CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3] — Page 410

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cadetship instead of being confined to King's college, London, shall be competed for by the Students of such three or more Colleges.

Her Majesty's Government selected.

As regards the first point, those best qualified to judge, are of the opinion that the time occupied by a young man in learning Chinese at home would be, if not altogether thrown away, badly misapplied, as it might be much better employed in obtaining a good general education.

As to the second point, all those who have watched the experiment of the Foreign Office Student Interpreters and whom I have consulted agree that the scheme was completely successful so long as the appointments were made from several Colleges, but that the result has been by no means satisfactory since.

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10 ( cadetship instead of being confined to King's college, London, shall be competed for by the Students of such three or more Colleges. Her Majesty's Government selected. As regards the first point, those best qualified to judge, are of the opinion that the time occupied by a young man in learning Chinese at home would be, if not altogether thrown away, badly misapplied, as it might be much better employed in obtaining a good general education. As to the second point, all those who have watched the experiment of the Foreign Office Student Interpreters and whom I have consulted agree that the scheme was completely successful so long as the appointments were made from several Colleges, but that the result has been by no means satisfactory since. 20
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catetelip interd of being confined to King's college, London, shall be competed. for by the Students

of

such

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three or

more

Colleges

مة

Der Majesty's Government

sclick.

мину

As regards

the

first point,

those

judge,

that

it is the opinion of

best qualified to the time occupied by a young man in learning chinese

at home would be, if not

altogether

thrown

away,

bast greatly micapplied,

as it might be much better

employed in obtaining a good general education.

As to the second point, all those who have watched

the experiment of the Freign Office Student Enterpreters and whom I have consulted

agree

that the scheme was

completely successful

as the appointments

long

Lo

were made from several

but that the result

at

Colleges, has been by

means

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no

satisfactory since,

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