For &ix weeks now Shanghai schoolboys and schoolgirls have been completely starved mentally. School books, last put down when the city was calm and peaceful, have by now become covered with dust Local Schoolchildren. have had every Chance to forget about the agonies of wrestling with a geometry problem, or learning up those French irregular verbs. Their prolonged holiday, however, is very soon drawing to a close. Both the Cathedral Boys' -School and the Cathedral Girls' School begin their winter terms to-day.
Many pupils are, of course, away from Shanghai, and it seems that ey may have to forego a part of heir schogldays. In view of the fact that H. M. Consul-General, in Bhanghai does not advise British the moment, the school authorities subjects to return to. Shanghai. at
are taking no steps to urge pupils to leave their present places of abode. Numbers of them are in Hongkong, to which they evacuated With their mothers at the beginning Gt the hostilities.
It is probable that, in spite of the fact that they are not encouraged to VI^ un, there will bring heir children back o Shanghai when they learn that.the two schools are opening up again. Meanwhile, it looks as if the small number of ipupis left in Shanghai, continuing their studies amid new surroundings, fire to have added opportunities for enjoying the coming term. The girls are to be accommodated at 599 Avenue Foch, and the. boys at 8 Columbia Road.
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