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In AnglO'Saxon a boy. was "cnafa," now "knave," or a "cniht," now "knight." This would seem to suggest that boys have always been of two kinds, and may remind readers of the instructive series of pictures labelled "The boy,- what will he_jbecome?" A girl was a noV "maiden," shortened into maid, . ■

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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 3, 4 January 1934, Page 17

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Untitled Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 3, 4 January 1934, Page 17

Untitled Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 3, 4 January 1934, Page 17