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ment as the judges are ; to receive no private fees, and 

 promoted according to their knowledge, ability, and 

 experience. 1 



The State must do everything to foster the per- 

 meation of the mind of the child with the ethics of the 

 teachings of Jesus. Under our present system the 

 main idea inculcated in the educative system is " Get 

 on, or get out," with the perpetuation of self-seeking 

 and its attendant evils evident everywhere, and not 

 least in " business," where the ruin of one's neighbour 

 is quite "fair game" as long as we ourselves profit 

 thereby — most inconsistent and deplorable in a 

 country boasting of its Christian religion and govern- 

 ment. 



It is not intended that any Church shall be estab- 

 lished, but it will be the duty of the Ministers of State 

 to act under the guidance of the lesson of history and 

 see that the child is thoroughly instructed in this par- 

 ticular by means of the schoolmaster, so that he may 

 come to realise the influence of these teachings in the 

 evolution of the social betterment of mankind and the 

 amelioration of his lot, giving assurance of peace and 

 joy to his own existence, and permanence to civilisa- 

 tion, and the removal of all risk of sudden rupture 

 with the tradition of the past as a result of social dis- 

 content in the form of Revolution, which interferes for 

 long periods with the process of human advance. 



The general physique must be maintained by every 

 opportunity of exercises, whether gymnastic or in the 

 form of open-air sport — these to be wisely directed and 

 scientifically guided so as to get the best results for the 

 individual and to secure that they are not overdone, 

 as do many of the "idle rich" at the present day. 

 They make it their work, which is as bad as neglecting 

 it altogether. 



1 This applies only to immediate reform. 



