THE PLACE FOR BOYS

New Zealand Tablet, 16 September 1909, Page 1477

THE PLACE FOR BOYS

The worst that can befall a boy is to have the liberty to stay out late at night. This is too often a fatal privilege, because it is mostly during the night that all the

mischief is planned and executed. The boys who are permitted the freedom of our public streets at all hours of the night are the boys who fill our prisons ' and bring sorrow upon their relations and friends! All parents should keep their boys off the streets and at home v.t night. But are not the boys who work in shops and factories all day entitled to some recreation and amusement? Most assuredly they are; and it is a poorly managed home that cannot provide these. Music, singing, reading — cannot young people have those amusements at home? And what more does the street offer? Parents, look to it 1 Do not think that because the boys bring their earnings on Saturday night they are free to do as they please and go where they will. By no means. Yo\i are always supreme in the home, and God will hold you responsible for the conduct of your children as long as thej. live under your roof.