Coronation Memorial Scheme Total Now $93,274.54
"As students of an aged educa tional institution" we. feel that we must do our litre bit to help, the other' British School in Shanghai, read. a note which accompanied a contribution of $10 forth~ Ching Dally New: Memorial Fund on June 12; the note was signed by "Monitor, Narkover College," and the contribution was from the Shanghai pupils of that Institulion, The fund, up to date, amounts to $03,274.54, "The Governors of this College, according to lis neatly printed prospects, are the Marquis of Donegal, Miss Jessie Matthews, and Messrs. Sonnle Hale, Douglas Fairbanks dun.) and Tom Webster. A delicious alr of "tom-foolery" prevails through-ut the prospectus, which burlesques the usual school rules to an amusing degree, such as the order for the Singing "of the School Anthem "which all pupils are expected to earn by heart or by proxy" and "parents must take entire responsibil-for all damage done to the boys by Masters, House Masters, other boys, lock-outs, strikes, wars, riots and Acts of God."
Actually, however, "Narkover Col lege," while providing plenty of fun for its members, performs a useful function at Home in the way of the distribution of free meals and bed tickets and the helping of unfortunate men to procure jobs by outfitting them with clothes, St, Peter's Kit chen is maintained by the "College, and" distributes thousands of free meals each year. But thig friendly Gesire to help and assist those Less well" off is, ina typically British manner, hidden beneath the amusing guige of "Narkover College.
view of the Icindly interest talien by "Narkover College" in the Cathe 'Aral Boys" School, a few extracts from its rules may' be of interest to the pupils of the latter school, Medical' examinations, for instance: Narkover insists that' each intending pupil must produce a Medlcal Certificate to prove that he has had either, mumps, measles, bro chitis, gout," lumbago, -housemald's knee or heartburn, or suffering from facial chilblains, or expects to have them within a Feasonable time.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.