To the Editor of the "Nonta-Cuina Darty News. educational art in the " North-China of January 23 needs neither disclaimer nor apology; it embodies the soundest common sense in things educational that has been published in this Settlement for a considerable period. Many of the points raised need labouring and belabouring before the parents of Shanghai's pupils recognize that an education cireumscribed by a University syllabus is a broken reed to those who will never have th" opportunity of r-adjusting their ideas by being branch! into-contact with the rracticel methods at present prevailing in the Home countries.
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