Reply to Mr. Martin Little To the Editor of the "Nonmi-Cumva Dany News"
SmI pésonally am in entire sympathy with the sentiment underlying Mu. Marmy Lirmu's letter appearing in your correspond! columns to-day, namely, appeal to the British public for funds {or the benefit of British boys should, 36 far as possible, be applied for the bbenett of all British boys, irrespective of their membership of @ particular School. Tt was this very sentiment which caused the organisers of the above fund to hesitate before making an appeal for the benefit of the Cathedral Boys School alone, and the question of playing elds for all British boys was carefully considered. Owing, however, to the tact that all other local schools at "which British boys attend are international, it was considered Impossible, under' present conditions, "for practical arrangements to be made whereby only the British boys attending those schools could share the projected. playing elds with he' boys of the one essentially British" School. The Gimeulties appeared so obvious that the organisers felt justified in confining the objects of their appeal to the bennet of the one British institution.
Before the appearance in your columns of Mu. W, A. Scorvs letter ting the provision of playing fields for British boys as an appro= priate Coronation Memorial—a very Umely suggestion—it had been fully realised that the urgent needs of the Cathedral Boys School could not Possibly be met without an appeal fo the British public. 'The need for playing folds is urgent, but it Is felt that the need for new school premises for the Cathedral Boyg: School 4s, more important it that playing fields may' be rented temporarily without involving capital expendi ture, whereas new school premises require heavy capital: expenditure. In" my entirely personal opinion therefore funds are needed more for. othe removal of the Cathedral Boys' School. to more healthy and suitable remises (Geo. Proresson Atom Banken's letter in your to-day's nsue) than for the playing fields. As regards the latter T have no doubt whatsoever that if and when another British school Is established suitable arrangements could be made for the sharing of the projected play elds, but, committed asthe ergs Isers of "this appeal are' to the terms of the same me to, be imposal subscriptions, for terms of the appeal. attitude that T write this letter, nor in which the organisers issued the Coronation Memorial Appeal. They. feel that if through the. present patriotic fervour of the British public the Cathedral, Boys School can be: put ina position to be actively selt-Supporting by being healthily "and conveniently located. with adequate playing Melds the Council will be re~ Hieved of a great responsibility be-0 otherwise the School may in the near future be unable to contin 'A, B. Sro00w. Shanghai, May 11, piiings As They Are"
Editor of the jonrit-Curta Dany News"
Mr, Martin Lerrus's teller: appears to be based on the premise that because a Commission has recommended the taking over SMC. schools by the British community then Ik must be so. Ti remains to be seen whether this sound, The present appeal is on behalf of the only wholly British school.in Shanghai, and I, for one, prefer to deal with things as they are rather than as they may be years hence. If, in years to come, Council schools are taken over. by the Bellish community and playing folds are required for them, then " may we not be found wanting.
Barrow.
Shanghai, May 11
A "Sectional" Scheme To the Editor of the fount-Cutxa Dat News"
Sm—As a British parent, and also a one who has had Some experience of the dimleuities confronting those who try to arrange some form of organised sport for Shanghai's younger genera-ion, may join with Mr. Maxrar Lirmuz in protesting against the Timitatton of the British Community's Coronation Memorial to a scheme to benefit the pupils of but one school, Admittedly the needs of that schoo! are great, and Mr. Seopow in his Totter of to-day's date puts in a very skilful piece of special pleading on behalf, nevertheless the fact remains that the proposal os it stands an_ attempt fo capitalise the Coronation and the. patriotic generosity inspired thereby in the Interests of one section only of the British Community here,
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