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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 30, 1938:

SECONDARY SCHOOL REFORM

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IN

BRITAIN

Experts

Suggest

Drastic

Changes

LONDON, Dec. 29.

IN a report of an inquiry which has been proceeding for five years the Consultative Com- mittee expresses the view that secondary education in the past has been too exclusively academic. They recommend a new type of school to be called "technical high school" to take selected boys at 11, and to pro- vide a 6-years' course.

In the first two years the curricu- lum will be similar to other second- ary schools and the later course will: follow on more modern lines, with scienco as its central feature.

A new type of internal examina- tion, with a leaving certificate to be taken at 16, is suggested.

Technical

ore to be high schools developed out of the present junior technical schools in building and en- gineering, and they will be equiva- lent in status to grammer schools.

The committee consider grammar school should continue as hitherto, to provide education mainly for boys. and girls likely to go to the univer- sity, and they urge greater freedom be allowed schools in shaping their 'curriculum.

that

Suggestions for ensuring pupils shall be allowed their indivi- dunt tastes and capacities are made, and

the committee stress the im- portance of good teaching of spoken central and written English as

feature of the curriculum in these schools.

Looking beyond these immediate proposals, the committee favour a single national system of schools for In this pupils between 1 and 16. system there would be grammar schools, technical high schools, mo- and senior dern selective schools, schools. They think that ultimately all these types should be under one' secondary code-British Wireless.

Demand Return Of Territory

Bratislava, Dec. 29.

The demand for the return of Czecho-Slovak territory transferred to Hungary is to be made at a big demonstration to be held here. Saturday.

on

The demonstration is organised by Dr. Karl Sidor, the deputy Premier of Czecho-Slovakia.-Reuter.

FRENCH WARSHIP HERE

The French warship Savorgnan de

PROPOSED

The two photographs above were taken at the recent Christmas play presented by the elder pupils of the Central British School-- King's Studio

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India Renounces The Ottawa Agreement

LONDON, Dec. 29.

THE British Board of Trade stated to-day that the Indian Government has denounced the trade agreement signed between Great Britain and India in August, 1932 in Ottawa, as from March 31, 1939.

It is recallert

that

A

the Indian but so far without definite result.

The British Minister for Overseas Trade, Mr. Oliver Stanley, stated re-

Brazza arrived from Shanghai this Government in May, 1936 wanted to| morning for a short siny.

Premier's Holiday In Yorkshire

-London, Dec. 20,

The Prime Minister and Mrs. Chamberlain left London this after- noon for a short holiday in Yorkshire, where they will be the guests of Mr. Cham- Lord and Lady Swinton. berlain will return to London early in the New Year prior to his de- parture on January 10 for Rome.- British Wireless.

BROKER EXPELLED

New York, Dec. 20. The Stock Exchange authorities A aplute of 21 guns to the country discontinue this trade agreement, but cently in the House of Commons that was replied to by Blackhead Fort and refrained from doing so, anticipating denunciation of the Ottawa Agree-announce the expulsion of J. A., Sisto, a second salute of 15 guns to the Com-that a new treaty would

bement by the Indian Government had a member of the Exchange since mander-in-Chief, was answered by signed. Negotiations have been go-ino ill effect on the pending negotia-1031, who has been found guilty of IL.M.S. Kent.

ing on for some considerable time tions for a new treaty. Trans-Ocean, conduct inconsistent with just and

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