The Archive · 1939

With Practice Tokyo, Dee. 5

Revision of Japan's compulsory national education system was agreed upon by Ministry of Education ana Ministry of Finance authorities at a conference yesterday.

Under the proposal, the present six-year system would be extended to an eight-year system comprising six years' education in the Primary National School and two years' in the Higher National School, Subject to the approval of the Diet, the Primary National Schoo! will be opened in 1941, beginning with the first and second year classes and adding two more in each of the succeeding two years. The High National School, under the proposal, would be opened in 1944 By making this revision, the Ministry of Education, it was stated. was attempting to ce-ordinate knowledge with practice, emp: characte building above "cramming" and elevate synthesis above department alism.—Domei, The World's Debt Christian Science explains that there 'a distinction between "Jesus" and "Eh the term "Christ" is not merely a synonym for "Jesus." The human Jesus was the best and greatest man that ever lived. His example remains forever as the standard for Christian living. He is the Way-shower, in whose footsteps Christian Scientists endeavour humbly to follow. It is impossible to exaggerate the debt which the world owes to the Founder of Christianity. He went about doing good—he healed the sick, fed the hungry, raised the dead

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