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New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 389, 6 December 1946, Page 27

For your child _ A BETTER CHANCE Not 80 long ag0 in New Zealand only a very few children received a reasonably complete education The rest went from primary school straight to work Today every child must continue at school until he Or she is ffteen years of age- Furthermore, every child is entitled to between Pupil and teacher. Life in a four years of free secondary education. modern school is full of activity, pur- pose, and the joy of working togethec: Practical training This increase in the time all our children Physical wellbeing are at school has made other changes These advances plus a new attention to necessary. Many of our youngsters the body through free milk and apples, have strong practical ability for which free medical and dental care, and better advanced secondary education i8 un- methods of physical training will put suitable. For them New Zealand school the New Zealander of tomorrow among ing now makes use of modern equipment the best developed, best informed, best to teach carpentry, engineering; science, balanced citizens of the world: farming, homecraft. More of this equip ment is wanted. How you can help The new spirit You can help by taking an interest m your local school, your school committee Hundreds of our schools have been built and parents? association. And here is or altered for greater light; air and cheer- one way to help obtain better schools fulness- There is a happy relationship and more teachers: Work steadily and_ KEEP PRODUCTION HIGH 18 8 D E D BY TB NBW ZEALAND c0 VERNKENT