To the Editor of the "Nownit-Cunxa Dany News"
Sim—Your lending article this, morning is definitely interesting but T venture to query the analogy you Graw between the Grammar Scitool ina small English town and the Cathedral School.
The Cathedral Schoo! here is very definitely afilisted to the Cathedral ud the Church of England, so much so that I understand boys who sing in the Cathedral Choir Feeeive tuition at groatly reduced fees, if not free of charge. Whilst there can be nothing but praise for gtlempts to instil religious raining, which is usually neglected nowadays, 2 school where the claims of a paricular sect are aggressively cham-loned, can hardly be deemed suitable for the needs of families of other religious denominations.
'Secondly, the Cathedral School is reputed to' be strictly selective as to who Is admitted as 2 pupil, and not altogether from. the educational Standard of the would-be entrant.
Neither of these conditions occur in the average secondary school in England gs distinct from Church Schools, these schools are open to Eny pupil who can benefit from the instruction and no religious tie is implied, Since 1 do not propose to contri bute to the fund in Its present form I should perhaps not criticize, but appears to be that my opinion that the propsed end is definitely sectarian fund in' the interests of only a few probably widely held.
It appears to me the provision of playing grounds which would also be Svallable for the less favoured sec~ tion of the Britsh Community would be more in the spirit of a national memorial than the provision of amenities for a few, since, for the reasons.|already "outlined, the Cathedral Schoo! as it stands cannot expect the support of many British nationals Why not the provision of a permanent summer camp where those Children who are both under-nourish= ed and under privileged, and cannot otherwise get to the seaside or the country, could obtain a Tittle enjoy tment and relaxation from city streets, and schools could also be accom= modate with playing.spsce if they Manoa, Shanghai, May 18, "Erroneous" Statements To the Editor of the "Nomn-Cuwa Datty News"
Sim—Posrenrry's letter in your to-day's issue breaks fresh ground, that it refers to objections to the Coronation Memorial on the score of the appeal being confined to a schoo! intended for Protestant boys and under sole control of the Church of England."
May I be permitted to remark that such on erroneous slatement creates the impression thatthe Cathedral School is a denominational one and that boys of other creeds are barred therefrom? Tu. point of fact, the control of the Cathedral School is in the hands of the Lester Trustees, who appoint, iter alia, the Chairman, and, further, Tunderstand there mention of religion in the late Mr. Lester's will, There are, at the resent moment, both Roman Catholic dnd Jewish boys attending the school.
With the remarks contained in the second paragraph of Posruurry's tetter Tam in complete agreement; it is to bbe hoped the powers that be will reconsider their present intention of bbullding the new schoo! away from the playing fields.
Posraury then Kees on to state that Outport residents are unlikely be attracted by the thought of send ing their sons to Shanghai for schooling. This statement seems to be at variance with the actual facts, ax the Cathedrat School boarding-house ready has three Outport boys and another to join shortly, this despite the fact thai it has been in existence only a few months. In the light of Posrisiry's remarks concerning the religious aspect of the appeal, it is strange that he should laud a purely Sectarian school such as the one at Chefoo, Your leading article has dealt with other phases of the Coronation Memorial appeal in an admirable manner, and 1 conclude this letter bby signing myself Prosrrarrr in the Ihope that posterity may benefit from the generosity of present-day Briish Shanghai, May 1
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