Labels:text | newspaper | black and white | publication | font | newsprint | paper OCR: Re-Opening Of Schools Enthusiastically Greeted EDUCATION SYSTEM IMPROVED (By the Onlooker) NEWS of the re-opening of schools in Syonan will be un- animously greeted judging from the reaction of a number of people who were approached on the subject yesterday. Tho concensus of opinion of parents and students who questioned on the matter was were BROADCASTING TO BE that the re-opening of Syonan schools Is RESUMED IN APRIL an Important step taken by the administration authorities for the restoration of THE Thompson Road Broad- normal conditions on the island. casting Station authori- Parents particularly welcome ties announced that repairs to the news of the re-opening the station machinery which schools as most schools have been of was "scorched" by the enemy closed for the last five months, at before they retreated, is pro- the very least, during which ceeding rapidly. By the early period their children have re- part of April normal broad- mained at home idle or at most, casting will be resumed. News receiving only a pretence o and other items will form education, part of the programme. They greeted the suggestion that Nippon-go should be on the curriculum of schools with en- thusiasm. In this connection, it FAMOUS BUREAU was opined that this step will be the most important fink CHANGES, NAME for creating a closer and better un- derstanding between Nippon and Tokyo, Mar. 22. Malaya. Students welcomed this sugges- THE famous Nippon Tourist tion with their usual youthful Bureau has now changed its Impetuosity and many of them are eagerly awaiting their first name to East Asia RYOKOSHA lessons in Nippon-go. As one (East Asia Tourist Bureau). Now little urchin stated: "I want to that the southern occupied areas learn Nippon-go in order to be able to read about the adventures have assumed normality, this of the Samural and other heroes bureau intends in the very near of Nippon." future to establish branch In- One of the improvements of formation Bureaus in Hong Kong. the proposed system of education Manila, Batavia, Syonan-to, Ran- is that all schools will afford goon. Hanol, Saigon and Bang- opportunities to those wishing to kok. follow up primary education with secondary or other stages of These branches in co-operation education. All schools on the re- with their main bureau In Tokyo will strive to strengthen and en- gister must now provide all stages lighten the people in the Asiatic of education under the new system. Co-Prosperity Sphere by inter- Two points that concern preting Nippon Civilization ac- was expressed about were-school curately. fees and transport for the chil- dren to and from school. A study M. A. D. NO of the notice at the bottom of this page shows that the trans- port question has been studied and it is with this object in view RE-OPENING that the notice states: "Pupils seeking admission must register at the school nearest their resid- It is proposed to re-open sch ence." mission must register between M On the question of school fees, a.m .- 2.00 p.m. (Tokyo Time). one parent declared: "We hope Pupils seeking admission mus school fees will be reduced In their residence. It is not necess view of present conditions. We their former school unless it is the are, however, confident that the Every school will hold cla administration authorities will (In future no school will be run give their attention to this mat- Secondary). ter as it is the policy of the Nip- The following is the list of pon Government to make edu- cation available to all." Place whe