To the Editor of the "Norni-Cusa Dany News"
Sm—There seems to be a certain amount of logie in the view that the proposal to provide a school and play-
CORONATION MEMORIAL e*Pfsed in Mr. Bruce Locxanr's Totter of date, The whole matter is so clear that Mr, IL. K, Cassels: on Figures! anyone giving the "Coronation Memorial a serious thought must To the Editor of the feel his. (Mr. Lockhart's) "letter "Norri-Ciuwa Danny News"
Full of truthfulness as well as sound-Sin—I was particularly interested ness. To begin calling for donations by the special article in your issue for a "playing eld" for British of May 31, on the Cathedral School schoolboys is certainly all right, but and the echsus of local boys. I had ike so many other jumbled under-been endeavouring to make a similar {takings or "white elephants" that we rough census, working from the have seen ere from me to. time. Known enrolments at the larger It is the height of foolishness and schools, and making inquiries and extravagance to replace the Cathedral estimates for the Agures at other schools.
School, an eight-year-old building. and build a new school westward.
T do not know why your corres~ Such a procedure is nothing more pondent chose the ages of 5 and 9. nor less than x scandalous waste of The Cathedral School admits boys money and a foolish unnecessary act. not Jess than seven years of age,"
Schoolmasters are often found and very few boys goto any. school with extravagant ideas, without re-before they are 6. Nor do I know siding in an. extravagant Shanghai. why, apparently, he stops at 15. fand, besides, young men, whether Boys who complete. their education they are governors or directors, have Shanghai are more likely to leave not the brain capacity to think of some age between 16% and 1 either economy or what is reasonably Those going to English schools may Suitable to the situation; instead they leave at 9, but rather more often at fall immediately into line with a 18, to go to a Public School.
Jeader, just asa silly unthinking 'My. own estimate, admittedly very flock of sheep is ted by a single approximate, ig thai there are' about indifferent leader; there is no real 480° British' boys of school age in Shanghai, excluding those classined stability amongst the public—even the British publie—and this as Asiatics or Eurasians, Making with the proposed "Coronation allowance for your correspondent's
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