TEACHERS "SWAN SONG"
In what he described as his "Swan Song," Mr. H. F. Penlington, addressing a meeting of over 200 primary school teachers last week at Christchurch, deplored the restrictions which were placed on teachers in regard to expressing their views on political matters. Quoting the report of the meeting of the Otago Education Board, in which the National Expenditure Commission was criticised, Mr. Penlington said it must be glorious to "be outside the profession when you can say what you feel." His final words to teachers were: "Be strong and resolute; see the way, and, having seen it, go to the goal.' At a later stage in the meeting it was suggested, amid applause, that Mr. Penlington, after his retirement, should give his services to the teachers by entering Parliament.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 3447, 24 March 1932, Page 7
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132TEACHERS "SWAN SONG" King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 3447, 24 March 1932, Page 7
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