VISITS TO SHIPS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 23, 20 October 1937, Page 4

VISITS TO SHIPS

Educational Value To Children PARKVALE EXPERIENCE "Actual experience of this kitid ia of t'ar more value educationally than the use of the raditf and the cinerna," said Mr W. B. Roe, headmaster of the Parkvale School in his monthly report presented at the committee meeting last evening when ccunmenting on the visits made by pupils of the school to the. Shaw Savill line's vessels, Akaroa and Tainui, recently. "There is no doubt that from an educational point of view the outings were a great success. The children were nble in see at first band how our produce is loaded and stored for tke long joumey ti» England, I11 fact they were able t0 apply tke science learned at school in eonnection witk cool storage and preservation of food stuffs," he said. "The children were also given some conception of kow people travel and make use of their leisure hours. But the most encouraging aspect of the excursiong was the manner in wkich some of the pupils gav© interesting' lecturettes to tkose class pupils wko were not fortunate enougk to partieipate in tke outings." Thanks were extended to Mr J. Stickland, chairman of the committee, for kis organisation of the visits to tke Jiners, and also to tkose committeeraen 1 wko allowed their cars to be used toj con vcy the children to and from Napier.