Progress of the English Language
» — — • La Republique Francaise gives prominence to a letter from Mods: P. I Foncin, secretary of the Alliance | Francaise. in which he complains bitterly of /the rapid progress beinj» made in * Egypt by the English language. Thus he points out that - in.lBS9, 2500 -pupils in. Government schools were learning French, .while only 800 were being- instructed in English; whereas in the current yelr 2000 are being taught English, and the number K>f students of French remains stationary. M. Foncin >alfco deplores a corresponding state of affiurp in the r independent schools. Although his epistle is rather long, the secretary oi the Alliasce "Fran chise fails entirely to explain why b. objects to little Egyptians havin.;their minds expanded 'by the aoquu- - menfcof the most useful language m the world.
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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 41, 3 October 1891, Page 5
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132Progress of the English Language Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 41, 3 October 1891, Page 5
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