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Northern Advocate, 1 December 1925, Page 7

A youth who attends a school near West-port will have Armistive Day well imprinted on his mind for the rest of his life (states an exchange). For misbehaviour he was called out for six "euts." On receipt of the first he gave a sharp cry, and just then the school clock gave warning of the hour at which two minutes' silence was to be observed. The boy was sent to his place in the meantime, and after the class had stood for the prescribed interval, the teacher, evidently absorbed in thoughts of the past, forgot to call the lad up for the balance of his "cuts." Needless to say he was not reminded of the omission.

The competition among school children on the subject of "fly swatting" initiated by the New Plymouth Borough inspector (Mr. R. Day) should be an effective piece of propaganda in this very essential campaign. What the children were required to do was to make a drawing representing the menace these disease and germ carriers are, and to show the necessity for combatting them. AH the. entries are not in, but among those which were shown to a "Taranaki Herald" representative there are some clever and original sketches, which indicate that the children fully appreciate the danger of allowing these pests to have breeding places in tilt 1 shape of rubbish heaps and uncovered refuse bins easily .accessible to fiiem. ft was interesting to note also that piggeries v.era the inspiration of many of llie youflifiil aitists. The drawings are to be placed on exhibition when the compel ifon lias been decided.