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HONGLONG FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1909.
THE EDUCATIONAL OUTLOOK
IN CHINA
We observe that at the sixtli triennial meeting of the Educational Association of China, held in Shanghai from the
good
sophy to Japan and
these people by their stead of
barely held
the Tarts: hordes by forge of arms, 10 than decadent were the Chinese that they socepted these Mongole sa their rulers o and gradually absorbed them into Chi their social system, at the same time forth anjoying one of the golden periode of Chinese history. And at the present day to decadent are they that they are found going to avery clime, working under every sun, and, unde the most trying and unsanitary
ami Mayory bra thair inden
find thes
ande
(with thei
lass, but the
ard possible:
will
be
inimised and the
still find for itself"
their mannersTMând cust
their civilization not our schoo nk But that is no suficient
the educational life of reason for wholly condemning It, or insisting on substituting Western Besides, the day is coming hare. civilization for it. God knows that weil w elsewhere in the worl there is enough of failure and of evil
it will be fully recog ised that religion in so-called Christain civilization, that
when
it is not resmly in any of us to cast has a definite place in the education. the first stone at China Rather development of a nation. Purely should we give full credit for the recular education has been tried in the virile and the good in Chinese civiliza-
Government of the kong is also without can but hope that the Tumours and nothing more.
“Just, as we go: ta press, wo hare with great pleasure that the Consol has received message news is false, and that all is quiet at Misc
TAL COMPRADORE ACTION"
The Chief Justice, Sir Francia Piggot Mr Justice Gamperte to-day rese judgment in the appeal aguinat ban of the Chief Jaction
missionary school. It originally set out to infuse into the life and civilization of China the Christian ideal continue upon that line and it will find ample scope for all its against their comp
fargene tivities for many s
ade to come. I to recover. #648,8162)
Chaty
KOWLOON DOCK WHIFT:
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· Mr W. J. Crawford loon Dock under data of
tion, and study how we may best aid balance in India, Japan, certain of in injecting into it the Christian ideal, the British Colonies and sisewhere and which is the source of all that has been found wanting, and here is highest and best in Western lies the great opportunity of the civilization, and that which alona, marks the superiority of the latter over that of the great East
With reference to China's age-old educational system, which is now passing away, Dr STULBT wre fain to acknowledge that if the test of a We cannot do better than quote, system of education is its efficacy in in closing, the words which Dr. Atting the individual for his position SVART used ere rounding off his in society, then the ancient Chinese remarksThese times call for s system from this point of view stands re-consideration, or rather for a further high. There was in it that element of consideration, of our position as educators in China. We are no longer mental and
social culture which pre- the car. Western educational factor, if pared the one pursuing it for a high indeed we are any hunger the principle the hospitality place, even the highest place in one. We must recognize what his season, presented the social, and political life of his race already been accomplished, and lay token of their a
aside further efforts in that direction.ify socorded to them, Unpractical, in the modern sense,
What farther steps are advisable and silver tes service though it was, and limited in its what not so, should equally receive acope and in the number of persons most serions consideration. Hearty co able to pursue is, it ultimated in more operation with the Chiness educational cases in a degree of mental culture authorities, and cordially-yielding to them that which is legitimately their and self-control that is scarcely sur work; more careful study of Chinese passed by our elaborate Westar ideals and view points, less of a systems. And surprising though it determination to force upon them our gathered together to contest for the
I
be remembered that rame. Eithe
the friends of the member
Dook Staff who had
These presenta were to be
whatever wenner the tha. tes service to go to
bowl to the gentlemen by the womittee that the should go to that lady who out the winder ins Whist bowl should form the first prize in's B Hard Handicap. Last evening there
tion, and is as refreshing and invi- 19th to the 22nd May, an animated dismay be when considered in connee./methods, and to demand from them possesion of the ten service, 16 ladies: gorating to the system as a Turkian cussion arose concerning the desirabilitetion with the fatalistic beliefs of the recognition of what we consider to be The Drive" commenced, at 8.80, and
Beth
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continued until 10.30, the two henta reigning throughout, the whole of the are very plansantly spont, perfect harmony aangemelas being made and supervised by Means Davison, Acting Secretary and Lapsley, Treasurer, who carried out, their duties in a very able mesoner. ↑ On the "Drive" being completed and
of establishing a Christian University people and certain prevailing asosial for China resolution upon the conditions, the moral standard set up question was finally put to the meeting by this system was also very high. So and adopted, though we gather from the long as the Chinese people remained ve, and which at present threatens to increase. But of chief importance is Report now lying before us that it was isolated from the rest of the world the early recognition of the great the cards checked, it was found that ) less definite thar some present would their system was capable of supplying work which the Christian school has Fasker headed the list with a socre of 2 Highly recommended by have desired. In the words of the their most apparent needs. Not but still to do, and the addressing
Report
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