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G.
R.
Arthur Mayhew, Esq.,
Secretary,
Colonial Advisory Education Council,
2 Richmond Terrace,
whitehall, S.W.1.
8 4
Education Department
Bong rong.
January 13th, 1931.
Dear Mayhew,
I have to thank you for your letters. In that of
31.10.30 you are good enough to say you will send me a text-book
which is being prepared for use in Tropical Africa.
I have noted your comment on the Annual Report for
1929. I will insert a paragraph in the Report which I shall be
writing shortly for 1930, which will deal with a subject of female
education.
The East Indian Community in the Colony is very small,
many of the children at the indian School being of mixed parentage.
with regard to your remarks about the teaching of English in
English, while we realise that there are many English words,
expecially those referring to abstract conceptions, which can only
be explained satisfactorily by direct translation, it should be
remembe reathat the English of the Anglo-Chinese teacher is naturally
inclined to deteriorate, as in most cases he does not talk English
when away from his School. I am at present somewhat hampered by
the very urgent need for retrenchment brought about by the fall
in the local dollar. If and when conditions improve, it is my
intention to advocate periodic "refresher" courses for these
teachers, which might be taken by the local University.
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