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SPEECH DAY
THE CHINA MAIL.
St. Stephen's Girls' College.
VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
hundred poor children were made happy.
The girls of the Home for the Blind were also entertained by the members of our Y.W.CA.
Matriculation:Ada Loung (16 Kom-tong scholar and cup), Han- pah Surh (English). Choy Wal haan, Maggie Cheung.
Senior Fok Sut-ngoh (Ho Fook We are thankful to find that when Scholar and eup) Joan O'Hoy, Li our girls leave school they are still Luk-wa, Tso Lalki Flora Wan, ready to help others, An old St. Holon Wu, Tong Wcon-taing. Stephen's. girl brought a little girl and offered to pay for her board shiu nchalar and cup music), Junior-Daisy Ma (Lo Choung- In Fairles, in order to prevent her Spooch Day at St. Stephen's Girls' being sold. This meant conalder.
Phyll Gillingham (English), (neodle College this afternoon as a fitting able self-sacrifice.
Pansy Shaw, Eva · Chan conclusion to Very successful
(needlework), The girls now form the cheir in work), Phoebo Tc yeur's work on which the headmis-St. Stephen's Church in the morn-rene To (needlework) Tao Wal trasa, Miss E. Middleton Smith, bering, and in St. John's Cathedral at kl, Tao Dam-chun, Eva Ma, Ellon staff and pupils are to be congra- evensong.
Cha Mr. Mason's singing To
Shuk-ching. Joyce tulated
leasons have been invaluable.
Carothers. $4,000 For Charity. There have been several baptiams during the year, and on Trinity Sunday seventeen of our girls were confirmedi
Pentures of the pebal ender re- view have been the wonderful loyal- ty, of the girls the highest average of University passes and a splendid your considering the disturbiness in China
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ANNUAL REPORT.
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The programme of entertain-. ment-pressure of space prevent- The school Y.W.C.A. is doing ex-ing full mention--was as follows:-- Nr. W. W. Hornell, C.LE. Vice-cellent work. The weekly prayer 1. Song, "Welcome," Lower Chancellor of the University, is meeting and Bible study classes are School. chairman of the school
well attended
3. Sketch. "A School Rehearsal,” After an excellent programme of The elder girls have started of the boardera. entertainment, the anal report club for the junior school where
3. Pianoforte "Solo, was read and theu Lady Clementi they teach them to make things Daley Ma. gay away the cups and certificates, for the Yunnanfu hospital, etc.
4. Scene This year we have adopted two orphans in the Victoria Home and Coriolanus, $100 has been voted by our Council 3. (a) Chant sans Parole," (5) Signs of Progress All Round" to provide, scholarships to educate "Merry are the Bala," Upper
girls unable to pay full fees from School. The report, as presented by Miss Yunnanfu, owing to the financial Middleton Smith, was allows position there. We hope they will Lady Clement Mr. Hornell, and help the Rev. Ronald Lankester go back, after being educated here members of the School Council in Christian educational work in ladies and gentlemen, it affords me that great province great pleasure to welcome you here this afternoon. We very 'deply re year to help poor schools, hospitala Nearly $4,000 has been given thia' gret that the Bishop is too unwell and other charitable objecta. This to be with
Ay, Principal of the M. Syears, but it has only been possible is a larger sum than previous Associated Schools. "have to re-throught the self-sacrifice of the Port a very satisfactory and happy girls. It was delighted to have the Shaw, May Ung, Elsie Ma, Dalay year's work in each institution. St support and help of St. Stephen's He, Esther Lyen. Beung Tit-tsang, Stephen's Hall under the wise Hall and Fairies at our Sale of Li Sau-mun. supervision of Miss Vincent, the Work; they contributed much to its arting warden.. has grown in many success.
ways. Their work and the needs The Scholar's Benefactors. were ably voiced by Miss Wong a short time ago..
6. Thanksgiving, The School. The characters i Coriolanus wore
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Coriolanus: Hannah Surh. Sicinius (Tribune): Helen Wu. Brutus (Tribune) Jean O'Hoy. Menenius: Teo Wai-ki, Cominius: Diana Ho. Aedile: Kwok Pul-chee.
Citizens: Ellen Tsao, Pansy
The S.S.G.C. Alumni Association MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. My friend and colleague Mold girls are coming forward
has increased in membership and Cheung, the headmistress of Fair-
'The P. & 3.s.. "Khiva” from members.
Hong Kong arived Marseilles on lea, has kept a high standard of work in the vernacular side of the
H.E. the Governor came to see Jan. 25, at 7.30 our playground recently, and very The Ben Line 3.A. "Benlawers" school and its popularity and pre-kindly made: it possible for us to from Leith, Middlesbro', Antwerp, gress owes much to her, while Miss Atking as warden, has given great build a another tennis court which London, Straits and Philippines, in
due to arrive here on Jan. 28. was badly needed. care and thought to the welfare of: the bearder. Mrs. Cheung will shortly be giving a full report of that school's work so that I shall now confine my remarks to the work in St. Stephen's Girls' College,
Mr. Woo Hay-tong has kindly given a handsome cheque for the new tennis court."
"Dr. C. K. Ma has most generously prezented the school with a gold- fish pond and fountain which will
babies when finished.. be a great joy to our Kindergarten.
A Higher Standard. As I am leaving for England in May, it is especially pleasing to be Mre Kwok Siu-lau, our very kind) able to report a year of unbroken friend and supporter, has again prosperity and happiness in the with unfailing" generosity come to school and I am able to say that our aid and has given us this very physically, mentally and I trust handseme baby grand piano which spiritually. a higher standard has has already been of great service. been reached and maintained than We are deeply grateful to these at any previous time in the history gentlemen for their help and inter- of the schock This year we have ent
Been fortunate in having the seri From a Small Beginning. vices of Miss Shi as physical cu May 1, at this juncture, pay an tre mistress. She has taught anqualised tribute to the co-opera- drilling, games, and folk dancing tion and loyalty" of the staff-too The Government Inspector in his large to mention individually. report spoke of the excellent work
I have been singularly blessed in being done in this direction both my colleagues both. Chinese and in the Kindergarten and the Lower English, and wish to say how their School,
strong sense of duty and justice and Net-ball matches have been play the high standard of honour set ed between forms and outsiders, and by them has helped to form the in match between the school and the best traditions of school life, and staff resulted in an ignominious de-leave their impress on the charac feat for the staff which they bore
ters of muny girla.. with much fortitude.
"Sanitary Consciencė,”
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We have together sought to lay brond Christian. foundations in the]
We have ted a market advance lives of these girls, foundations for in the way the girl can now take the bullding up of the social, edu- a beating with a smile and play cational, natural and spiritual their beat all through a game whelevation of the poople of this great ther they are winning or not.
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The Medical Ofeer. Dr. Minett. In closing may I thank all my gave us an excellent report. Chinese friends, and the parents pecially remarking, on the "sanitary especially, for the very loyal and conscience" which is encouraged
generous support given me during in the Kindergarten by the daily the many years it has bean hand and handkerchief parade. pleasure to work for the girls and She congratulated us on the pro-women of China. |gress made" in building, 'Let`new My thoughts go back to the day gymnasium shed, gold-fish pond when I joined St. Stephen's "Girls' and other improvements, but deeply College. then such a small school deplored the lack of a swimming in rented premises.. bath which she hoped might be Now, as I look at this beautiful added shortly.
hall and school. I am deeply con- The results of the University scious that you, my Chinese friends, examinations show a very marked helped to make it what it is. advance in the school work.. {}
Scholarships for Others. For Efficiency.
Amongst those in the hall I see. We sent in a larger number of some old S.S.G.C. girls girls candidates than ever before and taught when I first came to China, out of the twelve Matriculation and one of the happlest memories and Senior entries, eleven pass-I take away with me will be that ed four matriculating and one their love has remained steadfast gaining distinction in Eng and true and that their children aro lish. Four S.S.G.C. girls have now studying in the school to-day. teen juniors took the examination generously gave the money to help entered as undergraduates. Seven- The winners of the scholarship- and twelve passed, one gaining a girl to come to this subool in order distinction in English, one into get a good education and then use that knowledge for others by The visit of the Inspector of teaching In poorer schools, English schools was a help to us girls have been helped in this way, all. In his report he said the work
I will now ask Lady Clementi to in all departments was very good present the eups and certificates, He especially commented on the care given to English, both written and spoken. He considered the, general organisation of the school excellent and thought the amalga mation of the three institutions of St. Stephen's Hall, Fairlea School and St. Stephen's Ginis' Collège: tended towards effelcucy.
music, and four in needlework.
f CUPS & CERTIFICATES.
Two
The list of awards "(cups and University certificates) follows with
distinctions" in parenthesis:—
The spirit of social service haş| AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT
hever been more keen:
In the summer holidays eight| girls gave up their mornings to teaching poor children..
Help By "Old" Girls. Each Sunday girls visit the hos- pital and carry the comforting words of the Great Physician to the sick and suffering. Others go to the prison to cheer and teach tho sad and hopeless.
The classes to give free, educa- tion to amaha and mui-taals have grown considerably and Miss Nancy Ho; one of our old girls still carries on this excellent work..
A Christmas treat was given in our playground when about one
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