Gloomy Picture Drawn by the Government Spokesman, Nanking, Apr. 28, this morning at the weekly memorial meeting, a spokes: man of the National Government deplored the prevailing unruly. behaviour of the students in Chinese schools and universities, Discipline in the schools of this country, he pointed out, had degenerated to such a degree that parents were coming to believe it unsafe to send their children to schools, The opportunity of the younger generation of receiving a proper education had been spoiled and the present and future effects of thi m could not be Some of the school authorities were stated to be merely: ma of the students, u boys and girls to take part strikes, demonstrations and even, riots, They were making no effort to improve the knowledge of these children and to enforce strict discipline in their schools. In other cases, when certain responsible schoo! authorities were trying properly to discipline their student received no support from higher quarters, and in some cases. such responsible schoo! officials wer: even dismissed to appease the une july students, In conclusion, the spokesman of the National Government urged the Government officials to pay special attention in future to the proper maintenance of discipline in the educational institutions—Rt The Ministry of Railways offcially announced to-day: that the decision the Ministry to instruct the Po king-Mukden Railway, to ppre-
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