Enrolment Exceeds Pre-War Figure Peiping, Nov. 20.
Meeting a constantly growing demand for education due to the expansion of the Japanese population in North China, the number of Japanese primary schools has been increased io 30, officials here announced yesterday.
New schools have been opened in Fengtai, Paoting, Shihchiachwang, /Tatung, Houho, Paotow and Taiyuan. Before the hostilities there were 23. Total enrolment at the end of September was 8,660, compared to 5466 before the hostilities, and the number of teachers increased to 270.
It was expected that the number of pupils will increase to 13000 in the new term next April and to more than 16000 next September. A girls" high school may be opened in Peiping next year, officials said.—Dom.
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