Sing a Song
p. 87 · Read in the full issue
of Papaws
"Here we go round the papaw tree, the papaw tree, the papaw tree," sang Miss Ann Cameron on Radio Rabaul one night recently.
Miss Cameron, training officer for pre-schools in New Britain, was intro ducing a new session to Radio Rabaul Radio Pre-School.
The session, in English, pidgin and Tolai, uses simple songs, stories and constant repetition in an attempt to help native children learn English.
What happened to the mulberry bush?
Says Mr. H. H. Leigh, manager of the administration-owned radio station: "It's ridiculous to talk about a mul berry bush in the heart of New Guinea.
A papaw tree makes it much more realistic to the children."
Footnote: The Radio Rabaul song does not mention "a cold and frosty morning" either.—AAP-Reuter.