Page 9 Advertisements Column 1

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 27 December 1928, Page 9

Many friends of Mr. Harry Sales, who has been laid aside with a serious illness for some time, will be pleased to hear that he is making satisfactory progress towards recovery.

“We find in the business world Today that a. large proportion of the boys entering into business life are between the age of 17 and 18 years, and that a large number of them now have either matriculated or are up to matriculation standard/’ said the chairman of the Scots College Board of Governors, Mr. J. T. Martin, at Wellington. Some years ago the age was between 15 and 16 years. Undoubtedly the general standard of education to-day was higher than it had ever been. There was one point for consideratino, however. Too large a ppoportion of boys were seeking employment in offices in town. A good proportion of boys in the country districts were applying for positions in towns, and boys in the city were not anxious to go into the country. Apparently the country was not so attractive as formerly. At the present time, at any rate, there was a certain amount of congestion.