“MUSIC TO BLAME"
Teen-agers’ Behaviour (N.Z.P.A.-Reuter) NOTTINGHAM, Oct. 29. Modern music was blamed for the increased sexual activities of teen-agers by a principal school medical officer, Dr. Ronald Spenger, today. Describing the effects of “beat” music in his annual report, Dr. Spenger said it was "obviously erotogenic—as one can note In any gathering of girls when one of the many beat groups is in full session.” He suggested the mass hysteria led to a loss of consciousness among teen-agers—-and “lack of thought for their immediate welfare.”
"A change to a slower tempo could almost immediately quieten a bunch of screaming females to their former thoughtful and less emotional attitude,” he said.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30586, 31 October 1964, Page 2
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