Shanghai, Jan. 22.
HE next time you buy a news: aper from one of those persistent young fellows who congregate at every bus stop along Nanking Road and fill the air with their raucous cries, take a good look at the youthful vendor as he pocket ts your ten' cents and stalks his next victim, for he may be an embryo Chinese Edison, who, in later years, will present to the w arid the wonderful achievements of his brain just as Thomas Edison, once a newsboy in America. did many years ago.
He may be a future financial magnate, for there are many in, the world today who point proudly to their humble origin, but today he is ju: ist a newspaper boy who, thanks to the initiative of Mr, H. C, Chen, head of the Chinese Education Department of the S.M.C., will which will enable him, later on, receive an educative start in life to seek fresh fields in which to Mr. Chen, who cherishes the idea arenting a few Chinese Ealsons, from the ranks of these newsboys, already hes established fen schools which wit decommodate $00 of them, In conjuneti with the "Shin Paw older Chi hose dally, "After the academe winter Vacation he topes to found yet 20] More such schools, so that about 2,000 these' young people may receive last in life educationally Wiis' pamphlets entitled "small Edisons." which have beon_published the Shanghai Child: Welfare Asso-Elation have been distributed amongst the boys with the idea of sequainting them with the Life of the. famous American inventor and his rise {rom Sbreurity {0 national prominence. All the boys now all ending the estabtishfed. schools. have signed the oath on {he last page of the pamphlet.
The oath reads: "Commencing from today the undersigned Is deter ined. 10 be 8 small Edison, not. to Hamble, to smoke or (0 drink Wine He" will master selentie plays, Tave Init country, save a little money and 0 of Toast one useful thing for man Kinds Te he violates these rules he Willing, (0. secelve. the most. severe Punishment" The yest of the. pam= Dhlet eneouraces the boys to be good Etizens by uniting to help their coun trys to. observe public rules, to be polite, to practise hygiene, to be me Gtstrious and to. learn
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