THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1979
HE SAID THAT SOME GIRLS SHARED THE ATTITUDE THAT ONE COULD BECOME A LADY OF LEISURE AFTER ONE'S MARRIAGE, AND THEY ALSO TEND TO DROP PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS AT AN EARLY STAGE IN THE BELIEF THAT SUCH SUBJECTS WERE IRRELEVANT TO THE FUTURE NEEDS OF THE WIFE OR THE MOTHER.
+IN FACT, THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE WILL SERIOUSLY AFFECT THEIR CHOICE OF A CAREER AND TEND TO NARROW IT DOWN TO TRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS SUCH AS NURSING AND SECRETARIAL JOBS, MR. TOPLEY SAID.
HE ALSO COMMENDED THE ST. FRANCIS CANOSSIAN COLLEGE FOR ITS ACHIEVEMENT IN THE PAST 110 YEARS.
+YOUR COLLEGE HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF 1869 WHEN REV. MOTHER STELLA STARTED ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL WHICH CONSISTED OF A FEW CLASSROOMS FOR A SMALL NUMBER OF CHINESE AND PORTUGUESE CHILDREN, MR. TOPLEY SAID.
THE PRESENT STUDENT POPULATION OF THE COLLEGE IS 846 IN THE SECONDARY SECTION AND 1,066 IN THE PRIMARY SECTION.
IN TODAY'S SPEECH DAY 53 STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM FORM 7 AND 121 STUDENTS FROM FORM 5.
UK MAIL DELAY ***
THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT POSTAL SERVICES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE SUFFERING DELAY DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF STAFF AND INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES.
+THIS IS AFFECTING MAIL TO AND FROM PLACES ABROAD AND AIR MAIL ARRIVING IN THE UK IS SUFFERING UP TO TWO WEEKS DELAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID.
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