CORRESPONDENCE.
(To the Editor.)
Sir, —The Hawke’s Bay Education Board, referring to the influence of radio thrillers on our children, brings forward also a suggestion from the Napier Headmasters' Association. This is that the Minister of Education be asked to introduce legislation to prohibit children of school age from attending films bearing an A certificate. That such an elementary safeguard is not already operating is surely a, sign of national apathy. 1 have always felt that the attitude of the cinema proprietor could be summed up as “Recommended for Adults Only; Children Gd.” Perhaps that of parents is even worse, for they send their children off to the “flicks” on Saturdays regardless of the programme. —I am, etc., NEW ZEALAND AIOTHER,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 258, 28 September 1940, Page 9
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121CORRESPONDENCE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 258, 28 September 1940, Page 9
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