The Archive · 1936

CHAPTER VIL—EDUCATION

Art, 131—The educational aim of the Republic of China shall be to develop a national spirit, to cultivate 2 national morality, to train the people for self-government and to increase their ability to corn a Tivelihood, and thereby to bulld up sound and healthy body of citizens.

Art. 152—Every citizen of the Republic of Ching shall have an equal opportunity to receive education.

Art. 133—ANl_ public and private educational institutions in the country shall be subject to Stale super. vision and amenable to the duty of carrying out the educational policies formulated by the State.

Art. 134—Children between six and twelve years old are of school age and shall receive elementary education free of tuition, Art, 135—All persons over school age who have not received an ele mentary education shall receive Supplementary education free of Ar 190,—In_ establishing universities and technical schools, the State shall give special consideration to the needs of the respective localities 80 as to afford the people thereof an equal opportunity to receive higher education, thereby hastening a balanced national cultural development.

Art, 187—Educational appropria tions shall constitute no less than fifteen per cent. of the total amount of the budget of the Central Government and no. less than thirty per cent. of the total amount of the provinelsl, district and municipal budgets respectively. Educational endowment funds independently set aside in accordance with law shall Educational expenditures in needy provinces shall be subsidized by the central. treasury.

"Ar, 138,—The State shall encourage oF subsidize the following enter-and. long service.

"S—Students who have achieved high scholastic altalnments and shown good SCondwet but" are unable "to" receive further education.

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