ADVERTISEMENT FOR WORKERS' EVENING SCHOOL
[Text] Please hear a few words from me.

What is your biggest disadvantage? Do you know? It is as described in
the popular saying: You can say it but you cannot write it; what is written
you cannot understand; given the figures, you cannot compute them. We are
all human beings, but are you not similar to wood and stone? Therefore,
you must seek some knowledge, and learn to read and write a little and do
some arithmetic. Only then will it be advantageous. But then, you are
working people. You have to work, and you have no one to teach you. How
can you do it? There is an excellent way. Our First Normal School has
started an evening school, specially for you workers. Monday through Friday, there will be 2 hours every evening. We teach letter writing and
accounting, which are needed by you constantly. We will issue you the
lecture notes, free of charge. Evening school will not interfere with your
work. Those who wish to attend please enroll promptly at the registry office of the normal school within a week. Please think why we are doing this?
It is only because we think of your difficulties and hope you will be able
to write and calculate. So, why not enroll as soon as possible and come to
the lectures? Some people are worried about the situation and afraid of
violating the curfew. We can guarantee you on this point. When you attend
school, we will issue you a lecture card. When stopped by the soldiers or
police, all you have to do is to say that you are a student of the evening
school of the normal school. Should you run into any difficulty, I will serve
as your guarantor. Please set your mind at ease on this point. Please come
and register promptly; do not delay any more.

Education Research Department, Student
Association of Hunan Provincial First
Normal School

"Advertisement for Workers' Evening School," Mementos of Workers' Evening
School, Hunan First Normal School