THE MISFITS
You meet men in every walk of life who are masters of a hobby and “duds” at their job. Had some selectiveness been used in the first place, they would have been happy and useful. Better be a hedger and happy than a king- on a throne and miserabl. say I. The only way to get the best out of life is to be occupied in doing the things you can do best.
You can’t blame the teaching profession for life's misfits. They prepare our youngsters carefully enough at school, and try to make the most of their talents, but afterwards leave them to their own or their parents’ devices. Now, there may be the best in the world, as far as the parents are concerned, but the need of an immediate contribution to the family exchequer, and the luck of finding a job, weight the scales against the wise planning of a career. Surely it is high time that something was done to stop this waste of precious human material? It is upon the youngsters of to-day, and upon them alone, that our greatness and prosperity must depend to-morrow'.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 80, 25 June 1927, Page 10
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192THE MISFITS Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 80, 25 June 1927, Page 10
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