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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20244, 23 May 1931, Page 21

"Increased attention has _of late years been given to the creatioli of a favourable school environment, but unfortunately there are still many ttachnrs who do not realise how the school, by its silent example, can set a standard of living, and stimulate a love of beauty and orderliness, which will overflow from the school into the homes, for although the home is net under the control of the school, it is not beyond the reach of its influence.'' So reads an interesting passage of the primary schools' inspector's annual report to the Nelson Education Board under the heading of "Environment." The report continues; "Inartistic diagrams and crudity in any shape should fitid no place on school walls ; - a few pictures of real merit are more effective, than the lavish displays frequently eeen Plainly the creation of a good Environment is the first duty of every Waclier; that will have a more abiding influence for gpod than much o£ this formal teaching, though little, if any, of the results may be measured by percentages."