VISIT TO SCHOOL
: j * , GOVERNOR-GENERAL ADDRESSES , | CHILDREN On their arrival in Motueka yester--1 day Their Excellencies, Sir Cyril and ’! Lady Newall. visited the Motueka Dis v ' trict High School, where pupils from c j number of schools in the district were ‘ gathered. Addressing the children after a ; march past ceremony, His Excellency said that there were two thoughts he 1 wished to leave with them. His first advice to them was that when they were working they should work hard ' and when they were playing they should | play hard. They should never try to ! mix the two together. If they worked j hard they would do their work more ! quickly, better and enjoy it more. Secj ondlj r , His Excellency advised the child- [ ren to do their work well for the sake J of doing it well, not because they were I going to receive a reward for it. There 1 was pleasure, satisfaction and joy in doing work really well. Reward, payment and praise would follow automatically and they would enjoy life a great deal more. Before leaving the school. Their Excellencies walked among the children, speaking individually to as many as possible. At the request of Sir Cyril the children were granted a special holiday on Monday.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 21 April 1945, Page 2
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209VISIT TO SCHOOL Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 21 April 1945, Page 2
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