The Editor, Sir:

It is heartening to see the achievement of former students of the now defunct Chinese Public School (CPS). The school was founded primarily for the education of Chinese in the downtown Kingston area and its environs, as well as the teaching of English for returning Jamaican Chinese from Hong Kong and mainland China. Instruction at the school was in English and Chinese.

Foremost among the benefactors was Alexander Tai Ten Quee who bequeathed the land and construction of the school which now houses, quite appropriately, Father Ho Lung's Missionaries of the Poor. Visionaries such as Chancellor Raymond Chang's grandfather, Joseph Chang, Messrs Yap Sam, Lyn Ah Woo, Leonard Chin Yee, Wong Chew Onn and the indefatigable Stephen Yap, traversed the island soliciting funds from shopkeepers and merchants to maintain the school. This was supplemented by the staging of garden parties to raise funds for the maintenance of the boarding school as well as payment of staff salaries.

Mr. Stephen Yap 'stirred response to duty's call', appealed to the pride and patriotism of the ethnic Chinese minority - teachers, students, parents and well wishers alike - to keep the school open, active and academically sound. For the first time in 1956 two students, Paul Yap Sam and Janet Chong were awarded scholarships to approved secondary schools.

Now, 50 years later, accolades are being bestowed on Chancellor Raymond Chang by Ryerson University. Heartiest congratulations to Chancellor Chang on his well deserved honour.

Mention of other students, the Chancellor's early childhood schoolmates, would not be amiss at this juncture, namely: Vincent Chang, OD, CEO of Tastee Patty; Parris Lyew-Ayee, OD, BSc., MEng., executive director of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute; Ferdi-nand Yap, (deceased), MP.

I am, etc.,

JOY WORTON

nee MOO YOUNG

Past Principal

Chinese Public School

P. O. Box 69, Kingston 9