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valuable aid to Geography; and each lesson could have been more thoroughly prepared and explained, than was the case when the teacher's text-book was the only one available. was found impossible to take notes in the darkened room, and as a result of this and the absence of text books there was occasionally some confusion in the girls' minds regarding the pictures. When it is taken into account that the pictures numbered between three and four hundred, this occasional mixing-up is not to be wondered at.
But on the whole, the course was a great success, and the views were, I am sure, enjoyed as much by the teachers as by the children.
Appendix D.
Examination Papers.
Paper 1. (Set to Diocesan Schools and Fairlea.)
1. Make a sketch showing the comparative sizes of Hongkong and London.
What are the populations of each ?
2. What is Cleopatra's Needle? Where did it come from? Where is it now? Will it last as long in an English climate as it would have in Egypt? If not, why not?
3. Describe a London street scene, and mention points of difference (a) in the way the houses are built, and (6) in the clothing of the people, as compared with Hongkong.
4. Where is Dartmoor?
Compare the scenery with that of the Lake District.
5. What do you know about Stonehenge and the Roman Wall ? sketches of them.
Give rough
6. How do farming in England and China differ? What fruits are grown in England in the open air?
7. Write a short account of a day's work of a miner in a coal mine-or, if you are girl, of the day's work of the miner's wife at home.
Paper 2. (Set to Victoria School and Belilios School.)
1. What do you mean by the expressions Greater Loudon and the City of London?
Explain why the population of the latter is much greater on week days than on Sundays.
2. Give a short account of the following places, with any historical facts associated with them that you can remember: The Tower, Crystal Palace, Westminster Hall, Stonehenge, St. Paul's Cathedral, Trafalgar Square, Bath, Hatfield, Oxford, and Stratford-on-Avon.
3. The visual instruction course of lantern pictures has probably made you under- stand some things about Englaud of which you had before a mistaken idea. Give some examples to shew in what ways the course has helped you to understand how things really
are.
4. Explain why a strong navy is so very important for England. What part does Hongkong play in the naval defence of the Empire ?