Wuchang, Nov. 16, Today's Chinese "Pen Hwa" newspaper contains the news that the Wuchang Commissioner of Edveation, Mr. Fan Chi-tuy, has resigned his office, that the whole of his staff has followed his example, a that the Educational Burea is consequently inoperative.
The immediate cause of Mr. Fan's resignation is the trouble which has been @rewing for some time in the Arts "University (Wen Koh Ta Hsieh), and which has recently come But the educational in general is sufficient to any commissioner to distrac~ The continual propaganda which have been carried on by the students of Wuchang during the past six months, breaking up the School routine and interfering with anything like continuous study, must have confirmed in them habits: of idleness and rebellion, until the bonds of discipline have been completely broken.
Last week, the leaders of the Students" Association met with the local newspaper men in order, to explain the situation to them. They declared, what is probably" quite true, that there isnot a single government school in Wuchang which has not ity particular quarrel or cause of discontent. Since in each cave of dispute, the aggrieved students have the habit of flying the Educational Bureaa and besiege the ofice night and day until they get a hearing, it is little wonder that the unhappy official concerned {s neatly driven off his head.
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