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It is clear that we could save many lives every year by the sim- ple process of slowing down.
Hitler Hesitates
Herr Hitler's speech to the Reichstage has had the effect of relieving tension, despite the fact that it answered none of the ques- tions about Germany's future po course, is that Herr Hitler left. licy in Europe. The reason, of both the front and back doors wide open. It was a neatly de- signed speech, sufficiently force- ful to be regarded, în certain cir- cumstances as advance warning, and at the same tline creating the impression that his statement that a long period of peace is in front of Europe will be borne out if it depends upon the Fuehrer himself. It was, in fact, "just" the sort of speech that could be expected from a Dictafor content with things as they are, for the time being, and ready to call a halt to further adventuring.
Even the announcement that Germany would support Italy in the event of an armed conflict was couched in terms requiring
Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 2, 1989. interpretation, and certain, there fore, to be regarded by Il Duce as discouragingly equivocal.
With President Roosevelt's remarkable discussion with mem
TOLL OF ROAD
University Education
of
Figures recently released by the bers of the Military Affairs Com- mission of the Senate thrown in, Traffic Department concerning the European situation looks road accidents in Hong Kong brighter than it has done for showed two things, that the acci-months past. dent rate is increasing alarming and that motor drivers are prim- arily responsible. In 1938, 115 persons were killed on the roads of the Colony and 1,647 were in- As a rule it is only those who jured, both totals representing have never had a university edu- cation who have the courage to local records, in spite of various question its value. It is there- attempts by the authorities to se-fore good to see that recently cure a greater measure of safety. this question has also been dis- Interesting in this connection ent educationists, both of whom cussed by two of our most emin- is a report just issued by the have had much experience Chief Constable of Oldham, in their subject. Lord Macmillan which he makes a strong point laid down the principle that "uni- against the widening of roads andversities should be open to all, rounding off of corner, contending all to enter them.”
but that it would not be wise for Mr. Will that they have precisely the op- Spens, speaking in London, said posite effect to that intended, and that although the life of a uni- do not make for safety. On the versity might confer certain be- contrary, the Chief Constable nefits on anyone who entered it says, "anything which approaches the time and cost could only be in construction the appearance justified in the case of those who of a race-track should be most were of more than average intel- carefully reconsidered." He adds ligence' and who had the charac- that this kind of road needs more ter and will-power to make the attention from the police than any best use of their gifts. Of those, other. The plain inference is again, only a small proportion that speed is the dan- could profit by the kind of gen- ger. The same lesson is eral education typified by the taught by the statement issued school of Literae Humaniores at by the Chief Constable of Lan- Oxford. The idea that the study cashire on the time-lag between of any difficult subject, by pro- the apprehension of danger and viding "mental gymnastics," was the full operation of the brakes. adequate training for all profes- At 80 miles an hour this is suf-sions was, he said, no longer ficient to allow the car to travel widely held. Mr. Spens believed 75 feet, at 60 miles per hour 170 that it would be better if all but feet. The danger increases with first-class minds were put to the speed.
studying subjects which were at That it is speed which makes least closely related to their fu- the motor car deadly should be ture careers. It is possible that clear enough, but we have many only in this way can we produce who are blind because they will men best fitted for life in a mo- not see. An experiment recently dern society; but there are also made in the United States may difficulties. Plato, who agreed [help to clear the vision.
that “philosophic training, is
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In the city of Providence, wasted on all but a few (the rul- Rhode Island, the police, having era of his ideal republic), would reached the conclusion that high have objected that only experi
was responsible for 85 per ment over a number of years can of the accidents, tried the show which are the chosen few. of a strictly enforced spec and in practice how many under- *of 26 miles an hour. -
naten, on entering universi- now what they intend to life or, indeed, are developed
reduction in number of accidents, during period of experiment, from
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