The Waikato Independent TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1940. TOWN AND COUNTRY

Waikato Independent, Volume XL, Issue 3664, 6 February 1940, Page 4

The Waikato Independent TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1940. TOWN AND COUNTRY

Appearance of Mushrooms.—The heavy rain of the last two weeks has resulted in mushrooms making their appearance in the Cambridge district. Odd mushrooms have been seen on. poor country for some time and now' they are becoming more plentiful.

Stockings Too Hot.—The unsuitability of high school girls wearing long woollen stockings during the summer months was discussed at last night's meeting of the Cambridge School Committee, and it was decided to recommend to the teaching staff that the girls be allowed to wear short tennis socks if they desired.

Children's Thoughts on War.— Three hundred thousand German school children are to receive free "war diaries." In these books they are told to write down their thoughts and experiences. There is also a pocket for keeping newspaper cuttings and pictures. After the war "valuable prizes" will be awarded for the best-kept diaries.

School Committees Praised.—The old idea that to be a member of a school committee was one of the lowest forms of public service had long since gone by the board, said Mr A. N. Macky, ward representative of the Auckland Education Board, when speaking at the opening of tlie Maungatautari No. 2 School on Saturday. He considered thai school committee work was among the best that residents of a district could engage in.

Duty and Privilege.—" You know it is a duty and a privilege of any person who can do so to come forward and assist in the administration of justice," said Mr W. !H. Woodward, S.M., to a woman in the New Plymouth Police Court who was somewhat cpncerned that her name might appear in the report of the proceedings, as a witness thereof. "There is nothing to be ashamed of," he added, "and I .am it will he nq slur on your good name.''