SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1932.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE
THE CHINA MAIL.
During the current year conscientious labours during the I hope each boy in the school will year both in and out of school: also read at least one book per month Sir Joseph Kemp for so kindly and so help to form the "back-presenting the prizes for us to-day. ground" of which I spoke previous-
Scholarships List.
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ly and in which our boys are so Senior Morrison Scholarship, Lau
Tin-chak. sadly lacking. I hope to find time
Intermediate Morrison Scholarship, to put the reading of these books Woo Hou-kong. (Continued from Page &.) into the time. table, for nothing is Hlake Scholarship, Slu Woon-to and During the last year or two I have so desirable in a school as to de- Wu Hok-ling.
unior Selles Scholarship. A. Hunt been especially interested in the velop the habit of reading.
Ho Tung Scholarship, Li Kwan- progress of 5 or 6 boys whom, a few At the annual examination
ahung. years ago, shepherded. through “General English" paper was set to their Junior School-they were the classes on lines us indicated abovej kwong. top boys of the school in those days, and the results were most satisfac- regarded by all their teachers astory. Objection may be taken to well above the average, intelligent, these lessons of shreds and patches keen, meat and accurate in all their of information, but the value Hes,
Ho Kom-Tong Scholarship, Ma Nal-
Lee Hy-san Scholarship, Li Koon. Ho Fook Scholarship, Yu Tann-kwal, Junior Belillos Scholarship, Ng Kwok-wun.
pak
work. They all got scholarships to hot so much in the actual know- Lugard Scholarship, Chan King
hong Queen's, but, sad to relate, only one edge gained, (although this may
Tuoi Kung-po Scholarship, Lai Keò- has fubilled the promise of early be considerable), as in the creation leung and Lai Kwok-hing. years—the pace was too much for and development of outside In-Sheung Hing Scholarship, Kwan the uthers, and I noticed a great terests, in the attitude of mind to Chung-him. deterioration in all their written outside impressions, in the training Chan-kwan.
Junior Morrison Scholarship, Fong work this last year: they have now of observation, in the answering off
Alfred May Scholarship, Wu Chi-po. gone to swell the ranks of the "fail-questiona concisely and to the Government Free Scholarship for 3 ed matriculants."
point, in making boys more in-years (from Class 4), Mok Kai-wing. It is not their fault but that of quisitive, less insular in their out- Cheung Shlu-wan, Yuen Hin-li, and Fung Yoe-man, Pun Hang-chaung. the system. It is for these and look and eager for knowledge (that Tong Tung-sang. other reasons that I mentioned last; connotation of the term that Plato year, that I consider that the School described in "virtue is knowledge," 6-4), Ng Shan-hung Leaving Certificate should be on or as in Tennyson's line, "Let know broader lines than the Matriculation ledge grow from more to more")- Examination, and with less special, there is little merit in a isation in the individual subjects-course otherwise,
school Jan.
Government Free Scholarship (Ci.
Pun Ching-fong, and Young Po-lim.
Woo Hay-tong Scholarship (Cl. 5-4),
A. W. Grant Scholarship, Yuen Yuk-
Ho Wing Scholarship, Chan Pak- it should be based on the work wel Carried on over a period of 7 or
chun.
Ho lu Scholarship, Hung Chak. are actually able to cover in 3 years, 8 years, such lessons, together with Government Free Scholarship (C1. allowing that degree of freedom a systematic training in the read-6-5), Lo Kan. and unforced growth which might ing of the library books, should do! Woo Hay-tong Scholarship (CI. be called the personality of a school, much to form the habit of enquiry,; 6-5), Chau Wing-shum and Chan Wal-
It would be an admirable instru-, and so help to produce young men,
Ho Kwong Scholarship, Yeung Tak ment of a sound general education, with all round interests, wise and wa. well balanced in all directions,-an useful citizens. 1 despair of this: T. K. Dealy Scholarship, Wong Ting- examination which the boy of aver- where a certificate, without any "Government Free Scholarship - (Cl. age ability and diligence would regard to its content, is apparently(7.6). Chan King-sang. stand a good chance of pissing at the be-all and end-all
Woo Hay-tong Scholarship (Cl the end of his 3rd. year in the school.
|7-0), Yue Shiu-kwan and Chan Chung- Upper School-and 1 feel confident
kec.
of life at
Period of Education.
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Ng In Scholarship, Chan Yim-
that it would obtain such a prestige' It is obvious I think that there cheong. in Hong Kong (and probably over a would be no room for an examina- E. Ralphs Scholarship, Fok Shok- wider area) as a standard of all tion at the end of the 2nd year in man. round attainment, that Government the Upper School on the lines of Government Free Scholarship (Cl. and employers in general would the School Leaving Certificate (the 87) To Nim-chee. accept it as a basis of recruitment present Junior Local stage). for their staffs,
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Prize:--(C. to E.), Grade 1. To Shiu- wa F.2A; Grade 2, Chong Wing-kwong (E. to C.), Wu Hok-ling Fi; Mak F.8A Grade 3, Pan Ching-fong BA Kwong-ahau
FSA
and Hung Kai- chiu JA
Clase Priter, Class Geography Prizen: Matric- C.. E. Abbas; F.ZA-LI Koon-pak; F.8.A -Lam Tat-tsol; 3B---Lau and C.3af Kwok-hing.
Yun-hung
Abbas; FSC Lai Kwok- Class History Prized: Matric. C. E F.3A-Lai Kee-leung; F3B- Ng
bing,
Class Georgaphy Prizes: Matric.- Wa Hok-ling; FA-Mak Chouk-hon; Mak Kwong-shau; F.3B-Chow King- chung; and C.-Pang Ol-ying.
Special Verancalar Prices: Section A-1st, Chu Shiu-aze (Matric.); and 2nd, Yuen Hin-li (4A); Section B-1st, Ng Wai-chiu (5A); and 2nd, She Min. BARK (BA).
Prizes for Distinctions in Matricula- tion and Senior Local: Wu Hou-kong (Honours and 3 Distinctions); and Lau Tin-chak (Honours and 2 Distinctions). Prizes for Distinctions in Junior Local: Li Koon-pak (2); Li Kwan-hung (2); To
Wong Tsok-tung 12): Young
Wal-lam
Lui Fung- ting (2); G. Sings (2) Wong Yeo-wa Ma Nal-kwong (2); Li Chi-fat (1); Kwok Cham-lun (1); Lo Shu-tsik (1); Ng Hong-yat. (1); Sum Lul-ming (1); Wong Wing-uen (1); Wong Youk-hon (1); Ling Kai-kwan (1); and Young Wai-lam (Montargis French Prize).
Class Prizes (English): Matrie.-1, Ko Ping-chuen; 2, Wu Ki-Him; F2A-1, Wong Tsok-tung; 2, To Shiu-wah; F.2B.
G. Singh: 2, Lui Fung-ting: F.2C hon; C.21, Ling Kai-kwan; 2, E. Wong Wing-such; 2, Wong Youk- Kitchell; F3A-1, Lam Tat-tsoi; 2, Tsang Shiu-cheang F.381
Тест Chok-lam 2, Luk Man-lok; F3C-1 Wan Sit-ming: 2
2. Cheung Sik-leung C3
Fae-wan; 2,
Pang ying: 4A-1, Leurg Shi-lo; 2 Cheng Fook-yui; 4B-1. Un-man; BA-1,
2. Pun B-1, Kwok-sing
GAI,
Ping- chiu; 2, Krok Ming-bol; 6B-1, Kwak Kai-yuen;
W, Li Fook-tal; 7A-1, Hung
2,Chat Keys 70-1, Chan Wing-kin; 2, Ho Ka chung; 8A-1, Ng Trun-man; 2, Leung Kit-fu; 8B-1, Kwok Man-chung. Chak Pak-lam.
Chan
Shiumin; Hung
2.
"Chlori
2.
Class Prizes Vernacular): Matric Kay-tong Scholarship (Cl. In 8-7), Wong Yuk-in and Au Hung-cho.
Hung Kit-chiu 2, Chu Chichak: FRA the Upper School a boy begins a Tsang Chung Scholarship, Ng Ching-
Trok-tung; 2, Mak Kiu-fan: It would also commend itself to period of intense activity--he be- ting.
F2B-1, Wong Yea-wa: 3, Wing parents and boys, for less than ten gins many new subjects and
Chan Po-chung; F.20-1, Wong. Kong Ki-fai Scholarship, Lau Pak-auen; 2, Iu Kau-U; C2-1, Lul per cent, of those who now enter the these to be at all effective his
kl; 2 Ling Kaj-kwan Upper School
Special Prizes.
and Ling Shing to: F3A-1, Lam Tat-tsol; 2, pass education should go on for at least Ralphs Hond Prefect Medal, A. Hunt. Matriculation and so gain an in- 3 more years. It is useless, I think,
Machell Memorial Prize, C. E. dependent certificate, and this is
Abbas. to begin these secondary subjects i Aurely unsatisfactory.
unless they are pursued for a con- Wu Ki-lim; Class II., Li Koon-pak; Prizes for Composition:-Class 1. siderable time, a minimum of 3 Class III., Li Kwan-tong.
manage to
Oral Examination.
I have no time further to develop years. And yet I realise that there! Rumjaha Prize for Literature, A. on what lines the School Leaving is a demand for some form of in-Helis Prizes for Mathematics:-Class Certificate should be conducted but dependent certificate at the end of 1, Woo Hou-kong; and Li Kwan-hung. I certainly think a pass should be 2 years: also many boys are not required in 7 or 8 subjects or groups fitted for an academic course lead-
Woo Lal-woon Special Translation subjects, including General Knowledge and an Oral Examina cate. I would suggest for such
ing to the School Leaving Certifi-?
An Oral Tost is, 1 consider,
boys, therefore, an extension of]} essential. When a subject is not their Lower School work with examined, it censes to be a subject
commercial bias, leading up to a
tion.
a
for attention at a school, and is Junior Commercial Certificate after nore or less neglected. Without an Oral, the teaching degenerates into 2 years in the Upper School.
mere lecturing, and the power of the 'viva vox' (the pupil's not the master'a) is lost.
It would be a great gain in efficiency if all the 3 year School Leaving Certificate pupils were
The technique of cram is simple, housed in one school and the 2 year Junior Commercial pupils in another, such as is done at home.
it requires no intelligent methods
and the teaching becomes perfunc. we should then enter on a new ern tory: the best form of teaching, as Socrates taught long ago, is by of educational development, withi two types of schools to begin with,| question and, answer. Oral is of the utmost importance catering for the varying abilities
Hence
apart from its practical value.
an
and tastes of boys.
Extramural Activities.
1 have littletima. to de-
I have also added for want of a better name the subject 'General Knowledge-perhaps a better title vote would be 'General English': it was mural
to Our various extra-
activities except to say. in respect of this that, last year, we that they were carried on as brisk- did perhaps manage to do a little ly and as keenly as usual-Inter- work which did not roside wholly in class and Inter-school Volley Ball, the preparation for an examination Basket Ball, Football; Ping Pong Cricket, Athletic In order to try and stimulate the Tournaments, interest of all boys In the school Sports, Swimming Sports. Inter- (from the top class to the lowest) school Sports; Scouts, and so on. made on the in things out of the narrow.rut of Excursions were their text books, the news column of island, round the harbour and into a local English newspaper was post- the New Territories. ed up daily with appropriate head- The Queen's College branch of ings underlined, pictures from the Y.M.C.A. again very success. magazines and illustrated papers fully ran the basement recreation bearing on these events were posted room, a valuable adjunct to the up weekly, special Pictorial Educa-school. They again organised a tion pictures were displayed in the summer school during the Midsum Geography room and later, in the mer holidays for about 250' poor basement all these were accessible children in the neighbourhood. I to boys at all times before and after attach great importance to Games, school hours and they wore invari. Sports, Excursions, etc.-they have ably besieged.
much to do, with the good tone In addition weekly lessons were which I feel sure exists, through-|| given to all classes on these pictures out the school, and help greatly to etc. and we found that most boys cement the good feeling between became greatly interested in the the staff and boys. latest feats of aviation and explora- The vital processes of education tion, in the latest geographient and are slow and should endure through historical references to facts in life. All along we should take a their text broke, and in other events wide view and, that is, so to lay both local and world wide.
the foundations of knowledge that Notes saurontarising meat of these boys will feel impelled to continue pictures and events were written up their education after they leave us, and published in each Issue of our either at the Univeralty, at thei magazine, ikke "Yellow agon," and evezing schools, or by self educa2
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