Too Short for Summer 7 the Editor of the "Nowrit-Ciuxa Darwy News Smy—In your report of the Prize-giving at" the French Municipal School there appears the announce. ment that the school re-opens on Seplember 16." So there is one. sensible school anyway. Most of the Municipal Council schools in the International Seltlement and also the Cathedral Schools open sbout Septem: ber 6, which is at least ten days too All old residents here know that the first two weeks in September are often the most disagreeable of Ue whole summer. The last (we years, for instance, the first week oF ten [days of school were sheer misery for both teachers and pupils, No-one jean do schoo! work properly under [such conditions.
Another point, and an. important one as regards the efficiency school, Is that a good many parents, realizing what the first fortnight of September is like, keep their children, way from schoo!' until the third week the month. So the schools start with depleted classes, and there later the confusion and reorganize tion involved by children arriving a eek oF so after school has started, the argument against pening ix that those have not been able to ake or send their children away during the summer are. only. 100 thankful 0 get rid' of them early in September, after having them their hands alt July and August. But 1 think it ison entirely selfish. motive and not conducive to the health and well-being of the child, If the municipal authorities feet they. must start their schools as carly fs It necessary for Private schools tke the Cathedral Schools to-do" the "The parents who that their ehitdven nis {hose ten" days' Schooling in Septem. ber mlsht sca few lessnns for tly children at home, 10 keep them hope that parents will supe port their reopening scheme, "lo custom" and Boone Wt ule ring public opinivm to best upon
all set. September 16, or approximate dite, a Selool" Opening and see "how. mich. better work done with full classes" and cooler Shanyhal, June 25,
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