TO TEACH IN SARAWAK
Christchurch B.H.S. Pupil A 17-year-old pupil at Christchurch Boys’ High School, D. C. Johnston, will spend next year in Sarawak where he will teach at a Dyak boarding school. The headmaster (Mr C. F. S. Caidwell) made the announcement at assembly yesterday. A fifth-year boy, Johnston has been a school monitor for two years. He is captain of the First XV, is a good athlete and plays cricket and tennis. On his retrn from Sarawak he will be going to Canterbury University to study for a degree preparatory to becoming a postprimary school teacher. He and J. S. Baird, head prefect at Christ’s College, are going to Sarawak under the auspices of Voluntary Service Overseas, an English organisation, and will leave here baout January 10. The organisation has been sending bovs to different parts of the Commonwealth for a number of years. The boys help underdeveloped countries by teaching, by working on community services and similar undertakings. They are not paid but get their keep and pocket money. Shipping companies assist with their transport. The boys will return to New Zealand shortly before Christmas next year.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29691, 8 December 1961, Page 7
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190TO TEACH IN SARAWAK Press, Volume C, Issue 29691, 8 December 1961, Page 7
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