The Errors of Ethel

NZ Truth, Issue 946, 12 January 1924, Page 5

The Errors of Ethel

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO

THE FIRE,

Two years In gaol (r a hnrd sentence for an ei*ht««n»year»old girl to hear, especially when «ho has never been In one before, but it was what Ethel Haywood heard m the Wellington Magletrnte's Court this week, without a whimper. She was a wolldresßed girl, this Ethel, and there wni no doubt sho had a will of her own. In 1921 she wa« placed m the Cavershnm Induetrlnl School, having been taken before v Magistrate as boingr not undor pro|w»r control. Several tinjwi she hopped the fence and traa onuyhl m I own. and, when »he "waft finally llconsod out m nrlvat« aervioc m Duneitin. a couplo of months x>t bo njfo, nho got iflc'k of wnehlnff dishes and downed towoln. This timo sht got a« ftir as Wclllnffion, wb^ere *he took a room and kept her «#«« open for a job. She didn't even get the {?lad-eyo from a job. let Mono any encouragement, a,nd a month went by. Then v girl with whom «h« hrn) bo* come friendly RURgentod camping out at Lyall Buy, Kthel fell m with th« idea and utad© o« with a blanket from th« room and sevornl garmenta to r«. plenlrt* her. wardrobe— £8/«/. worth !!L an \. Departmewi did not want her hack m the InduaMa\ School. unM Senlor-Strgeaht Lander when Vie told MftgUtmte Orr Wnlker about It.

"I'd bettor jMjnd lur to Pi. Halftwctl then."" ob#m'*d the Mn»rl*tr«t«. Ho then O»tl<>r*d her detention Uier»» for two yen**' rtsrormatlv<» t*vntm*tst. Bth#4 will now hßv<k t-tthitiriwHhiy \ouk<»r rtt the *?n«ldp thnn *h«« tmn?nin«*il for. though pi'rhnp* the cnmfmny will b« (««s «iueruUning o" niffhu,