ignorant among you over the ignorant among us? We ask them, and we press the question, and behold, most of our men see no reason for this insistence of ours, or for this empty clamor we raise against them, and they deem it justice itself that we should be content with the curtailed right that is ours...

If we studied the present situ-ation with a deep psychological study, it would become clear to us that much of the cause goes back to this: the atmosphere in which these men grew up, in their childhood and youth, was an atmosphere that separated the sexes. The girl was confined to her house; she had no right to mix with boys, to enjoy the wide rights they had, to play the games they played, or to assert her personality and win respect for it... Had we had in our childhood and youth such mixing, and such companionship with our brothers and acquaintances of the other sex, we would not today be suffering from our men this sick view, which offends our dignity as educated, conscious women citizens.

For this reason the mixing of the sexes, in all the early stages of life, is a necessity we call for, if we wish for our society a renaissance and progress...

There are those who say that the mixing of the sexes in the

West, and the absolute freedom given to it, especially in America, has brought many moral evils that do not suit our mentality and our social traditions; and that we would rather our girls remain deprived of their rights than lose our high moral values and expose our daughters to social dangers whose consequences may be grave... I agree with this view; therefore I call for moderation, and for wisely limiting this freedom at this age — I mean the age of adolescence — and for a sound watchfulness over both parties. There is no harm in their going in groups on an outing, or to a party, or to a lesson; but the mother is bound to acquaint herself with the members of this group, to know where they are going and how they will spend their time, and to make

certain that this information is drawn from sound sources. For this it is necessary, before all else, that from childhood there grow up between parents and their children a mutual confidence founded on understanding and love, and that this confidence and this love continue and remain a firm foundation for all relations between the two sides; for the means of harshness and violence rarely avail in educational problems, especially those arising from sexual factors, which are highly excitable and sensitive at this age; and methods of rebuke and intimidation tend to drive both sexes away from the natural atmosphere we are so anxious to keep clean, and to cause psychological complexes that may lead to deep problems of far-reaching effect.