1952 Magnet Yearbook

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The Trend of the Modern
Generation
I t is di ffi cul t Ior a conscientious pa re nt of to-day to Ig nore wholly t he
cha nges which ha ve taken place in ch ild ren d uring the la st ge ne ration,
T hese changes a re due to r nan y causes. bro ug ht forward by the advent of
scientific de vices for entertainment, ex pand ing socia l li fe pa r-ticularb' in
school. church a nd cl ubs . and above all , t he consta nt st ruggle fo r freedom
of t hought word lind deed. bv all the nations of t he wo r ld, All t hese inftuences
han ' PO l'l l'l ~ ss pd voung people with a n inbor n de sire to practise t hese
freed oms.
In dealinz w ith the r u-st two, on e ,;ee,; t he obvious results. suc h as.
late hours. neglected study in the case of students. which us ually leads to
lea ving sc hool . a nd H fr-ivolo us attitude in many, One must a p preciate the
a n xiety of the parents c-hen you consider the fact tha t most child ren a re
seldom home, urn! that they "",e their sons and daughters ,;eeminKly throwinll
as ide a ll the ideals which they as parents haw t ried for many ye