THE WOMAN OF TO-DAY

Evening Star, Issue 20666, 13 December 1930, Page 14

THE WOMAN OF TO-DAY

WORK AND INFLUENCE LORD BLEDISLOE’S COUNSEL [l’ek United Pukes Association.] WELLINGTON, December 12. The Governor-General and Lady Bledisloo attended tho break!ng-np coremony ot tho Wellington Girls’ College this morning. After the school report had been presented His .Excellency addressed the girls. He said the report contained three factors, tho first of which was home life. There wore many girls schools, at any rate in tho Old Country, whoso students Jett school with the impression that they were bound to pursue some profession or other occupation which would justify to a largo extent the special subjects which lorincd part of the school curriculum, and they wore apt to forgot that the greatest profession that fell to the lot of woman was that of bein- a good wife, a good mother, and a good housekeeper. Might ho venture to remind them that it was in the homo that the greatness of the British race had been ' tit up, and the home was what a woman made it? He hoped home crafts, homo aspirations, and home affections would always lie emphasised in tho curriculum of the college. Tho report also mentioned that 0 art was being promoted to a greater extent in the school. Before he came to Now Zealand, said His Excellency, he was informed that tho people of the dominion were so busy earning a livelihood that they had not begun to develop a real appreciation of art; but at least in one department of art—that of music—neither Her Excellency nor ho himsejf had found any deficiency as -compared with tho Old C entry. There seemed to bo not only a real love of true music, but a real keenness to pursue music as an art that was worth pursuing. Continuing, His Excellency said that the study of the Old Book was the third point. Ho was glad to sec tho Bibio referred to in tho report—the greatest Book over written. Particularly would be like to commend the teaching staff of tho school for giving up a gi)od part ol their valuable time in impressing on tho students tho invaluable benefits which nil who pursued it derived in the formation of character. Loyalty, and the necessity lor realising what the taxpayers and ratepayers throughout the country did in enabling them to ho properly equipped for their life’s work wore other points which His Excellency impressed upon the girls.