MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21248, 30 July 1932, Page 9

MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

ADDRESS BY PRINCE TRIBUTE TO IMPERIALISM ' headmaster and boys A STARTLING CRITICISM By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received July 29. 5.45 p.m.) LONDON. July 29 The Prince of Wales was tho guest of honour last evening at the centenary dinner of the British Medical Associationone of the largest ever held in London. There were 2000 guests in the Albert Hall. His Royal Highness emphasised tho Imperial aspects of the association s work. He said it was encouraging to think how many overseas members were present in that great company. Sir Henry S. Ncwland, as president of tho Australian and New Zealand Colleges 6f Surgeons, responded to the toast of the guests. Tho day's general discussion by the association was largely devoted to tho characteristics and management of post-war children. Mr. C. 11. Blakiston, headmaster of St. Mary and St. Nicolas Collego (Lancing College), uttered a startling criticism of the modern boy. Ho said that by comparison with the boy of 30 years ago he was timid, untruthful and dishonest. He expected to be taken everywhere. Above all ho feared loneliness and boredom. Consequently tho old spirit of adventure was destroyed. Tho war had had a definite result upon those who were infants in the period 1914-18. Consequently there were numerous young people who worked feebly and played feebly. Dr. W. H. Simpson, of Wellington, New Zealand, read a striking paper on sub-scleral injections, which is a new operation for the detachment of the retina, likely to replace the existing methods.