202 Social Training for Farm Boys and Girls 



never change his ways very radically, and especially 

 that he will not develop into a desirable life compan- 

 ion for the daughter. Some good parents make the 

 fatal blunder of allowing their girl to keep company 

 with such a coarse-grained young man simply be- 

 cause he is so "good hearted," and "means well," 

 and the like. To say the least, a depraved social taste 

 will gradually develop in the girl's life if she continue 

 in such company. 



Another contamination for the country girl some- 

 times results from the depraved young woman who 

 has drifted into the neighborhood. The girl herself 

 will be in the best position to detect such a type, as 

 the latter will be marked by her coarse manners when 

 in the presence of the girls, and by her practice of 

 discussing obscene matters in private conversation 

 with them. This is the situation in which the inno- 

 cent young girl's mind may become forever poisoned 

 and her wholesome faith in humanity entirely too 

 much unsettled. 



2. Bad companionships for boys. Similar warnings 

 as those given above need to be sounded with refer- 

 ence to the young country boys, and others as well. 

 Farm boys are necessarily much in the company of 

 men of very common tastes and low ideals. They 

 hear not a little evil conversation and profanity, as 

 it is used by such men. As a result, there will be 

 need of much constructive teaching at home. Ad- 

 monitions, warnings, and advice will be necessary. 



