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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1930

AIM OF EDUCATION~

Teaching the Art of Living

USES OF LEISURÉ'.

Is Public Money Profitably Spent?

[By A Head Master]

People are naturally much exercised by the problem of finding five or six million pounds to raise the minimum school-leaving age

THE CHINA MAIL.

| A GREAT-SEAFARER'S SERVICE

THE HOPE OF THE FUTURE IN BRITAIN

SOME IMPRESSIONS

On a still evening we passed along the Embankment to the heart of the City, and joined a crowd of] men and women on the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral. The traffic with

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important question whether, if the millions can be found, they will be profitably spent. Money spent on good education is worth great sacrifice. Spent on bad education, it is worse than money thrown away.

Since the publication of the Hadow Report the cry has been "Secondary education for all." That means that primary or elemen- tary education, as such, will cease at about the age of 11, after which time four years at least will be devoted to some sort of training which is vaguely called "secondary."

PROBLEM OF ORGANISATION

A short while Ago an inspector told me that he was busy with the problem of organising "the teach ing of French in these now schools." The

remark seemed uminous. Hitherto ono of the conventional hall-marks of the secondary school has been the tenching of at least one foreign language:

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The prospect made me shudder. One knows only too well the vain struggles of so many boys and girls throughout the country to master even the elements of French. Is the

aubtlest accomplishment, needing a real gift for language to acquire at all competently, even when taught by a "live" method.

Three-fold Object I

this by way illustration only. Much BATEC might be Bald of gebra" or physics. It is to be hoped that the authorities will not be so foolish as to thrust any sucli conventional accomplishment on all, or even many, of these hapless chil dren. But, if we are to avoid the fallacies of a purely academic educa tion for all, we must pause to think what is the meaning of education as a whole, and its chief objects in particular.

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said of teachers in training, "It is as though they took a cold bath and failed to react to it." -

to the sound of bugles or strain of a drum and fife band, marched hun-j dreds of sailor-hads to the yearly service held every autumn in the great Cathedral, whers homage is service, the Mercantile Marine, paid to our seamen; and that mighty

The name "Seafarers Service" strikes the imagination and brings memories of men and boys who through all the years in the history of the nation have fared forth on the BCB.

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Entertainmentr To-day Queen's "The Valiant"."

To-day Star "Four Sons."

Accounts to 31st December, 1929. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Theatre, Company will be CLOSED from the 1st March to 10th March, 1930, Theatre, both dates Inclusive.

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To-day World "The Desert Nights" and 9.20 p.m., "The Romantic Lady," (Chinese picture) at 2.30 and 7.16 p.m.

To-day Majestic Theatre;

Sports February 15-Third Hong Kong Annual Marathon Race, University Entrance, 3 p.m.

"White Pants Willie.”

A Wonderful Congregation The Cathedral is full, and who are the congregation? Those hundreds of boys and inde training for the sea, and retired sea captains who have commanded huge liners taking merchandise to the far-off places; | Duddell-st., others doing tramp work, arduous stamps, 0.15 p.m. and perilous around our coasts. In

To-morrow at 460, The Peak, their eyes 13 Watchfulness, Barker Road, household furniture,

gazed 10.30 a.m.

Home Mail To-morrow-Inward from Europe ever alert for menace to their ship, via Siberia (Karnala); America whether from wild atorm or that and ports (President Cleveland);

As to the moral and civic dia- cipline of school life-I say no- thing about religious instruction for obvious reasons, except that it simpan of those who have ly cannot be ignored the newer on the far spaces of the world schools are so quickly assimilating and looked to the stars for guidance, all that is good in the "public school tradition" that I need not enlarge on the importance of ex- tending its benefits,

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Trot", Josephita--Fox Trot",

Leo Reisman and His Orchestra. "Caprice Poetic" (Liszt), "The Fountain" (Maurice Ravel),

Alfred Cortot Lammerts' Auctions

"Song Of Love", By Lucy Isabelle To-day At Stiles

farah-Royal Dadmum. Room "Serenade By Lambert Murphy. valuable postage "Choral Song" (Wesley),

"Andantino in G. Minor" (Frank), Dr. Harold Darke "Don't Be Cruel To A Vegetabuel",

(Sarony) "Don't Do That To The Poor Pass

Cat", (Sarony & Eyton) Just Got Off The Chain", (Lauder) Leslie Sarony

"The Pirate", Sir Harry Lauder. "Oh Could I But Express In Song";

(Mainshkin)

terrible menace fog, that makes Europe vía Suez (Kalyan). navigation so perilous; or menace,

to be on the watch;

for seafarers one realised their faith As these men join in the service may be simple, but it is real. They have been on the waters, they have faced perils, and they have trusted. It is a service of comradeship.

Meetings

Meeting of the Lady Helpers of the Naval And Military Y.M.C.A., Cheer 'O Canteen, 11 am,

February 17 — Annual General

February 27-Eleventh ordinary meeting of shareholders of the Bank of East Asia, Ltd., 10, Des Voeux Rd., Ct., 4.30 p.m.

So far I have falled to give much from the mine and submarine. To It

definite advice. I have only hinted carry out their job they have ever at difficulties and dangers. But on the third point I have much more decided views To teach the right use of leisure is not only all-import unt at the present time; it is com- paratively easy. It is all-important because it determines so much of our production-think of the vast extent of our amusemen: trades, the cinema above all, to say nothing of drink and tobacco-and because I maintain the paradox that educated leisure is much cheaper than un- educated. It tends therefore to re- duce the economie standard of life while it raises the moral standard. How much pleasure and relaxation

Here I must dogmatise freely and any that to be educated is to learn the art of living and that its ob- jects are thrce-fold, those of learn- ing how to become a bread-winner, how to become a good an healthy eltizen, and how to make the best use of lelaurc. These objects are by no means distinct. Many educational activities are found to be directed to all three at once,

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First, then, can the lengthening

Miscellaneous To-morrow - Diocesan

School prize distribution.

Girls

February 18-Lecture by Dr. A. R. Wellington on "The Life of a Masquito" Helena May' Institute,

The City is represented by its civic authorities linking up the sea- farer (who conveys precious car- goes) with the captains of industries in the great Port of London who come to this service to acknowledge 6.30 p.m. the debt they owe to the senmen. February 19 Queen's College What a volume of sound goes up prize distribution. from the hundreds of men and boys, as well as from the choir, as they all

do the educated enjoy merely by conjoin in well-known chants and versation and discussion with the hymns! Wave after wave of praise educated? And it costs nothing at echoes round the vast Cathedral, and all!

seems to mingle with the roar of London, till all sounds like the rhythm and sound of mighty waves of the sea breaking on the shores.

Moreover, it is easy, because there is no healthy activity in the world, mental or physical, which cannot become a good hobby, Mathematles can become so no less than wireless, and dancing, and golf, and football (when played and not merely "watched"). Still more can science, and, above all, literature and every

of the school years do much to in-kind of art and craft; and, in any crease the economic value of our case, good physical training in young population? Here we are simply vital to the race.

dangerous ground, for if this object la much stressed, there will be an outery (not wholly without dua cause) that we are trying to exploit the masses in the interest of the few.

A Tremendous Vision

RADIO

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The following programme will be

A vision arises in our minds: we seem to visualise a vast multitude out on the seas that surround our islands and on the oceans that link up other lands. The man-of-war, the cruiser, the submarine keeping broadcast to-day from the Hong ceaseless watch and guarding our Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. shores, the merchant ships, "all you n 365 metres:---- Academic Shibboleths

big steamers" of Mr. Rudyard Such are the problems that await Kipling's. verge,

6.00-7.00 p.m.-European Pro- carrying food, gramme of Victor & H.M.V. Records our new schools. Whether they can carrying merchandise, carrying by Courtesy of Messre. Moutris & solve them depends on how far they men and women

to outposts of Co.' can set themselves free from the Empire, the men in charge ren March of the Caucasian Chief," academic shibboleths and develop dering service to the nation, not "Dance Orientale", new lines of their own. Their or-geeking their own good, but working After all, these pupils are the ganisation is to follow the recom- for the prosperity of mankind. We

Philadelphia Symphony majority of the young generation. mendations of the Hadow report. see, as well, the fishing fleets out on ALi Moon Of My Delight" They must get a living, but they That is, the "elementary" stage of dark nights, fishing for the markets On Wings Of Song, must also have a due share of that public education will be followed by of the world. On those trawlers are "only true wealth which is life. secondary schools far the most gift-men often facing death in wild Pensee D'Automne".

Tudor Davies. Since, however, the "living" neces ed, "modern" schools (much like wintry gales in the service of others, Rhapsody In C, Op. 7, No. 3" sarily comes first, how can we help those now called "central"). and ever watching and alert. These them in school to be efficient bread-""""senior" schools for the rest.

Dr. Harold Darke fishermen come from our coast Redueing Trials Or Topsy")"," winners?

towns and from lonely crofts of the

(Herbert), Scottish Highlands, men of our own "Kato In The Call Box", land, yet often speaking languages strange to one another, but there is a something" in the salt spray that makes them "akin. tical" work. What this means is These nailor man have learnt to

The Barber's Economics

It is commonly said that the average factory workers-and these form a very large proportion of the total population-can learn his monotonous and mechanical job in

even an hour.

If the suggestions I have made are sound, the Modern Schools will not imitate secondary schools too closely. Of the Senior Schools, it is rumoured that at least two-thirds of their time will be given to "prae

Orchestra.

Angela Baddeley "Capriccio",

Serenade A La Poupes (Serenade

for The Doll)"..."

Vladimir Horowitz,

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the courses of a single day-perhaps uncertain at present. The curricu-belleve and trust their Creatore Banks and Braes O' Bonnie"

How far it is worth lum will be difficult to draw up so as Dogina and doctrine may not mean Doon". (Burn)," to avoid mere "bread-and-butter" much to them, but they feel allled his while to understand the process in which he is but one tiny cag it training on the one hand or diletto the One Who chose His first dis-"Comla' Thro' The Bye",

Dame Nellie Nelba: is difficult to say.

ciples from fiebermed; and "called Perhaps know. tantism on the other...

them from their ships to come and "Imperial March" (Elgar), ledge of what he is doing, and why, is, for psychological reasons, worth

work for Him. They can trust the "Cantilene Nuptiale" (Dubbie),"

Stanley Boper while even for the promotion of

Master Who saw His discipled "Kiss Your Hand, Madame --Fox

toiling in rowing, and though the night was dark, brought those med through the storm to the haven where they would be.

efficiency

Some think so.

Again, It is commonly agreed that we must avold at all costs turning out an army of unwanted clerkai the destination of so much of our "secondary" system. Can we then, do anything to make the agri cultural labourer more efficient and more alive?

Perhaps so, especial ly as agriculture becomes more and more scientific. Country folk post sess à good deal of traditional and love which has its value. But scientific knowledge is always better than rule of thumb. 7

It used to be held that the classical education, though useless for direct application, was the most useful of all indirectly. It taught "the art of thinking." Whether this magni ficent claim was justified, except for the very few, is more than doubtful. But, If there is any truth-in it. what held good of the classical scholar should hold true of the craftsman and the artist That is to say, anything intelligently taught, which requires thought as well as dexterity, will be an abiding posses ston, having values which may carry a man for into the practice of that "art of ite" which I have called the object of education.

And How we think of the Hope of

The Hope of The Nation

the Nation, the boys we have seen marching to the Catliedral, these ada who in tie will take their place in the splendid line of sen

Arera; boys being trained in the traditions of the Navy at Greenwich, and for the Merchant Service at Greenhithe, and many another train. ing school, Tourning ready bbedience to discipline and self-control-the face terrible temptations: but a tizen coming forward to do his Hope of the Future; the young

Next comica "good citizenship.". Here we are in clearer regions. It was always assumed by the poincers voice will speak to them of the sea duty

of electoral democracy that the farers' service in the City of theThe young lad as wall as the chler votar must be educated. What Empire, they will know they are an kael will reverence, they join proportion even of the most highly remembered, and that prayer la go with intercessions for those on the cultured at the present time taning up on their behalf to the Great In lonely fighthouse, or facing form well-founded Judguient in Captain who overrules all things station in a foreign port far the economice of the coal industry The older man in thinking of the home and friends. God grant or the problems of Indian governa, will member their earlier

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The Blind Ploughman", (Marguer- ite Radclyffe-Hall-Robert C. Clarke), Feodor Chaliapin. "Blue Danube Waltz", "Cavatina",

(a) Etude In E Flat Major-Op, Arthur Meale.

10 No. 11", "(b) Etude In C Sharp Minor Op.

10, No. 4",

(a) Etude In F Major-Op. 25,

No. 3",

"(b) Etude In A Flat Major-Op.

10, No. 10",

Benno Molselvitch. Tristan Und Isolde", (Isoldo's

Love-Death),

Maria Jeritza. 7.00-8.00 p.m.-Experimental Pro- gramme.

8.00 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 10.30 p.m.-Close Down.

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