LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXI, Issue 68, 8 October 1920, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A'protest against the system ot examination was made by Professw , J. 15. Concttiffe i:i a lecture at Canter bury College roeenrfy. "As junior member of the professional statf, ho said, "I wish to protest against tliD examination system, A.ith whi'h this university is inflicted. Tiie resu't of it. Is that a teacher who tries tc direct students,", attention to problems with which they are primarily concerned finds that he is doing them an injustice iu.pot giving them won; . that will get thcSm through th'Jit; examinations. That is true in econ> ■-' mics, and I am sure that it is true in other subject*," The widespread resentment display od at the increasod price of butter was illustrated the other day on the waterfrorrt by a somewhat significant incident ireports the Otago Daily Times). It was'an exchange of views .between'a Customs man and a waterside worker. Said the Customs man to the watersider: You fellows will have the moral support of the whole 0 .community behind you i n blocking tht export of butter. It is profiteering, ' pure and simple. "Yes," replied the watersider, "that is. all very well, but whs* about you Customs njeai taking the moral support of|th? community behind you, and refusing to clear the but top-ships. No ship cai leave port until the Customs clears h-r.'' This ret ,ait \n B evidently; unexpecte.l, for th'-TA Customs man scratched his head, and rumor says h preferred t> remain an element of th \ • nrral support of the comr.mnity. ' "rath-r than n factor of that direct action which he. was prepared to applnud as a -policy fo r the waterside workers. ,