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As a typical instanco I may cite the component ofton suggested the blocking up of the loop- parts of Class IV. C. where in November last holes in the boundary wall of the same street, 7 boys had been in 1894 in Class V., 11 in Class as these apertures reveal an irresistible visat VI, 11 in Class VII, and 1 in Class VIII, for cockshy to the gamins of that district; several of them having been promoted through during the examination a small urchin threw intermediate classes in the previous half of quite a big stone into the hall. A more serious 1895. No ideal incation en thrive underground for complaint is the immoral reputation such circumstances. What is to be noted is of the immediate neighbourhood of this College. that the system combines and harmonises the it being a matter of comman knowledge that demand for fees and the eagerness of boys to conf- brothels und sceret gamliling deus abound, plete their cluestion with the atmost speed. which prove a source of rain to several of our Any estimate of the education given at this scholars. College that ignores the above conditions, and makes no allowance for the fuct that in four or five years the majority of boys pass through eight standards. must arrive at erroneous con- clusions.
5.A cry is heard from Wales that, it is impossible for boys attending day-schools who bear and speak nothing but Welsh out of school hours. {} attain to anything liko ease and accuracy in speaking and writing the English language. As I do not think that sufficient allowance is generally made for the difficulties attendant upon the study of English by boys of Mongolian race, I was glad to find in Thinge Japanese,” in the article on Education by Professor Mason, the expression of the same argument I have often employed, which is to the following effect. If in England the examination in English history, grammar, geography. ma- thematics, &c. were entirely conducted, ques- tions and answers, oral and written, in the Latin language, only a slight idea could bo formed of the difficulty experienced by Japanese and Chines in examinations conducted in English; for, after all, there is a certain amount of kinship between English and Latin in thought, roots, construction, and expression. absolutely wanting between English and Japan- ese or Chinese. I also fond from conversation with Professor Mason. at a health resort in Japan last sum, r. that the attainments of que boys after four or five years compare very favourably with these of Japanese after a ufue years' course creat proficiency in English con versation, grammar, composition, dr., is the exception not the rule, being dependent on the natural abilities of the legs, not on the system of education.
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GEO. II. BATESON WRIGHT D.D., Oxon.,
Head Master.
THE EXAMINERS REPORT.
The Examiners were the Rev. R. F. Cobbold, M.A,, and Rev. W. Pearce, and their report is addressed to the Governing Body of the College. It is very long and would occupy three columns if reproduced in full. The following are extracts from it:
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In accordance with instructions received.¦ from yon we have examined, either by writton work or orally, all the subjects taught in the College, including the Chinese school, with the exception of shorthand, which we understand is at an elementary stage, it hang undesirable that boys commencing this subject should be subjected to any test in it until they havo arrived at a certain standard of efficiency.
The examination occupied eleven days (January 3rd to 16th), exclusive of one day given to the Chinese school; and on eight of these days the work was carried on in the afternoon as well as in the morning.
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sure that more attention should be given to the teaching and the study of English. We believe that much good might be effected, and the standard of efficiency raised, if the ability and energy of the European staff were directed more to the Chinese boys. And we are not confident that it is for the welfare of the School, or in the interests of the education of the Chinese, that the non-Chinese boys should be in separate classes, and consequently the whole time of two European masters given entirely to them.
"We are pleased to be able to report very favourably on the discipline of the School and the general orderly behaviour of the boys. Lastly, our thanks are due to the Head Master and the Assistant Masters for their ready co-operation with us in all matters where we needed their assistance."
PRIZE LIST.
The following is the Prize List →→
OXFORD LOCAL EXAMINATIONS! 1895.
Senior.
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U Hang-kam, A.A., 1894; distinguished in mathe- matics 1895, Li Kiu-ching. A.A, Wong Ting-sün, A.A.
Junior: Harold Seth, Chau King-tsing (over age), Sham Hoi-lam (over age).
PRELIMINARY. Charles Ellis, Frank Long
SCHOLARSHIPS,
Morrison, Senior, IA, Wong Ting sun. Morrison, Junior, IVA, Wong Kai-leung. Stewart, IA, Chan King-tsing. Belilios, Senior. IA, Sin Cheung. Belilios, Junior, Ic, C. H. Lee
ŠPECIAL PRIZES.
Translation, English to Chinese, Ju Kü-ün, IIA, (Merit), Tsui Hung, IA.
Translation, Chinese to English, Wong Leung- too, la,
Mathematics, Li Ut, Ia. History, IA, Luk Ki-kwong. History, In, She Kun-ying. History, Ic, F. Long.
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PUPIL TEACHERS. Senior, U-Tsung-hong.. Junior, Sin Cheung.
CLASS PRIZES. 1.A., 1, Wong Ting-sün, Morrison Scholarship; 2, Chan Kingbing, Stewart Scholarship; 3 Li Ut, nierit.
1. Chan Ming-tsnng; 2, Wong Ping-man. Le. A., 1, C. Ellis; 2, A. R. Fukeera... Lc. 1., 4, C. Silas.
Papers were sot in all the subjects offered except reading, conversation and the pupil teachers' practical work, which were taken orally. Great care was taken to preserve, as far as possible, the standard hitherto adopted in the annual examinations. the questions being carefully chosen to test the knowledge Composition, IA, Wong Cheung-tso, IB, Chan Cho, which had been imparted to the boys in those, F. Long, IA, Chan Chui-ün, IIB, U Tik-ün, Ic, portious of their subjects which they had been M. Silas IIIA. Wong Pak-ming, III, Leung Sik- | taught. Only in three instances was it pointed out by the Head Master that wo had exceeded 6. The seernd Master, Mr. May, returned this limit, and then due allowance was made in from leave in April and Mr. Barlow'in August: | the awarding of marks. The papers were
in July. The oliej of generally slightly longer that usual, in ord
was abolished the ¦ to give as much scope as possible: and it is bu abur a graduated | hoped that the tabulated results on the mark the & Lunese sipit, shots may afford some means of comparison who, as mon between the work in this esabination and that right cheses in plea of last year. We inre, honjerer, in order to wall ewch excelijen i avoid too severe a fest. taken 10 per cent. iu- alersdory, Mr. Wan stemet valor pe mut, cur the minimum of marks
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was thus long truster to 1 possible for way hoy, doing a little well, to pass. The rat In reporting upon the work of 560 boys it porsiets of inj is highssibly without being inconveniently kngthy, to give more than a general view of the examiners opinion of the work done. To do this would necessitate a detailed report upon each class, or set of parallel divisions, and as this cannot be done we would draw attention to the mark sheets, which have been prepared to show not only the order of merit in each division, but also the percentage of marks obtained in each subject by each boy, and the percentage of passes in each subject in each division, as well as the actual number of passes end failures awarded to cach boy.
Of the foer i Elgeset tioned in A Upper Mid !: results, these f going to a low Tientsin. tand by len the Pub Waite D bulk of our li
men, and it is to be noted to the creat ergibt that they hate-adforndy comousis striven to sustain iho standards of the classes vntrusive to their charge.
7-The mall- og th Oxford Local Exami- nations are this year very disappointing, being far behind the most suisfactory ones of the two preceding years. It is not. howeyers
possible to muiniain nu even standard of ex- cellence for any length of time, especially in view of the difficulties resulting from irregular attendance detail above. There are, however, two redeeming fatuns which deserve to be notod. Out of the right boys from the College who received certificates two obtained distinc. tion. Tang-kam. already A.A. in 1894, aspired to distinction in mathematics, and was successful, ranking 12th out of 23 Seniorą so honoured in all England. Charles Ellis was similarly 3rd out of 12 in the list, distinguished in history in the Preliminary Examination.
8. It is me to be wished that some plan could be devised for reducing the distracting noises by which our work is continually in terrupted. I refer especially to the nuisance arising from processions, which I believe are required to bush their music in the neigh- bourhood of the Supreme Court and other public buildings, but which seem to reserve their energies for our benefit. Just recently a new cause of annoyance has arisen, the dressing of rough hown.stoues in Stanton Street. I have
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With regard to the actual work, as might be expected in a school of this kind and size, whore some boys have been so long and some so short a time under tuition, the work showed great unevenness. But what is less easily ac- countable is the fact that the boys in one class, not excepting the First, showed great disparity of knowledge or of power to reproduce it. There were a good many cases of conspicuous success, but there was also a lamentable amount of weak and inaccurate work. The best subjects wore writing, algebra, and bookkeeping, and the worst conversation, composition, Latin,
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Finally, while we recognise in the work of individual boys evidence of sound and careful teaching, the general eficiency of the work appeared to us to be small. We think that boys are pushed on too rapidly, and we feel
11.A., 1, Jü Kü-ün; 2, 1o Káu-kwan. II.3., 1, Ho Shiu-Cung; 2 Fan U-bai
HC. A.. 1, E. A. G. May; 2, A. Seedim; Home Work, E. Esmail.
11.c. B., 1, R. Abraham.
III.A., 1, Lo Pun-fai; 2, Ira Yat-wing. III.B, 1, Chung Kwok-leung; 2, U Shin-kwai IV.A., 1, Wong Kai-leung, Morrison Scholarship," Junior; 2, Tse Tsing-fong.
IV.D., 1, Tang Fuk; 2, Chui Tso-wa. IV.c. 1, Wong Ip-shü; 2; Chuni Ng-tang. V.A, 1. Leung Ilu-pán; 2, Wong Shui-tsun, merit ; Hussin Hasan.
V.B., 1, Fung Ho-cheung; 2, Un Sik-hing. VIA, 1, Au Yuk-cheung; 2, Chan Yan-chung. VI.B., 1, Chu Ting-cheung; 2, Cheung Lin-shán. VI.C., 1, Tsui Sai-yung; 2, Pun Cheuk. VILA., 1, Fok Sik leung; 2, Chủ Tsz-yan; Con solation, Ho Shai-wing.
VII.B., 1, Cheung Wa-iu; 2, Sun Wan-un. VIII.A., I, Ho Chenk-ying; 2, Ho Shani. VIII.B., 1, Fung Iu-hi. VIILc., 1, Tsoi Tak-kung.
CHINESE SCHOOL. Fortnightly Examinations. 1, Mok Mun; 2, Sung Man-wing.
CLASS PRIZES.
I., 1, Mok Mun, merit; 2, Ng Pok-wan. II., 1, Pun Chung-kit; 2 Chan Chui-kwong III., 1, Wong Kai-leung, merit; 2, Sung Man- wing merit; 3; Fung King-man.
IV.. 1, Wong Wai-shing; 2, Ip Yung. V, 1, Cheung Yuk-fai; 2, Wong Tak-kwong, VI:, 1, Ip Shiu; 2 Lau Kam-lam, VII, 1, Wong Shiu-tsun. VIII, 1, Wong Lai-chiu.
Wo (N. C: Daily News) learn that our original' statement that the Hanyang Ironworks are to be transferred to an English syndicate is correct.