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.1 Be am Bui They're Friendly Shiners Bast ffli v. i 4 i Teen-Aged Johnnies More Timid About Dating Than Janes 0 Saturday. Aug. 20, 1849 DETROIT FREE PRESS LUTHERAN CHATTER Plans Forming for Building New School Site BY CAROLYN SELDON Of Lutheran High School Looking ahead to the calendar for next semester at Detroit Lutheran High School we find an overflow enrollment is in prospect. Frst school bells for the new term will ring on Sept.

7. Plans are being made for a new school building. DLHS attracts students from all parts of the city and suburban areas. It is supported by 59 Lutheran congregations of has the wider choice in dating, since it i3 he who does the asking. The girl's role is a passive one.

She can only sit and wait to be asked. True, she may accept or refuse a boy, as she sees fit, but this privilege is essentially a negative one. IF JANE likes Johnnie, she may not call him and ask him for a date. Custom forbids It. She We often hear the remark "It's a man's world." In some important respect, this Is true.

But what's the story when it comes to social relations between men and women or, in this case, boys and girls? One theory has it that dating is the boy prerogative. He plays the more active social role, end DISC DATA Condon Records Collector Items lect, ois Beyer received a Regents Alumni Scholarship to the University of Michigan. This award was granted on the basis of her scholastic record, interview, and examination. Looking forward to campus life at the Lutheran Teachers College in River Forest, 111., are several members of the '49 graduating class. They are Miles Schildt, Lois Kroeger, Barbara Greif and Margaret Wacker, Lois Ruhlig has been accepted by the Lutheran Teachers College in Seward, prepare for her teaching career there.

BY mi WILSON Free Press Staff Writer It is surprising how fast most records become outdated. A lot of last month's favorites already are on the shelf, and next month they will be stacked in the attic along with Moran Mack and Ted Lewis. The avid disc fan, well aware of this, is always happy to put down his cash for something that will sound as good 10 years hence as it does when he acquires it. Junior Journal News Features Timely Tips for Youths RICHARD SABAUGH PATROLMAN ELMER JOHNSON TOMMY KRIZAN Excess energy rolls off under juvenile officer's watchful eye Home -Groivn Playgro Solution to Youth Pro Such an item is Eddie Condon's "Seems Like Old Times" (Atlantic 661). Cornettist Bobby Hackett's legato solo takes up most of this dreamy arrangement of Arthur Godfrey's theme.

Ernie Caceres' baritone sax lends a rich tone to the small-band scoring. ON THE COUPLING, the Condon "Television Orchestra" tears into "Time Carries On," a Condon cleffing. Featured in this jaunty jazz venture are Hackett, Caceres, Clarinetist Peanuts Hucko, Pianist Joe Bushkin, an unabashed drummer named Sid Catlett and an enthusiastic trombone man named Will Bradley. Lots of bounce to this side. The Condon crew also accom panies a singing "find," Ruth Brown, on "It's Raining" and "So Long" (Atlantic 879).

Miss Brown actually sobs as she sings. There is no denying that her vocalizing is affecting, but a little of it goes a long way. IT IS GOOD to report that one of the greats of the early Chicago jazzband period is still very much in business. Jimmy McPartland, the man with the mellifluous horn, has an alert five-piece combo which has finally got around to visiting Detroit (at the London Chop House through Aug. 27).

Jimmy's wife, Marian Page, plays the excellent piano. The band offers honest jazz in any style (even to the point of bopping) but the emphasis is on a quiet, reflective type of Dixie. The fivesome gets a big charge out of its chores a feeling that is readily communicated to the listeners. FOUR NEW sides on the Sweet Energy ST. PAUL (IP) One acre of sugar cane produces 1,700,000 cal ories or about four times more energy per acre than any other food.

Lot, on Livernois, to accommodate the crowd. Louis Grand, a partner in the firm, donated 32 trophies. Because of the success of the playfield, two more have grown up in the immediate vicinity, one at Hawthorne and Swift, the other at Oakland and Remington. JOHN J. CONSIDINE, superintendent of the Parks and Recreation Department, said that the privately owned land on Hull is to be condemned to make it an official city playground.

"Where we find groups such Greater Detroit. Vacations and fun seem to be the summer theme of DLHS students. Soon after receiving their long-awaited diplomas, several girls packed their belongings and left for a week's houseparty at Woodland Beach on Lake Erie. Comfort and contentment were the keynotes for these girls, for each took her turn at cooking and other household chores, and that was the extent of the work. THE REST WAS pleasure, with sunning and loafing being preferred.

The girls who enjoyed this wonderful time were Joyce Bell-horn, Jean Malow, Mary Ann Deromedi, Eilene Fink, Eunice Knorr, Elaine Will, Lucille Han-non, Dorothy Hass and Carolyn Seldon. Gloria Pozzini is visiting with relatives at a ranch down in Okla- homa. She'll miss the wide open spaces wnen sne gets back a. I 5 fishing and 2w miming a i the ambitions of Otto Wirgau, Don i oltz, Ralph Starenko Dick Hartmann and Con Au-mann, who are on a vacation Miss Seldon up north. They are camping at the State park at Glen Arbor, near Traverse City, and also take a hike over the sand dunes on Lake Michigan.

They will return in time for football practice which starts Aug. 29. A GREAT enthusiast for ice skating is Dick Hartman, who spent a two-week vacation at Saulte St. Marie at the indoor ice rink practicing his spins and turns. "It was wonderful," Dick reports.

Work and play was an ideal summer, according to Don Lang-lois. He attended the Cranbrook Summer Theater School for an eight-week session, where he learned stage technique and took part in the play "Warrior's Husband." A future nurse from the class of 1949 is Jean Malow, who will begin training at Grace Hospital School of Nursing in September. BUSINESS IS booming for the Broecker and Aumann Co. Dick and Con have plenty of lawns to cut and trim, cars to wash and simonize, painting to do, and any other odd jobs their customers have for them. It's an ideal way to accumulate some extra money, says Dick, who will enter the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan this fall.

Walter Geffert is busy keeping up his paper route of 110 customers and mowing lawns on the side. He plans to enter. Michigan State College to study forestry. LEARNING TO be a better citizen and to take a deep interest in the development of home and community life is the goal which the annual Girls' State program strives to give each girl who attends. Virginia Hannush was chosen by the Lutheran American Legion Post No.

406 to attend Girls State, which was held at the University of Michigan. This program is sponsored by members of the American Legion Auxiliary. Regular members of the University's trained staff offer instructions and demonstrations in household arts, home economics, hospital work, nursing, dietetics, and other fields of interest to young women. Chosen to represent Lutheran High School at the annual meeting of Wolverine Boys State was Don Eicholtz and Con Aumann. PROVING HER all intel- it TOPS IN TEEN READING must Instead make her liking for Johnnie known in more subtle ways, and must occasionally resort to subterfuge.

For these reasons, we are told, girls are bound to have less social confidence than boys, and greater anxiety with respect to dating. Another theory Is that of the "bashful beau." The champions of this view point out that although the boy does have the dating prerogative, he is often extremely timid about exercising It. AS AN ADOLESCENT, he is as sensitive and self-conscious as girls, yet more is expected of him in the world of dates and social life. He fears rejection and social failure, but custom demands that he take the risk. The worst that can happen to a girl is that she may be ignored.

But in some situations, it Is better to be overlooked than to be refused outright. Therefore, we should expect boys to possess the least social confidence not girls. A recent Purdue Opinion Panel survey indicates that the latter view is the more accurate. More than 10,000 high school boys and girls all over the country were asked to check the following three items, if they applied to themselves. I seldom have dates.

I don't have a (girl) (boy) friend. I am bashful about asking girls for dates. (This item was, of course, for boys only.) MORE THAN four in 10 both boys and girls checked the first item (44 per cent). And the results show that girls have less difficulty in thi srespect than boys. Nearly half the boys (48 per cent) checked the item as against 39 per cent of the girls.

As might be expected, this problem becomes less pressing as the youngsters progress through high school: I Seldom have Dates 9th Grade 50 per cent 10th Grade 46 per cent 11th Grade 41 per cent 12th Grade 32 per cent THIRTY-FIVE per cent of all teen-agers check the second item: "I do not have a (girl) (boy) friend." Again, girls have the better of the deal: Boys 41 per cent Girls 30 per cent Tfie bashful beau hypothesis gets considerable backing from the response to the third Item. Thirty-four per cent of the boys report that they are bashful about asking girls for dates. Nor does this bashfulness diminish as the boys grow older it is as intense in the 12th grade as it is in the 9th. 2 Bands to Play at Canteen Dance Two orchestras are slated to play for the "Press Fund Dance" at the Hamilton Teen-Age Canteen Thursday night. Open to all teen-agers, the dance is being held to obtain funds for continuing the canteen newspaper, which is the official publication for all teen-aze canteens in the city.

"My girl says I'm just, imagining things and that her folks treat me as they always did, but I'm not so sure." BEFORE YOU get all steamed up, you'd better make sure that her parents really have changed their attitude toward you. This is no time for an old-fashioned melodramatic scene in the family parlor in which you, as the outraged suitor, declare "I love your daughter, sir, and wish to marry her!" Maybe her mother and father are upset about your seeing each other so often, but that's only natural. SHE'S ONLY 17, and maybe they think that since she didn't date many fellows before you, that you're sweeping her off her feet too suddenly. So take it a little slow and easy take the gal out. one evening less a week, get her home a little earlier, treat her mother and dad with all possible respect.

They'll probably relax after a while but it takes some time to get used to having another man around the house! Books Give Sidelights of Unusual Careers Books on unusual careers top the reading list recommended by the Youth Service Department of the Detroit Public Library unds as this one, we encourage and support them," he said. His department, which operates 220 fields, is developing 90 others. "We cannot get around to all the areas," he admitted. "We hope more civic-minded persons participate in this worthy work." Considine declared that play-fields make friendly and more democratic neighborhoods, too. The parents of the Jerome Park Playfield agree with him.

They are holding picnics now and getting to know the neighbors at the other end of the block. This is the life story of an Australian who for almost SO years has been more at home aboard sailing ships of all types than on land. Villier's story has a wealth of vivid detail about the sea, ships and sailors. The account of his career is a realistic adventure story. JUNGLE WIFE by Sasha and Edith Siemel.

The wife of Sasha Siemel, famous "tiger man," tells, with his help, of th? tribulations and joys of raising three chi dren in the South American jungle. Tigers, boa constructor-, jaguars and coral snakes are daily companions. TO THE SWIFT by Anne Hawkins. Pure adventure an epic of the West in the days of the Pony Express. There are thrills aplenty in this story of the courage and stamina of the trail blazers of transcontinental travel.

Mem Unison label display the band in top form. "In a Mist," a Belderbecke piano number, is a 'T1 showpiece for Marian. "Singing the Blues," the pairing, has i y's eloquent cornet and a tasty clarinet solo by Jack McConnell which pays tribute to the genius of Omer Simeon. On "The Daughter of Sister Kate" an is the happy McPartland added attraction vocal effort of McPartland. With it comes "Royal Garden Blues," which gets rather riffish in spots, if you can imagine that.

The two platters are wonderful listening, but it takes a Geiger counter to find them. BENNY STRONG, the recreator of hits from the '20s, has joined Capitol records. Just out is "That's My Weakness Now" (Capitol 57-718) with a typical folksy vocal by the maestro and an effervescent band backing. Plattermate Is "Button Up Your Overcoat," another well-remembered tune, which gets the same treatment. Cecil Payne, a baritone sax man who has played with Dizzy Gillespie and other top boppers, hag a band of his own now.

His current offerings are "Big Joe" and "Egg Head" on Decca 48109. There is practically no bop to them. THESE TWO instrumental sides are mainly in the rugged blues style of Kansas City. Even though it is" a new band, it is one of the best-sounding jump outfits. "Egg Head," a noisy but well-modulated Side, is a Payne original.

Corn is in season. For a jumbo serving, try Mr. Goon-Bones Ralph Ford, playing goon bones and a Hammond organ, on "Oh, You Beautiful Doll" and "Sweet Jenny Lee" (Crystalette 605). They are both up-tempo which helps bring out the artistry of the Done rattier. ing this girl, her parents liked me a lot," I thought.

"But in the last few weeks, I've noticed a change in their attitude toward me. "THEY AREN'T nearly so cordial when I come around to pick her up for a date, and her mother gets angry with her if she's home at the same hour that used to be considered her dating deadline. "She's 17 and I'm 18, and I think we're both old enough to know our own mind. Why should her parents interfere with our friendship? I i I i i I HER PARENTS MAY FIND YOU A PEST Are You a Date Nuisance? for this week. Current selections include: WASHINGTON BY-LINE by Bess Furman.

The would-be journalist will find profit as well as pleasure in this lively account of a woman correspondent who covered the Washington scene from the Hoover era to the present day. Bess Furman got her start in the Midwest. She did an outstanding job when presidential candidates visited her locale, and the result was a bid to cover Washington. There's punch in every paragraph, and lots of sound advice, too. SWEEPER IN THE SKY by Helen Wright.

Anyone with a scientific turn of mind will like this biography of the first woman astronomer in America. Maria Mitchell pioneered in a field new to women. The story of her experiences is an interesting introduction to the science of astronomy. THE SET OF THE SAILS by Alan Villiers. Hull, decided to convert five 40-foot wide vacant lots in the middle of the block Into a playfield.

They raised $75 to rent a bulldozer, leveled the lots, put up a chicken wire fence and built a Softball field. Father Klauke, of St. Benedict's Church, in Highland Park, came through with some swings and the Knudsen Fund for Children purchased slides. ABOUT 700 children used the playfield last year and the Jerome Park junior softball team won the Sportsmen's Guild city championship. Last Halloween the men raised $150 at a street party.

For the first time in the history of the neighborhood, no goblins appeared to ring doorbells and tip full garbage cans. With the money, the men purchased flood lights. The play-field was diked up and night ice skating was in order in the winter. A neighbor came through with a portable victrola and records to permit the skaters to skim rhythmically. THIS SPRING the program blossomed into daily supervised activity.

4 In addition to baseball, free movies on Friday nights are provided. On Tuesdays, the adults take a group of children swimming at the Nolan Intermediate School. The boxing tourney has drawn as many as 1,500 persons to the field. The finals were held at Pappy's Used Car River Jaunt Takes Scouts 200 Miles AUSTIN, Tex. (U.R) A modernized raft and truck jaunt down Texas' Colorado River, complete with two-way radio communication, proved to be anything but soft for 12 Boy Scouts from Abilene.

Passing through Austin on their way to the Gulf Coast, the youths expressed interest mainly in finding a grassy river bank. "ALL WE'VE been sleeping on is rocks," one boy said. The expedition, commanded by Scoutmaster Oscar Hudzeitz, began at Ballinger, sqme 200 miles upstream from the Texas capital. Eight of the party traveled on a 150-pound raft while the other five stayed aheadln a truck, mapping the day plans via two-way radio. Play to Feature Church Youths The "Masquers" of the Jeffer son Avenue Presbyterian Church, a dramatic group made up of young people, are presenting a three-act comedy entitled, J.ry It with Alice." The play is being given at 8 n.

m. in tne gym oi me cnurcn a on Sept. 23. une piay win aiso be presented at the Dearborn Vet eran Hospital on Sept. 16.

Rats Active CHICAGO (U.R) Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, president of the board of health, spk. rats bit 125 persons, mostly babies and children, in Chi cago during the first six months of 1949. BY SAM PETOK Free Press Staff Writer The tough kids in the Jerome Park district are through smacking each other around just for the fun of it, thanks to their wise parents.

The adults put 60 of them in a boxing ring six weeks ago and let them punch each other for a prize. This week 16 youthful champions, age 6 to 15, received boxing trophies and another successful activity to reduce juvenile delinquency was closed by the instigators of Detroit's home-grown playfields. THE STORY of the Jerome Park Playfield, at Hull and Ma- free Press Photo LEONARD MAYHEW deria, is a tribute to the folks in Detroit who are doing something more than talk about delinquency. Three of these home-grown fields have sprung up in the last two years, the idea originating with six men who got to talking one hot summer night about their kids. Their boys, as boys will when unsupervised, engaged in seeing how much property they could destroy, climbed roofs and trampled newly sodded lawns.

The juvenile officers in the Palmer Park precinct were always in the neighborhood. THE NEAREST playfield was a half-mile away and the Park was a mile distant. The six men, led by Harold Griffin, of 17566 Hull, and Leonard Mayhew, of 17820 a bicycle is enough of a traffic to "hitch" on cars or trucks he's and may cause traffic accidents LM BY SHEILA JOHN DALY Free Press Special Writer In some date doings, the trouble with a girl's parents come sooner, in others later, but sooner or later a fellow is likely to have some trouble or disagreement with the father and mother of the gal in his life. Here's a letter from a boy who has been dating one girl for more than six months, and parental disapproval has just reared its ugly head. HIS SAD story goes this way: "For six months now I've been going out with one girl, and though I never actually asked her to go steady, in the past month or two we just naturally don't go out with anyone else.

"When I first started dat- STANDARD EQUIP31ENT Don't Try This Campus Cars Common The "Big Man on Campus" of 25 years ago with his racoon coat and "tin lizzie" would be just one of the crowd today, according to a survey made of high school and college students by the Student Marketing Institute of New York. The survey, which embraced more than 1,800 students in 44 institutions of learning, indicated that better than 3 out of 4 of the male students own or have access to automobiles. 11 lu- -jf -ir IMIIII lav.mill ag.jimiiiii fji: it I I'. Hi i Mickey by chuck thurston I THANKS, GAL, -KjT'S THE LEAST 1 COUIdTnJICE OP VCU TO SIVE MY 1 I I II WHOSE HALP-WITTSD UTpOS HEAVEN'S SAKES.l BANGING ME DO AFTER YOU WERE WE A LIFT, GEOEGE BOY BJ OLD MAM IS DUMg ENOUSH)5LUG ME OK SOMETHING! UP TO THE BUS-rAllCE ENOUGH TO LET -HOW DO YOU -PLAVS I TO LET HE2 USE HIS CAS DON'T SIT THESE TRYING ME TAKE THE CAKmANAGE TO ITSMAET-- FOE THEIP nATP RY UTO THINK UP SOME NEW TONIGHT, POP-J GET TO USE THE DATES THE WAY, WHERE' I KIND OF MAYHEM -rj your car in dizzy IV tow KT Vn isy this day andjl" zA i jg PrrTi l3T SJZ r-i I fcsr AGE 3Slia irT- I DON'T HITCH A boy on hazard, but when he attempts taking chances on his own life for others. -r 1 1 I.