TIME The Youth’s Influence
The “flapper” is the new figure for young women to see as a new role model.
Table of Contents Madison Floss
Letters from the Editor………………………………………...page 3 Letters to the Editor……………………………………….pages 4-6 Briefing…………………………………………………………page 7 Advertisement…………………………………………………page 8 Politics Article…………………………………………………..page 9 Society Article…………………………………………………page 10 Economy Article………………………………………………page 11 Entertainment Article………………………………………...page 12 Sports Article………………………………………………….page 13 Advertisements……………………………………….pages 14-15 Feature Article (Youth vs. Adults).............................pages 16-17 10 Questions for Babe Ruth………………………………...page 18 Bibliography……………………………………………...pages 19-23
Letter from the Editor In this article it describes and shows
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shingling and layering. The 1920s is also known as the “the Roaring 20s.” Flappers are dared women that have changed this era. New methods of transportation are air travel, cruise ships, and cars. This is a time when the younger generation is rebelling about traditional taboos against the elderly generation engaged in orgy of speculation.
Letters to the Editor
The youth are on their own
Youth vs. Adults
Dear Editor, I strongly agreed with your article on the youth culture. I feel that adults should not worry about the younger generation, if they do not agree in what we do, that’s fine, it is not their life. Adults have been trying to control our lives forever, it is time that we get to decide our future. Modern women spend a lot of time at home, they do not get to go and have fun with their friends. They clean their homes and then read in their free time. It is not fair to the youth that we have to help the adults cook and clean in our free time when we should be having fun. This age is perfect for just living your life. Women also can not kiss their boyfriends unless they couple consider themselves soul mates. How lame! Adults get mad about the silliest things. What does it matter what we wear anyway. If I want to show more skin why can I not? We have no worries right now. We should be living our lives just like you said. Thank you for speaking for us young people and having the nerve to say what needed to be said. Sincerely, Madison Floss
The ‘20s was an exciting, and frightening time to be young, this was the first era of first youth rebellion, both men and women changed their appearances. The ‘20s were sometimes called “Era of wonderful nonsense” Women’s independence grew in this time period, new inventions are made, saving house keeper’s time and energy, and women can have jobs. When the 18th amendment was ratified, prohibition had the United Country behind it. Increased popularity of distilled against liquors. New sorts of freedom were made possible. American life was in constant flux, newer homes are smaller, had electricity, indoor plumbing, central heating, and often garages. Houses ranged from $500 - to - $10,000. Flappers changed the way society looked at women. Sincerely, Madison Fischels
Letters to the Editor
Religion vs. Science Dear Editor, Have you ever thought of what the Scopes Trial is? Or who John Scopes is? Or if he is found guilty or non-guilty? Well I can answer all of your questions. Today, July 21, 1925, when John scopes is being accused of teaching evolution in a classroom. He has filled in as a substitute teacher for science. Evolution is formed from Charles Darwin. Darwin's theory is that all mankind, including animals, plants and humans came from a single organism or, had evolved from similar forms of life. Teaching any form of evolution is illegal in public schools.Bibles are being sold on every block. But why? Science is proven that a monkey can do things like any normal human as a baby. They can write, walk, and they even have almost the same bone structure as a human being. Why argue this? This is the first American trial ever to broadcast live on a radio. Which can convince more and more people to believe that science has been proven in this case. In the end Scopes is found guilty and being fined $100. Sincerely, Hailee Hardin
Letters to the editor
Rural vs. Urban Dear Editor, Thank you for writing this great article on rural life in the U.S.! I'm glad someone respects the hard working’ life that us farmers live. I agree when you said that these cities are becoming too big. Because of this, too many crimes are happening in these big cities. That's why the country life is the best life. There aren't any gangs roaming up and down these streets. The nation of farmers needs to return. Even though the agriculture is on a downfall, that doesn’t mean to quit on your good old farm home! I just don’t know why people don’t think like us. I also agree with your thoughts that this new fancy technology and electricity is very unnecessary. Who needs to light up their house like a big candle every day? Also, what good is a car that is much more expensive than a horse and buggy? We had it good the way it was, I just don’t know why these cities are so popular. Not much good is coming from them.Thanks again for writing this article that shows the good life of the rural communities. Hopefully, we can get back to the days where farm were much more popular than cities.
Dear Editor, Moving to the town was the best decision I’ve ever made. I used to be a farmer. I lived in the quiet countryside with my wife and kids. We had acres of crops and neighbors that watched out for each other. We were financially stable. Then the war (WWI) ended. After the war, demand for products dropped. Suddenly, I found myself with more products than I could sell and not enough buyers. To make matters worse, crop prices went down. I saw many of my neighbors lose their farms to the banks and had no choice but to move to the city. Times got tough. I sold my farm, paid off my debt and moved to the city. I was afraid I wouldn’t find any work. But luckily, within a few weeks, my wife and I found work. There is no shortages of jobs in the city. Wages are pretty good. The consumer price index has remained steady. I would highly recommend to all my farmer friends still out there struggling, to come to the city and give it a try. Life is so much better here.
Sincerely, Matthew McDonnell
Sincerely, Nathan Wilkinson
Briefing
By Madison FLoss
For the first time more Americans are living in cities than farms. Only 30% is farm.
The population in the 1920s right now is about 106,491,000 and about
2,132,000 are unemployed. The average salary in the United States is about $1,236.
“The new women of the 1920s boldly asserted her right to dance, drink, smoke, and date.” - joshua Zeitz The life expectancy is about 53.6 years for
“Women marry men hoping they will change. Me marry women hoping they will not. so each is inevitably disappointed.” - Albert Einstein
males and 54.6 years for females. “It’s all life is.Just going ‘round kissing people” F. Scott Fitzgerald
The First radio station was created in the 1920s a few weeks ago. Three years from now we expect
500 radio stations around the U.S. “Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games” - Babe Ruth
“It is hard to do your duty when men are sneering at you as when they are shooting at you” - President Woodrow Wilson
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Politics Article
Warren Harding was the 29th president of the United States. Hardings presidency was overshadowed by the criminal activities of some of his cabinet members. He was a successful newspaper who served in the Ohio State Legislature and the U.S. Senate, he also won the general election. Harding promised “return to normalcy” after the hardships of WW1. Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States. He led the nation through most of “The Roaring Twenties” he was nicknamed ‘Silent Cal’ because he was quiet, steadfast, and frugal nature. Coolidge was the former Republican Govner of Massachusetts, cleaned up the rampant corruption of Harding Administration. Coolidge provided stability and respectablity for people in the fast-paced modernization.
Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the United States, Hoover took presidency as soon as U.S economy went into the Great Depression. Though, his predecessors policies undoubtedly contributed to the crisis, which lasted over a decade. Hoover bored much of the blame in the minds of American People. As the depression deepened, Hoover failed to recognize the severity of the situation or leverage the power of the Federal Government to squarely address it. Sincerely, Madison Fischels
Beware of the KKK
Society Article
Dear Editor, I strongly agree with your article on the society issues that we need to be aware of. The Ku Klux Klan is getting worse and worse every time I hear about them. They will not stop! They are killing anyone in their way that is not their religion and does not have the same beliefs as they do. They even are putting things on fire in the middle of the night and leave a trail of terror for everyone to see in the morning. The Ku Klux Klan is getting too dangerous, they are the most powerful organization, and it grows even more as time goes on. Parents are afraid to send their kids to places alone because they know that something will happen to them and they may not be able to see them again. The Ku Klux Klan is very intimidating through violence. Wherever they go a trail of horror follows behind. Blacks are beaten so bad that they are dying from exposure. And when there is not violence, they are always making threats about the violence and bad things that will happen in the future.
The Ku Klux Klan is very scary for many people. They do scary things, and just their look is scary. It is a group of all whites and they are all Christian, until now. They are now adding Jews and Catholics as objects of intolerance. They also are letting white women join in as well. They wear clothing that is all white and has a white mask with holes cut out for the eyes. The klan started in the south and is going through the whole country. At the peak of the klan’s power, which is right now, the Ku Klux Klan has 4 million members over the 48 states that they cover.
Another huge issue that is also very important is immigration here in the United States. There were too many immigrants taking advantage of the United States’ rights. I think that in your article you did a great job explaining the things we need to worry about with immigrants coming to the United States. But I also know that immigration is not all bad, we just need to set the rules for them. The immigrants, or at least some of the immigrants, should not be allowed to go to big cities, many immigrants go to big cities because they have a background there and there are more job opportunities. But, we already have enough people in big cities and those jobs should be going to native people here in the United States. Though many do not stay in the big cities, most immigrants have the goal to go to the West Coast because they want to work at vineyards, lumber mills, and California rice farms, there are also many open homes there. Because so many immigrants are coming to the United States, congress is in the process of trying to pass a law that limits the amount of immigrants that can come to the United States from each country. Once the law is passed, they will call it the 1921 Act. The 1921 Act states that only 3 percent of people that live in the United States can come from each country. If the law gets passed, this will help bring immigration down to about 50 percent. A few years later from now we may need to lower the percentage down as our country's population grows larger. I think that this is a good decision to have, because only some immigrants should be allowed to come to the United States because otherwise we would get over populated. Also, some immigrants, like in Russia and Eastern Europe, are known to be dangerous. So keeping the amount of immigrants that can come to the United States down will also help the citizens safety. I think that your article did a very good job informing the citizens about what to look out for and how you can be safe. Your article was a very important matter and should be sent to everyone to help inform them on our society issues at the moment. Sincerely, Madison Floss
Economy Article By Hailee Hardin
Businesses are growing more and more. Businesses are making new products including radios, electric refrigerators, faster cars, shinier bathroom, and plusher caskets. Businesses are becoming a national obsession. By 1928 prices of stocks had been raised. 1.5 million Americans were involved in the market. Savings and insurance doubled. New businesses and production methods allowed manufacturers to boost turnover and to make large profits which they plowed back into new factories and wage rises. Between 1920 and 1929, installment purchases quintupled, $6 billion annually. 90% piano, sewing and washing machine sales. 80% vacuum cleaner, radio and refrigerator sales. 70% furniture sales. 60% auto sales. Credit opened broad new vistas. People would spend more than what they are getting paid with credit. Economists considered credit buying handmaiden of prosperity.
Credit is allowing people to buy things in amounts not just out of pocket. Ex: a man in Muncie, Indiana who earned $35 a week payed $35 a month for a car. Why pay all of your money now when you can split it up into sections? By buying this in sections and splitting it up it allows you to not go in debt and lets you to ease off and buying the things you would like to be in your home or things you would like for entertainment for you and your family.
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Entertainment/News in the 1920s By Nathan Wilkinson
Alexander Fleming claims that he has invented the first true antibiotic. He has published his findings in the British Journal of Experimental Pathology. Fleming claims his “mold juice� was capable of killing a wide range of harmful bacteria, such as streptococcus, meningococcus and diphtheria bacillus. Up until now there has been no effective treatment for infections such as pneumonia,, gonorrhea, or rheumatic fever. The egyptians had a practice of applying moldy bread to infected wounds. Hopefully, fleming's penicillin will replace moldy bread for americans.
Unlike the six aviators before him, Charles Lindbergh, has survived and won the Orteig Prize. The Spirit of St. Louis is the custom built, single engine, single-seat monoplane that was flown solo by Charles Lindbergh on May 20-21 1927, on the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris. Charles Lindbergh was the first to ever do this. Charles Lindbergh won $25,000. The flight took 33 hours and 30 minutes and a total distance of 3,600 miles from New York to Paris.
Sports Today By Matthew McDonnell Notre Dame and College Football The team who won back to back national titles in 1920 and 1921 are back for more. Harold “Red” Grange of the Fighting Irish is the most unstoppable half back in the game of football. The team that the Irish should fear most is Stanford because of the half back of their own: Ernie Nevers. Babe Ruth and the Yankees
Golf
The man who came into the Yankees program on April 18th, 1923, is just a stellar home run hitter. This guy can’t miss! If you’re new to the game, this guy is the man to watch first. He recently has reached the point of the most recorded home runs ever hit. If a home run isn’t fun to watch then I don’ t know what is!
Today, it seems as if only two masters winners are all that are competing. Their names are Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen. The U.S. Open is soon to come and the tension is rising between the fans of these two excellent golfers.
Boxing In thehe recent fight between Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney, an “unfair” to some long 10 second count gave Tunney extra time to recover and get back up onto his feet. This may be the reason that Gene Tunney ended up winning the “Fight of the Century”
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Youth vs. Adults How the youth is gaining influence This age of the 1920s is known as “The Modern Age�. It is a time after The Great War, where for the first time, us people express ourselves in new ways. For women, it is cool to smoke, drink, and wear revealing clothing in public, which appeals to younger crowds. Adults think that these styles are childish and inappropriate. They like things the way they were, or in other words, what is comfortable for them.
Traditionalists are the adults, they are people who have deep respect for long-held
"Flapper Lifestyle." Flappers of the 1920's. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2015.
cultural and religious values. For them, these values are anchors that provide order and stability to society.
and have bobbed hair. The clothes for adults are traditional. The adults do not want change. The music is mostly Jazz. They advertise things by expanding news
Modernists are the youth, they are people who embrace new ideas, styles, and
coverage, and they advertise things on the radio.
social trends. For them, traditional values are chains that restrict both individual freedom and the pursuit of happiness.
Adults do not like the new way the youth are acting and dressing. The adults see it as reckless and immoral. They do not
Clashes over new youth culture include dance, clothing, music, and media. The popular dances in this time are foxtrot, waltz, and American tango. The clothes for youth are very risky. They wear short skirts
like how the youth do not listen and do not respect the adults and how they are not respecting the older generation’s rules.
Youth vs. Adults They believe that it is inappropriate, the
skimpy clothes. Police even patrol beaches
way the youth act in public, women
looking for people wearing risky clothes. And
especially. Women are drinking, smoking,
lastly, adults pull together their hope that the
and are kissing boyfriends in public. The
youth would one day understand what the
youth are also wearing short skirts and are
older generation was trying to tell them and
cutting their hair short to a more boyish
they would stop.
haircut, or a bob. The adults were not respecting the younger generation either,
In conclusion, the clash between the
because they did not like the change. They
two cultures of youth and adults is significant
do not like the new look of the younger
because it might be the shape for our future.
generation or the things that they do in
It is the development of new styles and ways
public. The adults are not used to the youth
of living. It is a change from our black-and-
not listening to them and are not used to
white past.
such sudden change.
Adults try to stop the youth from “acting out� by censorship. Censorship is when the adults pull books that they saw immoral off the shelves. They also pressure filmmakers to put less sexual scenes in movies. The adults also use legislation. Legislation is when they pass laws to keep girls or anyone in the youth from wearing
10 Questions to Babe Ruth By Matthew McDonnell 1. Do you ever fear of striking out? A: “No, never let the fear of striking out get in your way.” 2. What do you have to say to people who criticize your batting average? A: “If I try for dinky singles, I can bat 600.” 3. What is the hardest type of player to beat? A: “It’s hard to beat a person who never quits.” 4. What is your favorite thing to say to pitchers before the game starts? A: “Watch my dust.” 5. What words do you live by in baseball? A: “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” 6. How does it feel to be known as the “King of Swing” A: “No better feeling” 7. What are your superstitions? A: “I have just one superstition. Whenever I hit a home run, I make certain to touch all four bases.” 8. How does it feel being known as the “Master of the Home Run?” A: “No better feeling in the world.” 9. Do you feel the game of baseball is changing throughout the years? A: “Baseball does change throughout the years. It gets milder.” 10. Lastly, when do you see yourself retiring? A: “All baseball players should quit when it starts to feel as if the baselines run uphill.”
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