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[January 20, 1908, special olası of students for whose welfare it is desigued. Three of our boys (Lo Lok Tssi, 0. Lo Kwan Yan) are at pre.ent in Philip England, prepa ing for, or studying a', Oxford
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have arranged to Excellency On Ting Fan to Amerios; Lo Tait Youk expects to join his brother, while L› Po Shue, Chan Sing Nam, Ho Wing Yuen and Po Wing Lee also intend to coutinus their stadies in the States. We look forward to a gradual supplementing of our numbers in foreign seats | of learning.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
sme degree to fulfil the duties appertaining to school, have a lonter term in which to improve the position of Acting Warden, while the Rev, their English. The V form which jucludes 18 A. I. Stewart, M.A., of St. Paul's College has bys is numerically stronger than it has been given considerable time and help to the work of betore, and during the last half year its work has been raised to a much higher standard, 80 as this institution, and arrangements have been
addi- to constilate it the form for the junior Oxford made by which we expect these temporary tions to the staff to contiune till the warden's Candidates instead of for the preliminary. return. The attendance throughout the year The boys have on the whole very satisfactorily has been remarkably good, un les ihan responded to this effort. The work of the IV 151 names on the school roll for 1907; forin has been very satisfactory, good work In this formo as in almost invariably it has only been the urgency being done ou all subjects of pressing matters which has debarred students the fifth, the standard has been raised, and this from being preseut; and the keenness for form will henceforth work up to the standard if
BISHOP LANDER, before asking His Ex- acquiring information has been shown not only the Oxford Pr liminary Examination.
Special mention must be mide of the Duxcellency to present iu class, but in out-of-school time as well, many
the priss, dwelt on the who in the final examinations secured an avera、e ¦ importance and advantages of education. of the boys having made it their business to be present at an extra demonstrations. The con· of over 99 per cent. In the II form Luk In remarking that it was the desire of 8%. Stephen's sinuation of the science classes has beu entirely | Cheung is well ahead of his competitors with an College to lay such a foundation chat the soh la s The College successful; the highest forms have received average of 87. Lim Yum tied with the Dux would go on educ.ting th m«e red lessons in Physios and Chemistry and bare in mathematics, while the Chinese work in this hal to congratulate themselves on the prosence which was greatly acquired a working knowledge of man of the form has been by far its strongest branch of Their Exc llenci e, principles of these sciences, especially electricity of work. In the II form the position of Dux appreciated. His Lordship theng it that such a college required a more spwious building, aud and magnetism, and we expect is the coming has been taken by Lai Haw Yeung, with an
he hoped the time would soon comy whi '' year, to be far enough advanced to present these average of 74. La Haw Cuim coming second. subjects for the Oxford Local Examinations. with 68, closely followed by Cheug Man Sam would be erected, as they had the land, and now He thought the Science works in the junior forms has not been 67. Yuen Fu Yu has also dope good work required only the money.
The work College should be affiliated with one of the homa on laboratory lines, as in the most advanced though but a short time in the class. stage; special interest has been taken in of the first firm on the whole has been fairly universities, and scholarships should be form d agricultural science with the expectation that satisfactory. As all of them were begiuners so that thes who excelled could go to Oxford, later developments will produce an int lligeut when they first came, they have worked hard in Cambridge and other wester universities. interest in botany and the growth of plants. the first iwo terms, a dtowards the end of the Lordship then asked the Governor to pr so it It has been decided to give more i me to the year they mide considerable headway though a
the priz 8. teaching of Engl sh in the junior forms;pecial amount of time has been spout in reri. HIS EXCELLENCY- My Lord Bishop, Mr.
Warden Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is a very senior boys, who have spent considerable ti
sion of ground work. with us, usually have a fair knowledge of the The quief scholastic success of t year has pleasant task which devolves upon the Governor language, as has been abundantly evidenced by been in the Oxford Local Examin: ton of the about this time each year to distribute the prix s the results in English in the Oxford Local; 4 candidates recommended by the «hool, 13 at various ius itations and to congratulateboth but 10 those who bare not Lad much
Four succoed d in passing the examiner
10a-t es aul boys in the succeses won during E.ch institution practice in the language, such subjects as word- pars-d the senior, six the junior and thee the the hard term preceded. building, letterwriting. and nglish composition preliminary, while the results work out which I visit has got a different character f or essay, present very numerous pitfalls; we follows: Religious knowledge 85 per cat; som particular interest, and I think of all thera to a further iasis'ance on Euglish wo k in the Algebra 91; Gometry 61; Art wetic (both is none with a more exceptional interest than junior forms, to sive m cu valuable time of el-mentory and higler) ba English 6 St. Stephen's (applause). It has been found. those doing higher work; for def ciency in Geography 75: Book-kee ing 66 We haveed, you know, for the sons of Chinese correct English involves delay in Engish
now tro students who have succes led in, gentlemen, and is self-supporting. It his a Authors, also in Mathematics and Soienc w rk
gaining the A. A. distinction. Two prises.ff of six English masters and two Chinese The development of the physical tid, has had
Wei On
are steadily in- mem rial prize misters, and its uumbers its due share of attention this year, as well as have been presented to the school. Mr. ́creasing.
ast year is numbers were about a very gratifying measure of success; our chief Wei On took great interest in this school. 133, I buliere, and this year, as we have just
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of the gams has been oricket, and of the eight mitch-s
The school has only distinguished member WAS В
herd, they reach 151, played, we have won seven, beating each school Chinese Community and was highly es e mei been established for five years, and last year
His sudd n illness and whom we could persuade to accept our challenge; by all who knew Lim.
was the first year in which you secured succ-sges There we lost the first match to the Y. M. C.A., but won
early death were greatly deplored and regretted in the Oxford Local Examinations. on the return. 1 uring the summer mouths the by his many friends bath of the East and the were two passes is the senior, two in the junior launch regularly carried a large number to the West in the Colony. The two prizes designated and two in the preliminary, a total of seven. favoured spots for swimming, and the m jority the Wei On Memorial Prz are given by his This year, as we have jus heard, there were of the bathers have now learned the nc ssary friends to perp-taste the memory of one who four in the nior, six in the junior and art. Football and tenuis have both hid
was a cultured representative of Western Educa- three in the preliminary, a total of thirteen,
which is
doubla that of tennis
Dearly
last followers, the
fourcament having tion. One winner is selected on the recommen- resulted in a win for the form IV
dition of the school prefects, the other prizeman year (applause). repre- sentatives, The College Union came into is nominated by the masters in conferano. Of existence nearly 18 months ago for the the prefect's nominees the schol his chosen See purpose of binding together and strengthening Chong Su, and the o:bor priz fa is to Fung those who desired to know more than they cau Man Sai. The claims of two cand da es for this learn in school hours, of the teaching and life of prize were very even, and, as the masters were Jesus Christ, the Asialio Who spoke with equally divided, it was
nec sary to ask the authority on the subj ct which has a
prefects who have this year appointed both general interest for men than any o her, and it przez winners. Thes rewards cirry especial equivalent to the sun or, junior and prelimin- has proved a strong facto in the all-round value, as they are given chiefly for force of ary Oxford eximinations resp olive'y; and in scieno clus-08 the development of the school. In addition to the
character as sh. en ti roughout the year.
the recently es ablished the Union We have gatherings of
further kindly encouraging interest of
warden is able to re o ́t great succias both in particularly fortunate in having the opportunity many friends has again bte 1 evinced chemistry, physics and agricultural science; so from time to time of hearing addresses and કર્મ 134 have to thank the following for
much so that is you wish to iuclate them receiving instruction from several msu who
enributions to the pinz fuud : Hou. Dr.
next year in the papir、 for the Oxford Local, hald leading positions among the bachers and Ho Kai, C.M.G., Messrs. S. W. Ts», Ng and I wish you every success in them. In students of the day, including Dr. Karl F.is, Pak-to, Cheung Sum foo, Lo Suit-po, Chau sports too, you have beo preeminently success- the Chairman of the world's s'ndent Clr stian
Siu-ki, Lui Kwai pai, Lo Chon-shuu, Chau ful. I am glad to hear that you won seven out Federation, G. S. Pddy. E q, the leader io Viog-ki, Chau Kam-wing. Chiu Seung sang. of eight cricket matches, and drew another, Indis of stude t Volunteer work, J. Hlu ry, Cheng Woo-ain, Chu Sik-yu, Lung Ping-uam, think that preeminence in sport is a matter Esq., a prominent screlary of Y.M.CA work
To Techaung, Yau Shu, Wan Mau Hai, which is very importsat, for I think it nots in America, Rev. J. M. Farquhar M.A., of Chai Siu-law; Wong Wing-chiu ; Chau largely in the training of character, and I am Calcutta, Rev. D. Burges, well known in India King-ting and Mrs. Puo Chausti. I have particularly g ad in this school to hear from the for his almost unique skiil in the organisation of thankfully to acknow edge the legal and report which has just been rad that great Sunday Schools, Frank Renwood, Eq. M.A. faithful work of the masters during the abs nce attention has been paid to this matter whiob, a leader of students in Oxford. Prof. Harlin
of the Rr. E J. Biruett Their very cheerful
in my opinion, is the most valuable thing P. Beacb, the first pro osor of missione sp
cooperation in every thing that fended that a boy court acquire in his school career. pointed in the justly famed Yale University, benefit the school has lightened my own Both in the fact that the example of the s n- the Bishop of South Tokyo These gentle en
praised; in the burden in no small degree and I trust we shall or boys to the janiors was S have spoken on such subjects as :-Th
be able to carry ou satisfactorily until bi- f.ct that you were able to secure the services Secret of Succes, Templation, A coautry's return. One, wind of cmme dation is also
of the distinguished lac urues named by the Neede, Character, Sacr five.
the VI
due to the senior boys for their assistance | warden, and that the subjects chosen by them form, Chan kwan Lam saily maintains in maintaining efficiency by their example wern subjecte I think p-colarly well adapted his last year's posi iou DB Dax of the in work and influ-Des on the boys. We are still to the obj-ot_inśview; that is to say, the d ▼ lop- School, t'ough Fung Man Sai Las obtained
suffering f.om want of space, and we trusling of character, and more rap cially to the premier position in three groups of subject-. that b.fore long the parents and friends of object to which you devoted your two new The average result has been the bigues yel
the students will enable us to make the neo sary prizes, which were given. I understand, chief- secured in the VI, which is mainly due to the additions to the building to enable us to extend,' ly to the boys who distinguished themselves by In all these fast that senior beys, graduating through the and increase the utility of the school, for the force of character (applause).
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I congratulate you, Sir, and I congratulate the school very beartily on that succs; and I am glad to see Loo, that in the report which I think we may consider as eminently satisfactory, that great progress was made in the general standards of the school. You were able to rais · the standard of the first three forms so as to make them
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