EDUCATING THE MIND

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 54, 1 September 1926, Page 9

EDUCATING THE MIND

BELIEVER IN TH€ CLASSICS

NEW HEADMASTER '.FOB KING'S

COLLEGE,

(Special to:"The Evening Post.")

AUCKLAND, This Day

C&aon Archdatl, tho new headmaster for King's College, arrived to-day from Australia. In the course of an 'interflow regarding educational matters, he expressed himself as a strong believer in the value of classics. "I believe the finest implement for educating the mind," he said, "is still tho old classical training leading up to the truly historical outlook and scientific viewpoint. In , these young countries like New Zealand and Australia the importance of history is enormous. The only way to go forward hopefully ia to continually go back to the lessons of the past. History can be made a great means of training for world citizeraship, and no democracy can hope to survive if its KCizans do not understand deeply tha history and the reason for the institutions such as the Church and tho .State, which have actually moulded tiie past and are likely to mould tlie future when all of us have passed away."

The now "head" was .in enthusiastic athlei'Q at college, and lie holds strong views on the importance of the athletic side of school life. "I am ■very keen on the question of physical fitness," he said. "If a boy ia physically fit, it helps him to have a healthy outlook on life. Physical culture is an. excellent thing, and the gymnasium gives material for an excellent basis in nui.ro than ono branch oi: sport. You will see sonic mou who ai'n expert in one direction, Tint slil! physically much under (he average. It is caspiilisil that * boy should be given a good, all-round '■sta/^ I aro yotg keen, on sport yith