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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 290, 3 September 1919, Page 7

Mr. T. Brindle, president of the WeV llngton Social Democratic Party, mid vice-president of tho Wellington Watereiders' UnioJ, has-gone to Cliristchurch. Ho is to act as organiser for the Labour Party in the Canterbury district during tho elections. Tho education system in its relation to tho dovolonnieut of moral character was referred to bv Mr. K C. Cutten, S.M., nresidnnt of tho Young Citizens' League, at a bovs , gathering at Auckland last week. Mr. Cutton. said ho had noticed tlirouek tho community, particularly amoue capable. labour.men, an exaggerated belief in the benefits thoy expected to flow from education, when they really mnnnt. intellectual , 'training. A well-bal-anced system of education must provide nhvsical. intellectual, and moral'" tannine.' It: was. in fact, more important to train moral character than intellect. In tlio endeavour to meet tho need for a widor and more liberal education, a large number of private schools and collides had bcon established. But if tho views of tho founders of these schools and colleges were correct, nnd tho schools ii7i(l colleges in question did, in fact, give a belter balanced education, it wus not riL'lit tliie. better education fihould be. availablo only to the children of tho well-to-do. There should bo available to evervbno in the community a sound, wellhaliiniml education sufficient to start ovorvono uuon liis true education, which woe attained . during the course of his work in life*.