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effects of an excess of Carbon Dioxide. And yet by breathing through a straw into lime water (a preparation which no family is without) the ravages of this gas may be illustrated in the nost startling manner. I wonder how many of the pupils who discoursed on damp courses, had been taken to the nearest house under construction, to see one.
16. The Elementary Course is not long, and few children leave English and Anglo-Chinese Schools before reaching the Fourth Standard. If they do, I do not think they will have been able to assimilate much of the teaching in so short a time. I am therefore of opinion that instruction in Hygiene might be deferred till Standard IV. The Handbook is really too hard for Standard III to use as a
Reader.
17. Another year, something should be done, at any rate in the examination on the Advanced Course, to put the small schools on a less disadvantageous foot- ing. It would be only fair if Queen's College treated the Divisions of her Classes as separate units; they number more pupils than the Standards of the other schools. In the Team examination the College had at its disposal no less than 12 Divisions, and could make up a Team out of the top boys, and still have 2 in
reserve.
IV.
18. In appendix G is given an extract from the Annual Report of the Head- master of Queen's College, in which he deals with the teaching of this subject and the results attained at the College during the year.
EDWARD A, IRVING,
January 31st, 1906:
Inspector of Schouls.
Appendix A.
NUMBERS INSTRUCTED IN HYGIENE IN 1905.
School.
Standards III to V
Standards VI & VII.
Total.
Queen's College,
550
150
700
St. Joseph's.
123
35
158
Diocesan Boys',
92
31
123
Italian Convent,
69
19
88
Ellis Kadoorie,
63
23
86
Wantsui,
56
56
Cathedral School,
42
47
Yaumati, ..
42
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42
Diocesan Girls',
32
35
Belilios School,
21
24
Victoria School,
8
13
21
Kowloon School,
4
It
French Convent,.
13
6
19
Saivingpun,...
10
*
18
St. Mary's,
17
4
21
St. Stephen's,
61
61
Victoria Grant School,.
6
Fairlea,
Total.......
1,217
BUT
1,524
Note. There are the numbers who have received instruction during
the year. They were not necessarily all under instruction
at the time of the examination. The last 4 schools did not compete.