ABSTRACT
A good beginning has been made by the production of books by some of the Malay staff at Tanjong Malim, notably a Malay history by Enche’ Abdul Hadi, and by some European members of the Education Department. As regards female education, there is nothing to add to what is said about present conditions; further progress depends upon the growth of a more liberal cultural spirit in the Malay race as a whole. The absence of facilities for technical education has admittedly been a defect till lately; but it has received the attention of the educational authorities and should gradually disappear as Raffles College develops. English education will benefit as more science masters are appointed, among other specialists. The general progress made by the race will affect education, among other matters. Educational authorities in Malaya, including officials the leaders of the missionary bodies, are not blind to the dangers of a Western education which is purely or even mainly intellectual.
