THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1977
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PUPILS URGED TO RESPECT TRADITIONAL VIRTUES
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THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. COLVYN HAYE TODAY (THURSDAY) URGED PUPILS TO RESPECT TRADITIONAL VIRTUES, TO EMULATE AND ADAPT THEM TO THE IR LIVES.
HE WAS ADDRESSING THE AUDIENCE AT THE ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL CERTIFICATES AT ST. PAUL'S CONVENT SCHOOL IN CAUSEWAY BAY.
BUT, MR. HAYE SAID, RESPECT FOR TRADITIONAL VIRTUES SHOULD NOT BE BLIND.
+IN A SCIENTIFIC AGE WE ARE RIGHTLY TAUGHT TO QUESTION AND THIS INVOLVED FINDING OUT WHY.
+ IN OUR INQUIRY WE SHOULD NEVER LOSE RESPECT FOR THE MOTIVES OF THE PAST. THE PAST, AFTER ALL, SHOULD BE A GUIDE FOR THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE, AND THE INSPIRATION OF THE PAST SHOULD REMA IN, + HE SAID.
MR. HAYE ADDED: +AS YOU ENQUIRE INTO HISTORY, ETHICS, PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION AND LAW - THE FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN SOCIETY YOU WILL FIND GUIDANCE FOR PRESENT CONDUCT. TEACHERS ARE GUIDES IN THIS EXCITING TOUR OF DISCOVERY, AND TEACHERS THEMSELVES ARE AN EXAMPLE FOR PUPILS.+
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CHILDREN IN SCHOOL SHOULD RIGHTLY BE TAUGHT TO RESPECT TRADITIONAL VIRTUES, AND IN ST. PAUL'S CONVENT SCHOOL +I KNOW THAT THEY ARE. THEY ARE TAUGHT TO RESPECT THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR TEACHERS, THEIR SCHOOL AND SOCIETY.+
THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL WAS ONE OF STEADY PROGRESS. +1 AM SURE THAT ST. PAUL'S WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY A LEADING ROLE IN EDUCATION IN THE FUTURE. NEW SCHOOLS LOOK TO OLDER SCHOOLS SUCH AS THIS FOR INSPIRATION AND GUIDANCE. TRADITION IS HARD EARNED AND THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR EXPERIENCE, HE SAID.
MRS. HAYE DISTRIBUTED CERTIFICATES AND PRIZES LATER.
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