1886,
1887,
1888,
1889,
1890,
1886,
1887,
1888,
1889,
1890,
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH APRIL, 1891.
2. The following tables will illustrate the condition of the school during the last five
YEAR.
Total Number of Scholars.
Number of School Days.
Monthly Enrolment.
Maximum.
Minimum.
years
255
Average Daily Attendance.
610
238
507
419
446
601
234
525
417
449
634
229
536
384
467
919
233
789
466
597
1,075
236
860
683
758
Number of
Percentage
School
YEAR.
Actual Nett
School Boys Examined.
of Passes.
Fees.
Expenditure.
Expense of each Scholar per
Average Daily Attendance.
Average
405
94.81
5,422.00
11,680.41
26.17
384
.97.65
5,547.00
11,872.70
26.40
* 445
94.15
6,899.00
12,384.14
26.48
676
692
95.41 89.45
9,338.00
15,018.20
25.11
11,912.50
19,222.46
25.34
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3. During the last year there were on the Roll 941 Chinese and Eurasians, 23 English, 8 Hebrews, 10 Japanese, 37 Mahometans, 45 Portuguese, 2 Parsees, 3 Germans, 5 Spaniards and 1 Siamese. These different races are mingled together in the various classes, and notwithstanding the great variety of creeds and races, the harmony of the school is very seldom disturbed by any differences between them.
4. In accordance with the notification mentioned in the Head Master's Report last year, the curriculum of the First Class has been somewhat altered. General Reading, more Graminar anl Composition lessons were introduced into the Time Table, and Latin, Chemistry, Drawing, Book- keeping, Mensuration and Trigonometry were made Optional subjects. Of these subjects Mensuration, Drawing, and Book-keeping were taught 2 hour on Mondays and Thursdays during morning school and the other subjects during the afternoon--Chemistry being taught on Mondays and Thursdays, Trigonometry on Wednesdays and Latin on Fridays. Of the subjects taught during the morning, the majority of boys chose Book-keeping; only four took Mensuration and two drawing. As I could not give the services of one master to teach two boys drawing, I was compelled to withdraw this subject and the two boys joined the Book-keeping class. Of the four who took up Mensuration only two returned after the Mid-summer holidays, and another change was necessary. As I considered Mensuration of more practical use than Trigonometry, I discontinued the latter, and a class for Men- suration was held during the afternoon on the same day that that for Trigonometry had been held. Thus Book-keeping only was taught during the morning, and that to the whole class.
5. It was stated last year that gymnastic appliances would, in the course of the year, be erected in the covered play-ground to give the boys an opportunity of developing their physique. There is however I think a certain amount of danger attached to the use of gymnastic appliances without the supervision of an instructor, and so those appliances have not been put up. I hope however that some kind of drill will be instituted this year which will be of greater benefit to the whole school than gymnastic appliances which I fear would be but very little used by the Chinese.
6. A light change has been made in the staff during the year. Mr. HASELDEN resigned and Mr. G. A. WOODCOCK was appointed to fill the vacancy. In April last, the Head Master, Mr. WRIGHT, went home on leave to take a well-earned holiday; and in June Mr. JAMESON also had leave of absence; and thus we have been working with a reduced staff of European Masters for half the year.
7. With reference to the Pupil Teachers, two of the three have, since June, been acting as Chinese Assistant Masters, and so have not been able to attend any class of instruction- -save that on school management-yet one of them, LEUNG LAN-FAN, has passed the Oxford Local, and obtained the title of Associate in Arts.
As the Monitors are not articled, they are frequently leaving for more lucrative employment, and thus there are constant changes in the Normal class, which make good results in an examination an impossibility, and further, as Mr. JONES who has had charge of this class has pointed out to me, these changes make the teaching a thankless task.
8. This year nine pupils went in for the Senior Oxford Local, of whom three passed. Two being under the age of 19 years were declared Associates in Arts, and the other one gained his certificate.
9. The following are the results of Examinations just held. There were 692 boys examined of whom 619 passed, which gives a percentage of 89.45, and though this is lower than in previous years, yet considering that many promotions were made after the Mid-summer Vacation to allow new boys