1950 swimming naked

Or at least, no intentional swimming. I read your column, and many of the comments afterwards, and it reminded me a whole lot of my own boyhood. Mixed gender bathing was frowned on during the days of Republican Rome, tolerated and even promoted during the early years of the Empire, and then again frowned upon by reactionary emperors such as Hadrian. It doesn't get more memorable than this. Could it be that most boys did not object; that the boys were from parts of the country whose culture differed from the culture in which Thomas Mendip and I were reared? The article also indicates a consensus that boys should not swim naked in the presence of girls.

She was probably the most beautiful girl in school. News coverage of school board meetings was routine when Oldster media reigned. Mothers especially began to question the practice of boys swimming naked in schools. His family moved away when I was 15 or so. From an early age we are taught was is proper bodily behavior, and in a clothed society strict boundaries are set for public nakedness. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ.

I apologize if the message is somewhat long and slightly off subject. This is why it would not surprise me to learn that this may have happened at some schools in the USA in those days again, I have never seen proof of this though it is likelier to have happened in European schools. Newer Topic Older Topic. Mixed gender bathing was frowned on during the days of Republican Rome, tolerated and even promoted during the early years of the Empire, and then again frowned upon by reactionary emperors such as Hadrian. Young men swam naked in colleges and universities, just as they did in high schools, YMCAs, and health clubs, and for the same reasons.

Recognizing the increasing strain on family life as a result of the Depression, the YMCA began to sponsor campfires, picnics, and other outings for families; to supervise playground activities for boys and girls, and to conduct parenting classes. Wool suits were obsolete by the middle of the 20th century, but the practice continued anyway. Jimmy explained that Rollo had been able to shoot his load for a year now. I saw very few grown men at the Y at any time, and the ones I saw were mostly teenage boys, anyway, since most of the men in those days were otherwise engaged in wars and stuff like that. We are now much more suspicious of each other.