January 25, 1908.]
QUEEN'S COLLEGE PRIŽE
DISTRIBUTION.
There was a large attendance at the sonual distribution of prizes held at Queen's College on Jan. 22, and presided over by His Excellency the Governor. There were with His Excellency and Lady Lugard on the platform of the College Hall His Lordship the Bishop of Vio- toria, Commodore and Mrs. Stokes, Mr. A. J. Brackenbury, Mr. Romano, Consul General for Portugal, ommendador Leiria, Dr. Amos P. Wilder, Consul General for the United States, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Inspector of Schools, Hoe. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Captain Mitobell-Taylor, | A.D.C., Captain Fleming, extra A. D. C. and a number of ladies, while among others in the body of the hall were the Ven. Aroldeacon Banister, Rev C. H. Hickling, Rev. F. T. Johnson, Rev. and Mrs. Pearce, Rev. Bro. Sylvester, Mr. G. Pieroy, Mr. H. K. Holmes. Mr. and Miss Shelton Hooper and Mr. Ho Hom-tong.
Dr. BATESON WRIGHT read the annual report, extracts from which are as follow?.:-
During the year 1907, 645 boys applied for admission, of whom 396 secured seats. On the other hand 347 boys left in the course of the year. The total roll for the year was 1401.
The total gross expenditure was $6,995, or $4,863 more than in 19: 6, the incr as being due to the 2 rate for Exchange Comp usation ordered by the Secretary of State. The public paid one half of the year's expenses of the college, and the cost of each boy to the public was $30.82. The statistics in this paragraph merely show a reversion to the conditions of 1905. The following changes on the St ff took place during the year. April 1, Mr. Lai Pai-yan appointed Articled Pupil Teacher; April 30, Tsang Kun-wa, clerk, resigned; May 1, Mr. Wong Wai shu appointed Clerk; May 4, Mr. R. E. O. Bird, Senior Assistant Master. went on leave; September 20, Mr. B. Tanner returned from leave. The drainage of the entire premises has been relaid, and a new Masters latrine provided. The roofs of two class-rooms have been repaired, and the cubic content of the rooms considerably increased by the exposure of the rafters. It does not appear possible for the Public Works Department to effect alterations of such magnitude in our short racations (one month each, in February and August) The consequent dislocation of school work is considerable, as we bare no sparn rom into which to transfer the disturbed class. obliged to use the Grand Entrance L bby, which is entirely unsuited for educational pur poses. In the case of classes of 60 boys, some two dozen have to le distributed among other sections which are thereby overcrowded. Ou the 13th of September a pauic occurred in the east wing of the college, two or three lundred boys rushing downstairs, on account of a cry in the streets that Queen's College was falling, The origin of the scare was simple soough, A piece of plaster fell from the cei ing iu a class room, whereupon all the buy in that room belted. The wind blew the dust into the
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at this Centre. The occasion was signalised by | Football team. winuer of the Empres" Mok Kai-fook's taking Third Class Junior Competition Cup. Visits interchanged be- Honours. This is the first time that a Queen's | tween the Queen's College and Christian College boy has obtained Honours This year College (Canton) Football teams aro I am happy to say that all our Juniors took tinctly new departure, as there is no pre- Mathematics, passing 10 po. in Arithmetic, 90cedent on record of a Chinese Football team p.o. in Algebra, 80 in Mensuration, a P. Geometry, and 10 p.c leaving the mainland to play upon foreign also 4 out of 5 or 80 p.o. shores. Queen's College was too strong for in Trigonometry, All the “ Preliminary took them, but it is hoped that better mafobes Higher Arithmetic and Algebra, passing 10 may take place in the future. During the p.c. in Arithmetic, 78 in Algebra and 56 in Higher Arithmetic. The mark Good, next to obtained situations; 9
year 19-7, 93 boys from Queen's College ia the Hongkong Distinction, was awarded 19 instead of 11 times Government Service, 25 in local firms, as last year. Senior, I in Scripture. Junior under the Chinese Government and 51 ia 3 in Arithmetic, I in Scripture, 1 in Algebra. various parts of the Far East. The above in Geometry and 2 in Mensuratio. igures represent only those boys whose careers Preliminary, 4 in Arithmetic, 2 in Geometry on leaving school ar∙ known to us. Many boys and 1 in Freehand Drawing. I hav not the slightest hesitation
are employed in Government and other offices in assessing without our knowledg, and it is impossible the work of 1907 ax excellent. When I arrived in the Colony, 22nd of January return after vacations last year and were mark
to say how many of the 89 boys who did not 1882, I immediately proceeded to hold the ed "left are so employed. I have once again anual examination of the Central School, to express our most fervent sense of gratitude 367 boys, 1875 papers. This year I have for the generosity of the public in supplement examined 1044 boys and personally examined ing the Government Grant of 830 for Prizes. 8,888 papers. The fact that I mark all the Queen's College is hindered in an ambitions papers myself is not in any sense whatever & upward course by the following considerations : reflection on my staff, whose ability to hold examinations carefully is amply attested twice a
It is a day school so that all attempts to teach English conversation are necessarily confined year at the mid-term examinations;
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to rohool-hours and no supervision can be givenL actuated by the very simple and to me exoelleut reason,
to preparation of work. Again, fully one-third the writer anc
Que standud of the bɔys chang- annu vily, and this has always the • Ic-llence and intellig. been the case from time immemorial; 4 0 boys ence of the 80swers throughout this large leaving and 400 new boys being admitted such college. It is not because I lay claim to any
year is a very serious obstacle in the way of foolish claim to omniscience or to infallibility obtaining a large efficient Upper Sobook, but b cause I believe the gain to the whole thi ononection it must be observed that there is college incalculable, and the loss to the indivi no external system for feeding the Upper School dual (in the event of a slip) infinitesimal. A
of Queen's College such as exists in England, very good illustration of the wide divergence for the ball dos u boys from the Government of views in age-sing the same paper is afforded District Schools are lost sight of when the by the Table of Marks awarded by six maste a number of sento available ( 40 )) is borne in mind. (including myself) on the subject of Componi. I must confers my wouse of shame when your tion in the First lass. We none of us know after year I observe the number of heads of the writer of a paper, there is nothing but so colleges and ro'ools who attend the Queen's inder number provided for the occasion. The College prize distribution, and I am sorry to se fire P. T.'s and all the boy in both sections that i̇stiend theirs very occasionally. I hope of the Class are thrown into hopeless disorder, they will accept my explanation that up to the * key being kept by the Head Master. The prita day I am without exaggeration tied to my marks awarded to one paper were 52, 70, 90,
office. Sir, I have now the honour to thank 91, 50, 63 and to another 79, 81 9h4, 95, 64, 6 and welcome your Excellency and Lady Lagard We haves most excellent English staff What
on this occnsi n. is needed is for rach master to specialise in some distinct branch. When I approached them by circular for the expression of their views in this direction, they showed a remarkable annimity in their desire to spcialise on Natural Science; but as the Governing body is opposed to the introduction of Elementary Science into the curriculum, it bebores the English masters to seek other channels for the vent of their energia. Mr Grant has for years been practi cally Mathematical Master in Class 1.. also taking the subjet of Bok-keeping in Cles II. I propose next month to make Mr. Crook Quasi Prof war of Geography, a subj e' in which he has distinguished himself The great need of the college is s ma who will so devote himself to the subjects of English, Grammar and Composition as to be an authority ¦ on these important subjects. Since the death of Mr. Falconer (Second master) twenty years
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H EXCELLENCY, before distributing the prises, mid - Ladies and gentlemen, Dr. Bateson Wright, My Lord Bishop: I think that the Colony of Hongkong can be very justly proud of maintaining such a school sa this-the largest Anglo Chinese school in the British Empire, and I should think probably the largest public school that we have in the whole Empire. Extely, the day before yesterday, when distribut- ing the prize at the Ellis Ksdoorie sabool I told them that they were now almost soquiring the status of a public school, and I endeavoured to impress upon them the duties and dignity and importance of that position You, Sir, and your staff, and the bays of Jama's College which bas now existed for forty years, are familiar with what is meant by a public school, and with what is menat by that implacable term public school form." and I it for smoke shouted "Fire! and ran.
geed only ask you to endeavour to maintain The people in the street added to the excite.
in the face of all competition with all other me.t. In fire minutes order was restored and
schools your premier place as the great publis work resumed. It was discover d Lowever that
schol of Hongkong (applause). I believe myself one boy in alarm for his own safety had jumped
in inter-school competition, and I hope over the verandah, a distance of 20 feet. He
that you will maintain and increase the was conveyed to hospital and r turued to school
number of competitious in sport and in a month later. To pr vent the recurrenca of
work with the other big schools in this Colony such a panic, all plast r ceilings in class rooms
-St. Jose h's, St. Stephen's, the Ellia and readabs should be removed. This is the
Kadoorie, Diocesan Boys' and others. There more nec ssary when we remember that these
wara two reports published during the year on ceilings have been in situ fully twenty years
¦ Queen's College; one is a report of the body of and in many places are corred with patches
ind-pendent examiners; and the other is the The health of the collige has been very good.
raport which we have just heard road by the The chief causes of abs ce from sickness were 43 p.a. of the Veruscular Scho- l'are now in the beadmaster. The report of the independent Beri-b ri, from which Chines" appear to recover highest class, class 5. As only ad a newly examiners I sin only describe as moderately with astonishing ease, and Scables, which often admitted boys are it for this ol as it is evident satisfactory. In English, both colloquini necessitats an absence of two or three months that grest of it is due to the Veruscular masters | sad written, and also in transcription from school. Dr. Jorian and Dr. Gron- were for the high standard to which they have raised from English to Chin so and from Chinese appointed by the Government to report on the the native school in three years, Th Reading to English, the results are good. Thay condition of the eyes of the pupils of the college, | and crie et Clubs flourish. Gymnastic instruc are also described as good in mathemation, bat and they dise vored a very large proporti n of tion under Beaubirdier. Wade, 'R GA., is very | in geography and history the results are not the boys suffering from Trachoma in various | successful to mall squads of 17, making * total good, and in hygiene they are only fair. The stages. I am pleased to be ab e tu report a very
of 85, Oar Football team has distinguished itself | h admaster's report, however, taken a higher marked improvement in the success of our this year, by winning the Horgking Sobools and a wider view of the school than the mere candidates at the Oxford Local Examinations, | Football League Stield, and playing a wel! | examination which is conducted by the which were held last July for the twentieth time contested game with the “Empress of India' dependent board of examiners, and I thỉnh
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ago, we have had no master prominent for ability in this direction, and the want of such a man is urgently folt in a college teaching the English langunge to students nearly all Chinese. As regards the Chinese s'aff, we my also congratulate the public on service faithfully and energetically perform d. Of the seven Chinese ass's ants, the four at the bead the list may without hesitation be at eac classified as excellent And there are two or
three promising young masters below them In the Vernacular School 707 boys were +x amined and 1 or 91 per cent. pissed
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