“WASTED ABILITY’
(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, Nov. 14. It 1 was not unknown for highly intelligent boys to arrive illiterate at Waikeria, said the youth centre’s deputy superintendent (Mr J. A. Evans) addressing the Frankton Rotary Club. Boys in Waikeria had the same intelligence curve as boys outside prison, but their education curve was much lower, he said. “It is not unknown for highly intelligent boys to come to us illiterate. We had a boy in the 170 intelligence group, a near genius. How did that boy slip through the net?” There was a waste of intelligence, skill and ability in Waikeria, Mr Evans said. Not many countries could afford that waste.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19731115.2.22
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33383, 15 November 1973, Page 3
Word Count
112“WASTED ABILITY’ Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33383, 15 November 1973, Page 3
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in