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DIARY OF LOCAL
EVENTS.
To-day.
(May 10.)
First Day of Moharram, Moham misdan New Year (Anno Hijra 1350),
Rotary Tiin: Speaker: Wing ¡Comdr. A. W, F. Glenny, M.C.,
D.C.S., R.A.F., on Aviation."
Canton Insurance Office Ltd., An.. nual Meeting; Jardine's Boardroom,
посп.
Queen's Theatre: "Hell's Angels." World Theatre: "Mei Yen Chi" Part (Chinese film).
Central Theatro: "Beau Baudit." King'a Theatre: "Anybody's Woman."
River of
Majestic Theatre: Romance,"
Dances: Ten Dance, H.K. Hotel. Dinner Dances, Hong Kong Hotel, Peninsula Hotel, and Hotel Cecil.
MARGARET MACMILLAN
WHAT SHE HAS DONE FOR BRITAIN'S
CHILDREN.
Leanari.
NURSERY SCHOOLS FOR THE TWO
TO FIVE YEAR-OLD.
BY PROF. L. FORSTER.}
The death of Margaret Mac-; development was to begin formally Millan in deserving of more than at this age, then some attention brief notice, for the pioneer work, must be paid to the children chiefly that she and her sister Rachel per on the physical side before that formed in the field of education, age, otherwise largu sums would is bound to produce world wide continue to be spent in vain, for effects. Though England hus been the education effort was almost the home of educational philoso wasted seeing that the genera! phers of international repatation, health of many of the children. such as John Locke and Herbert rendered them incapable of bene Spencer, she has not hitherto pro- fitting by the teaching. It was duced practical reformers to rank coming to be recognised also that with Pestalozzi, Froebel and Mon- the period of infancy from two to five was of far greater importance The MacMilinng and Baden than had hitherto been suspected, Powell, however, have given Britain not only from the physical side n claim in modern days in the fore-but also from the paychical, for it most place in educational advance, id during these years that the child` for the latter by his creation of the is making his first conscious con- Boy Scout Movement, and the thels with the world. First impres former by their nursey school work sins are generally vivid and last- have put into the hands of the ing for they are received when the oducator means for improving the mind is tense and concentrated. Central Theatre:Young Man quality of their work, which have Just as the early years then carry of Manhattan."
not been available hitherto, more responsibility than that with King's Theatre: "Anybody's Wo
which wo credit them, making the uta.o."
body wholesome or unwholesome,
Wednesday.
(May. 28.)
South China Athletic Association, Football Dinner, South China Re- staurant, 7.30 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "Whoopes," World Theatre:" Mei Yen Chi" Part 2 (Chinese film),
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Majestic Theatre: "River of Romance."
Dances:-Tea Danco, Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner Dances, Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels.
Thursday.
(May 21.)
Queen's Theatre: "Whoopee." World Theatre: "Desert Song." King's Theatre: "Feet First.'' Central Theatre: "Young Man of Manhattan."
Dances: Ten Dance at Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner Dances, Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel.
European Mail-Inward: Europe rin Suez (Rajputana).
Friday.
(May 29.),
Queen's Theatre: "Whoopee." World Theatre: "Desert Song." Central Theatre: "Young Man of Manhattan."
King's Theatre: "Feet First." Dances: Tea Danco, H.K. Hotel; Dinner Dances, Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels and Hotel Cecil.
In Grimy Bradford. These two sisters, Rachel and sweet or sour, a suitable site for Margaret McMillan began their the boneficent agents of health and social work in Bradford as mern-life or for the destructive agents bers of the Local School Board of disease and death, so it is now No better town for their experi- agreed that conduct and character, ment could have been chosen, for or what the person now is or has Bradford was under an obligation just done, are the rewits of a long to keep in the van of educational and complicated process of deve progress, seeing that its representa-lopment. There is the gradual tive in Parliament, W. E. Forster,genesis in a sued, which is followed. gave England its brat national Edu-by root, growth, and fructification.' entional scheme in 1870. Moreover, Human behaviour is not due to a in such towns, as Bradford thus full sudden explosive act of will with- effects of the industrial revolution out antecedent causes Anti-social are experienced, for it is in these conduct then like ordinary phyzieni mill towns that the women nequire disease finds its beginnings in that their officiency in producing the period which precedes school age, finest cloth, in the world, at the and it is, therefore, at that stage expense of their knowledge of it is most easily prevented or cor- homecraft, and by the sacrifice of rected. efficient supervision of the child.
ren.
The MacMillans came to the con- clusion that the work in the infant schools in their, days was gravely bampered by the ill health and bad physical habits of the children who presented themselves for edu cation at the age of five, It was obvious to them, that, if mental
Vitally Important Years.
This scientific fact then added forea to the first reason and made the nursery school, not only desir able as a place for setting the child on the right lines physically, as near to the beginning of his life as possible, but also on the fight lines for mental development.
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