SOLDIERS' CHILDREN.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 7563, 6 May 1919, Page 6

SOLDIERS' CHILDREN.

THE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME.

DR. IUDDIiSLL'S VIEWS.

; The other day, Dr< J. E. Riddell, vhc ; is su udl known iv tho Huw&tt'a iiav ;. district, \vu& visiting Wdhus&ou, vvhme 144 was iutem&weu on tiia subject vi the 'livuthuui L\«uiui>oii tokhowaaiya Art Union. It is \v«ii known by nil ,uw*a iut<arcst<Ki that JJv. Kidaeiis ■.' iitwgy hus had a great <k'al to do/ wisii iixo preoresa of thia scheme. The Doctor has bihi&eif contributed over £1000 -^ to tho fund in prxa«s—such is hia pru«- ---/' ticai sympathy with the soldiers' kid- [■ dias. And the interviewer's object was to scoot** as much information as p«*. ■- tubJo from the Doctor concerning vlw? lananer in which it was urc>ncscd to «tdi>{"7 Minister tho fund. O k*k Wott," said Dr. Kiddell. "tit© fund /waa originate! by Colonel H. JR. Potj... ter, C.M.U., X.tt.S.C, when ho was :} (l ', Camp Commandant at j.runtham Camp. ■y ; Sfcaran:* «, v. samli way, tiie fund was ,-, r «o enthusiastically 'received by prom -.-, anent gentleman, that the scheme iiu;T volopcd into a much more ambitious I," ' ' tirojtivt than was original!y considered. t; j . No doubt." continued Dr. Biddell, <l tlu» £.. .< hard work of Colonel Potter and h;a L • ■ keen enthusiasm for tho cause bad a ;<.,' ' , gnat deal to do with the development ti] of iateiosu'in the fund. Tne truaiv-ss fc»: Major-Gene nil Sir A.; Robin. ;</> K.C.M.G., C.8., General Officer Com- '--",, mantling X.Z. lt'urces; Dr. W. J. An. &-*- daratm, Director of Jikiucation: an;i V>-<Jwloiml Palter. ;: . ;. ?-,, "The objects ot the fund can only be '*..' generaJiy stated, since, until the •*. ;" amount subscribed is ascertained, it is i £<; < impossible to determine the exact, ay- ! tl';.. plication of the money. A Wood but- I V/> *«! of th« scheme j however, can le * I'-.'• given. It is a Dominion fund for every Iff ' ,"V*rtt of New Zealand, and the general : :';«i&ibct ia to promote or assist iv the ; fJ" promotion of the education of the chilly, dxed of soldiers of the New Zealand \ '' Expeditionary Force* who have been 't.i. '■ Jellied or have been on active service in J-i tfci* yar. If funds permit, the chiid;'u ren of members of any, branch of His ly\ Majesty's; forces who were on active l\ .service d,mink the war will be included ■ f ' ao'long as the parents were domiciled ► ",' ia New Zealand at tho time of enliat- '.'- .<■ Went. In a<lnuiufitexinj; the funds, the ■;J hpoessities of tlie child an-J of luspr heiV-;, parent or parents and all surrounding |>' - circumstanceswwil t be taiien into con- « . sideiraxion. it is proposed,to provide ;.''-. free places, scholarships, and bursaries y at th«» various coiit-gea, jind to furnish ", *n allowance in tho ease of each stu- ■;■ ■ dent, to enable him or her to go through ■I/'-. jWita the tuition. K;• "Provided funds are available, there m*] is also :i scheme proposed to take nfty w; of th*» children of those who mode the m,ty fcupreme sacrifice, and to put these fifty B;,/ right through into theia* professions i.s ■j S :|| »rchifcectßj engineer s,. doctp rs,. etc.; the B' people to act m loco parentis. Four out ■ ~ of tho fifty children would be Maoris, ft>-, tor aureiy the M«ioris havo » claim upon ft, Jus, cossidering their splendid sliaro in ft. the fighting. ft-r "Of course.," wenit on the. Doctor, ftjj.^ f vwhat can he done depends entirely ftK),upon the amount of money raised; and ■^A-H-hjit we want to do'first of all is to get ft^'&smuch money as possible into tho fund ft .^Mifore 30th Juno, when this Art Union ft'joloaefl: It is proposal to raise, £100,000, ft -and if that sum is reached, a gr«at ft'".deal can be done with it for the child- ■'-, xen of New Zealand's heroes. ft-' "Some people don't seem to want to H lotiy Art TJmon tickets, because they ft; .object to Art Unions, and yet tliey are H"- sympathetic towa.rrls the splendid ■\ '(Bcltfeme of heloinc; the soldiers' childreH. Yet surely there is no need for all these people to stand out. because we H> are accepting donations. So please tell '■ yo*ur readers that if tney wish to help Hi; tne"kiddies without buying: tickets they H: Can. Rend their cheques along to tho ■ and they will be duily ac■i>knbwk<3ped. wNothing that we can do for these is enough. Their fathers H^*i« n* away to the front, and died to erw SJealnnrl safe from the Hun. 1 that tho children are left fatherthe least we can do is to look after It is tip to every self-respecting Zealander to put what bo or she afford into this fund, either ns t or by purchasing tickets. One best plans. •"•tkli «i. great many have adopted is to purchase a tifike+-i» every we°k. Yon never miss an odd shilling or two, and there's pIwnvs the chance of winning some of the H £6300 worth of prizes."