TEACHER IN ARMY
SCRUBBING FLOORS AND WASHING DISHES Education of children was Avork of far greater national importance than .sweeping floors and washing' dishes in the army, members of the Tara-> naki Education Board agreed when' a letter written to the secretary, Mr W . Insull, by a teacher now in the army was read. The teacher said that for two months he had been for the most part, sweeping, scrubbing and oiling floors, preparing meals and washing dishes, and that he was a little: dislieaitened because he felt he was wasting his time. He had decided to seek a transfer to some other unit. The teacher, who was said to have been one of thfe best sole teachers in Taranaki, added that after obtaining high marks and a good report at a special course he had been posted as an orderly in the medical inspection room. It was ridiculous, declared Mr S:' G. Smith, that a fit man with the teacher's specialised knowledge should be doing work that plenty of men unfit for other duties could do quite well. If he was useful to the army for no more than that his work as a teacher was of far greater importance.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 81, 22 July 1942, Page 5
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201TEACHER IN ARMY Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 81, 22 July 1942, Page 5
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