How To Be A Man

Sounds like this town of Oakdale all across America. Thousands of communities with decent, hard-working citizens are unconcerned and unworthy. Although unknown to them, disaster has. In Oakdale's evening paper today, there appears an article reporting several cases of syphilis among teenagers in the community.

First knowledge many of the citizens will have of their city's plight. That newspaper will land on the doorstep of nearly every house in town, and people in all kinds of homes will read the art code, and assume it has no meaning for them.

Remember the girl who lives here. Her name is Lynn Corwin. We will see her again as we attempt to understand and learn whatever is to be learned from this report on Oakdale. Remember these men too, for they will play a vital role in Oakdale's struggle to free itself from this disease. Dr. Adam Jamison, private physician, had Dr. Ralph

DeForest, head of the local health department, and finally remember Edward Grover, who has a son named Hal, a son who also figures in this report. Did you see this, this V.D. story? I don't know what's gotten into Kyle Foster. He's run a fine family newspaper for years and now let's be one of friends something like this for

about people like that. Aside, Kyle knows as well as I do that this VB thing is lit. Syphilis can be cured in no time and yet he publishes this scare stuff like an incurable plague was honest like every kid in town was involved.

Well, my son isn't. I had a lovely time, Hal. Yeah, sure. I'm glad you did. You're all right. Well, look, it's late.

Will I see you tomorrow? No, not tomorrow. Some of us fellas are going to the drag races over the weekend. But I'll call you sometime when I get back. Fine. I'll be waiting. How we see?