TRUE KNOWLEDGE

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 145, 16 March 1931, Page 8

TRUE KNOWLEDGE

Lord Bledisloe’s Advice Toward the end of his speech at St. Patrick's College yesterday the GovernorGeneral, Lord Bledisloe, addresse turnself to the students, speaking first_ of knowledge and then of pride m Empire, country, school and self. “Acquire all the knowledge that you can in these days of keen world competition,” his Excellency told the boys, “Knowledge is power, and must be Kept continuously up to date. But knowledge is not synonymous with wisdom, which connotes its prudent application. Indeed, knowledge is not necessarily a national asset, particularly if it is imperfect, or if it is employed solely in self-advance-ment or its monetary reward in seli-m--dU“The highest ambition of a good patriot should be so to achieve by knowledge material success as to be able- to render more effective service to the community among whom he lives. Secondly, alwaj take a proper pride in your Empire, you country, your old school, and above all, yourself If you lose your self-respect, your capacity for successful achievement is materially lessened, and may be .ultimately destroyed. Thirdly, be considerate to those who have not had the meal culable advantage of a good education, such as a kind Providence and generous parents have placed in '■our way. A good education affords ground not for vanity, but for thankfulness. “Finally,” scaid Lord Bledisloe, I want tn to vou the possibility of tablishmg a correspondence link between vour college and a similar institution m The Old l Country. If the link of Empire is to be effective and mutually beneficial, greater mutual knowledge among the visin'' generation—our future rulers—is most desirable, if not essential I have already been the moans of establishing a link of this sort between three Government schools in New Zealand, and similar schools in the West of England. Cannot vou establish a correspondence link with Downside or one of the other great Brirish schools associated with your branch of the Christian Church?”