SCHOOL CHILDREN'S MORALS
Received Thursday, 7 p.m. HOBART, Dec, 12. The Government has ordei'ed an in quiry into allegations of low moral stamdards aibong sections of secondar.v sehool children in Hobart. The Premier (Mr. Cosgrave), an nouncing the inqtiiry, said children in their 'teens tended to inherit the eifects of the wartime slackening of morals whicli was swamping the divorce courts. He said . the sensational Press and other ageiicies were portraying openlv the seamy side of life to 3*oung people, Who shouid be engaged in healthiei studies during their formative years. Responsibilities of fathers and mothers had never been greater than they are today.
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Chronicle (Levin), 13 December 1946, Page 5
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