USE OF LEISURE.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19888, 18 May 1936, Page 8

USE OF LEISURE.

LEARNING AND CULTURE. ADDRESS TO ROTARY CLUB. The use of leisure in the furtherance of education and the consequent advance of the general culture of the people formed the basis -of an interesting And novel address by the Rev. C. W Chandler, of Cambridge, to the members of the Hamilton Rotary Club to-day. The president, Dr. 11. E. Annett, presided. Civilisation was associated with civility and city dwellers, said the speaker, and futher, it depended on education, for it had to toe remembered that we were all born uncivilised. This was the reason why children were so long in their dependence on their parents, and for 13 years they stored ; up knowledge that would enable them jto he abreast of the times. It was entirely different with animals, which learned all they needed to know in a few months. After the age of 13 the human being made comparatively little With the coming of the 40-hour week and with the increased leisure that would be available what dangers i would have to be faced? The great I need was to realise more and more the j responsibility of educating youth. The ; like Hamilton there would be a great academy Where the people could employ their leisure for the advancement iof learning and culture. | “We should not ask the Lord to be able to pray aright’ but rather ’to play aright’ for it is to be remembered that, the proud empire of Rome owed her iuownfall solely to the misuse of leisure,’ concluded the yU/-- Wo*.