Referring to the Catholic and other mission schools which had been founded during the last fifty years or $0, Mr. Pan said that he felt bound declare the great indebtedness of the Chinese towards the work. of these foreign missionaries who left their own counteles inspired by a noble spirit to come to China, and help in the "modernization of" the People. "But In some teases," he con-Unued, "they have been too enthuslastic in the cause of religion, and could not reconcile themselves to the local situation, based on a culture extending back' thousands of years."
With regard to the Counci schools, he would say that a united educational system should constitute one of the strongest factors in their educational policy. At present, the educa Monat system in Council schools was Mot united. Economies and polities played too prominent a part. He ex-Dressed the hope that eventually the Council schools would be run in'conformity with educational principles of the National Government.
A. special educational committee was appointed recently by the Shang-hal Municipal Council," which was called upon 10 investigate the present situation, and to find out whether the existing educational policy resulted in a fair distribution of the money spent on education. He was of in a position to comment on the results of this investigation, but if the Gistribution was to be claimed as fair, the writing of the language, and text books were issued, and disicibuted to 'a large number of schools. At the moment there were over 400,000 {llterates in' Greater Shanghai, in addition to those in the foreign seitle-
They were hoping that as a result of the present movement the coolie class would be taught to read and write. "They will then be able to write an article with their 600 characters on, say, braille congestion. Such an article, written by a rick-[shaw "coolie, should be most authoritative."
Speaking on the influence of the ims on the minds of the public, especially on young people, Mr. Pan said that in most pictures' romance had been "exalted as the highest quality of human life, Detective stories were dangerous food for the young mind. Films. should receive more attention from the government. Apart from the films there were periodicals and books which had a harmful influence on those who read them. The titles of these alone would show the type of literature which they represented.
Not enough attention was paid to these publications by some foreigners who were charged with supervising the sale of literature. In some parts of Shanghai, obscene pictures wore sold openly in the streets. In conclusion, Mr, Pan appealed to his listen-Jers to give their sympathy to the Wholesale clearance of illiteracy from Shanghai.
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