TIMELY TOPICS

Northern Advocate, 20 March 1934, Page 6

TIMELY TOPICS

j A EOY’S FUTURE. j In a recent speech the Rev. .T, D, I Day, lieadinaster of Stamford School, | remarked that in recent years circumstances had forced him to the conclusion that it was impossible In decide a boy’s future career until lie reached the age of 17, Until then he held whims and caprices, but for some peculiar psychological or physiological reason until a month or two before or after that age he had not established idea what he wished to become. Capacity for Avork and the mysj terious quality known as character j were a boy’s greatest A'irtnes, and at j the school they had inaugurated a sys--1 tem of assessing those qualities at five II points each. To be double free Avas a higher honour than to Avin any prize, and he hoped that parents of the i boys so assessed Avonld feel that it rej fleeted honour. j' <r> <?> <*> <t> <?> j NAZI FILM IDEALS.

'i Speaking to representatives of tlie ' j Conn an film industry called to listen ‘j to an exposition of the relation of (Nazi philosophy to the art of the j film, Dr. Goehbels maintained that If the German film industry was now reviving from the state of coma where lack of capital and enterprise had I left it in 19.33. This was due to the. • I broad-minded measures of the Gov- ‘ j eminent,' which believed in strict dis- ' cipline for the people but loose reins ' for the-arts. The reorganisation had ’ included the turning out of the Jews. ' True (said Dr. Goehbels), that might have led to -an occasional human trag- ' edy, but youthful German genius now had a chance to rise.' If it lin'd not ! yet appeared it was not the Government’s frtnlt. The now capital re--1 sources which it had created would start a “boom,” and capital, scenting profits, would soon return to the film industry. Film production must no longer have” purely profit-making motives. Artists and producers must realise that they had to do with tlie immortal. German public, "Lot no one abuse the German public,” cried Dr. Goobbols. "Every nation is what onemakes it, and what wo have made out of the Gorman people has been amply shown.” German films must deal with life and be inspired with the ideas of Xational-Socialism and of duty to the community. "But,” he added, "I do not ask that a film should begin and end with XationalBocialist parades.” Mjothor Grundys must not be allowed to ban wit and pointed dialogue from the screen; the people needed fun. With time and effort there would come Gorman films Avhieh "must conquer the world that would be "when immortal Germany marches across the screen.”

-> «> <•><s><!> I WORDS OF WISDOM. j Ho will not fear tlio Footsteps of Tomorrow' who can trace Ood in the, j Footprints of Yesterday. j <s> <♦> $ <* <s> TALE OF THE DAY. j Mistress: “You can always tell sil- i vor because it has a lion on it.' ’ Maid: “Oh, I see, mum. I’ve always!] ’card thert's carrot on gold, but I’vejj never seen none.’' j a