REPRODUCTION IN MAN 95 



for with it comes a subtle, slow transformation 

 that is to endure until death. 



Physically, there is a rapid period of growth, 

 especially in the legs. A boy may grow three or 

 four inches in a single year. He appears large 

 and strong but in reality is unable to endure severe 

 and prolonged labor as his energy has been so 

 largely used in growing bone and muscle. 



In addition to the physical changes, which have 

 been elaborately catalogued by some writers, there 

 are very important psychological transformations. 

 Ambition, purpose, responsibility bud forth. A 

 desire for independence and freedom from 

 parental restraint are very common characteristics. 

 The boy thinks of himself as a man and that he 

 should be allowed to do as men do. 



Similar statements can be made concerning 

 adolescent girls. Their self-assertiveness and de- 

 sire to have their own way is as obvious as in boys. 

 With the activity of the ovary in pouring out its 

 internal secretions, there usually comes an instinc- 

 tive desire for attention from boys. Here is 

 the root of the boy craze and foolish adventure. 

 If these inevitable changes can be understood by 

 the girl, they are recognized as but the budding of 

 her womanly character. It is just as important 

 that the girl have her mother's help and advice as 

 it is for the boy to have his father's and her 



