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Chapter XII

Could Betty Be Stubborn?

The independent girl who likes to follow her
own opinions and draw her own conclusions is
likely to make a few errors of judgment. These
come largely from lack of experience; and that
lack of experience is the chief reason for the
safety to young people in following the direc-
tion of their elders in important matters.

On the other hand, as girls and boys grow
older, they must be thrown upon their own re-
sponsibility in many matters and learn wisdom
thereby. The holding of high ideals and the
testing of action, conduct and people by them
is the greatest safeguard a girl or boy can have.
And when it comes to people, most important
relation of all, while friendliness and confidence
are fine, indeed, and a suspicious attitude to be
deeply deplored, when it comes to being led by
others, or to being drawn from those high ideals
or even minor convictions, a fine reserve is very
necessary. Sometimes it is best to withdraw


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