CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12] — Page 109

or any

these

seen nor heard of any Master- organizing English games, other games whatever, on the playgrounds of the bollege premises. Seeing how playgrounds have been up by the architech into almost useless sections, the best- of which has been spoiled by intersecting it with a line of trees, I can hardly blame you,

but I deplore all the same the

cut

aims

fact

that the

of the Government in -providing playgrounds remain so utterly defeated. There is another point which affects - the interests of the boys far

more

the

directly than the disuse of the play grounds. Day by day I observed during forenoon recess, large numbers of your boys standing outside

in

rain or

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in the street, in the pouring. blazing sun, driving their little bargains for

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refreshments with some 25- hawkers who assemble

there

every day during recess.:

But it seems

you c

the Headmaster.

do not consider

it your province to make to

-any representations on the subject though the absence of shelter against: the inclemency of the weather and the insanitary of the fruit. there offered to the boys, manifestly endanger their health.

Veglect of III

nature

and cinduments

I asked the Head- paration for master to request you

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bring

with

to

to this con-

ference note-books Kept by. you for the purpose of preparing for the lessons given by you

during