• Short Summary

    Thousands of students in Ceylon did not attend school Dec 1 to protest against the take over by the Government of privately run schools in the country in order to enforce a unified system of national education.

  • Description

    1.
    LS. Times of Ceylon Newspaper building, Colombo.
    2 1/2 ft

    2.
    MS. Ditto.
    4 ft

    3.
    MS. Policemen.
    6 ft

    4.
    MS. Girl students.
    8 ft

    5.
    MS. Boys with placards.
    10 ft

    6.
    MLS. Boys and girls.
    13 1/2 ft

    7.
    MS. Policemen and students.
    16 ft

    8.
    MS. Students.
    18 ft



    Initials TDH/V/CW



    Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved

    Background: Thousands of students in Ceylon did not attend school Dec 1 to protest against the take over by the Government of privately run schools in the country in order to enforce a unified system of national education.

    Nearly sixty schools, most of them run by Catholic missions earlier offered to forego Government grant and give free tuition to children instead of handing over the schools to the Government.

    In Ceylon national education is free from primary to university level.

    The demonstration against the take over, however, were peaceful, and even the policemen who were out in full force were in good humour.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    VLVA2HBG94INYVDRF15LVC1H4OXON
    Media URN:
    VLVA2HBG94INYVDRF15LVC1H4OXON
    Group:
    Reuters - Including Visnews
    Archive:
    Reuters
    Issue Date:
    05/12/1960
    Sound:
    Unknown
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:29:00
    Time in/Out:
    /
    Canister:
    N/A

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