It was an excellent idea on the part of our social workers to est Sblish schools for many of the young Chinese refugees in our midst, and most laudable are the lines' on which these schools are Yun, In deciding to educate some of these young people a practical Quthority has chosen to inculcate Chinese breasts some idea of the desirability of hygiene rather than fo stress the academies. Children fre taught to wash and to be clean In habits before they learn to dis-Uinguish between Band the bull's foot. This is all to the good. and for my part I always admired one practical" trait in the educational system of the despised Mr. Squeers. You remember he said to one of his young hopefuls in class: "Spell Winder." "Welened-e-r." replied the scholar. "Right." said Mr." Squeers, "go and clean it." which was sound sense. for after all, it is more important (0 know how to clean a window than how to spell it, At any' rate, most of us would rather have Housemalds skilled in practice than in. spelling, though office Dictators might hold another opinion, Somebody's Birthday the meantime, though "the month is gelling on. the year is yet Soung and that means that we have BRA cary $80 days om which some Gee, con have a birthday, and Shalt oubliess be so unlucky" as to fave "friends" remembering" ther. That will mean that the gentleman ver the radio who, wth tear His voice and) a. oan, lis" throat tells"us mourntally that "It is Somebody's birthday to-day" wil live gaiety long Fun. The sorrow witn which he enjoins us to be. "happy and gay." has to, be heard to. be felled' One. thing task, friend, iS'that you do not tie it In my home, but If Sou read my_obltuary you cam have' it on as dirge, a Irving the bicthdoy_ to ° deatday. Never, mind about pinting the line [referring to being "happy and for we all have our enemies, and Someone is sure to- be that. but will not be the beneficiaries of my last will and testament
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