▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Tan field ▁Le a ▁High er ▁Element ary ▁School ▁and ▁P up il ▁Te aching ▁Centre ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁pup ils ▁had ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁P up il ▁Te acher ▁Centre . ▁However , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁int ake ▁were ▁twelve ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Hard y , ▁the ▁first ▁head master , ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁log ▁that : ▁" The ▁P up il ▁Te acher ▁and ▁Pre par atory ▁pup ils ▁att ending ▁the ▁Tan field ▁Le a ▁P . T . ▁Centre ▁( 5 3 ▁in ▁number ) ▁and ▁their ▁teachers ▁Mr . ▁String er , ▁Mr . ▁Cra bb , ▁Miss ▁Cl ough ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁ 1 7 4 ▁pup ils ▁were ▁admitted ▁by ▁exam ination ▁from ▁ 3 2 9 ▁candidates ". ▁The ▁object ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁as ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁prospect us , ▁was ▁to : ▁" prov ide ▁education , ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁years , ▁for ▁children ▁who , ▁having ▁previously ▁attended ▁an ▁ordinary ▁public ▁elementary ▁school , ▁give ▁sufficient ▁promise ▁of ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁an ▁extended ▁curr icul um ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁character ▁as ▁is ▁here ▁provided , ▁and ▁whose ▁parents ▁intend ▁them ▁to ▁remain ▁until ▁they ▁are ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁The ▁previous ▁education ▁of ▁the ▁pup ils ▁will ▁be ▁continued ▁and