NEW ZEALAND’S CONDITION
Sir, —Once upon a time it was considered impossible to transform sows’ ears into silk purses. In these days of science, synthetics, shoddy and sham, when many things masquerade as “wot they ain’t,” and silk socks, may materialise from Pacific crayfish shells, surely anything is possible. It still seems not quite so simple to develop good taste in a child, surrounded in school, city shop, or home, with an indiscriminate mixture of those products and results “Pioneer” comments upon. While imitation and art are confused, there is but little standard to guide us. Would it not be good to endeavour to discover what part education should, should not, does, or does not play in creating a citizen who intelligently enjoys his work, even when operating a machine, if design and service ability of product are worthy?—Yours, etc., PERCY VERE. March 19, 1947.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25139, 21 March 1947, Page 2
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