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Observer, Volume XL, Issue 24, 14 February 1920, Page 3

Mr. Holland and his friends are aiming at what can only be called a revolution, the. abolition of capitalism and the competitive system. They assure us that things will be much better for the. workers then, but they have not persuaded the majority of the workers of this fact, or Mr. Holland would be Premier to-day.—New Plymouth "Herald." • * • Young as he is, and with his abilities yet to be put to the full and searching test that only time can apply, the Prince of "Wales has demonstrated that he is actuated by a high sense of duty, and finds genuine inspiration alike in the traditions he inherits and in the growth and development of the Empire over which, if he lives, he will one day rule. The breadth of his outlook and the spirit in which he faces his prospective responsibilities are indicated in a speech he made at Washington. —Wellington "Dominion." ■ » .» The new system of "painless education" which wfas iadvocated is known as the Project Method. It is calculated to show a practical purpose for everything that the student does, and thus arouse and maintain his interest. "Since the time of Aristotle," isays Professor William H. Kilpatrick, of Columbia Universit\', "when knowledge was first systematically gathered together in books, everything has been sacrificed to learn what was in the books. The sclicclhouse has been built around books Lessons as they are taught, now are like taking medicine. This can be remedied. Put a purpose for each pupil iii overy study. By education choosing of purposes by children. Give them practice in it. Make over school rooms so that they will have practice in proper purpose choosing."—Philadelphia (U.S.A.) "Bulletin."