Farm Boys and GirlsMcKeever, William A. (William Arch)
Science
Farm Boys and Girls
McKeever, William A. (William Arch)
Boys; Farm life; Girls
XIII. SOCIAL TRAINING FOR FARM BOYS AND GIRLS 197
A Happy Mean is Needed 197
A Social Renaissance in the Country 199
Conditions to guard Against 200
1. The Social Companionship of Girls 201
2. Bad Companionships for Boys 202
3. Secret Sex Habits 204
4. The So-called Bad Habits 205
A Center of Community Life 207
Invite the Young to the House 208
How to conduct a Social Entertainment 209
What about the Country Dance? 211
Additional Forms of Entertainment 212
1. The Social Hour at the Religious Services 212
2. A Country Literary Society 213
3. The Social Side of the Economic Clubs 215
Some Concluding Suggestions 215
XIV. THE FARM BOY'S INTEREST IN THE BUSINESS 220
What is in your Boy? 220
Much Experimentation Necessary 221
1. Willingness to Work 222
2. Ability to Save 223
Start on a Small Scale 224
Give your Son a Square Deal 225
Keep the Boy's Perfect Good Will 226
Some will be retained on the Farm 227
The Awakening often comes from Without 229
An Awakening in the South 229
Partnership between Father and Son 231
Summary and Concluding Suggestions 232
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