Newspaper Article, "Old-Fashioned Dance to Stay in Dearborn...Dearborn Backs Up School Dance," 1926
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As Henry Ford extended his traditional American dance classes to local Dearborn schoolchildren, some parents grew alarmed--they weren't sure they approved of boys and girls dancing together. A dance demonstration by the children soon set most of the parents' minds at ease. They quickly realized the benefit of having their children learn these old-time dances--and the good manners that went along with them.
As Henry Ford extended his traditional American dance classes to local Dearborn schoolchildren, some parents grew alarmed--they weren't sure they approved of boys and girls dancing together. A dance demonstration by the children soon set most of the parents' minds at ease. They quickly realized the benefit of having their children learn these old-time dances--and the good manners that went along with them.
Artifact
Clipping (Information artifact)
Date Made
17 December 1926
Subject Date
17 December 1926
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Published in the Detroit Free Press, Friday, December 17, 1926.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.292.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Newsprint
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11.5 in
Width: 2.5 in
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