Bay of Plenty Beacon Published Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1947 Dear Sir,

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 42, 18 June 1947, Page 4

Bay of Plenty Beacon Published Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1947

Dear Sir,

Letters to the Editor must be clearly written on one side of the paper only and where a nom-de-plume is used the name of the writer must be included for reference purposes. The Editor reserves the right to abridge, amend or withhold any letter or letters. DANCES FOR SCHOOL PUPILS Sir, —This may not be quite the right channel to seek enlightenment regarding my grievance, for grievance it is. No doubt the Parent-Tea-cher Association should handle it, but numbers of right-minded parents become acquainted with the every day affairs of citizens per medium of the Press, and the Beacon gives the public an appreciated service. How many parents favour the High School dance which I understand is to conclude each term? The country pupils practically all go to dances with parents occasionally. The town people are within easy reach of a variety of entertainment. Mere children of 13 to 15 go to dances. If school leaving is extended to 16 they still are minors. To judge by some of their appearances without knowing their ages one would think they were 19 or 20, but their behaviour puts them in the 9 to 10 class. When these children are old enough to commence work and to make their debut socially, they’ll be so stale, as to lose all enjoyment of functions which ought to add spice to life. They will be old before their time, all because of being brought out too early by over-indulgent parents. In a lot of cases parents give in for a peaceful life, for, if not given in too, the adolescents of today will soon kick over the traces, making life miserable. They say they want “a new frock,” or “new longs” or what not. Precocious miss or master calls the tune, and papa pays. Yours etc.j 9 TIMES OUT OF 10.

SPECTATORS AT FOOTBALL

Sir, —In the Beacon a week or two back mention was made of how nice it was of the P.W.D. boys to erect a fence on the enclosure of the Domain football ground. Certainly it was nice, but it would be equally as nice if the Rugby Union officials made it their business to see that every spectator is kept behind that fence. Yours etc., “LIKER OF A GOOD VIEW.”