Watch My Son, The Artist

Tom Corbett shows Eddie his sketches of a female nude drawn in his art class and explains that a live model was paid to pose. Wanting to emulate Tom's artistry, Eddie innocently asks Gretchen, a little girl in the apratment building, to pose nude for him for twenty-five cents. Mrs. Livingston stops the impromptu art session before Gretchen is completely undressed. After hearing from Mrs. Livingston, Tom reprimands Eddie, telling him that, as a nine-year-old, Eddie is too young to draw nudes. The matter is complicated by the arrival of Mr. Buckner, Gretchen's father, who demands Eddie be severely punished. Tom calms his distraught neighbor, agreeing with him that what Eddie did was wrong, but pointing out it was a minor thing that shouldn't be blown out of proportion.