CHILD SLAVERY.
Sir, —I feel a reply to Mr. Hugh McIlaigh on the above question is needed, as he holds some extraordinary views. I live near the Whitiora School and each morning I soe crowds of little tots going to school, and a happier-looking crowd one would never meet. I often ask them if they like school and never once have I heard anything but yes, and often the addition that they would not stay away for anything. Has Mr. McHaigh ever reared a family himself? The writer has, and found that when each child reached the age of about five or six: they got discontented at home and continually in mischief, which I am sure indicated that the child's mind was capable of absorbing more and needing more interest than was possible at home. In each case (five) the children were much happier and quite as healthy after attending school. If children were allowed to roam unemployed until the age of ten, it would be a terrible calamity for parents and children alike. They are far better interested and their mental powers developed. An Experienced Mother.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20650, 23 August 1930, Page 14
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187CHILD SLAVERY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20650, 23 August 1930, Page 14
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