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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1,

SPARE MOMENTOPAGE.

Why LATIN

is good

for you

by J. B. MORTON

·MR

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

TN the old days the

I curriculum at, a

There are demands for the tuition

Work It Out For Yourself

Young George was a specta- tor at a Bre, and he watched a fireman standing on the middle rung of a ladder directing water into the burning building.

George anys that as the smoke diminished the fireman stepped up three rungs and continued his work from that point. A Budden flare-up forced him to despend 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 Columb One.

forming the material world, and we are in the mood to discard old habits and old ways of thought merely because they are old.

The man who

Bays loudly that the tenching of Latin and Greek to day is preposterous would not pre-

tend that any discovery of the last 50 years has affected the prose of Cleero 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 which Is robbing

public school was taken for granted. The classics were part of the equipment for life of a OST people to-day gentleman; like a taste for wine an eye for a good horse. would imagine that and

But to-day, when gentlemen are you were making glad to find jobs in motor-car a rather silly joke if you shops, an attempt is being made to change the public school suggested that education while leaving it the same.

us of all the standards by which ought to be voluntary of more "useful" subjects by which mankind has been wont to is incant commercial English. People that is, by choice of the ask what can be the value in learn-judge things that are not merely Ing Latin and Greek since they do useful for the making of money parents of the child, and not help you to a position on the or the increasing of physical

club. executive stuff of a night

comfort. not by command of the

All this is reasonable enough, to do provided that you are going State.

publie Away completely with the school. If you are going to leave school you must not the public in that way, and the reason abolish the classies. An Eton or a.

salesmanship where why the right of the State to Harrow override

the wishes of the taught is mere foolery.

The public school may be a good parents in this most important institution or

bad institution. matter is not resented is that is most certainly an institution

have become used to the very definite kind. It met certain 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. Accondarily the business of the

I do not care twopence

nce for all Authorities.

the silly talk about character build- and playing the game. What I about is the old curriculum, mistake in this

Yet our world was once built

Wo loss

that

ing

is

It of

TEARLY every one and particularly the classics.

Every end

common poor children should be country to imagine that the human

It is a -driven into State schools in race, led-by-the-English, is advancing hords, and that the school- rapidly from enlightenment 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 me 10 digest the masa of child than in its father or selentine Invention which is trans- mother.

of

But there is another kind education for richer children. It is not compulsory, and it is the subject of endless debate. It is called the public school.

In order to console parents for the expenditure of enormous sums of

money every public school claims that, even if it is a failure os a teaching, Institution, it bullds character.

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

Worked out for you

Look at it this way: call the middle rung zero, then the fireman went up three rungs to No. 3 down fivé rungs to No. 2 below zero, then up seven rungs to No. B 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.

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

The great legend of the beauty of Belen grew from one line of Homer, and yet I venture to pro- diet that she will cutlast the latest heroine of the Book Society-whose nume I have already forgotten, I am proud to sty

So I believe it is possible, even in a pubile school, and even·to-day; for n state of mind to be created by the teaching of the classics which may in time to come restore oratory in place of vulgar speech-spouting. and bring back taste and sanity to the arts,

For the sake of such n possibility" may the public schools endure, But If the attempt is to be given up, why then let us concentrate at onco on teaching everybody how to sell rub- bish to his neighbour.

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S

Romeo

The

NOVELIZED FROM

Juliet

Maxo Golduyn Maya meruna

THE STORY TUVE FAR:

The Montagues and Capulets, two rich powerful families of Verona, are deadly enemies, con- stantly raping bloody battles avalrut each other, Jullet, beau tiful daughter of the House of Capulet, is

is sought in marriage by the Court of

Parts. Her father celebrates wiki a

with a betrothal feast. Through the stupidity of a ser- vant an invitation to attend is given Romeo, son of the House of Montague. Roméo learns that Rosaline,

with

thom he fancier himself in love, is one of the guests

and he and his cousin Benvolio decide to attend the feast; Romes to glimpse his be loved Rosaline; and Benvolio to -prove that by comparison with the other beauties of Verona, Rosalie lacks loveliness.

LOVER'S QUEST CHAPTER THREE

GERTRUDE GELBIN

pering tale in a fair lady's car." He sighed.

Tla gone, 'tis gone, 'tis gone." His face wreathed in smiles "You are welcome, gentle- agus and with a gesture, he bade

mon,

them enter, the great hall.

the

The three Montagues bowed and proceeded through the covered ter- raco giving

ballroom. on to From the head of the great stairs they looked down upon the seche which bespoke the wealth, the glory

and the power of the Capulets.

The grand pavane was already in progress. Lords and Ladies, with hands clasped, were moving slowly in the imperious

march

of this dance. As the lights wavered and the magnificent assem- passed over Linge, jewels blazed in answer.

This was indeed a merry gather- ingl Benvolio wis

wis Impatient the dances; Mercutio looked about for a likely bo

lady might attend; but Romeo drank in the sight with

to join

cager eyes, A perfect settin

setting for the jewel of his love. In this splen- dour, Rosaline would shine the more. But how to And her in such throng, and all masked No matter; be would know his Rosoline anywhere. every sense was alive to the

twisted street here THE narrow

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 stronge-lutes, heightened his ardour for Ro-

won-saline. ness of night. Householder dered at the

Ile looked again toward the dan- music and voices sounding in the street but feared to cers. Leading the procession and Inak: Perhaps party of young forming the pivot of the dance was men were out for galety; although a girl of marvellous slenderness and how long it would be before galety grace. Though she was masked, he her face must repeat turned to bloodshed in these fighting, sensed that

Verona the beauty of her figure and move- drinking times, no one in

ment. could foretell,

Dancing with her was a young

If there were any thought but man whose proprietary air betok- frolle in their minds the gentlemen ened claim upon this lovely lady, did not show it. There were three From whispered comment ho gath of them, young lords gully dressed cred these two were Jullet and in the fantastic costumes of mask- Paris, Who was this Juliet?

thin

All

ers, and accompanied by iutanists thought of Rosaline vanished into and by link boys bearing torches.

air as he watched her who They paused at the corner where danced more as a fairy than a wo- a narrow sidestreet turned off

man. right angles along the high walls of a garden.

at

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

"Give me a torch," one bade. "I am not for this ambling"

"Nay, gentle Romeo," replied the

At that moment came-the-must- Second, we must have you dance."

he answered. cians' signal to unmask. I, Mercutio," "Believe mc. You have dancing The girl, her mask in hand, raised shoes with nimble sales. I have a her head to meet Ilomeo's ardent soul of lead. I cannot move."

He gaze.

All consciousness of time and sighed with mocke sorrow.

space was lost as an answering ardour Mercutio " made him a sweeping dawned slowly in her eyes. bow. "You are n lover. Borrow cupid's wings," he waved his hand

"and Goar through the nir,

with them above a common bound."

"Come let us enter," broke in the third Impatiently, "and no sooner in, but every man belake him his legs,"

to

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

is not wise to go."

Why, may one ask?" demanded Mercutio.

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

Mercutio laughed. "So did I." "Well, what was yours?" "That dreamers. often lie-" "In bed asleep while they

1," Remco amended.

do

She turned in confusion to her escort and with him made her hasty way across the room.

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

"I know no str." He

now

would have followed them, had not Benvolio, who stood behind him, held him back. They were unmaalted Montagues among Capu- lets; better hot lo 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 shining eyes. "It seems she hangs upon the check of night like a rich

an Ethiop's ear. Beauty

do" shouted Mercutio, "then I jewel in

see Queen Mab hath been with you."too rich for use, too dear for earth." He glanced about ostentatiously and Benvolio smiled in triumph. There like an actor proclaiming to his

audience, and at the same time like

than

was the answer to his promise that Verona held fairer beauties a man fond of the sound of his own Rosalinet. voice, begon: "She is the Fairies' midwife and she comes in shape no "The measure done," he said, "I'll But his smile was lost on Romeo. bigger than an agate-stane on the watch her place of stand. And make forefinger of an alderman, -drawn

with a team of little atomies ath-my rude hand blessed by touching wart

*****hers.". men's noses as they lie asleep.

Hor 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"

saline, he laughed.

"Pence, peace, Mercutio," Inter- rupted Romeo. "Thou talk'st of nothing."

*True," agreed his friend, "I talk of dreams which are the children of an idle brain begot of nothing but vain fantasy, which is as thin substance as the air and met-in- constant than the wind.”

of

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

"Did my heart love till now?" he protested. "Forswear it! I ne'er saw. true beauty tlf this night."

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"I fear too early," answered Ro- meo, "for my mind misgives some consequence. Yet-He, that hoth the steerage of my course, direct my all." He adjusted his mask and made for the gardenvolio followed at a

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Romeo's

party continued on way, lead by the sound of boys' voices singing with flutelike swant- ness, the intricate round of a madri- At the entrance of the great hall stood their host, Lord Capulet greated them warmly, wondering the while what friendly faces might be hidden behind their masks..

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