RANDOM OPINIONS
I AM going to put in a plea for the late starter. Not only is the saying true that it is never too late to mend, but university education may be even better appreciated by those in their early twenties than by those in the later teens. The
attention which a mature mind can bring to a study of philosophy, humanity, and'the great literary monuments of the past is stronger and more intense than at an earlier age. The power of concentration, retentiveness of the memory, earnestness, and zeal should in most cases be greater in the older pupil. From this a superficial thinker might argue that the way to get the most degrees is to fail in most examinations. This would be a conclusion unedifying in the academic atmosphere in which I now preen myself, and I therefore fasten on to another moral, in which I am sure we shall be in accord—namely, that no boy or girl should ever be disheartened by lack of success in youth, but should patiently and faithfully continue and persevere to make up for lost time.— Mr Winston Churchill in a United States university address.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 66, 23 December 1946, Page 4
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194RANDOM OPINIONS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 66, 23 December 1946, Page 4
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