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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 130, 5 June 1902, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed l)y our correspondents.] " CITIZEN'S " PItOPOSAL. TO Till: KDITOIi. Sin,—Your con''spoil letii, of Wed nesday mo nirg h°.s s'.vuck the tigh* no'", : t nd one which I have Img won(1 red wo have n u heard before. L'lttu-'y, in Mrs town, musc'o has barn de.eloptd iilinost oxc'u.siv. ly as f>ir a th => leisure timo of our you >g p ople li«s been cotieema), a;id dsrible a< physic d p .we l ß may be, wo ar> unwiw id neg'ect the meital. With peace amuivd, and tha interval wo may now hope for of cecession of patr.otic <3is play and exc-.sssivo atteu.ion to t'.ie military cieiiioiit, wo shall ilo w.dl to turn our attrition to the higher and more enduting faculties of our ratu/e, and .his should bean opportune tiui. for jorna such s hems. My smill cmtiibution town- w t.he same is reidy when definite ari-ungeui-nti ate complete.—l am, etc., Anotuer Citize.s. TO THE EDITOR.

Sir. —I was on tukiug up t ; e piper this morning to real th i tittggus ion put fort h by Citizen re off-ling a prize for t.he be it speech on " Political Economy " by any boy O' girl of the town. I inn *;lad girls are included, not because my boys aie bo'h girls, but, wlile I wis in Am rica, 1 heard a lo" of reciting and sp aking 'y both S'xes. I must tay the feai ile variety took the pi'm, Lotub'y a Mi"« Fho'itz In the II Schools t,i or.> that sort of tiling is ootonrag'od, a function being held every Friday a'ternoon from 3to 4 p.ui, to hfa- lading, recitation*, and spipcHe*. The school is divided into two sec'ions, and a memb-'T of ea'.'h section ''ccupias 'he chairs, each chairman oiling oa the members of bis se tion. The chairs were filled by toys when I was there, hut the gii'is al-o took their turn. I a'so a'tended dehaUs at twodifl'eien' schools, and i" was a treit to lon - thu way the boys and girls hacdlrd their subject. Why not have the same thing heie? And while lam about it I would liko to mentior, or urgo ih-1 rossutec'ion of the Dibating Club, «hi 'h did such good for line# years among a lot of us boys, some of us not knowing how to op«n OU' mouths i-ven wl'en «e joined, and now —but that's aiiotli r s'oiy. Will Citizen use his inlluenc* this w«y. 1 wid do all I can to help him, a* w. 1 J a< subscribe to the prize fund. lam sire there is plenty of t<le it in the to<vn to keep going 0110 Debiting Club, when both sex's ci i b come u»> rabe p. 1 would like Citiz n to write ano h r letter, mid ei he' figti his name or communicate with me. —I vin, t-tc., J. A. RonEtt a. June 4th.