In his annual report to the Shang-hal Municipal Council the Superin= tendent of Education, in recalling the main features of the'Counell's edueaton policy and indicating the extent to which it ties been implemented, states that Ave primary schools for Chinese have been established to date, Accommodating approximately 3,320 children. "A well-equipped modern building is now "provided for. the secondary Schoo! for Chinese Girls. As regards foreign schools, two small schools for girls have been combined in new and more commodious premises and a suitable building erected in the Western District for the ne= Commodation of junior boys.
In 1931, rants were issued to five foreign schools and in 1032. negotia" Yions were completed enabling Chinese institutions to benefit grants. This form of assistance has been in popular demand ever since.
At the end of 1935, 202 Chinese and foreign schools figured in the grant list, receiving an annual subsidy of $977,900, or financial reasons, theédueas Honal building programme was reforded in 4934; and in 1995, the Mnaneiat situation showing no im= provement, no new schools were built. The Council has, however, undertaken to give full consideration to the resumption of the building Programme as soon as the budgetary Dasition has improved, Towards the close Council was again urged to establish least one new school for Chinese, utilizing for this purpose the building. in Boone Road recently evneuated by the Thomas Hanbury School. Tt was, nally agreed that provided "no untoward "circumstances arose to make such action impracticable, provision should be made in the 1936 Budget for the opening of a primary School in these premises, The task of the special committees appointed to examine applications for grants for 1935 "was rendered. extremely diieult owing to the large increase in the number of deserving applicants and to the necessarily limited funds available "for dis tribution,
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