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SUB-COMMITTEE'S REPORT. but we do not know of any real reason
SUGGESTIONS TO GOVERNMENT.
The following is the roport sub mitted by the sub-committee of the Board of Education appointed, to enquire into the matter of the education of, British children in
of! Hongkong:
why a substantial meal should not be provided at school at a small cost for ohildren who require it.
tral school be made a senior post in the Education Department of equal rank with the Headmaster abip of Queen's College. 6.-"That the parents be invited to co-operate especially in the mat ter of regular attendance children.
·(Bd.) T. W. Pesroe,
B. Wylie, N.Teesdale Mackintosh,
APPENDIX,
CONTINUITY OF STAFF. Continuity of heads of schools and senior staff must be secured: The inefficiency of the education of British children in the part in this Colony is very largely due to repeated changes The question of a suitable site for The British children being educated of staff practice which must now the proposed Central School hae re- in this Colony may be divided into definitely tease and beads of schode ceived the careful consideration of the thros main classes after the Kinder without exception, and an Iargo a Sub Committee. At one time, Kow garten and Primary stages, (a) nroportion of the rest of the staff as loon was thught of in this connec children who will remain in the possible thould be, appointed to a tion, but after investigation the ides Colony until the age of 5 years with particular school for a minimum was abandoned on the score that any period of five years, and changes site on the Peninsula suitable for should not be tolgated except-in the most compelling airgametonore.
the intention of being sent to some preparatory or public school at Home, (b) children who will remais in the Colony until the age of 15 to 18 years with the intention of going to some University or to come University College, or Technical College at Homo, (c) children who will not be sent Home; but who will complete their education hero with a view to earning their living in this Colony or elsewhere in the East,
Peak,
KINDERGARTEN SCHOOLE."
It is important to realize that after the Kindergarten stage a different type of syllabus is required for these different classes of children.
children being allowed to absent themselves from school.on thralight et pretext and the evil results of this irregular attendance are too obvious torequire emphasising.
the building of such.. a school would hot ba central enough.. The co-operation of parents is It was realised that the proposed matter of tho utunt importants and School must be, a near se possible, its labit may also be cited as ons of equi-distant from Kowloon, the Peak, the canecay of present inefficiency. It and Quarry Bay. With this object is the clear duty of the parent to hold in view, therefore, the Sub-Committee frequent nacputations with the bends thereupon considered the possibility of schoola and 5 ölber educational of the deverumput allocating a site. authoriuchi Colony as to the for the School où,came part of the fature career of his child and the War Department land cast of Garden preparation which he desires him to Road. As we understand, however, Up to a point all there children receive with a definite examination or that negotiations between the Gov will require ao, elementary educati milst dieet in vies. At present ernment and the War Offon for the of sau common type. We use the Headmaster and parents alike have removal of the Military are sáll la. wond kindergarten" meaning by it failed to pay adi quote attention to complete, and that even when su olasca for children between the ages the scholarship and other educational agreement has born reached. a long of 5 and 9 years, who must be taught facilities available for boys in Hong time must necessarily elapse before on the most approved modern keng. Such questione as the Pence the ground would becomes available. methode. The teaching of children in Memorial Scholarship, the affiliation it was felt that to suggest a site in this carly stage has now become of the Lecal University with Univer this vicinity would be tantamount to a highly specialized art and in thiarities of Oxford, and Cambridge; the shelving the scheme for at in Colony there should be no difficulty aceptance of the luent Matriculation definite period. As the members of in providing model Kindergst certificate by English and Sottish the Sub-Committee feel that the achools. Such erboola would cater for Universities; the possibilition of en quelin of the edusation of British children between the ngre ut 5 oud 9 tering the profe giong of Medicits and children in this Colony is a matter which must be dealt with witl'out years and would contain infants' Education through local chaunsla re classes and classes 8 and 7. Such aire careful and constnut study u dalny, they propose that to mysid schools must set up all points topo the part of schoolmastera and parente delay, the Central School be built in graphically where
a British comalike. I is also the clear duly of the Botanical Gardens. In the older munity exist. At present four auch parents to enforce regular attendance portion of thena Gardens are two broad places are clearly indicated, Kowloon, of children throughout the day. This terraces and it is recommended that Qustry Bay, Causeway Bay and the not been done in the past the building be accommodated on the higher terrace. and that the lower terrace be laid out as a playing field, with suitable provision for lawn tennis and cricket. On the portions indient ed there, aro Iw trees which would require to be moved and it is suggested that the plants at present in beda and pots might quits will be transferred without disadvantage to some other part of the Gardens,
Alternatively, and if (for some technical reason unknown to the Sab- Committee), this site cannot be approved, it is suggested that the level portion of the Botan cal Gardens lying between the Peak Road and Glenealy be set aside for the purpose" of erecting the proposed School. This portion of the Gardens is not nearly so decorative in appearance, and while several trees would have to be re- mayed to other parts, the Sub-Com- That kindergarten schools for mittee feel that in the capable bands children between the ages of 5 of the B and A Department, such and-9 years be established on the removal could be effected without most modern metheda with causing undue loss. This particular specially trained kindergarten site would also be most suitable, easily teachers in charge at the Peak, accommodating the School and play Kowloon, Quarry Day and Cause. ing fields.
To either of the sites there in eayy way Bay," "That a big central wohool be accers from all parts, and if the created on a site as near as passi-transport of the children is carried ble to the Tram statics in Gar out as suggested, the roads leading to den Road for all children between the Gardens would be admirably, the ages of 9 and 18 yeate reparauited for the purpose.
In conclasion the Sub-Committee ing for the common en
en- desires to stresi briefly, the following trapco examination and france: sholarships of Home cogent argumente in favour of the Public Schools for University or proposed Central School being located Cullera lite at Home, or for on either of the two sites suggested Commercial or Profesional life -The cites ste central
Class (3) requires a syllabus leading In view of the fact that the system up to and preparing for the public of co-education is the most popular schools' common entrance examin- and probably the must desirable in ation at Home, and must include this Colony, we have not made any acilities for winning entrance distinction between the education of scholarships-in-the public schools at boys and girle; but we are aware that a number of pide in this Colony will Home, Sach children require to be taught Latin if they are to enter on remsia hers will rastry and will form the classical side at Home, and Mahomes. For these children, there thematics and French in all cases should be provided in the central Clasa (b) consisting of children pre-school classes of an up-to-date kind, paring for University or College Life but thoroughly suited to local oon will require a syllabus leading a far ditions in cookery, domestic science as possible to the London Matricul- and needlework, ation and to scholarship examinations For this at the Home Universitice. purpose the syllabus must include English and English Literature: of a high standard, some second language (for preferezco Latin), Advanced Ma thematica with alternativa possibilities of Physics and Chemistry.
Case (c) containing pupils who intend to complete their education in the Colony and which we believe will bea rapidly increasing clasa numerical ly, should work on a syllabus design. ed for the Local Maträniation Ex- amination, but which should pay macked attention to Mathematics, Physics, Chemiatry, Geometrical Drawing. Mechanice and Applied Mathematics and Bookkeeping,
A CENTRAL SCHOOL.
A choice must; therefore, then ba made as to which of the three classes specified above is indicated in esch particular case, and arrangements must be made for the papil to-actend a school where the necessary prepara tion will be given, designed for the particular needs of the cinas indicated, All thres classes, (s), (b}, {e), -should be catered for in one large central school, on a site as near a possible to the Tram station in Garden Road. The only objection to this solemn is to the distance which children will have to travel, but we do not see any hope of obtaining efficient education in British schools it this objec tion is allowed to stand. To over come it every possible geans for th easy and safe travelling of eclipól children must be arranged. Fres travelling must be provided by de of spacial school buses, special traje and special school launches bricol buses collecting children from their various homes-Buch a system has been in usa with success for many years in different countries vaid
be able properly organized shot to work successfully in the Colony.
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in thi Colony; with a com--They are easily accessible to prehensive syllabas daigned for the English Public Schoole com mon entrance examination, for the London Matriculation Exa- misation, Home University cabolarship examicstions and the local Matriculation Examination. (Latin, French, Mathematics and
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