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results of this experiment
for
the moral
Course
and intellectual welfare of the youths, who will thus prematurely be diverted, a time, from their regular course of Education and brought into public Service. Yet in consideration of the patronage and support which His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger, has given to the Morrison Education Society, and the intentions he has expressed of further support,
we are especially desirous to meet this first application made by an Officer of H. B. M.'s Government and we therefore beg to suggest the following plan.
Four of the Students, to be approved of by H. M.'s Superintendent, shall be nominated as candidates for the office of interpreters in H. M.'s service at Shanghai, eventually to receive that appointment after the requisite Studies and examinations, on recommendation of the school to the Superintendent.
Two of the candidates shall at once, under your direction, proceed to Shanghai, there to act as native interpreters. These two are to be relieved by the other two (one or both at a time) and return to their class in the school, after absence of six months, so that two of the four shall be constantly engaged in Service, while the other two shall be at school, until their full completion of Studies.
The Students while on Service shall still be members of the school; and, if their public duties allow of it, they shall have three hours or more for