TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1932.
THE CHINA
Are Examinations Fair ORGAN RECITAL AT Young Soldier Charges Army
Tests Of Ability
Is A Better. System Of Marking Necessary?
PART THEY PLAY IN LIFE
ST. ANDREW'S.
Boy Choristers-Win Hearers' Hearts."
EXCELLENT PROGRAMME.
11
Forces Crime
(Continued from Page#1):
Mr. F. Anslow, Steward of the Gov-down Des Voeux Road where he ernment Civil Hospital Hamilton, met a messenger of the Great A pleasing organ recital, the with his right hand bandaged, was Northern Telegraph Company rid- main part of the programme con-brought into the Central Police ing a bicycle. He managed to take taining excerpts of the works of Court before Mr. Wynne-Jones this the bicycle from him, and rode Bach, Handel and Mendelssohn, was morning, when he pleaded guilty to along the road turning up Queen given by Mr. Frederick Mason, four charges; (a) theft of a mah Victoria Street, where, on reach- A.R.CO., LT.CL, Organist of St. Jongst the property of Mring the top, he abandoned the John's Cathedral in St. Andrew's Ichiharn; (b) unlawful possession vehicle. He was chased by an In-| Church last 'night, before an stolen goods; (e) driving car No.dian constable and bolted into the appreciative congregation.
2231 without the permission of M. stairway of 25, Stanley Street. During the next week or two Such regulations, however, are.
Mr. Mason was asalated by three Rouillon, and (g) driving without Here he produced a knife and more than 40,000 boys and girls responsible for inflicting obvious Cathedral choristers, Masters P. licence.
jbrandished it. P.C. Moss came on) will be waiting anxiously for the injustice on boys of outstanding Wilson, R. Jones and G. Budden, all
Charge Withdrawn.
the scene and took the accused to as fall- results of the July examinations, ability by labelling them
of whom were in fine form with
Prosecuting on behalf of the the Police Station. writes Stephen Foot in the Dally ures: their fault is that they are their sweet voices.
Wilson render Police, Detective-Inspector JA
A Bad Record... Farents are also an- little bit different from the com-led "For as He who hath called you" Murphy said that since the prisoner Telegraph.
Second-Llaut. D. R. Stevenson, xious, because it frequently hap mon mould.
The solution of the problem is not as a sole, while the famous Mea was charged he had made enquiries of the Argylls, in reply to his Wor- pens that the post which they hope
delssohn duet "I waited for the regarding the second charge, and ship, said that Hamilton, as a sol- that their son will secure is de very difficult, and the authorities Lord"
was sung by Jones and found the owner of the articles to be dier, had a very bad record. "He pendent on his success in obtain have no excuse for their inaction, Budden, their voices ringing clear the Rev. Father Bourke, of Wah has been under detention on many
as the suggestion appeared two of and true as bells across a moor, ing a school certificate.
Yan College, who did not wish to occasions, and on this occasion he The examination system, in fact, three years ago in the Journal of
During the recital, a hymn "The prosecute. The charge was with-broke away from Military escort. now plays such an important part Education. All that is necessary Church's one foundation," was sung drawn
we are in is that every candidate who enters during which a collection was taken
He got the N.C.O. in charge, inta in English life that
At about 4 a.m., of October 7 rather grave trouble," he said. danger of becoming its slaves for the certificate examination in aid of the organ.fund.
he said, the accused escaped from Accused joined the Army. In instead of its masters. It is as should receive a certificate, and on. well, therefore, from time to time, the back would be recorded the Mason displayed his skill, Military custody at Sham Shui Po November, 1929, and had been
A message was circulated about two years abroad.. for the public. to examine the standard he had reached in each and, among other pieces, played camp.
Handel's wonderful work, the to the Police. At 9 o'clock the Roading and subject.
his Military record examiners with criticul eye.
"Hallelujah" chorus,
same morning, the accused went sheet, his Worship stated that ac- make sure that they are leading To maintain the purpose of the
examination as a test of general Prelude and Fugue in C minor,
The programme was as follows:-into 5, Robinson Road, the house of cused had once taken a motorcycle us in the right direction.
Mr. Ichihara, gaining entrance from belonging to an Officer. “As a And now I am going to be bold education, candidates might still be!
Bach!
the back of the premises. He con-young man," said his Worship, enough to begin by saying that I compelled to take at least five sub- Aria from Suite in D.
Bach cealed himself in a dark corner, but you had a very bad record in- approve of examinations; that on jects drawn from the three groups,
but a female servant saw him and deed.” A the whole they serve a useful pur-and the performance in each would Soprano Aria "For as He who
.hath call you," we be noted on the certificate.
.S.S. Wesley went upstairs to inform her mis Hamilton-It is not my fault pose, and that I believe that
Intermezzo in B,
tress. As she was going up the that I have a bad record. It is the "Hallelujah" Chorus,
Handel stairs, she saw the accused leave his Army. Hymn 215.
place" of concealment and walk into Lemare the sitting room in the front of the
The
should be wore off without them. fee of £2 6s. 'tharged at present to So long as human nature remains each candidate should be amipe to weak, examinations will be need-cover the cost of the extra clerical ed to test the work of both masters work. and boys.
Getting A "Credit."
Examiners Differ.
The second point that needs con- But the test must be a fair one; sideration is whether the examina there must be no cheating by the tion is in fact a test.
A recent experiment conducted by candidate or by the examiner. When the result is announced, it the Durham University Examina "must represent what the boy has tion Board suggests that the exam accomplished by his own unaided ination in English is much more! efforts. No one would ask for like a lottery.
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In this experiment the whole of more than this, but we have the' right to demand that no one should the school certificate English pa...
pers from one school (forty-eight receive less.
Yet each year there are hundreds candidates) were marked separate-
Chanson D'Eto,
Hollina
Duet for two Bopranos "I waited
for the Lord",
Mendelssohn Evensong... Easthope-Martin Marche Solennelle,
.::Mailly
CHINESE LEAVES $117,700 FORTUNE.
Probate Of Wills
Granted Here..
In the property of Tam Sie,
of candidates who are treated with ly by seven examiners. These ex-alias Tam Sui, who died in the
bouse..
་་
Made His Escape..
་་་་་
His Worship-Not, your fault that you stole from the house in Robinson Road?
Hamilton-No, sir.
Accused then made a statement, not which his Worship could understand.
The servant came down accom- panied by Mrs. Ichihara, and both entered the sitting room. They arrived in time to see Hamilton
Blames Detention. climb over the verandah, dropping Lieutenant Stevenson explained the mah jongg set as he escaped. that the accused was trying to say He ran down Robinson Road. The that, being kept in detention had him to commit these next day Mr. Ichihara wrote a let-driven ter to the Inspector-General of offences..
His Worship (to Hamilton)-It Police compialning of what had happened. Inspector Murphy was is not correct. On the ârst charge
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gross unfairness, and it is time aminers were specially selected for Government Hospital, Innisfail, given the case, together with a full three months' hard, labour. The REHIND THE SCENES IN THE LIVES OF POLICEMEN
on their behalf.
"
examination
that somebody took up the cudgels their experience and, trustworthi North Quensland, on October description of the man. When he second charge is withdrawn-you ness, while they were asked to be 20, last year, probate has been returned to the charge room that have to thank the Father for that.
in default on the third charge, and}] In the Oxford and Cambridge particularly careful as to the class granted to Tam Lin, trader, of night he saw the accused. He ap-I will fine you $25 or three weeks "School Certificate
At about 7 or 7,30 pm that $10 on the first charge. in which each candidate was plac- No. 14, Koon Ma Terrace, Hong swered to the description.
Replying to his Worship, the ac there are in each subject three gra- ed, the garding being "fail," "pass," Kong,
Deceased who was 81 years night, accused got into a motor car des, "Fail" "Pass," "Credit," and in "credit," "distinction." order to secure" a certificate it is! The results of this experiment of age at the time of his death at the City Hall and drove the car eused said that he had £3 10s to necessary to pass in at least five were staggering in their unexpect resided at Onen Street, Innisfail, across the road. He struck a tree his credit. Lieut. Stevenson point- He then abandoned the idea of "Army always insisted in a soldier subjects. Here is the record of edness. Indeed, it is doubtful if and left an estate valued at and in backing struck another car.ed out to his Worship that the candidate No. 1,104 in the there would have been greater di- 8117,700.
Petition for grant of probate driving the car. He proceeded paying his find. examination held in December of vergence in the results if the names last year. He secured a credit in had been pulled out of a hat. In in the goods of Jens Peter Chris- no less than seven subjects:-
English,
History,
Geography,
Elementary mathematic,
"Additional mathematics,
Physica,
Chemistry..
What a magnificent perform- ance; how proud his parents must
have been a school certificate with seven credits!
Labelled Failures.
+
the first paper, which consisted of tensen, late of No. 3, Kimberley COLLEGE CEREMONY an English essay and a precis, Villas, has been granted, to
Examiner A gave credit or die-Engelhardt Christensen, his se- COLOURFUL EVENT. tinction to 31 out of the 48 candi-cond son. Deceased was former- dates;
ly a cement burner at the Green Examiner B gave only 7 cre- Island Cement Company, and dits;
died on September 21 last, leav- Examiner C gave 26 credits, ing estate valued at $26,800, He left a widow, three sons and two daughters.
and ".."
Examiner D gave 21 Candidate X was given 28 per
Anniversary Marked By Students.
*
In commemoration of the anniver sary of the establishment of the
INSULL DETAINED AT ATHENS.
Extradition Cannot Be Forced.
Athens, Yesterday, Samuel insull, head of the huge
has been fitting around Europe, Republic of China, the Wah Tai American bankrupt combine, who College held a concert in the hall of was detained at his hotel here to
The Illinois State Attorney has
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The
JEFFREYS
the
cent. of marks by one examiner and fering public. There was a boy in 80 per cent. by another. According my house who wanted to enter to two examiners he had falled, Edinburgh University, and to sa the Hotel Cecil yesterday after day, soon after his arrival, at the On the contrary, he was labelled three judged him worth a credit,tisfy the requirements of their En- noon. There was a large attend- instance of the United States as a complete failure; he did not while one gave him a special distrance Board it was necessary for ance which Alled the hall to its Minister, who, it is understood, him to show that he had passed an get a certificate at all! When the tinction!
capacity. The hall was tastefully has asked the Police to detain In- sull pending the receipt of a re- names of the successful candidates The paper on English Literature examination which would exempt decorated.
quest for extradition. Reuter. appeared in the paper, his was not gave even more divergent results him from the entrance examination
In a short speech, the Chairman,
Mysterious Cable, among them that is why I cannot so far as passes and credits were of some English University.
Chicago, Yesterday, tell you his name. The names of concerned, since one examiner The boy in question had secured Mr. Wong Ying Yat, reminded the many of his friends were there, gave credits to 46 out of the 48 a school certificate with five credits audience of the significance of the even though they had only got a candidates, while another judged obtained simultaneously, including
a view to ascertaining who cabled bare pass in four subjects and that 31 had failed or secured a English, French and mathematics, Day, and urged his fellow-students subpoenaed Insull's secretary with credit in a fifth; but our friend bare pass. There was only one and this was sufficient to exempt to strive for the realisation of the him $25,000 to Athens.
Cabling with seven credits had nothing to case which approached unanimity, him from the Matriculation exami-ideals of those who sacrificed their secretary admitted show for his efforts he had failed and that was the candidate who nation, of London University. The lives for the founding of the Be financier at Paris and Italy but to get a certificate.fr was deemed by six examiners to certificate itself was not sufficient publik
Here is candidate No. 1,765. He have failed, the seventh, however, for Edinburgh University they re
A very enjoyable programme was quired, In addition, a guarantee: got credits in English, History, gave him a credit! Latin, French, German, and also The differences of opinion and from London University that the provided in the form of music and passed in the oral test for both marking were so great that it seems credits recorded on the certificate short comic sketches French and German."htt
almost certain that in the paper on would give the boy exemption, strumental numbers were contribut Brigandage."
ed by Mesars, KY Fan, C. L Tuen, "Just the boy for us; good at Hamlet Shakespear himself would
and languages," might say the staff have failed to get a credit, from all I sent the boy's certificate to the H. Chou, K. P.
Matriculation Council of London Poon, whose ren manager of the firm that is open- ing-up, business on the Continent. The situation revealed by this University, asking them to give me pieces, was high Unfortunately the boy doesn't get experiment is the more serious a note that it satisfied their regula-studenta gave a the chance, because he failed to when one realises that lu most of tions, expecting, perhaps, to have
the examiners,
get a certificate, and the rule of the usual School Certificate exam to pay 28. 6d. for the clerical work the firm is that nobody will be ac-inations, and in the London Matri- involved. cepted without one bleulation, English is a compulsory
To my amazement, however, I re-
In the examination held in July subject. I venture to suggest that ceived a reply stating that no do- of last year there were more than it should be omitted altogether un-cision could he given as to a candi 600 boys and girls who failed to til some better system of marking-date's eligibility for exem get certificates in spite of the fact can be devised.
that they bad credits in at least
three subjects, while seventy-six
of these fallures secured credits: In
five subjects or more.
How does this happen? - Sim because the regulations
that in ord the fva su
***- £20,000 In Fees: The last point on the subject of
aminations should perhaps
with from the
nestion of the influence
without a fee of £ end this madend" För Educatio
cident to:
Chinese, in-
said he had no knowledge of the remittance,
ba
It is indicated authoritatively in Washington that whether Insull is returned to the United States or not, depends on the Greek Gov although the United States has rat the Greek Journal publishing the extradis treaty, the ratifications have not been exchanged.
ernmen
The State Attorney. Governor of Niinois- State Department demort Indun to United States En requested the aut
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