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Show M ' RXCHSSIVE DANCINO. H , N Prof. Howard li. Driggs of tho BH ' lirauoh Normal faculty Bounded a By noto of warning at tho evening Borric- B os in tho Godnr tabernacle last Sun- BH day, that could profitably bo hooded H by paronts in ovory community of tho hhb s 8tftt0 rpim profoasor choso for his BH Hiibjoct "Amusomonts, " and aftor BB troating its various phasos usos nnd BH abuscB- -ho struck tho nail on tho BB head when ho roforrod to tho practico BH so largely iudulgod in by young poo H plo of "sottlu' up" at night. Tho BH bpealcor bolioved this practico was ro- HB Hponsiblo for tho misleading of more BH young pooplo than any othor ono BH thing. Ho said that ho boliovod tho BH weight of responsibility in this parti- BH' unlnr rosted upon tho girls, and ad- H vised thorn to bo diiscroot and guard BH uaorodly their maidonly charms. Tho HB young man wh.o could not onduro tho HB light, nnd' had no dosiro to converse HB upon oluvntlng topics was not lit com- HB pany for young women ; thorn was HB too much of tho physical and not H enough of tho intellectual in his HB mako-uj), and said that it was not H necessary for girls to havo thoir lips HB upturnod to rocolvo tho kissos of H youug men with whom thoy woro H 1 keeping company, ovory few moments. H ; Tho spenkor also dououncod tho in- Hj ' traduction into .social gathorings of i HJi BBBBBBBL - such songs as "Tako Rack Your Gold." Thoro aro 'plonty of songs and recitations that aro elevating without indulging in such suggestlvo and frivolous compositions. Wo havo hoard Mormon oldcrs who havo returuod from tho mission Held say that in tho world thoy havo boon twitted with tho accusation that ovor half of tho marriages in Utah word tho result of sin. Whilothis is n baso falsehood, at tho samo timo thcro is oltogothor moro foundation for tho statomont than thoro should Jbo, and moro of this sin is tracenblo to the praotico of sitting up at night, roforrod ro-forrod to by Mr. Driggs, than to any othor cnuso. Pooplo rail at tho dance and condemn amusomonts of various , kinds thnt tiro in thomBolvcs harmlow, . bfitovon tho parnnls of girls, thorn-solves, thorn-solves, pass ovor this tho greatest of ovils that monaco thoir offspring with out 11 word of warning, or "wink" at tho practico, porhaps bocauso thoy havo been through tho mill thomselrcs nnd cannot llnd it in their hearts to upbraid thoii' children for what thoy did whon thoy wcro young. It is timo that moro of tho educators educa-tors and loading pooplo took tho stand assumod by Prof. Driggs, until n reformation re-formation shall havo boon worked along this lino. |