Love's Old Refrain

In spite of Japan's new coeducational schools, which are warmly encouraged by the U.S., Japanese schoolboys were still acting like aloof little gentlemen--they kept away from the girls, scorned anyone who didn't. In one high school, students got so mad at a classmate who went around with girls that they killed him.

How long would the gentlemen keep their distance? Not much longer, thought the Osaka Prefectural Education Committee. Last week, with an eye to future emergencies, the committee issued a one-page Etiquette Concerning the Association Between Boys and Girls for all school kids. Principal pointers: "All associations between the two sexes must be lucid; there must be no secrets . . . Don't confuse friendship with love . . . Avoid physical contact with the opposite sex . . . Use straightforward, refined, beautiful language . . . When visiting one of the opposite sex, you must sit facing each other. It is not good etiquette to sit alongside each other when there is room to sit opposite . . . Refrain from walking after dusk with one of the opposite sex . . . Refrain from bringing up unrefined topics in conversation . . . Always make clear your intentions . . . "

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