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Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 79, 28 December 1925, Page 6

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“Why should a boy be damned eternally because he can’t get five sums right?” asked Mr. Charters, principal of the Whangarci High School, in the course of his annual address at the prize-giving, states the “Auckand Star.” In illustration of his contention that this was not the be-all and end-all of life, the speaker referred to the case of a boy he came across, in the Waikato when the principal was a school inspector. The lad was 13 years of age, and only in Standard 11. On asking the teacher the reason of this he was informed that the boy was “very thick in the head,” his ’ trouble being arithmetic. The speaker questioned the boy and found that he was fond of reading, and had read one or two books which, the principal .was ashamed to say, l.e had not read. He advised the teacher to put him up to Standard IV., and the result was satisfactory. As for arithmetic, commented the speaker, cs long as the boy knew that two plus two was four and could count the change he received from the Chinaman he had sufficient for his needs. An interesting proposal by the Lands Department to establish a camping-ground for motorists on a beautiful strip of Crown land between Goose Bay and Oaro, on the Blen-heim-Christchurch road, was mentioned at a meeting of the Marlborough Automobile Association (states the “Marlborough Express”). The president (Mr. R. P. Furness) said there were a number of deli sylitfn 1 camping places on the area referred to, and the Department was talking of putting up sanitary conveniences and fireplaces to encourage motorists to camp there. The locality was a beautiful one, and was near enough to halfway between Blenheim and Christchurch. He understood that the Department was endeavouring to get one of the local authorities to take over control of the area, so as to prevent abuse of the camping ground, and he did not know whether it had been successful in this, but motorists would await further information with inter- .. .. .... .. .