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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER

1936.

SPARE MOMENT PAGE

Why LATIN

is good

for you

by

J. B. MORTON

MVO

:

brainless son. It means that boys who cheat opchly at games will get into trouble, and that drinking too much is considered a far worse sin than hypocrisy.

There are demands for, the tuition

Work It Out For Yourself

Young George was a spectu- tor at a fire, and he watched a fireman standing on the middle rung of a ladder directing water Into the burning bullding.

George says that as the smoke diminished the fireman stepped up three rungs and continued his work from that point. A sudden late-up forced him to descend five „rungs,

But later he climbed up seven rungs, and stayed there until the fire was out. Then he climbed up the six remaining rungs, and entered the building.

Well, how many rungs were there in the ladder?

When you've worked it out, look at the answer at the foot of Column Onė.

The man who says loudly that the teaching of Latin and Greek to-

torid that any discovery of the last 30. years has affected the prose. of Cicero or the poetry of Horace. He

means that there is no place for that kind of thing in the world to-day.

THAT is the heresy

wont to

which is robbing us of all the standards by which mankind has been judge things that are not merely useful for the making of money

"N the old days-the-forming the material world, and we Itou at a

are In the mood to discard old habits and old ways of thought merely public school was taken for

because they are old. granted.. The classics were part of the equipment for life of a OST people to-day gentleman; like a taste for wine day is preposterous would not pre- would imagine that and an eye for a good horse. But to-day, when gentlemen are you were making gind to find jobs in motor-car a rather silly joke if you shops, an attempt is being made

to change the publle school, that education while: leaving. it the same. suggested ought to be voluntary-of more "useful" subjects-by which is meant commercial English. People that is, by choice of the ask what can be the value in learn

not help you to u position on the parents of the child, and Latin and Greek since they do

executive

staff

of a night club. not by command of the

All this

R reasonable enough, provided that you are going to do State..

away completely with the publle you are going to leave school. If

not the public school you must in that way, and the reason abolish the classics. An Elon or a

where salesmanship why the right of the State to Harrow

the wishes of the taught is mere foolery.

The public school may be a good parents In this most important institution or a bad institution. matter is not resented is that is most certainly an institution

It met, certain we have become used to the a very definite kind. loss of liberty and of free needs. I happen to think that those choice in matters that are only needs still exist, and that this type

of education is worth preserving. secondarily the business of the " do not care twopence for all

Yet our world was once built

override

authorities.

Is

IL of

tin silly talk about character build- ing and

playing the game. What I' is agreed and particularly the classies.

It is a common mistake in this that poor children should be country to imagine that, the human driven into State schools in race, led by the English, is advancing herds, and that the school- rapidly from enlinghtenment to en- master is really more respon- lightenment along a road that runs straight to perfection. We have not sible for the development of a had time to digest the mass of child than is its futher or selentile Invention which is trans-

NEARLY every one do care about is the old curriculum.

mother.

another kind

But there is education for richer children.

is not compulsory, and is subject of endless debate. It called the public school.

of It the

is

In order to console parents for the expenditure of enormous sums of money every public school claims that, even ̈lf It ́is ̄n-failure-as- U teaching institution, it builds character.

The phrase is used us a comforting drug by every father who has

way:

Worked out for you Look at it. this

call.. the middle rung zero, then the fireman went up three rungs to No. 3 down five rungs to No. 2 below zero, then seven rungs to No. 5 above. Finally he went up six more rungs to the top. So the top must have been No. 11 above the middle, Add to this the 11 rungs below the mid- dle, and the middle rung itself, and the answer is 23.

or

the increasing of physical comfort.

The classics teach propertion, the thing that has always been the poetry of building, They teach res- traint. That in to say they teach you how to produce an effect by understatement and in restraint dignity.

beauty

of

pre-

The great legend of the of Helen grew from one line Homer, and yet I venture to diet thui she will outlast the latest heroine of the Book. Society-whose name I have already forgotten, I am proud to say,

So I believe it is possible, even in n publle school, and even to-dny, for a state of mind to be created by the teaching of the classics which muy in time to come resture oratory in place of vulgar speech-spouting, and bring back taste and sanity to the arts,

For the sake of such a possibility may the public, schools, endure. But if the nttempt is to be given up, why then let us concentrate at once on teaching everybody How to sell rub- bish to his neighbour,

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The Montagues and Capulets, two rich powerful familier of Verona, are deadly enemies, con- stantly waging bloody battles against each other. Juliet, beau- tiful daughter of the House of Capulet, is sought in marriage by the Court of Paris-Her father celebrates with a betrothal Through the stupidity of a ser vant an invitation to attend is given Romeo, son of the House of Montague. Romeo icarns that Rosaline with whom he fancies himself in love, is one of the and he and his cousin Quests Benvolio decide to attend the feast; Romeo to glimpse his bes loved Rosaline; and Benvolio to prove that by comparison with the other beauties of Verona, Rosaline tacks loveliness,

LOVER'S QUEST

CHAPTER THREE

Juliet

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pering tale in a fair lady's enr." He sighed. "Cis gone, tls gone, lis gone." His face wreathed in smiles ngain. "You are welcome, gentle- men." and with a gesture, he bade them enter the great hall

The three Montagues. bowed and proceeded, through the covered ter- race giving on to the ballroom. From the end of the great stairs they looked down upon the scene which bespoke the wealth, the glory aild the power of the Capulets.

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Ingt Benvolio was impatient to join the dances: Mercutio looked about

enger

fikely lady he might attend

But Romeo drank in the sight with eyes. A perfect setting for the jewel of his love, in this splen- dour, Rosaline would shine the more. But how to find her In such a throng, and all masked? No matter;

he would know his Rosaline anywhere. His every sense was alive to the caught the light of the full beauty of this night. His ear de- moon and there held the shadows lighted in the music; and the sweet of the ancient stone houses shuttered sounds from the small violins, and and locked fast against the strange-lutes, heightened his arlour for Ro-

HE narrow

TH

twisted street

here

ness of night. Houscholder won-looked again toward the dan-

voices musle and dered at the

Leading the procession and ired to .cers. Rounding in the street but feared to look. Perhaps a party of young forming the pivot of the dance was men were out for gaiety; although a girl of marvellous sienderness and how long it would be before galety grace. Though she was masked, he her face must repeat turned to blowished in these fighting, sensed that drinking times, no one in Verona the beauty of her figure and move-

ment. could foretell.

Dancing with her was a young If there were any thought but

man whose proprietary nir betnk- frolle in their minds the gentlemen ened claim upon this lovely lady. did not show it. There were three From-whispered comment he gath at them, young lords gaily dressed ered these

and

two were Juliet

All

in the fantastic costumes of musk-Paris. Who was this Juliet?

by lutanists thought of Rosaline vanished into ers, and accompanied

thin und by link boys bearing torches.

air na be watched her who They paused at the corner where danced more as a fairy than a wo- a norrow sidestrect turned off

mar. right angles alang the high walls of a garden..

ut

.

She continued the intricate figures of the dance with matchless grace, and in a new design was brought by her partner to the foot of stairs, her face toward Romeo.

the

At that moment came the musi- clans' signal to unmask.

The

"Give me a forch," one bade. "1 am not for this ambling."

"Nay, gentle Romeo," replied the second, we must have you dance."

"Not I, Mercutio," he answered. | "Believe me, You have, dancing

head to meet Romeo's, ardent shoes with nimble soles, i have a girl, her maak in land, raised Soul of lead. I cannot move."

gaze.

All consciousness of time and sighed with mock sorrow.

was lost as an answering arḍour lained howly in her eyes.

He

Mercutio made him a sweeping bow. "You are a .lover. Borrow cupid's wings," he waved his hand through the air, "and senr, with

them above a common bound."

"Come let us enter." broke in the third impatiently, and no sooner in, but every man betake, him to his legs."

Romeo smiled. "We mean well, Benvolio, in going to this mask, but

is not wise to go."

"Why, may one ask?" demanded Merculio.

"I dreamt a dream to-night," ex- plained Romeo forbodingly.

Mercutio laughed. "So did 1." "Well, what was yours?" "That dreamers often lle-" "In bed asleep whit

while they

"

dreutn Ramec amended.

She turned in confusion to her escort and with him made her hasly way across

the room. Romeo beckoned fris link-boy. "What lady's that which doth en- rich the hand of yonder knight?" he asked.

"I know not sir." •

not

now

He would have followed them, had

Benvolio,

to, who stood behind_him, held him back. They were unmasked Montagues among Capu- lets; better not to pursue a maid already claimed as this one seemed to be., Romeo shook off his restrain- ing hand:

"Oh she doth teach the torches to burn bright!" he exclaimed with do shining eyes. "It seems she hangs upon the check of night like a rich

"Oh shouted Mercutio, then I jewel in an Ethiop's ear. Beauty see Queen Mab hath been with you."too rich for use, too dear for corth." Benvolio smiled in triumph. There He glanced about ostentatiously and

like

an actor prociniming to his was the answer to his promise that audience, and at the same time like Verona held fairer beautics than a man fond of the sound of his own Rosuline!

volee, began:. "She is the Fairies

midwife and she comes in shape no "The measure done," he said. "I'll But his smilo was lost on Romeo, bigger than an 'agate-stone on the

forefinger of an alderman, drawn watch her place of stand. And make with a team of little atomies ath-yude hand blessed by touching wart men's noses as they fle asleep.hers." Her wagon spokes made of long

Then realizing Benvolio's victory. spinner's legs the cover of the against his own infatuation for Ro- wings of grasshoppers."

"Pence, peace, Mercutio," Inter-saline, he laughed. rupted Romeo. "Thou talk'st of "Did my heart love till now?" he nothing."

protested. "Forswear it! I ne'er saw true beauty till this night."

"True," agreed his friend, "I talk of dreams which are the children of an idle bram begot of nothing but vain fantasy, which is ns thin of substance is the air and more in- constant than the wind.?.

"This wind you talk of, remark- ed Benvolio tersely, "blows us from ourselves. Supper is done and we shall come too late."

"I fear too early," answered Ro- meo, "for my mind misgives some consequence. Yet-le, that hath the steerage. of my course, my sail.” He adjusted his mask and made for the garden entrance.

direct

Mercutio and Benvolio followed at Als heels: As they strode through the garden toward the door of the house a retainer on guard looked them over casually. Obviously they

were invited gucats; their richness of costume proved it. He bowed in, welcome and motioned them past the armed henchmen lining the long reception corridor.

Candles

and torches gicomed against the rich tapestries lining the walls and lighted the meat, onk en sideboards Inden with gold and plate. Serving men hurried post with platters of curiously con- trived and savoury foods.

silver

Romeo's party continued on its way, lead by the sound of boys' voices ainging with futelike sweet- ness the Intricate round of a madrl- gal. At the entrance of the great holl stood their host. Lord Capulet greeted them warmly, wondering the while what friendly faces might -be hidden behind their masks.,

Welcome, gentlement" he cried. "I have seen the day that I have worn a mask and could tell a whis-

What happens when Romco learns that Juliet is daughter of the House of Capulet-and how the receive the news that this man who has inspired bue in her heart at first plance is the son of her family's deadly enemies! Read to-morrow's Instalment of "Ro- meo and Juliet."

(To be continued.)

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