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(2) The Fund does not bind itself to return any Essay as the Essay will be considered its .property when once it has reached in its office.
(3) The undersigned reserves the rights of publishing any of the Essays with the Photograph of the Essayist.
(4) Any ladies and gentlemen who may have already won prizes in gny of our past Prize Essay Schemes are requested not to compete in the present Prize Essay Schemes.
(5) The candidates are requested to send their Essays to the undersigned on or before the 30th September 1914.
(6) The results will be declared in December 1914, and the Medals and prizes will be awarded in the month of March 1915. CHHAGANLAL P. NANAVATY, LALLUBHAI GULABCHAND Asst. Manager.
JHAVERI, 20th April 1914.
Honorary Manager.
A Promising English School.
(FROM THE COMMONWEAL). The unpretentious town of Loughboro can at least boast of a board school well ahead of the average in respect of the methods of teaching employed. Not long ago I had the privilege of being shown round by the head master, who explained the chief features of his system with some pardonable pride. The building lends itself well to providing cheerful surrounding for the pupils, and convenience in supervision for the teachers. All the class-rooms have large windows opening on to a lofty and spacious central hall, so that on entering one can easily get a good idea of what is going on. The first thing that catches the eye is the time table, wherein the length of time given to any one subject varies with the age of the children in the class, the youngest being relieved by frequent changes. In fact there are in all classes ample intervals for exercise in the play ground, so that steam can be let off and fresh air imbibed. It may be remarked in passing that repeated attempts on the part of the school authorities to obtain a field, or even the use of one, on reason.
able terms, had so far resulted in failure ; and yet the school Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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