COLLEGE EDUCATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18222, 16 October 1922, Page 8

COLLEGE EDUCATION.

HEADMASTER'S VIEWS. OVER-EMPHASIS OF GAMES. MATRICULATION NOT THE END. [BX telegraph.—own correspondent.] Cra&STCEUECH. Saturday. Borne interesting remarks concerning school work and school play were made by Rev. E. C. Crosse, headmaster of Christ's College, at the annual meeting of Christ's College Old Boys'' Association. As far as sports generally were concerned, he said, there was a great temptation to make too much of games,, and that was why he would like to aee them kept to school grounds. He would like to see greater development in'thn) way of music. Ever so much more could be done in the way of musical training: than was being done. Another branch in which ho would like to see more development was carpentry. It meant a very great deal to a boy if he were enabled to develop some of those smaller things in school life. It would certainly be his object to develop those littla side-lines.

Proceeding, Mr. Crosse said there were many who thought that once they had passed the matriculation examination their task wan finished. That was a ridiculous idea. Tho matriculation examination was not the climax. It was just a silly little examination, which should be taken by any boy of 16, and after taking it the boy should go on. He very much deprecated the idea that when <* boy had passed it hia education was finished.