Education
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
Address to the Edinburgh Ladies College for the commemoration of founders and benefactors, 6 Jun 1927
Thomson pays tribute to the school and its benefactors, tracing its history and looking forward to its future. Also included is an itinerary of the event.
Address to the students of the Aberdeen Training Centre, 24 Jun 1954
The lecture was addressed to students upon their graduation, and Thomson's sense of humour is in evidence throughout. He advises the students not to rest on their oars, but to keep learning throughout their life and to widen their knowledge; to know the character of their pupils and be an example to them; and to work hard and subsequently benefit from the satisfaction attained from hard work.
Bede Collegiate School Prize Day, 1928
Thomson outlines both the history of the school and its namesake, Bede. He stresses the need for continual investment in the library to ensure the scholarship the school has demonstrated in the past continues.
Bingley Lecture, 1952
Education as a National Problem of Today, 10 January 1931
This lecture is essentially the same in content as lecture titled Some National Problems of Today: Education, with a shortened introduction.
Education for the Base of the Pyramid, 20 Jan 1931
The notes are brief, largely containing bullet points for Thomson to discuss. These include a definition of the pyramid and its relation to society; notes regarding the four new classes as identified by Wells; the differential birth rate; the Danish Folkhighschools; and social equality.