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THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG EDUCATION.
BRITISH CHILDREN'S FIGHTS.
YESTERDAY'S PUBLIC MEETING.
CENTRAL DAY SCHOOL WANTED.
The public meeting organized by the China Mail to enable British parents whose children are enffering the handicaps of the Colony's present dafective education system to identify themselves with the movement afoot to secure long overdue reforms was held in the City Hall yesterday evening, Striking testimony regarding the extent to which the question is exercising the collective mind of the British community was furnished by the very big attendance. Indeed, it can safely be said, that rarely is the Oity Hall's seating accommodation taxed for a public meeting as it was taxed yesterday. The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock presided and was supported by Mr. N. | Tecadale Mackintosh (Registrar of the University), Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr, the Hon. Mr. Montague Ede, Rev. Dr. Pearce, Mr. H. W. Bird, Mr. A. O. Lang and Mr. A. R. Lowe.
FRIDAY MARCH -9 1923.
of efficicat educational sallities in this, and with the same inspiration as I an advention you are going to provide Colony. It is on this basis that the can tenob a larger alse,
there. You must have a pertuanent and well trained and efficient staff;
·FARENTAŬ TYFEJ,
whole of my argument is based 'no' a WHY HAVE SEPARATE SCHOOLS? foundation. If I am right, then undouber then, arises the first and indeed your staff must be the most tedly education is the most important perhaps the most i aportant, opposi elloient stall obtainable in the question and I suppose in any case, tion to the proposals for the improve- Colony. We should be ashamed of whether I am right or whether I am ment of British education in this porting up a school for British wrong, the latura is going to bring out Colony as we have put them forward. children which is, in any way chord here more and more Britishers who Why, says our opponent, why have of being the best, either A sannot afford to send their children schools for British children at all! regards
staff, от as regarde Home, however much they may wish Why not let them all mix together and building or no regards equip to do so.
attend these rohools and colleges in the ment. For your younger children, Colony which have reached a high as we have pointed oat, you must pro- 147 British children over the age of to all children itzrepective of disting localities where the size of the British You have got in this Colony to day state of allisianoy and which are open vide model kindergartens in all thos nine being educated at British schools. tions of nationality, creed or class? community demands it, and you meet There are more than that if you take This is a question which is essentially on that these kindergarten schools are these British children who are being one for you British parents to decide, thoroughly efficient and up-to-date. educated at non-British schools. But and I admit freely that you are able Bat you must be careful not to leave taking the figures of those children in to obtain for your children a really your children too long in this kinder- day, you will find there were 147 boys non-British schools in this Colony. to the central school as soon as they attendance at British schools yester first-class education in nearly all the garten stage and you must move them and girls over the age of nine. There But there are cortain practical are ready for the more serious side of are 129 under the age of sine, which diffenities which will meet you if you education, sud once there they must means that you have a total of 276 adopt this suggestion of the Oposit be educated along lines of a very de- British children to be educated in this ion. First of all, it is obvious that unite syllabus which should hero a Colony hare to-day. And so putting it you will sacrifice the tradition and the very definito.sim in view. Not a at its lowest total, from a social and school spiris of the British public general education leading to nowhere. In a brief speech at the opening of MR. MACKINTOSH'S ADDRESS, political point of view we are bound to school which many value as one of the but a sound and very caretally devised see these 276 children shall have at greatest factora in your own life. education leading to a very definite the meeting the Chairman said he Mr. Teesdale Mackintosh shid
least equal opportunities in the sphere Secondly, you will find that the time-end and aim. I should have hoped considered it a great privilege to Some of you will remember that in have met three main types of patent importance that the teaching of the would leave school until they have of education as did their parents. Now table cannotquite fit. Itis of the utmost that no British children in this Colony have been asked to occupy the chair. November of last year, at a public First the parent who almost before Chinese classics abould in these schools roached the age of 16 or 17 at least. At the very ontest he desired to make meeting of the Board of Education, the child is born has declared that he farm a very considerable part in the And lehould have hoped that every good an omission whiel, occurred the question was raised as to a new chall go to such and such a school, curriculum. And in my opinion is Bricjeh boy who has reached the age site for the Victoria British Schocl, shall pass such and such examinations will be very wrong to modify or of 16 or 17 should be able to pass the inadvertently ir publishing the report and at that meeting I found myself and shall enter such and such a pro- curtail that part of the syllabus in London matriculation examination. of the sub-committee of the Educa pretrating against any decision being fession, and he makes his plans our Chinese echools which teaches the (Applause.) Ltd. tion Board upon the education talen ar against any recommendation accordingly. Secondly, the parent Chinese boy, or the Chinese girl, the OFPORTUNITIES IN HONGKONG,
of British children in the Colony. being made until the whole problem who says, I cannot make plans for unspeakable marvels of his own It will probably surprice many of
of the education of British children in The minority report, signed by Mr.
my child, I cannot possibly tell for ancient language and literature. But you to know what u tremendous aum- Ralphs, the Inspector of English natil we had fairly faced the question may be fitted in years to come. I or girl to learn these, and those hours Colony for your cou8 if only they can this Colay had been reviewed and what particular profession or trade he it is not possible for the British boy ber of opportunities exist in this Scboola, was not published, and in as to our motipa in providing educa fairness to him he proposed to read tion of any sort for British children all therefore leave it for the future which are normally devoted in the obtain this standard. And I say the to show what particular course ha school to these subjecte will hava to London matriculation examination, 16. The Hon. Mr. Pollock then read in this Colony and the type of shall follow and in the meantime, I heapent by the British child on some rather than the Hongkong matricola Mr. Ralphs' report as under:
give shall be quite satiefied if he can obtait different work from that of the rest of tion although the two things are them here. The questions which I a good all round general education. I the school, a work which in practica almost identical, because the London raised nt that meating are now in the process of being answered want to put these words in inverted mast turn out to be very bastily matriculation examination makes a and I take it that the real object of commnds, a good all round general supervised and liablo altogether to be second language compulsory, and it
education." 1. The British children in the this public meating is to endeavour sa
overlooked, and which will, in any is just this second language which ease, class the child as one of a rather makes all the difference to le market Colony may be divided into four far as possible to arrive at some
"Thirdly, there is the parent who troublesome and unwanted minority, value of the bag. I wonder whether main groups,
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(2) those who will remain in the answer to these questions. Wo abailey, All that matters is that my And then, secondly, this will be done we have fully realised that here in Colony until about the age of have to face this evening, quite child shall have good health and to at the expense of the child's now this Colcay every year, thanks to the nize years, then to be sent to fearlessly and quite frankly the many and I will sacrifice. bis education and
obtain that I will ancrifice everything ledge of bis own English language arrangements which the Government literature. For it is cleir gave made with the University of a Preparatory School at Home; difficulties which beast the efficient (b) those who will remain until education of British children in this rather than his health." With regard that your British children should be London, your children can sit for the the age of twelve or thirteen Colony. We shall have to be pre very little to say. I have no know in English than the children of these intermediate and for the London to this latter class of parent, I bave able to attain to a for higher standard London matriculation, for the London peare then leaving to enter a pared on rome points to agree to ledge as to the particular danger other races, And thirdly, at the end, degrees. Toey can take thero examin Public School at Home; compromise and on nearly all points which education (c) those who will remain nutil to give and to take. I speak with work upon the health of our boys and conditions is bound to love reachal without residing in any University, thie Colong may the British child educated underthese ations out here without going Home, the age of eixteen o: seven- the greatest. hesitation and the teen years with the intention greatest diffidence because I am fully girls. I can only blindly accept the the goal or putting it into practical and while still pursuing whatever of going to a Technical College Conscious that I am a very new comer ports which are made each year by language to have reached n leaving employment you may and for them. cur medical school inspectors who in onrtificate w biob has not been express to do when they leave school. And University College or Univer into this Colony; that I cannot speak, variably and year after year report ly designed for his or her own immun yot, during the time that I have been
therefore, with the authority of many that the bealth of the children in diate needs. aity at Home;
in Hongkong, there has been ao casa (d) thoa who will not be seat of you who have lived long years bate British schools in this Colony is ax- Home, but who will complete and to whom I must seem to be cellent. I can only blindly accept
DIFFICULTY OF DISTANCE. of a British boy sitting for the London ful suggestions. Indeed, for Hong-
simply a fool rashing in where the their reperta and I cannot get away we have to overcome is the difficulty for the higher examination. But I The second great difficulty which matriculation examinat on, let alone kong, they showed, themselves un- view to earning their living in more experienced have feared to from the fact, whether it is good or of distance. We live here as a very repent that it should be possible for usually alert. Likewise, for Hong-
the Colony or in the Far East. kong again, their criticism was
bad for the health of the children to cattered community, and in order every British boy to reach that alan sundly constructive. Altogether, 2. In this Report the term There are certain questions which be here, that bore they are, and some for us all to be educated in one cen- dard at the age of 16 or 17: and so to then, the meeting can rank as one" Primary" is used to indicate schools must be settled at the very outset. To For the first class of parent I have travel quite a long way and undar d f value as he sets out into life. With kind of education must be given them, tral school many of us will have to secure for himself s recognised market ut the most successful in ti consisting of Classes for obildren up to certain propositions we must give our the greatest respect and admiration, ficalt and tiresoma cauditions. Many this certificate he is qualified to enter Colony's history, Therefore, its the age of nine years. All children in unanimous content before we can and I will do everything in my power of us will feel that the central into any employment that you taken as this group require one common type proceed further with the argument. to ensure that he may be able to school might have been built a may find for him in this Colony with Education fu- been described as thoroughly representative and very of education. There would be First of all I want to suggest that the a long range investment. The re- carefully weighed. These conclu- normally in each such Primary school position of the averaga Britisher in carry out his plans with the greatest great deal bearer to our own particu or the very favour ble hope of making tors are not always quick but they sioms, inanimously affirmed except four Classes, viz., Class 7-the higher this Colony in to day quits different possible success.
house than it has been. Many of us good and establishing his post- are gure. Morier, they are rich.fr ring dissent from one motion class in the School-Class 8 and two from what it was, say, 20 or 30 years
will think that some particular arction tion only, will duly come before the Kindergarten Clasaco. The teaching age. In the old days, a man came to This accepting its repeated pro Government, not through any of children in these early stages bas this Colony with the hope and intento satisfied with a general, good, for the school. And this is one of the from the Colony that your locally.
of. the community has been unduly But for the second class who will favoared in the particniar site sheen Ya must first get rid of this idea fessions as situere, our Government advisory board, but direct from the become a highly specialized art, and tion of remaining hers. for but a few all-round education" I would atter points in which again we shall have to trained man is not so good as your appears to realize. Parents here, moeting. Wint action will quri model Kindergarten departments un-
years during which time he looked fon, are loud in proclaiming their talors take? Reling the decision der fully-trained Kindergarten Mis upon himself more or less as an exile, the most solemn warning, it is in my learn to give and take. And the third, man brought out from Home. faith in education. Naturally then Education, we should think little these Primary Schools.
to make another cadet Director of tresses should be a special feature in bus at the end of the time hoping to meas curtain in these days to lead found in the fact that most of us, once it he is properly trained, is going to power to give. Such a policy is and the greatest, dificulty is to be (Applause) Your locally trained man. one would expect to find the enough. But remembering Mr.
return to his own home having made Colony's education system a odel Pollock's statement that Govern- cetablished in every district in which comfortable and secure. There wasn't dangerous, I am inclined to say I long leave and during that time our from Home and you have got to make A Primary school should be sufficient money to render his return to a blind alley for I know of nothing in five years, go home for a year's be better than the man broug it out of efficiency. It is not. Everyonement servants mil received permis- knows it is not. And yes the bad sion to attend the meeting and the number of British children justies in these days very much thought of know of nothing so criminal, as a ohildren receive practically no educa-it quite clear to everybody that that old ways persist. Engiulified tea-neak if they wished. we should separate sobool,
At present four Hongkong se
good, all round, general education." tion at all. This difficulty has 180 shers are employed, the standarti think overy hope exists that the full places are indicated, Kowloon sense that men world settis here, And if one children are to take their bably has got to be accepted sa inevit. The one says, "I have been at such a Colony in the We live to day in an age of specialists.oertainly got to be realised, and pro Place before yourself two base. is peor, anomalies abound and the reforms sought will be granted. Peak, Quarry Bay and Causeway Bay make chief post remains a plum for some Yesterday evening's meeting spoke
their homes here, bring Kowloon and the Peak are already up their children and their children's places successfully in the competitionable. But if so, it constitutes and such a school where I have deserving cadet. True, the car with the clear voice of public provided for. At Quarry Bay there children bere, creating in fact British which awaits them in life they must reason for our saing every possible received a good sound general educa tion Board's sub-committee har opinion-very strong public opin-are at the time of writing some fifty homesteads. submitted a very useful report, but on too--and the Government children between the ages of five and believe, however, that things have difficulties which wa have to face in keenest study and the most regular cular year my headmaster decided
To-day I
receive that special training which mosus to ohanre that we shall make tion. No, I didn't learn very musk the Education Board is only advis will be wise not to ignors, not to nine years; a Primary school would changed, and that it is in the-interests this Colony in its present condition attendance during the other years.
firmly will fit them for that struggle. The up for that year's holiday by the mathematics, because in that parti The Gloverument still has fout that public opinion. That therefore appear to be called for at of the Colony and the Empire and in are mainly three in aamber. Firstly, the last say and the Governinent bus world indeed be foolish, for this once at Quarry Bay. Such a school our own interests that we should look the shortage of numbers. There ars
that mathematics should't be taught. No, I didn't learn a second language shown its rigid faith in the bad od opportunity gone, the longer the could be expected to open with an upon Hongkong as a settlement in only a limited number of British seking for one large central school to was waste of time and mother didn't ways by naming another cadet cloveniment delayed the more un average attendance equal to that at which Britishers shall become home
And so it comes about that we are because father thought that language seveed Mr. Irving as Director of pleasant would it find the ultimate the existing Kowloon Junior School makers and bome builders, Education. True, again, our edu change. After last night's meeting Eighteen of the Quarry Bay children unless this is true, there is not much all the traditions of school dait quite frankly that I am not sa education, I can draw more
children and you cannot bare which all British ebildran shall be hold with my learning French. Bat tien estimate has increased from it in act without loss of face referred to already attend the Vistoria call to worry about the improvement uiris that have made our British namized admirer of the modern I know the dates of the Kings of a really succcessful school with sock, boys as well as girls. Now, I have had a good round general School at Causeway Bay. These phil- of the education facilities for British public schools so wonderful at Home system of co-education, and that in England, and yographs of Tho China Mait will to-morrow Sokool and attend the Quarry Bay trao or rather if we want to make it the world unless you have a suficiens boys separated from the gitla during Biope and Eastern Asin. And I dren will naturally leave the Victoria children in this Colony. But if it is and so justly renowned throughout many ways I would like to see the certain amount of geography of cation, yet the Gerdes committee dead with the subject of yesterday School. There will still remain thirty true, found eighteen million could be evening's public meeting in greater three children between the ages of important thing is to endure the whom to work. And this is made that out here the eficiency of the ledge." Then, take the boy who can then the list and most number of children with whom and on their school hours. But I fully realiss got distinction in Biblical Know- Jopped of without serious loss to
five and nine in attendance at the provision of the most perfect educa more difficult by elasa distinctions and school depends intensively upon large say: "I was at anch and such s efficiency. It does not follow sim- ply then that big cullay is in itec!f Batisfactory. Education can often bo both cheaper and better. Very often efficiency does not increase in strict proportion with the cost. While wo do mnt assort that this
ory.
$319,792 lat yene to $372,000 This
year. But mark this. The Hone
land was spending one hundred
million sterling every year for edu:
dotal.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Victoria School.
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which
ONE LARGE CENTRAL SCHOOL.
The Victoria Sobool building at younger generation who are to inherit
tiqual facilities possible for the especially the differense of salaries numbers, and is weakened enormously school, I passed the London matri Conseway Bay will shortly bo
the homes that we are building, and demolished, and I suggest that who are to carry on the work that wo
pievalis ons here.
by shortage of numbers, and so, in culation examination and then I 'BOOTTISK SYSTEM ADVOCATED, *
order to make up the required number left." Which of these two boys do In Sectland they have managed to which will ausare efficiency, if for no you suppose has the batter prospoots?
temporary building, similar to that are beginning hero. I find it exceeding break down there class distinctions so other reason, I find it necessary for Both of them started with exactly applies wholly to the Colony's edu-Mining Administration's mines for modal school building in many rekong if my children have got to be true to a large extent that in Scotland school under the system of cool them might bare shared the tate of The total output of tbo Kailan recently, erected in Gap Rosdly difficult to create a home in Hong- far as educationía concerned, and it is the boys and girls to attend the same / the same amount of brains. Either cution, we do insist that it is not the week ending February, 24, 1023 pot-berected either in the neigh educated at Homs during those years all the children whatever may be the education. And that is one of the the other. Neither of them has really suficiant for the Government amounted to 7,670 tons and the sales bourhood of the existing school, or, of boyhood and girlhood the very position of their parente, attend the runs why I cannot agree with done more or lars work thin the answer criticismn by simply increas-daring the period to 74,531 tons. preferably, a little poarer the centre years which make home life so won same school. We must try and those of us who ard advocating other. It hasn't been a question of ing the estimate a few thousand
of the city, so as folacommodate derfully fascinating, so wonderfully imitato: that Scottish system out the establishment of a boarding crow. It simply has been a question dollars every year. That this criticism is very strong was amply Mr. 0..0. Was replying to Dr. Bun Causeway Bay.
The Tas Keong Fo says that districts, as well as those living near tive. Il my boys and my girls are to it will involve struggle. Many of either at Weihaiwai or in the Naw the school with a particular aim in children from the western and central beautiful and so wonderfully attrad here.-(Applause.) For many of us school for British children, to be bait of starting from the bottom class of proved yesterday evening, when the public meeting, organized by the at san'a request to return to Canton,
be separated from me by a distance us will have to learn in this point Territoris. Such a proposal does view and sticking to it, or starting China Mail was held in the City has stated that owing to his mother's (d) can probably be beat provided for not have the meaning which I want to prejudices to learn to give and to education of our girls, and I think with no sim la-view bus that or a 3. The pupila in groups (b) (o) and of more than 10,000 miles, home can especially to sink our own individual wat Perms to cater at all for the from the bottom class of the school Hall. Fully two hundred peo-health, he is not coming. South at by the catablishment of a Central give it. I therefore, join issue at fake. Because one thing is clear that such propreal is too expensive to pla must have been present, pren nt
sound, general education.” And for the
School! adapted to meet the needs of ones with those people who hold that the efficiency of your sabool will demake it feasible for quite a number then take the care of the boy who is Old Chamber of
all over the age of nine yours for a boy or for a girl to continue to paid to a tremendous extent on the of children here, besides being un must be some boys in this Colony whe Commerce Room was crowdeä. Mr. M. Qaist, the newly After a full consideration of this remain in Hongkong under any number of children in attendance! acceptable to thoss, parents who
ent out for a profession in life. There The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock pre a pointed Netherland Conant for question I retire at this point from sonditions over the age of 10 dae which do form part of the deare their children to remain et could be good gineers, or good sited and with him arata some of thongkong South China and Mress the Commites. I do this with the ormbloriane. On education of the young cannot be home in order to enjoy to the fall the doctors, of good schoolrasters if we the Colony's other beat known asumed charge of office on March fall approval of the remaining Mom the contrary I would advocate that played affciently uploss your numbers delights and safeguards of home life, could only give them the ma public men. Mr. N Teesdale 6. Mr, Consul 0.8. Lechner la soon to bers of the Committee, Mackintosh, Registrar of the Uni- leave for Kobe having been promoted The Chainman then called upon Mr. be given to parents to enable them to of some years so a schoolmaster tells every possible encouragement should. are adequate, and my own experience ersity, gave a review of education, Netherland Conial for the Japanese Tocedale Mackintosh to address the keep their family intact, to keep their me that I cannot teach" a small class which, as the Chairman said, was
•Emstru, valuable contribution to a very
meeting.
children with them by the provision of children with the same efficiency
|fraining, ont' here, at a cost which ~KIND OF EDUCATION.
within our means and without havin Bat having obtained your central to send them Home, school you must decide what kind of "(Continued in poga 8.)