BOYS’ CAMP

Hokitika Guardian, 28 January 1932, Page 6

BOYS’ CAMP

EXPERIMENTAL TRAINING FARM

(By Tel'eyraph.—ter tress Association)

WELLINGTON. Jan. 27

“The Munster of Education is keenly interested in the experiment, and he is considering wliat can be done to give it permanency,” stated <Mr Strong, Director of Education, after an official visit to the agricultural training and holiday camp'for the unemployed hoys at Penrose this morning. He was accompanied by the Director of Technical Education, Mr La Trobe, and the Chief Inspector of Schools. The party made a detailed inspection of the site, and expressed complete satisfaction at the general outlay. Mr Strong addressed the boys in the camp on the principals of good citizenship. In the afternoon a vjs.t was paid by Mr B. Tcagle (President) and four other numbers o. the Wellington- Rotary Club, Mr Reakes (Director of Agriculture), Mr J. L. Goldsmith (Chairman of the Wellington Unemployment Committee), and Mrs MeVicar (of the Wellington Charitable Aid Board). Messrs Reakes and Tcagle adressed the lads, expressing appreciation at the progress in their agricultural training, and at their good response to discipline. The high_ est expectations of the camp had been fulfilled, stated Mr Greenberg (Camp Commandant) to the party. The Camp authorities, he added, were anxious to place at least fifty-three of the hoys, who had good experiencing at milking, fencing and handling stock. He made an earnest appeal to farmers in the Wairarapa and other districts to do all they possibly could to employ the boys.