THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1892.
REPORT, 1891.
GOVERNMENT Central School for GIRLS.
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SIR,-I have the honour to submit to you the Second Annual Report of the Government Central School for Girls, for the year 1891.
I.-Resumé of the School's Aims and Progress.
This School was opened on 1st March, 1890, for the purpose of providing an ordinary middle class English education for the daughters of Eurasian, European, Indian and Chinese residents in this Colony.
The staff consisted of—
(1.) An English trained certificated Mistress.
(2.) An Assistant Mistress (Chinese).
(3.) A Teacher of Chinese.
In the first month (March, 1890) 34 pupils were enrolled, and at the end of December, 1890, there were 45 children in regular attendance.
The year 1891 closed with the number of 87 scholars on the register, showing an increase of more than 50 per cent. The regularity of the attendance is most satisfactory.
Subjoined is a list of the average attendance for January to December, 1891.--
January,............39.3
June,...........59
March, April,
56.5
July,
....61
October,............64 November,.........64.9
..52.5
August,.....58.5
December, ........69.39
.55
September, ...51.4
May,
The above numbers will speak for themselves of the rapid development of the School and that it evidently supplies a need of the Colony.
. In August Miss WARD resigned her duties as Headmistress of the School, and the undersigned took her place on 1st September, 1891.
II-Work of the year.
The School is in two divisions-Upper and Lower. The former consists of the more advanced English-speaking girls and these are taught by the Headmistress who is now assisted by a Pupil-
teacher.
The instruction given consists of Reading, Arithmetic, English Composition, Grammar and Analysis, Geography, Map Drawing, History and Needlework.
The Lower Division is in charge of the Chinese Assistant Mistress by whom they are taught English Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and Dictation.
The study of classical Chinese, which is taught by the Chinese teacher of the Headmistress, is optional.
III.--Suggested Improvements.
Should the number of pupils continue to increase as they have done during the past year, (and there is every probability that it will be so), the present building will be quite inadequate to accom- modate a larger number, the space at the present time being very limited.
The want of a play-ground is also a great drawback, as there is no means of giving physical exercises, this being almost indispensable in giving a healthy tone to the School.
The appointment of an additional pupil-teacher is desirable to assist the Chinese Mistress in the Lower School, as it is impossible for one person to give efficient teaching to so large a number.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
ELIZABETH ANNIE BATEMAN.
The Honourable W. M. GOODMAN,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
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