BOYS’ FARM CAMP.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 19093, 28 January 1932, Page 9

BOYS’ FARM CAMP.

VISITED BY OFFICIAL PARTIES. APPRECIATION OF WORK DONE. By Telegraph—Press Association MASTERTON,, January 27. “The Minister of Education is keenly interested in the experiment, and is considering what can be done to give it permanency,” stated Mr T. B. Strong, Director of Education, after an official visit to the agricultural training and holiday camp for unemployed boys at Penrose this morning. Mr Strong was accompanied by the Director of Technical Education, Mr La Trobe, and the Chief Inspector of Schools. The party made a detailed inspection of the site, and expressed complete satisfaction at the general outlay. Mr Strong addressed the boys on the principles of good citizenship. In the afternoon, a visit was paid by Mr B. Teagle (president) and four other members of the Wellington Rotary Club; Dr. Reakes, Director of Agriculture; Mr J. I. Goldsmith, chairman of the Wellington Unemployment Committee; and Mrs McVicar, of the Wellington Charitable Aid Board. Dr. Reakes and Mr Teagle addressed the lads, expressing appreciation at the progress in their agricultural training, and at the good response to discipline. The highest expectations of the camp have been fulfilled, stated Mr Greenberg, camp commandant, to the party. The camp authorities, he added, were anxious to place at least fifty-three of the lads who had good experience at milking, fencing and handling stock He made an earnest appeal to farmers in Wairarapa and other districts to. do all they possibly could to employ the boys.