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Show Young People of Today and of the Past Both in a Measure Pretenders By GRAYDON STETSON, Trustee Boston University. The principal difference between young people today and those oi yesterday is that young folks of the last generation were hypocrites and pretended to be much better than they were, while the young people of today are bravados who pretend to be much worse than they are. It should be pointed out, however, that the constant pretense of being be-ing better was likely to have the effect of improving the character as adult oge war reached. The elfect of pretending they are worse than they really a.r. is likely to be an evil one in later years. Moderation in everything every-thing is the goal that youth should set for itolf. |