Creed Of College

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31005, 10 March 1966, Page 10

Creed Of College

“St. Andrew’s College has a clear, unequivocal, and stated purpose to inculcate religion, moral principle, and gentlemanly conduct; to develop intellectual ability; in short to produce Christian gentlemen able and willing to serve their fellow men,” said the Rector (Mr I. T. Galloway) at the jubilee celebrations yesterday. Education was not a production line with raw material fed in at one end and passed out at the other with a School Certificate or University Entrance Certificate. Rather it was a matter of human lives, said Mr Galloway. “If discipline is lax, we mould those who expect discipline to society to be lax and who will act accordingly to the detriment of the community at large. If minds are not trained, we turn out fuzzy thinkers unable and unwilling to grapple with the problems that beset adult life.

“If bodies are not fit, we inhibit the balance between mental and physical health, so important for human

happiness. If respect is not engendered, we produce men cynical of authority and of the established customs of society,” said Mr Galloway. “The traditions of the college are a great force for conservatism and tend to stand fast against the whims and fancies of changing vogues. “The unimportant can and will change to meet the requirements of new times; but the fundamental ideas must be sustained as they are worth fighting for tooth and nail. “St. Andrew’s College believes that Christian moral standards have proved themselves to be the only sound basis for lasting satisfaction in life. It believes that 'honesty of mind is ageless and that discipline of mind and action is part of the tradition of a great school. It believes in the inherent worth of the individual and the dignity of honest endeavour. Above all it believes that it has responsibility to nurture a young man’s soul,” said Mr Galloway.