EDUCATION IN JAPAN.
VERY FEW ILLITERATES.
ENGLISH MADE COMPULSORY. [BY TELEGRAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENT.] , CHRISTCHURCH.. Saturday. , Most of the popular prejudice against the Japanese, then- character and aims, is quite unfounded, says Mr. Eric S. Bell, of Christchurcn, who has returned to New Zealand on holiday after a year spent in 'Japan as a teacher of English in the Seijo middle school, Tokk>. Mr. Bell, who intends to return to his position in Japan a few months hence, likes the country and its people so well that he may make his home there. - Speaking of education, Mr. Bell said Europeans had no idea of the . rate at which it was developing in Japan. Illiterates now composed only 2 per cent, of the population. There were 7,000,000 scholars in the elementary schools. Before long Japan would contain fewer un-. educated people than any other country in the world. .
English was a compulsory subject, and was taught thoroughly by, foreign teachers. Conversation lessons were regarded as of the greatest importance. English books were to be found everywhere. In fact, books on all subjects could tbe obtained in greater variety than in New Zealand.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18334, 26 February 1923, Page 6
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