Advice On Caring For Children

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30313, 13 December 1963, Page 2

Advice On Caring For Children

"A kindergarten is a limited liability companylimited to a few hours’ responsibility a day,” said the Rev. Selwyn Dawson at the presentation of diplomas to graduates of the Christchurch Kindergarten Teachers’ Training College last night. Any mother was the president and founder of an unlimited liability company. Her hours and liabilities on time were unlimited. “Remember that even if she has the wisdom and insight she

needs, she may not be always able to muster all the nervous energy she requires, and that it may turn out that she really knows her children as you never can,” Mr Dawson said. Sometimes trained persons gave the impression that mothers were just “bumbling amateurs,” he said. In her report, the principal, Mrs E. B. Dalmer, paid special tribute to Miss Jean Hay, who is to leave the college after acting as assistant principal for two years. State recognition of the importance of teaching young children had been given in the form of increased allowances for students in training, and increased staff salaries, with incentives and opportunity for further study and recognition of higher qualifications. Mrs Dalmer said that compared with last year there had been more students in training, more applications had been received for training next year (three and a

half times as many applicants as places) and more received diplomas. The president of the Christchurch Free Kindergarten Association (Mrs A. M. Steven) presided and welcomed specially - invited guests, who included the Deputy-Mayor (Mr H.. P. Smith) and the South Island regional superintendent of education (Mr T. M. Archer). A choir of students presented three brackets of songs. Soloists were Pamela Hay (junior) and Beryl McNabb and Robin Tilley (senior). Mrs Steven presented diplomas and prizes as follows: Diplomas were presented to the following graduates: Adine Acton-Adams, Julie Armstrong, Jill Baylis, Lynette Blair, Jill Boughton, Velma Box, Isobel Brown. Janice Carson, Marie Clark. Patricia Craythorne, Lois Franicevic, Avril Glanville, Gail Inglis. Josephine Lee, Lyndsey Luney, Margaret

McClure, Julia McDonald, Beryl McNabb, Faye McTaggart, Nancy Messervy. Sue Rich. Anne Short, Sylvia Simpson, Elizabeth Stammer, Adele Tibble, Robin Tilley, and Janice Wylie. The senior aggregate prize was won by Jainice Wylie, and the junior by Dorothy Rains. Other prizes presented were:—creative music, Adine Acton-Adams; art and handwork, Julie Armstrong; original story, Lynette Blair and Jill Boughton (equal); library, Janice Carson.