Lost Opportunity
IMAGINE the story of Captain Scott " is familiar to most people, especially to the people of New Zealand, since the geographical position of our country makes it the obvious base for Antarctic expeditions, and nobody could watch the loading of stores, the teams of dogs, the sub-zero clothing of the crews, and the departure of the ships from our ports without an intense excitement and interest in the achievement and the fate of the expeditions we have welcomed and farewelled, It was extremely disappointing, then, to listen to 4YO’s presentation of "Achievement — Captain Scott," and find oneself listening to a stilted, uninspiring, schoolboyish type of play in which the only information given was what we already know — namely, that Scott reached the Pole but was forestalled by Amundsen, and that his party died in the attempt, Several times the phrase "valuable scientific observations’ was used, but no
specific details of these were given; no details of the provisioning or manning of the Terra Nova; no description of the ship; not even a final reading of that most noble and tragic record, the last diary of a hero. It was a magnificent »pportunity wasted.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 356, 18 April 1946, Page 15
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195Lost Opportunity New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 356, 18 April 1946, Page 15
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