UNIVERSITY LECTURES
DANGER OF MULTIPLICITY The danger of having a multiplicity of lectures at universities was pointed out by the vice-chancellor of Cambridge University, Mr. G. H. A. Wilson, during a conference of the Universities of the British Empire, which Mr. H. J. D. Mahon, of Auckland, attended during a visit to England, from which be has just returned. According to Mr. Mahon, the vicechancellor found that a multiplicity of lectures constituted a danger, because the main function of the university was to train students in the habit of reading and thinking for themselves. Mr. Wilson also emphasised the importance for the development of character and personality of all students taking part in the college or university life. He said that if the youpger universities were to be more than teaching and examining bodies, hostels should bo provided so that the necessary contacts between students and teachers might be maintained.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22596, 8 December 1936, Page 11
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