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There are two reasons why people come to a university—to become qualified for a job, and to become educated. Recent trends suggest that both staff and students have come close to regarding the two as synonymous.

Every course has been concentrated. More and more is compacted into each unit. The student finds that study demands a growing proportion of his time.

Bursary structure increases pressure, already heavy from a waiting society, for a quick degree completion. There is little time left for anything but study.

While there can be little doubt that these trends upgrade the level of professional training, there are a great many doubts that a better education results.

Education requires time to think, to partake in cultural activity and sport, and even time to sip a friendly drink over a casual conversation. Only in this manner does a developed and sensitive personality emerge.

At the start of a new academic year let us remember that we require more than professional expertise. A matured character and an agile mind are essential. These are not supplied by a grading on a result sheet, G.P.C.