The Archive · 1937

A Useful Example

To the Editor of the "Norn-Ciuxa Dany News"

Si—May I venture again to take part in the above discussion—not to Yoice an opinion but to bring forward Tete which may. have an important bearing on the problem which the British. community of Shanghai, and possibly of the whole of China, is ow facing.

early boyhood experiences go Lack to residence in Leeds and not far from my home the Gothic. build ing of the Leeds Grammar " Schoo! reared its head with its chapel alan; de. The school of those gays consisted of some seventy boys trained onder rigid church discipline with Souble-Arsts in Classics at Oxford a3 the ldeal—zo far as T can remember Cambridge might not have been in existence. To not know the exact terms of the endowments but I should Judge that the conditions were very Similar to those which prevail at the Gathedrat School 'To-day this school is dealing with approximately some seven hundred boys and the old gothic' buildings Fave been supplemented by the most modern and up to date science labora tories." The school by wisely awardced scholarships offers q pathway from the lowest social ranks right to the older and the modern {universities and in this manner serves the whole community and not merely one "station, what has been attained at Leeds is T would very seriously suggest that

specially called for in Shamghal, Only Yesterday" we had at - Chiao-Tung University a" wonderful fecture from Professor Bahr who, in dealing with Moleeular-Physics, again and again referred o tie achievements of the Scienlists at Cambridge University and especially to the Work of Lor Rutherford 1 would further suggest that. the problem presented fs Mot to be solved by: subtraction but" by" addition, Rather than take away from the atmosphere of the Cathedral. School xe should endeavour to add all that Jevbest in what is termed. non-con-

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