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A noticeable development of the past few years in the school is the changing attitude of pupils to the school, and their own purpose in attending. The pupil of recent years is a product of the forces which now govern the society in which we live. To attend a high school only to achieve quali cations for further education or a job in the business world is creditable enough; however, in making this his aim, a boy is failing in making his time spent at school as rewarding as possible.
In pursuing set goals, and directing his activities to this end, a boy becomes merely a pupil and not a student. The aim of the school is not only to set boys on the road to success; true education requires a keen interest, a willingness to participate in many other diverse activities, and an involve­ ment in the eventual development of a young man who will be both academic­ ally equipped and personally stable enough to be of worth to the community.
The restricting of studies or activities to what is useful is symptomatic of the pupils of recent years. The unwillingness of boys to be involved in activities other than these is at the root of the ine ectiveness of the School Council. Until boys are willing to take the initiative and expand their con­ tributions to the school, the school can only give back mere information.
The other major development of recent years is the involvement of the school in the community; although this makes relations between the school and the outside world easier, it places a restriction upon the real purpose of the school. When the major concern of a school is to show scholastic superiority, sporting superiority, and to maintain a favourable public image, the calibre of the end-product su ers.
For a school to make pupils feel they are working to help the school rank as one of the great schools of the nation is a mistake. Only when pupils feel that their purpose is to make themselves of more worth to themselves and their fellows will the school bene t. When people with this attitude result, the school will not have to manufacture school spirit and a favourable public image: these will come naturally, and give to this school the glory it deserves.
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