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ALLEGED TO BE AGENT OF HOLSHEVIKS,

SUZANNE LENGLEN 2

HOW SHE BEAT MRS.

"QHAMBERS

The programme at Whible

A writer: in the Weakly Scoks- A question as to whether H. mammys:—It is tima our sdura- Krassin, the Soviet amissary, had don recently included one match tional fanatics were checked. broken his pledge not to engage eagerly anticipated. For dramatic Bafore there is any further ex-in any political action while in intensity the Challenge Round in tension of the school age-before England was asked in the the Ladies" Singles last your has the imposition of compulsory House of Commons recently by schooling is carried another Mr. Charles Palmer.

never been surpassed; in that polat-we" ought to count the He, no wished to know match Mila. Lenglen, the French Dost and consequences. the whether Mr. Bonar Law was challanger, beat our own tried cruelties, the follies,

and aware that M. Krassin had had champion, Mr. Lambert Cham the failures of the mea interviews with Miss Sylvia bers, but only by 9--7 in the fina sure of schooling we already Pankhurst, who, he said, had besset after winning the first at 10 suffer. The whole system needs actively engaged in propaganda 8 and losing the second at 4–6, overhauling before it is extended work for the Soviet Government and even then-as in an Homeric an current linea. To considerable:

Mr Bonar Law: There is no degrees this system is a waste of reason to believe that M. Krassin battle-bar tutelary deity helped publio money, a cruelty to the bas broken bis pledge.

the winner when she was soom chiki,^ ■ purgatory to the real Mr. Palmer: Is the right hon, ingly beaten. Mrs. Chamber seacher, a destroyer of character, gentleman aware that the woman wanting only one point for the and a blight on our industria) and referred to in the question is in match-drove Mlle. Lengian back social progress. We are wasting the pay of Lenin, and that she is from the net with a ball high to money and labour on the creation endeavouring to disaffect British ber backhand; Mila. Longian did laf dads, dodgers, and deadheads. soldiers by propagating Bolshevik what few could have dona-she

We are crashing good manners doctrines? out of existence. We are killing

Mr. Bonar Law replied that got her racket behind the ball as the sanses of duty, discipline, and that might be true.

| she hurried · backwards; she hit decoraca We want a different

|it, but fortunately for herself only

I am

| kind of schooling, and we want journey whilst a dozen school-half hit it; it dropped dead-but very much less of it. The school boys, from one of our higher on Mrs. Chambers's side of the age ought to come down.

schools, kept their seats. In that nat Thesa obances are all democratic enough to car there were over a score of in the game, and we do not] contend that the bright boy (and boys and girls under twenty. In mention it to belittle Milla Leng- girl)-the lad who displays apti-fact there happened to be no len--the roll of Champions would tude and inclination for learning, other passengers except these

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or specialisation should have young ones and the soldiers not be a roll of Champions every possible facility for the The car was practically full of unless her name was on ir-but coltivation of his talents; the scholars from a superior school, to show how little there was very poorest lad should have the And every day in our trams you between the two ladies who were very richest chance; but I hold can see three people occupying to meet again this year with that the vast majority, who are four seats, six eight seats, and their roles reversed. obviously fitted only for ordinary dozen taking up fifteen or work, should be liberated from sixteen seats, whilst others stand;

On this occasion Mila. Lenglen school and placed in the ranks you can see school children keep as the Challenged. Mrs. Cham- of industry

bern the Challenger. Last year thair seats whilst the aged and they can merely read the Iame stand; and in trains you for she had played single after Mlle. Lenglen'was the favourite, and write. We are imposing can regularly see youths and upan 100 per cent of our children young man smoking in non-gla before the public and thak which not more than 5 par smokers" to the annoyance and

increased her reputation with cant. can benant by, and in doing detriment of children, Indien, and

each successive victory; the this we are impairing the wark men who can of very well stand variety of her strokes, the grace of the teacher, and the efficiency.tobacco smoke.

of her movements, and the par- the character, and the manners Here is another little example month. This year we had seen fection of style were in every one's of the children who cannot make When I was a lad the boys less of her. But we had seen Mrs. anything useful out of their in the telegraph service school-made knowledge. Let the were noted for their smartness strength and end in the final tie Chambers seen her go from bright lad go right through to The boys used to pride them of the All Comers with an exhibi- the best and highest school, selves on bow quick they could ion of driving which gave Miss college, Or university; but be. The boys attached to the office let the ordinary lad go to "don-I use to-day are almost too lazy Ryan most redoubtable oppon- 3000 to crawl. They never run. They the meeting there had been indi- possible. Our teachers are 30 never even walk at a good pace cations that Mrs. Chambers had Isrgely occupied in vain efforts on whilst on duty. The other day one lost a trifle of her speed; but in the dollards that they cannot of them took an hour over seven this match she made up for it by attend properly to the quickwitaminutes journey-with a tele

key work" a3

MANNERS NEED MENDING,

LACKING.

ent no chance at all. Earlier in

gram! After fifty years of what doing the impossible-improving A national system of education we call education we ought to see

bor drive. She was reaching ought to contribute something a vast improvement in manners ease; there was more pace on the every part of the court with equal towards efficiency and character-in character, in consideration for balls it was advisable to hit bard; But what bave we got? Workers others, in the sense and pride of and in length the ball seemed to too lazy to give a fair day's work and duty. We see the very be consciously carrying ont direc work for 2 fair day's pay, opposite. That is and a rising generation grossly system fails. Instead of raising as it reached the lines.

where our tions and to dip of its own accord vulgar and selfish. Take the the complasory school age we question of manners. Good man ought to lower it, only providing They were not fulfilled. There ners constitute one of the chief that the really bright scholars was a match-but not specially factors in the progress of civilisa-are pot righ: through.

| brilliant Iswa tengis-antil the tion. What do we say to-day? INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY

score was two all in the first set: Our University "men" regard a

after that there was brilliant "tag" especially if it inflicts in-

The bed-rock basis of human lawo tennis from Mlle. Lenglen, dignity or pain on some of their progress is, in reality industrial but no match. The only note elders ass classic sport. The efficiency. Unless the necessary worthy stroke in the first game products of our lower schools will goods are produced in the needed came from the clean full drive complacently keep their seats in volume we cannot prosper. For with which Mile. Lenglen won it. a Sram car whilst cripples and trae industrial efficiency we need The other points came from_mis- old women stand; you cannot get

takes. In the few brain workers and many

second. Mille. one smart errandiad out of a dozen: manual workers. Natare, in her Langlen was feeling after her and not one young workman in wisdom, meets the demand pre game, but had not quite grasped a score is either intelligent or cisely; she provides a

smallit: Mrs. Chambers was not on conscientious When the com- minority of brainy boys and a big the track of bera; she was doing pulsory education scheme a majority of the other sort

But all the running and ending with launched this country was at the our modern education System weak stroke. In the next two head of the nations, and it was our yard-stick method of impos-games there was a clean, sweep-{ making mighty progress. The

ing the same kind and quantity inz, backband smash from Mlle. young were dutiful and obedient of schooling on all sorts and Lenglen and a drive from Mrs. Nor, after nearly half a contary classes.

utterly regardless of Chambers-hit home to bome to of schooling, the masners of the individual abilities--is an

her own foreband comer: Mile.

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out-

young are deplorable, and there age on Nature. We keep the Lenglen hit a few out; the score is no sign of improvement. There brainy boys back whilst rainly was level-2 all--and the specta- never will be any improvement trying to make scholars of the tors settled themselves happily unless 50 per cent, of what we numb-skulls.

io their seats. For thel call education is scrapped.

It is no disgr&CO

of the match the In the first place. there is too than a schemer. But it is wrong akes in any one game. Last

for a lad to be a worker rather rest

bolder seldom made two mis- much of the barrack-square for the State to try and impcs

system in our schools. A teacher education where it is not required. year she bad had to fight hard at does not take a small, manage. It is a huge hlander to keep the bare-line: the greater share able number of children, and ordinary lads at school when they of running fell to her and when

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There are hundreds of thousandaed; yesterday she had definitely the better of the driving; went sergeant-major style. We can of age who would be much hap-Up with time to spare, and put all nee what five years of Aroy pier, and who would be learning away the returns where she life has done for our young men to be much more useful citizens pleased. She took the last set lesser degree, but in the on the farms and in the factories without the loss of a game, and same direction, our sebooling system is raining our children. than in the schools. In many by the roost varied lawn tennis. industries efficiency depends One cannot say that she has Those simple words which

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the educational road; but do not ago. Had she been, one could out of the English language. Ifhewers of wood, and drawers of been equal to it. Last year it impose useless scholarship on not doubt that she would have you will take your stand in s BURNERS CAZDS of Firms desiring shop in a manufactoring town, ter" and in so doing make was universally said that she and will take note, you will not of wood and drawers of water had ever played it before; this them inefficient even as bewers played lawn tennis as no lady fiod one child customer in a score say either please" or "thankut every lad to school, give him year there is only her last year's

the rudiments of education, but self to challenge comparson. you." If you will take your

Mrs. Chambers could not get stand in a publicbouss you will empower the teacher to select find the same lack of mangers fo the few brainy boys for full her touch; she does loss it i the grown ups.

courses of education, regardless times, and fights on doggedly til of the position of their patonta, at she has discovered it; MDa During the war period I have leaving all the rest to go to wrk Lenglen gather no time to ss soon as they can read and recover. A weak stroke was 3860 as many as five sick and write. A compulsory school age killed dead; any weakish stroke wounded soldiers in bospital of five to ten would be ample for entailed loss of position and the bluse at least two of them all the ordinaries, providing the consequences; in the effort to well over forfty years o age the extraordination waza given all regain it, Mrs. Chambers often stand right through a tram the educational filities possible. bit out.

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