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required for this state of things. If it be once ack- nowledged that you are in a false, undignified unjust and injurious position
in this matter, there will
be no
difficulty in devising
remedial measures such as
extra
will not involve any expenditure. Some years ago
of you made a
when one
ost lamentable exhibition
in colloquial Chinese before the Board, I suggested a reform by making the study of classical Chinese optional. mny
cunsels were overruled
at the time, but I am confident that the wil is so real
that it must be remedied sooner or later.
I. Now with regard
The nali masters of
to the native Masters I have bollege are
competent teach Eng
some are
reading dictation a similar statements to make.
On the one hand I am glad to be able to say
that I have
story or composition Rough s
herivise competent teachers.
been impressed by two or even- three of you with the conviction
that
you have in
you that natural inborn talents which alone constitutes an effective. teacher, and in the case
ever
of one of you. I found a practically good and serviceable Knowledge of English idiom: I may further say that, with rare exceptions, y
you are
the
excellent work in this
doing School when you crally translate before your
classes, the tech"
of the English reading books into colloquial Chinese. It was a real pleasure to me to observe the idiomatic renderings
in Chinese, of the you give,
English reading books in
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