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Since 1925 every effort has been made to lower the total still further. It is even possible that it has been cut in half again. The final result, of course, will not be known until the census is completed.
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THE IDOL of the screen, appearing in "The Beloved Rogue" at the Star Theatre, next week.
higher percentages of illiteracy than those of any other section of the school that difficulty will have been Unlon. While some may be inclined overcome. Each of a pair would to attribute this condition to the start with equal potentialitics and of large Negro population below the opportunities-from scratch, as it
Potomac, the fact is that the the opport And a frequent comparison
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to centage of literacy among native of their relative progress may yield in-whites is far higher In the South valuable results. In the teaching of than in the rest of the country. languages, for instance, it could This is true of Virginia as well as soon be seen whether a child taught of the other States in the region. by the
conversational modern Virginia's percentage of native method does actually learn more white literacy in 1020 was 5.1 and quickly than one who is started on Secretary, the State ranked forty-one on the the established principle of "gram ville pair who rise
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QUEEN'S present Lee Tracy in "Big Time," a film depicting the romance and existence of a vaude. to stardom. Hearst Metrotone News and a number entitled the musical "Shadow Song" complete the pro- gramme. Last performance to- night. Talkle film.
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CENTRAL Chevalier and
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donald in "The Love Parade," a production aiming at the zenith of talking pictures. The scenic splendour, the marvellous singing, and ever-present humour
are. of
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It is rather appalling to consider The views of English education- that In 1920 the number of native-ists on the proposed experiment srp born white illiterates in Virginia Interesting, Mr. Claude Claremont, was 70,173, or more than the com-resident director of the Montessori bined total of such illiterates in School, at Hampstead, was not at "In my opinion," Idaho, Utah, Montana, Vermont, all enthusiastic. Wyoming. South Dakota, Nevada, he said, "any advanced educational North Dakota and Oregon. It method that is worth its salt should should be emphasised, however, that be able to justify itself on results, seven other Southern States had without resorting to possibly dan- even higher percentages than Vir gerous and misleading, experiments FIRST AND FINAL DIVIginio.
of this kind. I must make it clear DEND of Twenty and a Volunteer organisations are being that I speak for myself, and not as Half Per Centum has been de- formed under the direction of the representative of Dr. Mon-film. clared in the matter of TAIT & State Superintendent of Public tessori, who is at the moment in CO., late of The Bund, Amay, Instruction Harrie Hart in various Italy. Human crentures are not MAJESTIC presents "See You Merchants, who were adjudicated parts of the Commonwealth to aid things to play tricks with, even when in Jail", an uproarious comedy of
"speed"
and to seems bankrupt on 16th October, 1928, in the work of increasing literacy. there
be justifica-American At least
A picture which, ноте of rundern love.. and the same may be received on These are composed of school teach- tion. application at the Offices ofera, members of local school leagues, the children in this identical moves all the time, and finishes Messrs.
be bound LOWE, BINGHAM & parent-teacher clubs and other civic twin' school would MATTHEWS, Chartered Account bodies. Classes for the instruction to suffer for mmy of the 'standard' ants, 3, Queen's Road Central of persons unable to read and write methods of education have already. Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, the are being organized.
been proved definitely bad beyond Twenty-fifth day of June, 1930, or These classes are being arranged any question of doubt. It is a wick- on any subsequent week day befor the benefit of those who are ed thing to give any child an educa- tween the hours of 9 am and 12 wholly literate, those who are tion less good than the beat pos-
somi-illiterate and those who can sible."
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use of teachers in instructing | important than what they learn.' illiterates, and Mrs: Cora Wilson: Dr. Cyril Burt's View,
Stewart of Kentucky, a nationally More enthusiastic was Dr. Cyril known authority on the subject and Burt, who has been Psychologist to a member of the committee on na- the Education Department of the itional illiteracy named last Novem- London County Council since 1918. ber by Secretary Wilbur with the "If this school," he said, "is te bis approval of President Hoover, has conducted by the Carnegie Experi- prepared a series of eight lessons.mental Station, it is certain to be There were published in the news-run on sound lines. These identi papers of the State and are being cat twins' have already been the used as the basis in instruction.
EXPERIMENT WITH TWINS.
Novel Experiment.
subject of a number of experiments carried out on both sides of the is an Atlantic-but this scheme entirely new one, and It sounds as though it might have valuable re sults. I take it that none of the From across the Atlantic comes children would be taught by methods news of a novel educational experi-t it are considered, definitely bad ment with a view to determining and ao are not likely to suffer any the relative values of rival systems, harm. Would I welcome the estab It is proposed to establish in New Hahment of a similar school in this. Terms:--Cash on Delivery.
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Auctioneers almost exact mental and physical obtained In America are positive." Hong Kong, June 19, 1930. Images of each other. One of each
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pair will be taught by advanced, the
other by standard methods; and in as complete a climax as could from time to time their progress be desired. Last performance to- will be compared. night. Silent film.
Dr Albert E. Blackealee and Dr.
Howard J Banker; of the Carnegie STAR features Greta Garbo and Experimental Station, are the pro-John Gilbert in "A Woman of posers of the scheme. They state Affairs, the tragic story of child- that there are over 100 pairs of bood love severed by the pangs of identical twine, or 200 puplis, of death. A picture full of modern this type In New York and that and intricate ituations. The these would provide an umple num Roosevelt Dam a colour picture ber of pupils for a starts in support. Last performance
The advantages of the experiment to-alant. Silent film. are obvious. So far it has been
Impossible to tell how far in a par- WORLD presents Rod La ticular case exceptional progress Is Rocque in "Gigole," the story of due to any oné teaching system and a young man who leaves biz small In how
to the individual bri Western town for Paris, where he Hance
may always goins up in the allied forces to
who "ervice in the Great War A onc, scenic, film, "Over, the Top of the Canadian Rockies" completes the damentally dife (.15. And 19:20 pro Tammės. Silent
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