Heavy Export of Brains
ONES: I should say our social experiments have only been possible because of a high level of ability and education. To tell the truth, though, I often regret the use we make of some of these gifts. Education is a case in point. We have a fine system of primary schools and easy access to secondary and university education. But what do we do with our talent when it is trained? ROBINSON: Well, I’ve heard it said that we export brains as liberally as. dairy produce. JONES: Exactly! We don’t offer much inducement to native talent to stay here, or to return when it has made good overseas. So we lose it. ROBINSON: Steady now. We can’t expect to keep all our bright brains. How can we when our population is so small? How could we keep a Rutherford or a Katherine Mansfield or a David Low? We are a small and an immature country. For instance, we haven’t developed a tradition of our own in art or literature yet, though I think we’re on the way. JONES: In any case, our first hundred years have been crowded with life and progress. Much has been accomplished that we are proud of, and perhaps a little that we aren’t so proud of.-‘ Retrospect-a Summary of Achievement," prepared by Frank Lingard, 2YA, November 11.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 75, 29 November 1940, Page 5
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226Heavy Export of Brains New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 75, 29 November 1940, Page 5
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