Much that the Doctor said would meet with the thorough accord of every hi under sixteen, but, with all due respect to the speaker's superior experience one would venture to suggest that orthodox schooling has i uses, Afterall, children with grow ing minds must have some sort o mental exercise and discipline, and if boys are not employed in out Euclid it sometimes happens ti they fill in vagrant moments by learn> ing how to into slot machines without first putting in the coin. We have read of truant children breaking:
as meters i empty houses and extracting pennies, or of stealing ples from fruit stalls, and it seem to me that they might better Be wrestling with the subject of the square on the hypotenuse than: llegalwith slot meters, Iam willing believe though. that after this Speech Day the schoo! masters of a certain school are going o have some back answers from ome ai their pupils, but if they of the right stuff they wil how deal with brigtit boys make spece! s an excuse to dodgy york. In the meantime there can bef little doubt but that the at th base of an isosceles tr tinue to confound En: the old "Asses Bridg s still taught in the lines of days which I doubt—will have it wil] bless the Shanghai Players for ing them the opportunity of seeing it n. while those who are not Women on Committees acquainted with the work, and have musical appreciation will &vefcome the chance to see it soon.
Before coming East Mr. Stuart produced both "Dido and Aeneas," and "The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains" at Oxford, and with expert ability behind the production Shanghai people can take iheir p. ties of friends to see it With confidence, knowing that a thoroughly enjoyable evening is ahead.
The affair is being arranged in order to aid the funds: for the poor of St. Nicholas Church.
{he ' concert arranged by the Musical and Dramatic Section of the B.W.A., and which should have taken place on Thursday last had unfortunately' to be postponed. Mrs Gain, chairman of the section is away on a health trip, and the committee is so it was thought wiser to, put off the affair for a time.
expected that there will be a goodly gathering for the B.W. bridge and-mahjongg afternoon which will be held on Friday of this week. This is being sponsored by the Executive Committee, and funds are for Headquarters benefit
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