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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1975
PUPILS URGED TO THINK FOR THEMSELVES
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THE MAIN PURPOSE OF A SCHOOL IS TO TEACH ITS PUPILS TO THINK, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (SECONDARY), MR. ROBERT CAMERON, SAID THIS EVENING AT THE SPEECH DAY OF ST. BONAVENTURE COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL.
+THIS, TO ME, IS THE BEST PREPARATION OF ALL FOR ENTRY INTO THE COMMUNITY. A COMMUNITY CAN ASK FOR NO BETTER SERVICE FROM ITS SCHOOLS THAN THAT THEY PRODUCE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO CAN SEE PROBLEMS CLEARLY, EVALUATE OBJECTIVELY AND MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS - IN OTHER WORDS YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE LEARNED TO THINK, HE SAID.
MR. CAMERON ADVISED PUPILS WHILE STUDYING THEIR VARIOUS SLEJECTS TO KEEP ASKING *WHY?+
HE ADDED : +DON'T TAKE EVERYTHING FOR GRANTED. THINK FOR YOURSELF. THAT IS REALLY WHAT SCHOOL IS ALL ABOUT NOT TO FILL YOUR MINDS WITH FACTS AND FIGURES, THOUGH THESE HAVE THEIR
IMPORTANCE, BUT TO GIVE YOU EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN TO THINK THINGS OUT FOR YOURSELF.
+YOU'LL BE GIVEN CHANCES TO DO THIS NOT ONLY IN THE CLASSROOM BUT IN THE OTHER ACTIVITIES ORGANISED WITHIN THE SCHOOL. THESE EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CAN BE JUST AS IMPORTANT - DON'T THINK OF THEM AS JUST AMUSEMENTS, PLAYING GAMES. YOU CAN LEARN A LOT ABOUT YOURSELF AND ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE BY JOINING IN AND TAKING PART.+
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SUGGESTED THAT +OLD BOYS+ OF ST. BONAVENTURE MIGHT THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT THE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES WHICH WOULD ATTRACT FORMER STUDENTS TO JOIN A FORMER STUDENTS CLUB OR ASSOCIATION.
+YOU COULD, PERHAPS, TRY TO ORGANISE HOBBIES GROUPS OR EVEN SOME FURTHER EDUCATION OR INTEREST CLASSES. I AM SURE THE SCHOOL WOULD BE PLEASED TO HELP WITH ACCOMMODATION. YOU MIGHT GET THE TEACHING STAFF AND EVEN PARENTS INVOLVED. I AM SURE THAT MANY YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN THEY LEAVE SCHOOL WANT TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION.
+WHAT BETTER PLACE TO DO IT THAN THEIR OWN SCHOOL, AND WITH THEIR OLD COLLEAGUES? THIS IS MERELY A SUGGESTION WHICH
I OFFER TO YOU TO THINK ABOUT,+ MR. CAMERON SAID.
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HE PRAISED THE SCHOOL FOR HAVING ESTABLISHED A FAIR
REPUTATION.
ST. BONAVENTURE HAD CERTAINLY MADE ITS MARK EARLY IN THE LOCAL MUSIC FESTIVAL, IN THE +KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN+ CAMPAIGN AND IN THE FIELD OF SPORT.
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