It will be remembered that all! students in Honan struck in June over the Shanghai event, and that term exai 1S were given or tried. Now the principals of the various government schools are determined that the deferred examinations must take place before new lessons will be taught. The students' union came to the attempted rescue with the fait that schools were closed on a sue, the various classes should be promoted without further examination, and that they would not submit to being examined for the past term's work, To get the necessary support for their cause they have appealed to the Ci missioner of Education. The gentle-nan, fearing to take a strong hand as he should have done in support of the principals, temporized that he would consult them, This mode of dealing with the question has been much resented by the primedpals, The result, has been that a dozen of them have handed in their resignations. Needless to say they have not} been accepted up to date, 'The principals, supported by their teachers have given a final ultimatum to the student body of the schools. No new lessons will taught till the old examination ha' been held and the date for these has been set for the September 31. It they wre not held on this date principals and teachers will resign in a body.
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