CANDID PARENT
SON JUST A "LOUT" There is one parent in Otago who combines a sense of humour with a belief that any over-statement of his son's abilities might be prejudicial to the best interests of his scholastic career* states the Oiago Daily limes. This was revealed in the following letter received by the headmaster of a Dunedin secondary school from the father of one 'of his new pupils: "So far as I know, the boy has no medical history. He has never been treated by a doctor, except for an accident to his leg. This accident is supposed to hinder him a little in his movement. Otherwise I iihink he will pass Al. Nothing bright about him; just the usual country lout. I understand he intends to go in for the teaching profession, but I have an idea you will have a heavy job i,n getting him there. Otherwise not a bad boy. He has, however, no use for the farm, and I cannot blame him, for if we can believe all we see in the papers, this farming is worse than tihe Avar. Personally I have been at it only some 30 years, so am not in a position to say much about it." After such a recommendation the headmaster is convinced that the boy in question should do well.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 142, 3 April 1940, Page 3
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222CANDID PARENT Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 142, 3 April 1940, Page 3
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