A visitor to Kiangsi cannot help being impressed with the wealth of the agricultural products of that province in spite of the suitorings of the people at the hands of the Communist-bandits, who have reeatediy ravaged the province for the last seven or eight years. In the areas recovered recently by the Government forces under Gen.
Chiang Kal-shek, hardly any bulld-ings can "be found left intact Many erstwhile beautiful temples, ancestral halls, and the homes of the been burned or torn down, leaving mere skeletons standing. The general Iandseape is one of complete desola-Mien and depression.
This was the situation which the Ischools. Actually, there is no lack lof teachers, but there are too few [who are rurally-minded and properly trained, the general weakness in Jmost normal schools being the want lof environment distinctions in train-jing teachers for city and country schools, with the result that school children in the country—districts were to be found following the same lcurriewlum and studying the same text-books as those in the cities.
With a view to adjusting this weakness in rural education, the [National Economic Council provided '$60,000 to help to ruralize the five normal schools under the Provincial Department of Education. This money is used for equipment and buildings jand the Educational Commissioner For instance, deterioration in quality [decreased export, which had already foe en reduced due to world-wide jeconomle conditions. Studies have been conducted by the Kiangs! ofice lof the National Economic Council, of which Mr. S.C. Hsiao is director, as to ways and means of reviving these industries and improving their Jquality and increasing their export. Jin ce-operation with the Provincial and the Ministry of industries, such improvements may lbe realized.
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