and Mrs, Dowie comes from the same place. After considerable teaching experience at Home, Mr. Dowie came to China in 1908, going to the Ellis Kadoorie "School Canton. He had been there only about two months when he was instructed to come to Shanghai to take the place, as head master of the Ellis Kadoorie School, of Mr. G. M. Billings, who transferred his services to the Public School for T|Boys, Mr. Dowie arrived here in 1908 and has been with the Elis Kaioorie School ever since as head master. Prior to coming to China, Mr, Dowie began his apprenticeship 1889 and was certificated in 1895; so, in all, he has been teaching for 3) years.
The Growth of a School When Mr, Dowie arrived here, the Ellis Kadoorie School was a private educational institution, founded by the late Sir Ellis Kadoorie, and was run on the lines of similar institutions in Hongkong and Canton, ie. it opened as school but within a year a small fee was charged. It occupied building in Burkill' Road, next to the Shanghai Horse Bazaar. The present building opened, in 1912, the Council in 1910 having agreed to take over the school as a municipal concern when Mr. Kadoorie, as he then was, offered them Tis, 25,000 towards the cost of a new school. There were 150 Pupils when Mr, Dowie took evi the work and now there are. just over 400. At one time, the number had reached 450, but, as the bull ing was not designed for so man; the Council gave orders that not more than 420 were to be received.
There is no difficulty in obtaining students and there is no need for special encouragement as they come of their own accord and quickly £i the vacant places increased 20, eight foreigners and 12 Chinese. From one single Municipal School for Chinese, the number has since 1904 increased to four.
A number of old bays have gained positions of prominence. In addi. tion to 14 who are practising a lawyers, there are several bankers, engineers, accountants, telegraphists and a number of merchants, well as many in the different departments of the Municipal Coun: cil, where they are employed on }their own merits and without any preference being shown,
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