SEEING THE SIGHTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 October 1922, Page 10

SEEING THE SIGHTS.

AMERICAN GIRLS IN NfiW ZEALAND AN ADVENTUROUS PROJECT. There are in Auckland to-day two smart American r ladies of fine character who are >rking their way round the world. They belong to the teaching profession, and their homes is in New York, their parents having consented to the adventure. They started off with a very limited amount of cash, and are determined to work their way through each country until they have made the round trip. They are accepting any reasonably suitable work, although they are capable of anything from high school teaching downwards. It was on reaching Auckland that they accepted the first menial work they had ever done in their lives. It was in a factory, but their capabilities were soon apparent, and it was not long before they were promoted to more congenial work. VIA WELLINGTON.

But Auckland will not detain them long. By the strictest economy they are replenishing the treasury, and look forward to visiting Rotorua, Kaitomo Caves, Palmerston North, and one or two other tourist spots before reaching Wellington. By the time they reach the Capital Cit}’ it is likely that the treasury will again need further supplies, but as these plucky young ladies are willing to perform any reasonable work desired of theta they are not likely to find their stay in Wellington irksome. They will later cross to Nelson and the West Coast and then via Arthur’s Pass to Christchurch, which will have its attractions as the most English city in New Zealand. Then further south, and—well, the future is in the lap of the gods! , NEW ZEALAND’S MEN FOLK. They had been told before leaving New York that there were 25 per cent, more men than women in New Zealand, so it may be that, during their travels through “God’s Own Country,” they may meet their fate in a manner which has not yet entered into tlieir calculations. Yes; the future is truly in the lap of the gods. When they first conceived this globetrotting notion, they were greatly impressed by the value of the experience they would gain, which Will be of exceptional use to them in the profession they follow. It will broaden their outlook on things in general in a way which could not have been achieved by remaining at home, and will give them a spirit of independence and self-reli-ance. Without jfoubt their value as teachers will be considerably enhanced by the time they again reach New York.