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EDUCATION OF
YOUTH
Modernising the
Universities
"The Age" Special Correspondent
LONDON. Aue. 1.
The British Association for the
Advancement of Science, in a re
port on post-war university train
ing, says'. — "Character and lead-
ersnip win be more important
than ever if cut-throat competi
tion is to be the order of the day
after' victory has been won. To
make the best of its youth the
nation must give more of the
potential leaders of the coming
?«;neration a' university . educa
tion. " '
"Besides scholars of outstand
ing intellectual quality we need
.also men and women who com-
bine good intelligence with other
qualities of character and per
sonality, so as to be natural
leaders- in other fields than those
of science and learning."
There is strong criticism of the
present scholarship . system,
which, "the report says; concen
trates the attention of masters
unduly ' on . the) more brilliant 5
per cent.' at the head of the
class.' "
The report , recommends that
entry to universities should as a
rule be deferred until after a
year's approved national or inter
national service, civil or mili
tary. : A year's education abroad
might be accepted as one form
of international service. Other
recommendations are special
courses for civil servants and
more scholarships with sufficient
money for all fees and living ex
penses.
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