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(October 8.).

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LONG TERMS AT OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

WHY THERE ARE MANY OBJECTIONS

TO CHANGE.

Lawn Bowls Shanghai v. Kow- HARROW'S HEADMASTER OUTLINES CASE loon at K.C.C

Queen's Theatre "On With The Show.'

World Theatro :. Bexen (Chinese film).

Among The

Star Theatre Hot For Paris." Central Theatre: Romance of The Opera (Chinese: film),,,

King's Theatre i Three Girla Lost.!!

Prince's Theatre: "Seven Face" Majestic Theatre: "A Man From Wyoming."

Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels

European Mail-Inward

and

Europe

FOR THEIR RETENTION.

The belief that, when the actiool

Agreed, so Frequently is May, as year ceased to consist of two "hal witness our present experience, ven," it should have been logically | And in any case athletic sports are- divided into four "quarters" in a serviceable way of using up the atoad of into three terms, has always been, in the air in educa, tional circles, writes Dr. Cyril Norwood in the London Morn

Tides: High at and 8.24;ing Post, and it has found Low at 12447 44

clear and attracties, expression an article by. Mr. Stephan Foot in the London press

via Suez (Naldera), ..

Triday...

(October 8)

Cold Deyr (Han-la). Lawn Bowls: Shanghai. loon Dock,..

I am not persuaded by his ar

blank weeks when football has be come a weariness, and cricket as not yet possible. Again-

(d) The end of sturil is gener ally too cold for cricket.”

The answer is that, it falls at pressat, in the Easter "holidays," but the same remark is true of May, frequently of June, and July

Kowguments, but let me try to imitate is too wet. No scheme of reorgani

Hong Kong and Canton Ice Manufacturing Company, meeting,

10:45 a.m.

Oregon University debating team lecture at University, "American Culture 8.30 p.m.

bis clearness step by step by tax.sation, however: ingenious, will de- ing his points seriatim and ans-feat the vagaries of the English wering them. He lays

"(a) A term of thirteen weeks is too long, for most boys and for all masters.!!

Queen's Theatre: "On With The Show

If there is a term of thirteen World Theatro: Among The

Among Sexes (Chinese fim).

wecks in the year, the others Star Theatre: Hot For Paris."

in the

the year will probably Central Theatre: "Romance of The Opera (Chinese film):

be twelve and ten weeks respective King's Theatre Three Girls Jy. In other words, thirteen weeks are exceptional. But thirteen weeks do not seem to be too long

Lost

Majestic Theatre: A Man From Wyoming

Prince's Theatre Seven Faces Ten Dance at King's Restaurant Dinner Dances at Peninsula Hotel and Hong Kong Hotel.

EuropeanMail:-Inward: Europe via Siberia (Mantua); Europe via, Siberia (Vogtland).

summer.

Extended Summer Holidays. Four arguments have now receiv- ed brief, comment, and three of them have had to do with games. Surely this is putting games into. a position of absurd prominence. The Public Schools are always be ing lectured because they overvalue this side of their training. I fear that there would be considerably for most boya, and rertainly do more justice in the criticism if the not agree that there is no master whole year were turned upside who can last the course...

down in order that a second might taken off the time for the "quarter" and that the Eleven

Sports Out of Time. Whatever the length of the term,

be

Outward: Europe via Siberia (Em- some masters "would work them- might not need to many sweaters,

Tides:--High at 7.05 and 8.35 selves to a standstill, as plenty of

press of Canada) 10 nm.

Low at 12:40 and 1.80.

Saturday. (October 10:) Extra Race Meeting. Interport Lawn Bowls: Hong Kong Shanghai, Kowloon Bow ing Green Club ground.

League Cricket: Second Division, Indian Recreation Club E. & S., Bookunpoo.....

League Football Division: St. Joseph's Police Club", v Argylls; Borderers Navy; Kow, loon . Recreio.

Division II: 12th Battery. Uni- versity; Navy . Kowloof; Olub v. Argyll RAO.C. v. Borderers

Division III.: Royal Engineers . Recreio; Radio Sports Club Bordérers A

University tutors do in their eight wecka torm Moreover, I am afraid that a short term would lend inevitably to a system of intensive culture and drive, and the holi- days might not prove long enough

for recovery,

Mr. Foot alleges-- ***(0)". That it sa abaund, to start playing Rugby football, before the end uf September."

The answer is that he girls' school; and not all boys schools, play Rugby, and that in the ende of some Septembers you can, and Queen's Theatre: "On With Then others you cannot play the Show."

World Theatre: "Soul of Liberty (Chinese film)."

Star Theatre: "Hot For Paris.” King's Theatre:, "A Conneticut Yankee."

game with safety. But you can always do a lot of useful practice and training, and you need not play any matches at all. Then

March iz a moet unsuitable

Central Theatro: Romance of The Opera (Chinese film).data

Brince's Theatre: "Seven Faces." "munth for sports".

It is next alleged that the pre- sept summer holidays are too long. In some schools aix weeks are al- lowed, in others seven, in a certain number eight. I do not know why the present holidays were thought. to be too long, and therefore I can only reply with the counter-assert ion that I do not think so.

I remember that Canon. Edward - Lyttelton, Jate headmaster of Eton, caused some laughter on a certain occasion. when he said that be had known boys to return to Eton after the long summer holidays. having learned no more than if they had been at school. It was a truth conveyed in a paradox.. a that long period of the zumer holiday not only is there an oppor tunity for travel and new experi. enco, but also in the long rest nn. tare repairs the damage of over- strain, if it exists, and lays down great reserve, stores of energy

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