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January 20, 1926
Seward Daily Gateway
Seward, Seward County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Dr. W. H. Phelps, editor of the Michigan Christian Advocate, comments on Henry Ford's efforts to promote decent dancing, viewing dance as dangerous rather than wicked, and criticizes its use in school financing and links to immorality via automobiles.
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FORD TRYING
TO TEACH WORLD
CORRECT DANCE
DETROIT, Jan. 20. (AP)-Every effort to denature the dance has ended in failure, declares Dr. W. H. Phelps, editor of the Michigan Christian Advocate, official Methodist Episcopal organ for the Detroit area.
"Henry Ford has put the world on wheels but to teach the world to dance decently is a giant's task," asserts Dr. Phelps.
"We wish he could do it. but our faith is admittedly small.
"Nevertheless he may be right. Our cocksureness about the dance is gone but our old convictions have not faded an iota.
"We no longer think the dance as wicked, as we did once, but think of it now rather as dangerous."
There are worse things than the dance, the writer adds, and asserts that the "night automobile undoubtedly is luring more girls to immorality than the dance ever did, and that is saying a good deal."
Dr. Phelps maintains that "an evil by-product is the use of the dance to finance the athletic department of the school which makes non-participants appear as slackers and brings in outsiders that leave little cash and frequently a lot of smut behind them."
TO TEACH WORLD
CORRECT DANCE
DETROIT, Jan. 20. (AP)-Every effort to denature the dance has ended in failure, declares Dr. W. H. Phelps, editor of the Michigan Christian Advocate, official Methodist Episcopal organ for the Detroit area.
"Henry Ford has put the world on wheels but to teach the world to dance decently is a giant's task," asserts Dr. Phelps.
"We wish he could do it. but our faith is admittedly small.
"Nevertheless he may be right. Our cocksureness about the dance is gone but our old convictions have not faded an iota.
"We no longer think the dance as wicked, as we did once, but think of it now rather as dangerous."
There are worse things than the dance, the writer adds, and asserts that the "night automobile undoubtedly is luring more girls to immorality than the dance ever did, and that is saying a good deal."
Dr. Phelps maintains that "an evil by-product is the use of the dance to finance the athletic department of the school which makes non-participants appear as slackers and brings in outsiders that leave little cash and frequently a lot of smut behind them."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Henry Ford
Dance Morality
Dr Phelps
Automobile Immorality
School Dances
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. W. H. Phelps
Henry Ford
Where did it happen?
Detroit
Story Details
Key Persons
Dr. W. H. Phelps
Henry Ford
Location
Detroit
Event Date
Jan. 20
Story Details
Dr. Phelps expresses skepticism about Henry Ford's attempt to teach decent dancing, considers dance dangerous, blames automobiles more for immorality, and criticizes school dances for financing athletics and attracting outsiders.