ten es _2^* [Dean Gordon B.Hancbcko y SEX-IFIEI) MOVIES At tho risk of be ng called a prude, this writer wishes to regis ter his objection to the picture “The Birth of a Baby" recently prearnted in Richmond. As an ex perienced teacher, I feel that sex education has its place in the study - of every youth, but the time and place and circumstances are mat ters of the greatest moment. It is true that hitherto much of any. education has been given in the streets and imbibed in the streets b> the youth of the land. This hu« been unfortunate for the youth and tho community. A new day has dawned in which sex h"s its place in tho educationnl scheme; and aex is no longer to be regarded as something indecent or degrad ing but it is fast coming to be regarded as the high and holy thing is is. Hoerin lies the dangers. Too mako too much of Hex in try'ng to ’•nautify it and idealize it is to V'stroy it* beauty and sanctity. Man is to constituted psychologi cally that he cannot worship that which is common and it may be x the reason that his Creator screened from view tho eternal verities of the hereafter. To make thing** of sex too common is to degrade them eventually. “The Birth of a Baby" as a cross section of movie education may not appear ill'cit or undesira ble, but as a trend it is horrible! The unsophisticated and guillible public does not know in the long run what is best for itself. The public must be saved from itself by those who understand the foibles of human nature Nobody denies that pregnant mothers need the attention of their physicians; that informat^n relative to the pre-na tal development of the child should be made clear; that certain exami nations are pertinent to her con dition and that labor pains are • * part of the ordeal through which -—~ -- —_1 -W -» «•« ■ —— Mm BASEMENT * For Womoo Who Art Difficolt to Fit r Marie Dressier Dresses especially de signed to bring perfec tion *«i fit and style for barn .o - fit women. Youthfully slenderising, amazingly comfortable. Sketched. Tailored style with embroidered organ die and pique collar. 80 square percale prints ... Navy, aOpen, laven der or aqua backgrounds. Sim $8i IB SS|. HALF SIZIS far flfaret of* small bast, large hips. SI Vs to BSVt. 9UARTIR SIZIS far flgares of smell bast and larger hips. >7V« fa SI Vs. a Kilpatrick*$ Basamant 1 **n*Wmamammmmmmmmmmmmmamarntm I ".'c- mrlbar must o to bring intc ills V'Ci-11 a ch'M. live v *< ly knows in u way t.’vo part the phy i Irian plays in the dr-livery of n child. But foe t.'-r producers to screen every deta'l of this solumn procedure before m'xed audiences in the nsimn of educating rbe pub lb is deplorr-bie to say tie least. It would be a fine picture for expectant mothers and prospective i I'nthers but for the general public i it is simply another play up of sex for the commercialising of cine isf humanity’s most sacred passions. Picture producers are not necessarily interested in improving the morals of a nation and U.i world. They ore primarily in’er I rstH in Rolling a ocreen p’-*tfuc fion and although they in ninny ■*u>vi do much, the said good is a hy-prcduct. i I One man was askrd his oh - | jcction to restaurant food ir.'i Iw replied, "restaurant food is not cooked to seat but to sell." While this ig not true of all restaurants it cun be applied to the produces r.f screen pictures. For ho long matters of sex were taboo that vv • me coming to the other extreme i ai.o make them too common. Here in lies the possibilities of moral I degradation! It has come about i that every picture has its love seme with its embracing and ils inevitable "mushy kissing.” All l-.nds of suggestive th ugs ;,tv