March 29.
The Prince of Wales, assuming the traditional privilege of the heir to the throne when the such" organizations as the Boy Scouts and the Girl Guides. And is satisfactory to note that increasingly large number of men and women are giving those movements practical and personal assist~ ance. The generosity of leaders of opportunity occurs, has followed in fy) community has greatly helped his grandfather's footsteps and put to keep some of these movements himself at the head of the National in active form, but it will be ad-'Thankoffering movement for the lmitted that much more might be commemoration of His Majesty's done if the conscience of the com-Silver Jubilee. The inauguration munity as a whole were more of the King George's Jubilee Trust firmly assaulted in this regard. took place at St. James's Palace There is no note of charity re-on March 1, when His Royal High quired. The. provision of safeness explained his plan for raising guards against the pitfalls of the permanent memorial in the shape Progress from adolescence to ma of a fund to give national financial iturity here fs, in effect, a practical bid 49 existing voluntary organiza~ measure of prudent civic precautions which now do such splendid tion, Tt tends to strengthen the work in tiding young men and commercial efficiency of Shanghai young women over the diffeult period of transition from adolejand to protect the community Scence to full maturity, The Prince's against the evils of indolence and words have already been widely This problem for the foreigner in quoted: particular has cogent inspiration There is no sadder sight in the here just now. Shanghai is, in-world than aimless and dispirited sensibly but surely, undergoing youth; on the other hand, there is that might almost be termed more heartening sight than children who have been grouped astrophic social and economic together and helped by some changes. The schools and colleges voluntary juvenile organization responsible for the education of the Which gives them amusement as "young foreign boy or girl, must be rel os physical and menial train {pondering gravely over the diffi Ing. culties attendant on the task of The organizations to which special securing for their charges a clear reference was made by the Prince road to a successful career. The) were the Boy Scouts, the Girl occupations which, in the past, have Guides, the Boys Brigade and Clubs, stood ready to hand are likely to the Young Men's Christian Asso~ diminish rapidly as the years pass. ciation, but it was not pretended "The comparatively easy standards that the list was exhaustive. It gave [of the former days have to he re-sufficient light on the modern develfected. Tt is, therefore. all the lopment of a sense of the commun-snore important to equip the young ity's responsibility for the welfare Shanghailander for the more exact~ youth as it emerges to state of ling tests to which he or she is manhood, The growth in England 'ikely to be subjected. when school of an educational system progress days are over. Nothing can be sively designed has tended to throw more salutary or heartening than the amenities and opportunities the vigorous comradeship of men available in the school years into 2nd women who are willing to show vivid contrast with the limitations {how physical and mental fess and hardships of the immediately cultivated in school, can be mainfuceceding period. On this problem tained and developed. with all the founders'of the organizations men-necessary powers of self-discipline. tioned have attempted to conpy the latest recruits to the army centrate.s They have been bam-of wage-earners here. This does pered by the financial disabilities not Felieve the educational authori-attaching to regions where their ties—municipal or private—of their efforts were most urgently needed. responsibility for adapting curricula To meet that difficulty the Prince's to the changing needs of the time. appeal has been designed. No merely ensures the provision of doubt it will receive ready and proper amenities and opportunities effective support. for cultivating true qualities of
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