BARBARA McDONALD examines the lives and attitudes of people today
4: Finishing School
Naturally the girls are heavily chaperoned. But twice a year we arrange for them to attend a dance with carefully selected young men
Paris is the traditional centre for the ' final polish' between school and the world outside. It costs about £1,000 to send a girl for one year. But what do parents get for their money? And how are the schools adjusting themselves to the age of the mini-skirt?
Produced by Michael Barton
Broadcast in ' Talkabout ' in the North of England Home Service on October 30, 1966