WAR IN THE SCHOOLS
To The Editor Sir, —In a country so devoted to the ■welfare of children as New Zealand, one would expect that the horrors of war could be kept out of school. From all over the town one hears parents complaining of children crying over things they have been told by teachers whose zeal for imparting up-to-date knowledge is surely out-running their discretion. Letters, essays, talks, radio news—all about war. We adults need all our stability and calmness to face these days of dread cheerfully. Why undermine the nerves and health of our children? There are lessons to be learned in preparedness and thrift, but I fail to see any good purpose in terrorizing our little ones.—Yours, etc., FOUR PARENTS. September 11, 1939. [This letter was referred to an official of the Southland Education Board, who declined to make any comment.]
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Southland Times, Issue 23922, 14 September 1939, Page 9
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144WAR IN THE SCHOOLS Southland Times, Issue 23922, 14 September 1939, Page 9
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