tive right to bring pressure to bear for appropriate legal action to be taken, if possible, in fulfilment of its wishes regarding the machinery of management and the general policy of enrolment. That is the history of English schools elsewhere. There is no reason to think that the Cathedral School will be an exception, provided its standing as an educational servant of the whole community be completely established by virtue of the sources from Which its financial support comes. In short, the appeal offers the very opportunity which has been so long, desired by those who would broaden the basis of the School's foundation. Indeed it is understood that, in the event of the appeal being success ful, consultative machinery will be set-up in order immediately to give the community a more effective: voice in the School's affairs. Instead, therefore of standing aloof, all sections of the community should rally round the sponsors of the Appeal and put its success beyond doubt. It is impossible at this stage to state the case in other than general terms. Details, however important in themselves, must necessarily be left to such time as it is possible to make a practical move. The chief objective at the moment is to obtain the funds necessary for the transfer of the school to a site where it can be of securing the proper:
nities for a natural growth—facilities obviously denied to it in Kiukiang Road. When thus provided and equipped it can readily enjoy the advantages of communal interest and support to strengthen its capacity for service.
The subscription list shows recognition by important firms of their common responsibility for the education of their community. It is to be hoped that this process of clearing the air—to which correspondents have notably contributed by frankly and temperately stating their objections—will finally remove hesitations and in particular stimulate the bulk of British firms in Shanghai to full their manifest obligations in the School's regard. Unless they are so moved—and the modest donations of individual members of the community can give them due inspiration—they will be exposing themselves and their fellow-nationals to the shame of gross civie negligence. The idea is unthinkable, Is the British community, which has done so much in the past to show its belief in the future of Shanghai and of British commerce in China, to play the craven, to justify the aspersion that it lacks the courage of its predecessors? There must benosheltering under the specious plea that the School serves a limited section of the community. The plea has no validity if the proper support be given to the appeal. Nor is it the time to raise factitious arguments in favour of the status quo. It is pitifully futile to attempt to deny that the removal of the school to decent surroundings is essential. Tt were better far to say frankly that the school is intended to be the milch cow for relieving the Cathedral congregation of their
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