The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, October 10, 1996            TAG: 9610100004
SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A14  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   19 lines

``THE GOOD OL' DAYS''

It's certainly a shame a 6-year-old boy gets in trouble for a quick kiss on the cheek.

In ``the good ol' days,'' I got many kisses on the third floor of Maury High School. This was at my girlfriend's locker. After classes, a teacher once saw us and said quietly, ``You two go on home.''

Boy, I'm glad we weren't chastised or accused of sexual harassment. These were the 1940s.

Incidentally, I married this girl and had four beautiful children.

BLAND PRUITT

Portsmouth, Oct. 2, 1996 by CNB