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HONG KONG EXAMINATION SYSTEM. SUGGESTIONS
AT WAH YAN SPEECH DAY
An extremely successful year was reported at the Annual Prize Day of Wah Yan College, held in the Queen's Theatre this morning at which HE.. Sir Geoffry Northcote presented the awards.
Following some excellent musical think, little doubt that it would be sc- items and a play, The Bishop's Can- cepted (as the present Class 2 examin dlestick with foreign settings butation is not accepted) as a preliminary- Chinese dialogue, the prefect of stu- for entering the Chinese universities. dies read the report which stated, in-The cost of stady at even the best of these institutions is far less than the
ter alis:-
The college now counts an enrolment cost of university edocation in Hong of over 900 boys. We have stretched Kong, and these universities have im- our accommodation to its very utmost, proved beyond measure during the past using all possible space as spare class decade, and are improving rapidly i rooms, in order to provide for as many their standards and attammments. If as possible of the unhappy refugees, the final examination (whatever it be who came to us in such number seeking called) of the Hong Kong schools does admission; none the less, we have been not admit boys directly to the local forced to turn away some hundreds of miversity, but does open the way to. students. The new boys are, in some studying-in China itself, few Chinese cases, inevitably, weaker at English parents, I fear, will hasitate to save than our own boys, but they are a time and money by letting their boys gentlemanly and industrious group of go elsewhere.
It may be urged that there is no students, and we hope that, in the years to come, they will look back with reason why the Hong Kong University pleasure on the time spent under the should not itself accept this improved aegis of Wah Yan. We have been. Class 2 examination for entrance to its of course, strict in promoting our old courses. That is true, but if this ex- boys, and strict in the admission of new amination is to become again the only boys; in no other way is it possible to door to the University, we shall have build up and safeguard the reputation returned to precisely the former sys of the school for scholarship and solid tem, when school and university re- learning
quirements were superimposed in the Class 1 examinatio
The attendance has been this year as usual, wonderfully good over 95%. Many, indeed, regret the passing of The high percentage is due in part to the old Junior Local examination, which the fact that boys who absent them served a very useful purpose. They selves. for trivial reasons from school would wish to see the present Class 2 are not encouraged to remain here. But examination called again the Junior the truth is, that the industry and re-Local, and its standard left as it is at gularity of the Chinese boy are so present; to see a new examination, in- great that one comes to accept from stituted, to be called the Semor Local, them as a matter of course standards under the aegis of the Education Of in this matter which in any other fice, and run as the present Class 2 ex- amination is run, by the schools them- country would be phenomenal.
In future years, certain changes in selves, and to let the University, if it the requirements for the School Cer will, accept this new examination (un- tificate examination will be introduced.der certain conditions) for its Matri- at the desire of the schools concerned culation, and run its own special Ma- The Board in Control of this examina-triculation examination at a different tion has accepted the courses propos-time, say in September.
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ed by the Hong Kong Teachers' Asso- Whether this proposal be acceptable ciation in Arithmetic and Biblical or not, I should like to point out how Knowledge and has asked the Hong important it is that the standard of Kong Teachers' Association to submit the highest class in local schools (what- suitable courses in all other subjects ever it be called) be kept up.. except Chinese. This is a very big University has deserved well of local step in the direction, now generally ac-education in this respect, and we should cepted at the right direction, of mak-not depart from its standards. We can ing this examination one run by the modify our requirements, but not res-
of tore them, without harm to education. schools themselves for the benefit
I should like to express also here my their students.
I would like to pay here a very sin-very sincere appreciation of the work In teaching, as in cere tribute to the manner in which of our laymaster. this examination was organized and any other profession, it is easy to get WOMAN?n last summer, and to the unweary-men, but hard to get good men. I feel ing kindness, courtesy and efficiency of very deeply that Wah Yan has been the Government officers responsible for singularly blessed in getting so many # really good men on her staff; good, not
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One very fundamental point about merely as regards knowledge and aca- the new examination stil calls for demic qualifications, but what is far such consideration. It is this: What more important - men of sterling standard is the new examination in-character, who are conscientious tended eventually to attain? Its pre- their work and devoted to the highest Isent standard is that of the old Class 2 ideals of their profession. Nobody examination, the Junior Local. Is it sees as much as I do of the inner work- intended to leave it so? If so, it is ing of the school; and I would need to mevitable that parents, finding their be very blind indeed, did I fail to per- boys (as they will find them) ill-equipceive the great influence for good in ped for going out into the world, will every way exerted on the boys by the send them in large numbers to school various members of the staff. for another year, and let them sit for the Hong Kong University Matricula- tion examination. This will result in this University examination becoming (or rather, remaining) the true stan- dard of secondary education in this Co- port was hten read after which H. E Jony which is the very thing that Sir Geoffry Northcote said:
GOVERNOR'S SPEECH
The Very Rev. Father Rector's Re-
the new examination was instituted to 1 am very glad to be able to be here prevent! If the retention of the Class to-day and I am grateful, Very Rev. 2 standard be intended, many interest Father Rector, for the welcome which ed in Hong Kong education feel that has been given to me
the title "School Certificate should be. This is the first school prize giving dropped, and the examination be call-which I have attended in Hong Kong ed what it really is at present, the and to listen to the excellent Jumor Local Bramin
of Wah Yan's past twelve
On the other hand, there is the pos-added, therefore, to the ple sibility of raising the standard of this I feel at being
examination until it approximates to high
our present Class L This I have call-frequency of honor
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be possible, at least for the cleverer as the
enormous
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