The Henson Journals

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Tuesday, November 6th, 1928.

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I worked at the sermon which I propose to preach at New College, next Sunday.

Lionel and I motored to Burnopfield, where I instituted Mr Ledger to the Vicarage. The Church was crowded, & an unusually large number of the local clergy attended.

I finished reading a book entitled – 'The Rampant Age'. It purports to be a true description of 'Young America', & maybe taken as an illustration of Judge Lindsay's', 'Revolt of Modern Youth'. It pictures the life of a lad at school and university during the years 16 to 19; & is a record of the vulgarest debauchery, unrelieved by any touch of generosity. I was particularly impressed by the account of the actual working of the boasted "Co–ed" system. How far can this kind of composition be taken as convening an even–approximally just impression of the facts of American life? About as far as "The Loom of Youth" may be taken as a true picture of an English public school. Both have the measure of truth which is present in every successful caricature.

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