PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.

Hutt News, Volume 9, Issue 29, 24 December 1935, Page 5

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.

ADVICE TO PUPILS, ' The necessity to plan their future lives instead ot' drifting was urged upon the pupils of the Hutt Valley High School at the brcakiny-up ceremony by Air. 11. H. ■Cornish, K.C.. Solicitor-Gen-eral. All over the world, he said, people wore making plans, "both interna] and external The planning with which liis hearers were faced was the planning of their individual lives. The alternative to planning was drifting, said Mr. Cornish. The driller 'might make something of life, but not very much. A large number of his lis- ' tcners lie knew were not sure what •they wanted to be, but for that they could not be blamed. To those who were offered jobs he would say that although the job might not be what they 'wanted, they would be well advised not to leave a gap between their schooling and work. But they should turn their job to the best advantage by studying and not wasting all their leisure time. Those leaving school would have to decide what kind of a life they would live, continued Mr. Cornish. The scl--1(1 dish person might make a success of soits, possess houses, cars, money. But he was a pretty poor type withal. " iViJI you be a force in the community or just an amiable nonentity?" asked Mr Cornish. "If you are going to be a forcc you must make up your mind now." Mr. Cornish urged the pupils to take their parents and their teachers into their confidence, for they best knew 1 their capabilities. He had been pupil and teacher himself, and knew that | there was no such thing as favouritism. As the last point in the planning of a life they should be sure to read only good books said Mr. Cornish. "Avoid bad books as you would the plague" he said. "They would bo witty and clever, but they will prison your lives," ■