In voicing the appreciation of the and to Capt. Williamson for a y interesting and instructive comtary on a set of valuable. films, Adam lack said the unity of Shanghai were great bred to the British forces for ces rendered in protecting life property here during the troubtimes experienced at intervals ug the past conduct of platy, and niatwves of the army who e to time had been stationed "What are the subjects taught in hose schools? Briefly the teachers plan to give the boys a little com-nonsense knowledge for one academic year, including the teaching of 1,000 Chinese characters in every-day use. The scholars, too, are required to recount at least 20 stories of Chinese history and to understand fully their meaning and connotation, to play 20 magic plays which: will teach them the rudiments of natural science, and other subjects which are dealt with will include biology and even astronomy.
The young scholars also are required to sing 20 songs, to stage plays and to play ten national defence games, Arithmetic, letter-writing, diary writing and newspaper reading are other courses which the children will take and, in addition to all this, the newsboy pupil is expected to teach at least one other illiterate boy. It is hoped that a newsboy's diary will be published in book form after the schools have been functioning for some months and this should make interesting reading, as, in the diary, events outside the classroom will be recorded as well.
Outside the Schools it St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road, Hongkong, on December 30, when "Miss Edith May Noble became the wife of Mr. Alexander Toohey Dow, of Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Ca., Ltd., Hongkong.
The bride, who arrived in Hong-"kong by the Menelaus on December '28, is the elder daughter of Mrs. A.
ble, of Edinburgh, Arriving on e arm.of Mr. H. V. Wilkinson, 2.5.0., by whom she was given away "in marriage, she looked radiant in a picture dress of stiff white lace, trimmed with royal-blue taffeta.
tulle veil was held in place by dainty Juliet cap, and she carried bouquet of white gladioli and ican daisies.
Elsie Lammert was the maid, and wore a pretty frock blue net trimmed with of blue lace. With this she a royal-blue satinerepe jacket, a cap of mixed flowers, and a posy of violets and forget-
Phe fowergirl was Joan Ball, who e pale pink trimmed with dark satin-crepe, and carried a ket of pink flowers.
Rev. Fr. R. Brookers officiated Extra-curriculum activities, it is stressed, are just as important as the teaching itself and the teachers visit the different schools where joint conferences are held to improve the present methods of imparting know: ledge. They edit text books and magazines for the boys and some of these—"Maihematics for Newsboy: "Newsboys'. Commonsense Knowledge" and "Guidance to Newspaper Reading"—are now in the process of publication. Not the least important of the work done by these teachers is their duty to See that the boys receive a decent home life and that they are well-treated by the newspapers which employ them.
Bi-monthly lecture meetings, at which all the newsboys attending the schools are asked to attend, are held regularly- at the "Shun Pao" offices in Shantung Road. These meetings, it is emphasized, are perhaps more portant than the lecture periods, for general topics are chosen to instruct the scholars in more practical ways. Debates and speech contests are among other extra-curriculum activities of the boys and vocational guidance is offered at the meetings by experts in newspaper work who are asked to address the youthful assembly.
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