MIN. Meyrier on the Art of Having a Holiday The big hall of the French Muni cipal School, at. Route Va'lon, presented an animated scene on Tuesday when the Breaking Up for the: summer holidays was celebrated with the annual prize-giving, Dur-Sng the morning Mdmes Meyrier, Tulasne, Willeguet gave the prizes to the young winners of the kindergarten, Preparatory class and Class In the afternoon, at 6.30 pam. M. Meyrier with many. representative French officials of the Municipal Council, "Army and Navy handed the prises to winners in Classes 1X to Il. Among those present were MIN. Tulasne, 'Toussiant, D'hooghe, el, Mallet, 'Commdr, Gaudin" de Villaine, Father Lefebre, with M. Charles' Grosbois, head master of school, with his staff and the many pupils.
Tu announcing the prize-fist Groxbois said that during the year the College Municipal had continued along its: appointed course—towards he goal aimed at by the Municipal Administration. He w: shed sincere-
Jy to thank all those who had facilitated this task and who had collaborated with them. When one was in an atmosphere of good will and sympathy the work became a pleasure, When they had=the impression' that the work they were Moing was in the interests of the French community of the Far East, <ontributing to. make France loved n'China, and that they were rendering services to all the foreign communities of Shangha perienced "great joy mot um with pride as their recompense. -M. Grosbois then proceeded to address ithe pupils, expecially in regard to their work after. leaving school, felling them during thelt holidays keep their eyes wide open. and their curiosity constantly excited. He wished them to see the peasants cultivating their vegetables or their flee, to frequent the shops of the Chinese artisans, to take note of the enormous extension of the city of Shanghai. They should be curio ous, and observe with patience and intensity. "They had no idea of the raumiber of marvels they would dig-cover, and what. they could bring back with them to their advantage. Mo wished them the best of holl-aay The Tragedy of Learning M, Meyrier in eplying, and before' presenting the prizes, said: My ear children, your excellent. headmaster, as I already. know, man of clover and subtle "spirit. By a method which, in order to be lassie has to be more or leas perfidious, he has sought from the Beginning to move our souls by describing to us the martyrdom of fan orator charged with making the Araditional speech at a distribution of prizes.
Warned by the scepticism, which it, is, pretended is one of the neces-aries for a diplomatic career, have carefully watched M. Grosbois and astute you that I have not ound in him anything particularly unfortunate I will go even further fend, if T may judge by myself, by my' neighbours and also by your-elves, we have not found one minute in his speech too long oF, anything at all disagreeable, but fon the contrary a very live pleasure Tistening to him.
But that is where the subtlety of 3. Grosbois comes in; 1 will even say that his Machiaveliianism is part revealed when he produces prodigious quantities of excellent counsels for your holidays and Proves that the greatest joy in a Soliday is to do holiday tasks.
Unfortunately I know that your age in all countries of the World students profess very definite Sdens about. tasks which they are condemned to perform during that Blessed period when they only think eagerly of their liberty. Later yo il understand better. Perhaps 1 hope that you understand a little now, the great joy it is to Jearn, not because it is a duty but for itself, and perhaps when you amore fully realize this you will Fegret the long periods of leisure aiphich were not sufficiently empl
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