CO129-575-11 Education Department- 22-12-1938 - 30-5-1939 — Page 22

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(*2643—150) Wt. 16318-94 15,000 7/38 T.S. 695 (*3600-150) Wt. 38746-16 20,000

1/39 TS. 695

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C. O.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

und unturned y reference b The reach of Chirin profily to English

music and the micilis of developing skill and inkomst

bat (hand, In this connectin The Committee were informed that the propinal had po

hand made praming for the creche yo music makij

post had not yet brand, and that if at in

it is someh

Chin prints will resin alta.

FURTHER ACTION.

omission of this subject from the

curriculum was depricated.

It

was pointed out that needlework

was the nearest approach that

had been made to housecraft.

(b) [It

It was considered that

infrom-bu zegarding

the

[details of the music curriculum

was notant is

were very vague,

No hint was given

of the difficulties/encountered in

introducing English music to the

Chinese. It was suggested that the

Committee might/ ask that the

teacher of music should have some

knowledge of the general principles

of Chinese music or be prepared to

study Chinese music.

In the course of the discussion it

was mentioned that English music,

as well as națive music, had been

satisfactorily cultivated in the

Prince of Wales College at

Achimota, and amongst the Chinese

bul-

remarked

in Malaya, bit was her that

it

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