TYPE OF MIND

Grey River Argus, 13 March 1940, Page 8

TYPE OF MIND

Most Useful in War GERMAN TRAINING. (Received March 12, 7 p.m.) RUGBY, March 11. The “Manchester Guardian,” commenting on educational methods in Germany, as revealed at a ‘ conference of Essen teachers, says: “It is difficult to make free men out of those who are brought up to see themselves as glorified helots, sworn to service to the German State and its leader. The Nazis are teaching their children a new morality—one alien to Europe, and making its peace impossible. What will be the effect of Nazi education? Nowadays, patriotism is not enough, even, for aggrandisement. Teaching which tends to despise the intelligent may produce heroes, but it does not make the type of mind that is useful in a war which becomes, more and more an intellectual thing.” BRITISH METHOD. VOLUNTARY YOUTH ORGANISATIONS. (Received March 12, 10.30 p.m.) RUGBY, March 11. The Br'tish attitude to youth training was summed up recently by an account by Mr. Kenneth Lind-ay, of the National Youth Committee, which, is designed to develop all-round functions of voluntary youth organisations. "We shall never have a regimented scheme in this couni.ry, he declared, “but the Government will assist every bona fide youth organisation without impairing its independence, and, further, all youth activ.ties, cultural and recreational, as well as those tending to promote physical fitness.”