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Plunket Poster Competition

October 13th Primary Schools: Benjamin Cashell (St

NR.— Paul’s Convent) 1, Dai Te Wiata (Ngaruawahia
Primary 2.
Posters depicting an aspect of Plunket
were entered by primary and secondary pupils Ngaruawahia High School: Patrea McNeil
in a poster competition during Plunket Week in 1, Peter Williamson (both thirdformers) 3.

Ngaruawahia. All entries were exhibited in The prizes were presented by Mrs Alison
local shop windows and the winners in the Henry of Hamilton (Mrs New Zealand) and
window of the Waikato Savings Bank, and congratulations were extended to the prize-
great interest was shown in these. winners by Ngaruawahia’s Mayoress, Mrs A.

Winners were as follows:— M. Latta.

The Little Red Book

Sir, — It is apparent schools now being read by A careful reading of
that over and above the thousands of Tauranga the Little Red Book
tide of pollution of our school children from 12 to should convince any

soils, waterways and 25, thanks to government conscientious parent that
atmosphere, NZ is now indolence, booksellers it, indeed, fulfils
being subjected to another unconcern and legal communist objectives and
and more dangerous form, ineptitude. could, if read widely
that of mental pollution The Little Red Book enough, undermine a

— a continuous barrage certainly takes the cake whole generation of young
of moral filth, for sheer audacity, people.

pornography and political acumen and This is probably why
obscenity dressed up as “under the belt” tactics. It the “diverse group of
smart, progressive and is nothing but a brazen teachers, university
modern but specifically attempt to turn our professors, students,
directed towards under- children into Marxist doctors, journalists,
mining the moral and revolutionaries. This book editors and lawyers”
social fabric of our is not so named by chance responsible for the
society. but in my opinion derives publication of the New

Latterly we have been its inspiration from a Zealand edition, wish to
regaled, firstly with the distinctly political and remain anonymous lest
musical show “Hair”, then ideological source. In this they show an

Dr Germaine Greer connection the openly embarrassing shade of red.
spoiling her own case with stated objectives of IRATE PARENT
unnecessary four-letter International Commun-
expletives and finally the ism are not without Tauranga
well-timed publication of significance.
the Little Red Book for