old days, it was not unusual for householders to find their home a shambles after such a party. One resident who failed to stay home in the nt Activities committee days, wrote the local weekly: "We came home one. night a little earlier than expected to find a group of boys seated around the dining-roo- m table playing poker, with cigarettes dangling out of their mouths. Coke bottles weresfawjibQttt-tfieifloLin-comple- te disregard for order. In the kitchen, one boy sat on a step stool before the open refrigerator, eating a rib roast which was to, have been our Sunday dinner. "In the recreation room we heard what sounded like music and dancing, but the door was closed and we were asked politely but firmly to please go upstairs." Raids on the wine cellars of some of the most respected homes were not uncommon. four-million-do- pre-Stude- Things are'diffcreat At its meetings, student misdemeanors are reported with total anonymity. Whatever action is indicated follows, minus painful publicity for the. offender. the high, school, in the midst of a . Today construction program, has allocated space in the new structure for a club-typ- e' gathering place just for the students on the theory that there will be no need to seek out taverns if the youngsters have a suitable place to congregate and let off steam. Evidence of widespread interest in the committee's activities comes in letters received by- -a A DePauw Uniformer adult versity student who, as president of the Girls' club, was on the original board, wrote: "I am enclosing a check for $10Q which we had left over from our graduation party. We llar l X', .vwiiH - 1 1 if J II co-chair- . trieItoTthink . oLjsometjhdng.worthwhile-tQdo-wit- h and decided to give it to the Student Activities committee." it "Silly boy! All it really needs is Windex Spray on the scjfeenF Another alumna, now attending Michigan State College, asked that minutes of Ihe committee meetings be" sent to her so she could keep up with the work in progress. are not bumpHighland Park's teen-age- rs ing halos as thejrmake their noisy way around town, but a new climate has grown up around their major problems. Success of the autonomous committee, and thesupport and understanding of the community, have combined to in the adoles- - . produce a new cents. As one of the committee members put it: "Everybody has problems, and teen-age- rs are no different in that regard than anyone else. We think we have found the most satisfactory way to solve ours:" mow finds his host or hostess Today's party-go- er at the front door beside a parent who neatly weeds out the uninvited guests, then stays around unobtrusively to make sure that some degree of order prevails. TKe' StudentActivities ; ntteetdlerates': self-confide- Watch Windex Spray go to 7 work fast. , swish, spray it on. whish, wipe it off. And there you are with windows, mirrors, all and sorts of glass surfaces gleaming-brigclean in half your usual time. Windex Spray leaves ho waxy dust to clean afterward no waxy film to attract dust later. And Windex is a thrifty buy. Even more economical in refill size. Get it today at the large 20-ogrocery, drug or hardware store. Also sold ' XV ht z. nce in " Canada. So ftnf, ' ymrsJ--- . oy, thrifty, H WOUCT0 THI rfM off eW gkmi - - cJmmti cowfcwirff MACHKTT eOMPAMV, CIMCIMMATI. OHIO by Evelyn Lauter own soiution For all of their regular dances, the students make their own decorations. h OB gzrv" . I : vo - ; 1 " '' y students discovered that their parties were just as much fun and a lot more orderly when Mother and Dad stayed around as unobtrusive chape rones. The ' 1 1 high-scho- ol i "That reminds meVve got to run! This is the day of the week I put Drano in all the drains!" . You'd shudder if you could see the dangerous sewer germs lurking in every drainyAnd they . i: : -i a oiccui in iiiucRi. inai iiuiu uimiiicvuhim van budge. Only Drano's churning action dis- '. wives ilie iiiuvk j::v..... u'i aiiu Keeps uiains gvniuPut Drano in every free and drain once a week-rcoonly "about a tanks.-Mapenny a drain. Won't harm septic them work even better. Get Drano today at "your grocery, drug or hardware store. Also available in Canada. free-runnin- g. ?f , - sts " . ' - -- -- ; (.. ft 1 t..,iir ,- - ' TMr't Mtttinf Ilk DRANO APRIL . , ,.r to 3, 1955 kes , kp rfflwt h FAMILY -- nmrUwg WEEKLY m4 nltory. MAGAZINE - |