IDLE BOYS.
Sir,—l Happened to see a picture a few days since of a number of boys waiting in a queue outside one of our business firm's- ofiice, which firm had advertised for a boy. I wondered then how long some of those lads had left school and how long they had been waiting for this first job. It would bo interesting to know how many boys and girls who finished with their school last Christmas have not yet been able to find employment. As far as one can read from the papers nothing is likely to be done, since there are so many members of Parliament who are there for one thing only, to use spoiling tactics. What kind of men and women can we ever expect our boys and girls to be when, after having a good schooling, the country does not require them ? This aspect of unemployment is the worst and most serious one confronting New Zealand to-day. It should not bo a hard job to ascertain while Parliament is sitting exactly how many children will be leaving our schools after Christmas. Anxious Parent.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20623, 23 July 1930, Page 16
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