[Sidenote: Sex Hygiene]
Miss Marlowe, the second grade teacher at High Falls, had noticed by
Charlie Moncrief’s nervousness, his sometimes vacant stare, and his
frequent misuse of his hands, that he needed to be taught on the subject
of sex hygiene, but she did not know how best to bring about such
instruction. So she kept up a continual corrective set of admonitions
like the following:
“Charlie, be quiet and listen to this story.”
“Study your spelling, Charlie.”
“Charlie, come up here and stand by my desk.”
And so throughout the year, Miss Marlowe ignored the facts that ought to
have led to a reformation of this little boy’s habits.