To the Editor of the "NontH-CHina Datcy News."
Sir—I was intensely interested in the article which appeared in this inning's issue of your valued under the heading "Need of New Public School."
This subject has been exercising the minds of many parents who must live in. the jeaxtern district, so much $0, that an appeal was sent to the Educational Committee signed by 49 mothers, asking that the age limit of the scholars attending Kungping Road School be extended to 10 years. Children of eight yea especially girls, are unsafe in [Shanghai streets under the exi: condition of traffic.
Then, think of a child travelling for one hour ato reaching school, and being tunable to come home to tiffin; for those who cannot afford a motorcar it means that their child leave hornie before 8 a.m. and arrive back after 5 p.m. The Educational Committee have promised. a new school, but when?
'There are buildings out east that could, with but little expenditure, turned into a very gocd school. 'There is a constantly increasing need for a school, and I know that many' parents contemplate teaching their children at home, rather than face the daily risk of having them maimed for life in the rush of traffic.
Pardon me if I have taken up too much space.
With sincere thanks in anticipat tion of your publishing the above. Tam, of
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