In the public, schools of Englund wo rub each cither’s angles down, and beooitne capable both of command and of obedience, said Dr. H. 11 Gray, who was lecturing at St. Andrew’s Hall, Auckland. “But there is a tendency on the part, of the public schools at Home to breed a- uniformity of type, ' he added. “There is txio much regard for physical prowess, and to little concern for intellectual advancement. On leaving school the Knglish public school boy does well when he is dealing with inferior race's, but when ho reaches the shores of Canada or Australia, lie mots men who are not his inferiors, men who will not be dictated to, and who resent condescension. Ho mots men who will not brook airs and graces which are suitable enough for the mil's of the field, but not for those who toil and spin. Nevertheless the Knglish public school boy generally “makes good” in the yid. For Chronic Cnest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1 /fl and S/6.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 4945, 19 September 1914, Page 7
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