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"smattering" to the Members of the

Board, who,

when they beg

they began the

study of chivese, probably devoted.

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narny

rey hours a

day to theat

shidy give on

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masters are able to

week. If is one

Rheing

duty,

10 corn Churieze in addition to five or six hours of official dus and quite another to have a couple of years dedicated to the -acquirement of the language. But is this modicum entirely, entirely despicable? The attainments. (207)

in

in Latin of many pass-mon English Universities must-

appear

nure sin athe

surattering to keir examiniers, learned Fellows of Colleges; but it has often happened

by experience in

Kat such

ni

school life have mi later years

altacired some

quent ce-

degree of mini-

as scholars. The mearrage.

ment derived from this parallel

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has apparently escaped the

attention.

of

the Board.

349

3. Compulsory Study of Chiriese .

ann

of opericon that

Chriese Studies by all Englishr

Masters in Victoria College

should.

contrive to be compulsory. It is

only reasonable that all masters.

ni

College, where the

great majority of boys ( about 800 out of woo) are Chiese, should. have some acquaintance with their language. As possible froms. tion is far too remote and - uncertain (at present) to act as an nicentive, and as I cannot recommend Personal Allowances.

_

for the knowledge of Chirrese, there

remains the course already evily or existence that the study of -

is part of their official

Chiriese forms part

this

-duty. Special mention of obligation is made in paragraph.

has