The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1960
' Januar,, 1960 ~----------~- THE OHIO glD~ ENDENT BAPTIST - ---- ------~PagE:_ Seventeen OM TIJE WO S POINT OF ( fi~dit.e(l by l\,f1· s . ' l' l1~011a .. ,. 'f 111elser 125 Ii,.· d h. ;t lV:r 1· • , r 1 11 1p .. . 1 < 111a, ()l1i<J ( \\r o 111e11, a et i ,ri t i es a11(l t l1 i11 o·s of' i· nt . t t Slll 1 " \'Th b .. b• Pl es O WO lil )l 110ttld 1 )n t t i\ i1 . · t : _,v at a <)tl t 0 11 of youi-- 1• rip s 1 l{. .. . , , ...-- sr11 o Lv rs . go cl 1111.. ·1o 11 a r y 1 ne t itlgs and ne\\'S of y :ci 1 J)es) fo r eh il l t r ai11i11g too, <>r fc)r ' · our e1rc (?. GOING STEADY-What Mother Think .. of It 'rh re l1a,Tp be<? 11 lllall)" it 1•ti 1 lc 1 :-; i11 11e,,·:1)c:l p e1-. a11(l 111ag·azi11 . ,,Tri t– te11 011 t l~e 11bj 1 t of µ:o i11g st eacl~y·, l)ut I tl1111lc ,,. 111otl1er-. r11 ig·h t 11 - joJ, a little cl1at 011 th J) r ol l 111- if J rol)l<:111 it i.. i\ O cl ot1l)t 1na11y of t l10:0 ,,·ho 1·r a cl t l1i. a r t icl have tre11-age r . i11 ) ..0 111· 110111 : ~ a11cl if .}~ot11· cl1ilcl1· 11 a1·e : till i11 t l1 . 111all el1ild 01-- jt111io1-- . tage, lJ liev 1n , th e.\~ '\rill g·1·0 ,~t ll p , re1·Jr <1t1iclt ly a1cl brfore J'Oll 1<110,v it t l1 y too will l)e tee1 -ager . . vV1 il e t h0)" a1·e cl1t1b– l)J~ litt le todc1le1-., 01· eve11 in ixtl1 g1·ade it i. ha rd to i111ag·i11e ho,,., soo11 t hev ,,·ill l)e i11 ,Jl111ior IIio·}1 ~ ~ a11cl ,,rill be p oli~hi11 g t h eir . ho , a11d talci11g extra ca r e to 01111) t h eir· l1air i11 t 11 1no. t ' ·ty l i.1 h ,, 1 ay ea:ti11g· adn1i1·i11g glan · in t he cli– r ectio11 of 0111e lit tle po11y-tailecl girl 01· . 01ne ' ' g·ood-lool{i11g boy. .. 1 tat i. t ic. 1·e,·eal t hat ou1· gi1·l c111d bo}r a r e 111a1·r}ri1 g },.ounger and }'"011no·er ea h y a1·. 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