REALISATION.

Otaki Mail, 24 July 1922, Page 4

REALISATION.

(Chapter io, Continued). JJy P, J. Uydcr. Another thing I have nimo.il forgoi ;•,; to tell vol! is tills. We 110 ilOt now make uoelois, etc., us tlioy did in you. da vs. [I riot how tlo they uiiiiiugu if: , u . v !, you lioa't mean to toil mo that ,hcy sue -o well bred mat n is just natural Lor iiu-m to bo doctors, etc. Ok no, no. No laity tales, just common sense tales that's all. I'ou see in your da.- if a wealthy man hud a son If; .said. "My sun shall be a doctor, lawv,,r, or some other distinguished pel - '.,,.:, i„.,i it he had the brains to puss 7oa.c times ii' he could not pas- then I all Is different. Firstly you musi want io 1-c a doctor; secondly yon must 1 have a "ood sound constitution; thirdly | j-ou must pas the professor, who tell.' ! you whether you have a head that has j every chauue oi sounding you iu good stead for such work, 'i'hcji you has.: U/,, AJtiu uii lUis prolimiuury, if all ;.; saiisiautoi'/j you arc then Uiuued to be a doctor, lull kuvo also had to take your oath that you wiii at uli times think ox' the good you can do and the suffering you can save the publie, and that tor all time you will do | iii! you can to uplil't mankind irrcspci:avu oi Lis or her station iu life. iia\ ing done lUis then no effort is sparetl io see that you make one of the cleverest of our time. So you see it's uu ivondc-r cut people are improving. Vow the next great thing the old man did was to call together all the head, of the education boards. When ho had tin at .ogetla r and a chairman electee; [ :o euuliy asked them if they evei thought. At this the chairman tool; Ccopiion and asked if jm look them .-;.„■ j, lot of school children. Thi.ma.de IHo old man smile and said if you , . . do think then all 1 can say h i drat ,i think there is precious little gain j i,y ;.: the thinking you have done. ILi-rc die chairman again interrupted . , l; „i and asked him to be reus- ... oh, said lie. 1 will do my bos! .nusi furtive me if .1 tread ra i i,;-.- ■ lion j our corns, for mo.-. ',, ~,,... ~ u ■;.; when their com., an iud ;.:".i. -sow, you gentlemen evi I :;,.;,, j • Husk \ou aie a hard think in jj 1,,, ~:• ~„,.. nil ie to my way of tlii.ik •,'tui mav imagine you do '■■ ■ '.'"' 7'. iiy io ('ell you do' not. Ii oi ,!ei p and hard you woof: ■ education system of ihi .■ .:. ; , much sounder foot in;; ...,„,g with our education >, , : : ~ .my things want altering. ;',i, :.,,,:: oariicalai one is that . , i . , :: . , : . ~ :,. education is us.>cn■he well' bei ig of the uatioi:. ' ,„„,„,■ roll The children are . I;,.- . Oh .Mr, liiut i houhi >•■ , u> the children ai home. A„. „: .-h-iVm-e. while you know that is sibwrong. -Now supposing ymi -el „side one whole hour of every | -, hooi day for all th- children uxor th. | ; hird -l.anda.rd and explained in a pruc- j j i-:,, r .| ....miiH.iisenso maiinei how wrong] j these idea.- were, and how different j thin ;s u mid bo MICO they fully under- .... . .-. ..,■■.:■■, jC itiJU ■'-.- ' ; ed:.. ■ ii ■:> •■idci.l largely iiou tm I,i : s . 7 • .-oue.iry in tee world ea a ever ! ~-,,.;.< ;,, i.. govcraed , veil modeiale!.-. ' :, a lk t tin- wo'l.l N composed of work'are b.-inging Ihe children into the -;.: shame o!) the rich to allow such i a now it is perfectly true. As that is j ..,, y.ui si,.aid- not lie slow to grasp the \:t. itioii ami .see at once that your edu- ■ ..._ . : is altered, and above ail ... that the first and foremost thine ; is taught is honesty, and by showthem that without, honest people cannot ever expect to have an hongovernmont. So long as you have I . i nipt people so long must you expect have corrupt government. To a arge extent try ami instill into these little ■ a,'- very souls, thai while it ies>C'i!tiul for ore' and fill to be careful '••. am! always try and be prepared' !..- : ■ -.' ed-iarfuiie that may befall us j ivrong to imagine that money i* jl '.-■.... reach th m that yrhile money!) !- e. ■. ..''.al as a medium oi exchange j! j it is not necessary for happiness. Show j '■■ I 'liionitrate to them how neces-j h i fut them to understand that; .vorker irying to g -i ahead of his j aatte is causing most oi the strife of f', fi-iln ■ Also show them what jealousy \ iiioaia- when carried too far. and to I strive to bcnl one tinother it should al-' ■a e< bo done with a spirit of fairness.,. Show them how stupid it was for theirjj : :;e:.'ts To have tried to get one great 1 ■nine without firs' having thought out Iniv ;ey v.-ere going, to run the world, once their object had been accomplished, fin the other hand show them how nee Esarv it is for them to belong to a « *

mighty union, that hit:: io..its motto "Not greed atid In/.Lness," bul one thai sta.eis for everytliing that is. good. Vcs -Mr, we inusi eongiutulato you on your novel idea', ami I for' One ea'u see that if the children are taught on lines something similar to those that you have just told us, a .yea amount of good would be done. There is one thing i would like Io ask you before you have us, and that is why you are trying to help the workers. Simply be-,-aus,. I sec not only the workers drifting down hill bul because I see the whole mil ion going' down hill. Why, I told you gentlemen you never thought d.vp. and now you are beginning to realise I am right. (To be Continued). '