THE REV. J. C. ANDREW.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 65, 10 December 1907, Page 7

THE REV. J. C. ANDREW.

An Old' Pupil writes:—"AVith the niea who;,-as pupils at. Nelson College, were pri- ' v Mleged to come under his influcnco, tho late ■ Rev.' John Chapman Andrew will romaiu much,more than a memory.- The late Principal was one of ,thoso rare teachers. who realised that-.tho education of youth is not 'tho mere instruction of the mind, but is the making of men, "A koen appreciation of the valuo of sub-' stance as distinguished froni form made Ha discipline-such that, while no boy was conscious of the yoke, the Principal's wish waa Jaw. The methods of tho proverbial pedagbgiio were foreign to his chivalrous nature. , .Be was. essentially a Sixth Form; Master. Ho led. rather than drove, yet his robuka went straight to the conscience, and, if long remembered, was without sting or bitterness. The sense of honour was , his talisman, and 'ho raroly touched it in vain. ■ ■ ■ "No pupil could lay to his charge an unjust accusation,* -an umvar.oruiblo dictate, or a ..bitten.word,.and all have'reason to be grateful to tho Principal for tho quickening of tho springs of honour and self-respect, and a •. guidanccv to all that niakoth the man. nover struck a-.falso note, and tho atino- ■ V sphere creatat by his methods was fatal aliko >.. to the prig and the pedant. "Ae-ii scholar tho Principal was surpassed by. fow, and ho had that rare human sympathy; which alono enables tho teacher to impart his knowledgo. Ho was a sportsman in the best sense of the term, and imbued tho school with his own keen sonso of fairness. Under his influence, no game was won or lost but on its merits. Everyono felt his sincerity, and with all his great accomplishments ho was entirely without affectation. ; "The simplicity of his. nature, his un- • 'flinching adherence to liigh principlo, and hie ' yirile'broadtJi of mind, combined to givo him a hold oil the hearts of his pupils, which .could never havo been obtained oy more hard 'discipline-. No one ever derived the smallest .satisfaction from attempting!,to deludo him, j.'.imd fow tried. He made his boys realise .that; they woro trusted.- Tho results, of hie work' are best tested by tho careers' of tho great majority of those who, woro his. pupils. : ' . " Men from Nelson College bavo a good record tbo world over,, but none hotter than those of Principal Andrew's timoi " Those who came under his influence have carried that influence into their Lives, and continue to remember him with respect, with ! gratitude, and with love." : (by telegraph—press association.) ' ■•■■ : " : Nelson, Decembor 9. . The remains of tho late Rev. J. C. An. drew, formerly Principal of Nelson College*, wore interred in the Stoko Comotory thia afternoon, tho Bishop of Nelson officiating.