November 2, 1907.)
ITALIAN CONVENT PRIZE
DISTRIBUTION.
The annual distribution of prizes at the Italian Convent took place on October 29th, when His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard, who was accompanied by Lady Lugard, presid- ed. It was a wet, miserable day, and the weather must have damped the hopes of the good sisters as to the success of the gather- ing. Notwithstanding the heavy downpour which cccurred about the opening hour, how. ever, there was a large attendance which in cluded the Rt. Rev. Bishop Pozzoui, Bishop Clemente of Fukien, Consul-General Romano, Chevalier Volpicelli, Mr. Brackenbury, Cap tain Ogle, A.D.C., Rev. Brother Sylvester, Rev. Father pade, and Mrs. F. H. May His Excellency and Lady Lugard were met at the Convent entrance by the Mother Superior and the sisters, and were conducted through lines of school children to a prettily decorated hall, the stage in which was adorn. ed with bouquets and pot plants, while red, white and blue rosettes and ribbons, large palm leaves and bunch's of flowers adorned the walle. At the appointed hour a carefully arranged musical programme was proceeded with, and after the read-ring of a few items. Mr. J. P. Braga expressed regret that Father de Maria, the manager of the Convent Schools, was unable to attend owing to illness. The Rev. Father, however, wished to place on record his hauks to His Excellency and Lady Lngaid for their kindness in being present. Mr. Braga then read the report, which was as follows:-
Your Excellencies, My Lord Bishop, Ladies and Gentlemen-Our annul prize-giving day has been delayed beyond the midsummer holiday this year. This delay has not been without its advantage; for by the delay we can claim the honour of being privileged with the distinction of the presence of Your Excellencies here this afternoon and as it also happens that this is the first occasion Your Excelle oy has been ap proached and been graciously pleased to consent to preside at a school prize-giving since your arrival in the Colony. I have to thank you on behalf of the management and of the Italian Convent Schools for this singular honour. There are two divisions of the Convent Schools -the English and the Chinese. scholastic year ended the 3 th June last the average attendance of the English school was 206.07 and that of the Chinese 75. B sides those two divisions which are conducted under the Government Grant-iu-Aid Code, there are the in- dustrial classes. These latter are attended entire ly by the orphans, viz., 66 Portuguese and 145 Chinese girls. The Infant Classes not embraced within the classification of the Grant-in-Aid Schools
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT,
allude to the industrial section of the School with especial reference to the needlework de- partment. The products of the labours of the orphan girls were recently exhibited at the annual bazaar so kindly opened by Lady schools not only are the children benefited Lugard. By this especial branch of the
by profitable industrial employment, but they are thereby initiated into a branch of art the maintenance of the hundreds of chili'ren which contributes in a very material manner to brought up in moral, physical, and religions training within the Orphanage School under making this institution in a manner partially the self-sacrificing charge of the Sisters, thus self-supporting. It is one of the aims of the management of the schools that the moral and religions features of their instruction should enter, proportionately to their importance, into the school curriculum, It is my pleasant daty to report that health of the scholars has been good throughout last year. Physical in struction is taught and the girls take to the drills with much interest and pleasure. I have. in conclusion to thank your Excellencies, Mgr. Pezzoni, ladies and g-ntlemen, for your presence here this afternoon and also to the donors of the prizes. Some friends have conceived the idea of presenting small money prizes t the orphans with the object of encouraging thrift. The recipients of these will, I trust, appreciate the kindly wishes of the'r generous benefactors, among whom must be noted Messrs. Sin Tak Fan, Ho Tung. Ho Fook, P. K. Kwok and Yew. I will now ask your Excellency to present the prizes.
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to the souvenir which I would like to present to the Convent and which would permanently remain in it, and on which the name of the successful student would be engraved each year, I propose to present a small souvenir to be yearly given to the successful student at the half midsummer distribution of prizes (applause).
The GOVERNOR then presented the follow. ing prizes:-
INFANT CLA88-1st Division:-1, Thelme Remedios, 1st for good conduct, politeness, reading, dictation and sums, 2nd for writing for writing, mental arithmetic and sums;. 3, aud mental arithmetic; 2 Olga Carvalho, 1st Lizzie Comar, 1st for object lesson, dictation and application; 4, Lizzie Wilkinson, Ist for and regular attendance, 3rd for reading, writing recitation and drill, 3rd for writing and sums ; 5, Maria Theresa Pereira, 1st for diotation, 2nd for conduct, application and sums; 6, Angelita Puerta, 2nd for recitation, 3rd for readin, diolation and writing; 7, Helen Clarke, 2nd for reading, dictation, recitation and sums. 2nd Division:-1,Anna Ogilvie, 1st for reading. dictation, object lesson and sum; 2, Elas Carvalho, 2nd for reading, diotation and sums; 3, Willie Wilkinson, 3rd for reading, dictation and sume, 3rd. Division:-Idalia Maria da Luz, 1st for reading, diotation and writing.
I. STANDARD:-1, Soline Hung, 1st for conduct, application, geography, dictation and needlework, 2nd for religious instruction, grammar, reading and arithmetic, 3rd for recitation and object lesson; 2, Mercedes Veloso, 1st for religions instruction, composition and object lesson, 2nd for dictation and grammar, 3rd for reading and recitation; 3. Mary Leong, 1st for recitation and order, 2nd for arithmetic, geography and needlework; 4, Alice Kwok, 1st for conduct, application, geography and needle- work, 2nd for object lesson; 5, Emiliana Aberasturi, 1st, for writing and arithmetic, 2nd for composition, dictation and object lesson, 3rd for religious instruction and grammar ; i, Alda Basto, 2nd for dictation, 3rd for reading, arithmetic and needlework.
HIS EXCELLENCY-Ladies and gentlemen, before I present the priz & I would like to say one or two words. It affords my wife, Lady Lugard, and myself the very greatest plea sure to be here this afternoon, and to testify by our presence the profound interest that wa feel in the noble and self-sacrificing work which Where all is so atmirable, so essential and so the ladies of this convent are carrying 01.
good-thanks to hose who are d-roting their lives to the work-it would be invidious for me to compare the utility of one section with II. STANDARD:-1, Carlotta Ribeiro, 1st for another. We have the testimony, the expert composition, grammar, dictation, object lesson testimony, of the Inspector of Schools as to and arithmetic, 3rd for reading and geography; the success which has been achieved in 2, Mabel Lawrence, 1st for religious instruction, the educational department which comes 2od for grammar and object lesson, 3rd for under the grant in aid, and I am For the
sure application, dictation, writing and order; 3. great good which is being done by the Infan that our Chinese friends will testify to the Maria Baptists, 1st for writing and order, 2nd for conduct and arithmetic, 3rd for politeness; Classes, who are not yet under that c de. But, Consuelo Elizaga, 1st for reading and reci- the section which appeals to me personally tation, 2nd for religious instruction, 3rd for most, and in which I confess I have the greatest composition and geography; 5, Emma Ai, 2nd interest, is the industrial section in which the for reading and writing, 3rd for grammar and orphan girls are taught a means of livelihood composition; 6, Angelina Carvalho, 2nd for which may be useful to them hereafter, and by religious instruction and arithmetic, 4th for which they are able to help forward, and con- reading, composition, dictation and object lesson; tribute towards the maintenance of the school 7, Angela Hyndman, 2nd for recitation, 3rd in which they are bring cared for. I for geography and object lesson; 8, Kranca believe, ladies and gentlemen, vers much in Hyndman, 3rd for recitation and object lesson, self-help and s-lf-reliane, and I think that a
4th for composition and politeness. system of education and daily surrounding in III. STANDARD: 1, Celeste Remedios, 1st for which those qualities are inculasted upon
geography, arithmetic, dictation and order, 2nd every boy and gir, is the greatest boon that for reading and grammar, 3rd for religious can be bestowed upon a child. My predecessor, instruction and history; 2, Milagros Veloso, 1st as the
manager of the school has just for application, grammar and object lesson, reminded us, gave
Apr 29 for hygiene, sad god for religio us instruction and recitation, I am
very glad to hear that it has been 3rd for composition his ory and arithmetio ;-- effectual in promoting the study of that most 3, Jenny Lawrence, 1st for reading, recitation important branch of educat on I shall be and writing, 2nd for composition and dictation; glad if the ady Superior of the onvent 4, Cissy Garduer, 1st for religious instruction my suggestion to present B and arithmetic, ad for obj-ct lesson; 5, Kathleen memento to the Convent upon which shall be Krugloff, 1st for composition, 2nd for history, engraved each year the name of the pupil : 3rd for reading and recitation; 6, Alicia who has obtained the highest mark, mouth Carvalho, 1st for history, 2nd for arithmetic, by mouth, for unself hness, integrity and for 3rd for gr mmar and geography; 7, Beckie Ai, self-reliance. said just now that I believed 2ad for ge graphy, 3rd for dictation. the surroundings and the education which IV. STANDARD:-1, Lily Reach, 1st for read- produced these qualities are the greatest boon ing, Lygiene, history, composition and geo- than can be conferred upon a child. I think graphy. 3rd for dictation; 2, May MacMallar, that if they recognise that falsahod and 1st for writing, composition, history and dishonesty are not merely detestable becas geography. Zod for hygiene and recitation; 3, they involve punishment, but that they are in Aurora Faalo, 1st for conduct, application, themselves man and below the standard of life politeness and needlework, 2nd for religions they have adopted, if they learn to realise that ustruction, geography and object lesson; 4, unselfishness and self-sacrifice are not merely Susan Mag ford, 1st for dictation and object good because they are praised, but that they lesson, 2nd for composition, history and bring to those who pursue them higher reward roeptal arithmetic, 3rd for hygiene; 3, and greater satisfaction than any external Casilda Carvalho, 1st for recitation and praise, and that their reward is in the love of all politeness, 2nd for reading, dictation and those who surround them, they will for the arithmetic, 3rd for history and composition; rest of their lives become better in whatever, Robertins Baptista, 1st for arithmetic and surroundings they may be placed. In addition religious instruction, 2nd for gramwar, writing
are attended by fifty children all Chinese. It is hoped that this latter class may be made to ornform with the requ rements of the syllabus provided under the Grant Scheme, The Inspector of School- conducted the surual examinations of the English and Chinese divisions of the School. The English school is reported as being" again thoroughly efficient." In the examination on Hygiene, a subject in which your Excellency's predecessor svinced much per onal interest and for which Sir Matthew Nathan awarded special prizes, the Inspector reported as follows: "Very good." In the elementary course the team of this seboot took the second plac, Good marks were also obtained in the advanced course. It is with regret that I have to state that Sister Me'ania, who taught the subject with so much efficiency and was honoured by our late Governor with a special souvenir for her zeal, died in July last. As to the other subjects the remarks and eng gestions of Mr. Wolfe. as embodied in his report, have been carefully noted. The teaching taff will devote atteution towards improvement in those subjects in which upon examination, certain standards appeared to have been weak. Standard VII has been disappointing in com position and history, atd, realising te practi cal benefits a knowledge of these special subjects would be to the pupils, an endeavour will be made to secure a higher standard offficiency in future examinations. Important as the literary education of the girls is recognised to be, another branch of practical instruction merite, and has consistently received, the care. fal attention of the Sisters of the Courent. I
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