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101 HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY SI8n, desk,
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- AN APPEAL TO PARINTI.
KAMINATION MESULTS.
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DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ON
ELLIS KADOORIE SCHOOL. ENGLISH STUDIES.
I would urgs and entrost parents not
The general reault of the Annual Exa- to take their children away from school prination held in Decembar » was very
The prize distribution at the Ellis BRITISH CHILDREN OUTCLASSED when they have passed the Sanior Local good.
Kadoorie. School took place yesterday... BY CHINESE AND PORTUGUESE.
but to keep them on for at least another' The pupils in class 1, 8 in number, Amongst those present wars the Hon. The standard, the were examined by the Hongkong, Un Mr. Claud Secorn and Mrs. Severn (for INTERESTING ADDRESS AT KOWLOON | Year.-(Applause)
versity. Two boys sat for matriculation school should aim at should be the and A. Kinross phased the first to whom the School Scouts formed a guard. BRITISH SCHOOL:
| Matriculation' examination — and," with matriculate from this School. Two boys of honour), the Hop. Mr. Lau Chu Fak The Director of Education, as the prize-honours. I know of good middle schools and four girls took the Senior Local Sir Ellis Kadoorio and Mr. E. Ralphs. giving of Kowloon British School, yester at Home where boys of ordinary capacity Examination and passed.
The annual report of the Headmaster In June, for the first time in the his (ALE R. E. O. BIRD), stated that the day afternoon took occasion to criticise take the school-leaving certificate at the
maximum enrolment in 1991 was 503 and" adversely the work of British children age of 17, and they do not think their tory of the School some 78 per cent. o
education is completed then. They stay the pupils were presented for the exami-the average attentiance 574 as Compared with Chinese and Portuon another year and try to get distine antion of the Royal Drawing Society,
The report" gave a very satisfactory gue children-even in English subjects. tions in subjects in which they got a pass with excellent results, only two failing account of the activities of the Schoot a He also urged parents not to be temistéct before, and then for another year to get to obtain a cortificate. In all, se honours and thanked Mrs. Severn for so kindly a scholarship at Oxford or Cambridge, and 59 pas certificates were awarded in coming to give away the prizes and Dr.
We should the 4 Divisions.
Severn, for the grea: encouragemen. ha by small present financial gains for their or some other University.
Marjory Stuart obtained honours in all had always given to the school. [Ap children but to keep them at school make our Matriculation with honours our
high standard for a boy to pass if Society was, "Some very pleasing work, for the support he his given to the he wishes to compete with the product especially in the early divisions."
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plause.) vir alls kadoorie was thanked
Before Mr. Irving spoke, the Head of Home public schools or even the best result is due to the painstaking efforts said the Headmaster, that he has just master air. J. E. Nightingaley presented output of local schools like Queen's of Mrs. Macpherson and Mrs. Nightingale given a handsome donation to the Scout College or the Diocesan Boys School and to the interest taken in the work by Troop) and the Hon: Mr. Lau Chu Pak ha interesting report, the children Save Both these schools get a grast many dis both instructors and pupils.
for his interest in the work or the" a short entertaintment, including an ex cellent gymnastic display, ami istinctions in the Junior examination and
Cookery classes for forms 1, 2 and a schoof Thanks were also dup to Siz Irving presented the prizes,
were held during the year," but perforce Kotert Ho Tung. Mr. Li Ping, the Con She was they not rarely get honours afterwards presented. in turn, with this school was founded and housed in
It is now more than 20 years ago since discontinued during the summer months. inercial Press, Alessrs. Choong Sun, for
Singing was reorganized and taught in doting prizes. beautiful bouquet and the children
this building by the generosity of Sir classes 5-6 by Mim Parsons to whom brought the proceedings to a dose by Robert Ho Tung. Year by year I have great credit is due for the progress made etasering, es crybody with great vigour.
watched the school's development, first French was taken in all cases by slowly but laterly so rapidly that last Madame Moussion and Miss Sorby and or it threw of a junior school of 50 satisfactory work was doof of the School pupils and yet is full. It is my dream that in the next few years we shall see it housed in now buildings capable of holding perhaps 300 pupils.-(Applause.) That is my dream; it not a project that has even been submitted to the Government, it is not a project I shall
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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION.
BRITISH AND OTHER SCHOOLS COMPARED.
GAMES. The athletic side has been well developed and the boys and girls now play and enjoy all the games usually played in Hume schools, The boys have been divided into three "houses," each under captain, and keen rivalry in games is the result.
The Hon. Mr. CLAUD SEVERN expressed the pleasure it gave Ms. Severn and himself to be present. He was sure they weio gratified to so Sir Ellis Kadoorig factors, the Hon. Lau Chu Pak ey present again, and one of their bene never failed to show their continued in terest in the work of the School. It was gratifying to learn that Mr. Bird had found on his return from leave that. air. Mycook had increased the efficiency of the School. The report generally" was
The D RECTOR OF EDUCATION said:-If I had only to congratulate the school on its obvious strong points I should have a very easy task; it would also be a evor see fulfilled but I hope, before Gladys Ramsay, class 2,-is-the-Cham very satisfactory and the result of thu needless and, for these things you know making my final bow to this audience,pion lady swimmer of the Colony (100 esaminations in the highest class showed can see for yourselves. I wish to that I shall at least see the first sod "yards), and she also won the Harbour that a number of the boys must be ready, address you for a few minutes on a paint turned. Such a school must be a good Race, in which race also Daisy Witchell, to proceed to the secondary schools and of considerable importance regarding the secondary school; not merely a big school, the objects and the curriculum school for little children. If it is to be of the senior classes. I feel that some that it will be so through the foresight explanation is due to you of the exact odness and unselfishness of the parents, meaning of the successes which the who will not think of immediate advan children have obtained at the recent tages by putting their children into firms University examinations. On the face of at salaries of $60 or $80 a month. A them, they show that the school has pro- Greck poct has written:- gressed in the last twelve months. The passes for the examinations in 1979 and 1920 are:-
1915 1920.
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Matriculation Sentor Local Junior Local
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Naught is the city, naught the ship Empty of men when none shall dwell
therein.
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The Govorament can build your city and lay the timbers of your ships, but it is to you parents that we must look for the citizens of the city and the ship's crew. (Applause.)
HEADMASTER'S REPORT.
INCREASED ACCOMMODATION
NEEDED,
The HEADMASTER in his annual report- said:-
class 2, awam well and gained second to Queen's College. He hoped they had place. Donald Ogilvie swam in the been stimulated by reading the results ut Harbour Race for men, and completed the Matriculation and hiversity exa the Course We entered a team, cap minations and the high position the tained by Gladys Ramsay, in the Team University was taking in the educational Race at Queen's College Swimming life of the Colony and Chins. He hoped. Sports-the first time a girl had swum in also that many of the boys would event those sports and we reached the semi-ually find themselves in a position by final.
their own industry to proceed to the
The Report expressed thanks to Lady University. Stubbs for giving a special prize for history, and also to Mr. Blason, Mr. O. I. Ellia and Mr. Abraham. for special prizes.
PRIZE LIST. ·
Government Scholarships.-Class 2, W. Jenner; Class 3, E. Leete; Cinas 4. C. Foster Class 3. J. Barth; Class B, G. Arnold,
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Mr. Severn after touching upon various- subjects mentioned in the Headmaster's. report said that just before entering the building, Mrs. Severn and himself had an opportunity of inspecting the Boy Scouts and he was glad to see such a smart tarn out. He mentioned that it was 10- tended to provide a camp in the Colony, Whore various troops of scouts could go from time to time. It would be placed in a central position.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Com The gumes results were entirely satis pany's Scholarships. Kinross, E. factory, Mr. Severn continued. He was Ball.
glad to see they were taking prominent Hongkong University Certificates.- place in swimming. Only some of them Matriculation: A. Kinross, Senior Locals: might excel, but he hoped that all would. E. Bell, J. Collett, E. Davidson, F. become efficient awimmers.
Mr. Severn then proceeded to com Barth D. Eilis, E. Ensign, C. Hast, W. meat on the drawing and painting. Dunn, D. Ogilvie. Junior Locals: E. Jenner (distinction in English), J. Leete, He was sure that under Mres Hail they G. Ramsay, M. Stuart, J. Weill, Dwould make rapid progress. Some of the drawings of Rowers and conventional. Witchell, M. Woolley
Special Prize given by Lady Stubbs Chinese scenes were quite good and in for Best History Paper in Senior Locals: fact these of the "winner were excellent.. "Mr. Severn concluded by wishing the. Francis Dunn.
School a very pleasant holiday and a prosperous year.
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TONGKONG'S HIGH-WATER MARK? So far, so good. But lately I heard a lady speak of the Senior Local Exami nation as if it was the hallmark of education in Hongkong, or at any rate, aqif it was about the best result that Hoogkong can produce. Such an impres sion, it were widely held, would be nothing less than disastrous. I there- fore, propose to analyse the results ob tained by the pupils at this exanucation.
At the commencement of the year 1991 The University "Matriculation Examina tion differs from the Senior Local Exumber of children attending this school there was such a great increase in the mination in that, for the Matriculation that is was found necessary to divide the the candidate must pass both in English school into two sections, one, the Senior and in Mathematics, and this is not School, consisting of classes 1-6, and the necessary in the Senior Local Examina other, the Junior School, classes 7, 8 and tion which is, therefore, an altogether
kindergarten. The junior classes, con- inferior examination. Lumping the re- sults of the Matriculation and Seniorining 60 pupils, were transferred to and Junior Locals together, I have taken Gun Club Hill School in February, The the marks gained in each subject of the extraordinary growth of the School may be the better realized if we compare the groups, English and Mathematice, and number of children, 60, who attended in arranged them in the following way: October, 1919, with those, iss in number, Where the mark is 80 per cent, or over
on the rolls of the two schools in I have called it "Very good"; so per December 1921, Kowloon is growing so cent. and over," "good"; 40 per cent. fast and there is such a great and con- and over,
Class Prizes Class 1 E. Davidson; fair"; 23 to 39 per cent, timous influx of residents that before , poor", under 33
per cent. (which is a long this building, will be unable to ac
Class 2, J. Loete, M. Woolley, E. Barth; failure), bad,"
have this obtained commodate the increasing number of Class 3, D. Goodman, F. Nicholls, A. the following "results:-
children whose parents wish them to Stevens Class 4 R. Witchell, M. English: Very good, 17 papers; good, receive their education here. We re Dietrich, H. Baynes: Class B, C, Hammes, 24; fair, 25; poor, 8; bad, 5.
quire a much larger building with well. equipped and up-to-date class rooms, laboratories, manual instruction room, and last, but not least, a large playing. field."
A TEST ESSAY,
These figures seem not unsatisfactory but, for the purposes of comparison f have just had an essay written by the
The maximuin enrolment in the Senior junior local class here and by a good school during the year was 111, the school for Chinese boys and at a school average daily attendance 76. The dis- for Chinese and Portuguese girls. The cipline and tone of the School were very 'samo essay was written, with prepara- good.
رحم
Special Prize given by Mr. E. Abraham for Distinction in English.-W. Jenner.
Special Prize given by Mr. O. I. Ellis". for best result in Senior Locals.-Elan Bell.
Special Prize given by Mr. Blason for best result in Junior Locals.-W.
Jenner.
Weill, W. Matchin; Class 6, D. Davidson, K. Hammond, F. Hartley. War Memorial Prize.-Elsa Ball. J. R. M. Smith Scholarship.-Marjory Stuart
Gymnastic Medal presented by Miss Macdonald-Doris Puncheon.
Stuart.
ROYAL DRAWING SOCIETY, Honours,
Krs. Severn then distributed tha prizes.
At the conclusion of this ceremony Ng Waman presented Mrs. Severn with bouquet on behalf of the School,
Cheers for the visitors, the headmaster · and staff and School brought the pro- coedings to a close.
"NEW GOVERNOR OF BRITISH
NORTH BORNEO,
J
the
Intelligence has been received in Singa Pore to the effect that Major-General Siz William Bycroft, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., bas North Borneo vice the Hon. Mr. been appointed Governor of British A. C. Pearson, who took over charge of that territory in 1915, and retires from the service of the state in Octo Div. IV.-M. Stuart.
ber next. The new Governor, who is tion, in each case and the resulta were Mix Mould, Miss Barsofs and Mr.
80 years of ago, and was educated at marked by an independent judge. Here Kew joined the Staff and were given it.-W. Forsyth, R. Witchell, M. Eton and Sandhurst, has Been a lot are his conclusions :---
charge of clussen 4, 5 and # respectively. SUBJECT MATTZE-Chinese boys, very
Div. II.-D. Davidson, E. Nicholls, B. War service, says the Straits Timer. He EQUIPMENT. good; Chinese and Portuguese girls, very The good; Kowloon School, good but brief. the matter of physical and ordinary C. Hammes, G. Ramsay, E. Barth, A. Staff College in 1889. Ten years later be "School is now well equipped in Witchell, G. Arnold, J. Collet, D. Wit-joined the 71st H.LY. in 1879, served in
cheil, E. Eariga, F. Nicholl, H. Angus, march to Metemmeh, and went to
the Nile Expedition, including the desert WRITING AND SPELLING.-Chinese boys, school apparatus. We have splendid re good; Chinese and Portuguese girls, lind maps, some of which may be seca Kinross, W. Forsyth W. Jenner, D. served in the South African War an good; Kowloon Sc" pol, poor.
on the walls of this hall. Object lesson Lyon, N. Koukaleaky, E. Bell, M.next, in Somaliland. His distinguished' COMPOSITION.-Chinese boys, good;
services in the Great War brought him Chinese and Portuguess girls, good; Kow-historical charts, apparatus for the teach Murphy, F. Dann, G. Arnold, E. Nicholls our Allies.
specimens and charts, natural history and Stuart
Div, L.-D. Goodman, E. Davidson, E. his knighthood, as well as honours from loon School, very fair.
ing of geography, meteorological instru Thus, under this test, Kowloon School munts and other material cacessary for D. Davidson, J. Barth, W. Chester, N. fails to hold its own in comparison, not the educational development of the child. Koukoleosky, O. Foster, D. Ogilvie, F ably-in-handwriting:-In-weighing these
Nicholis Fearne, W Matchin, C. HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENOR: results, it has to herrinenbered that the Electric lighting and ceiling fans were Collett, P. Woolley, M. Weill, H Angus,
-COMPET Kowloou pupils are two or three year installed at the commencemeat of the S. Hasan, W. Jenner, J. Leete, P. younger than the pupils with whom they year.
Witchell, A. Kinross, G. Bamany, M. ware compared but, on the other hand,
we owe a great debt of gratitude to the Stuart W. Tillery, J. Collett, D. Wit the Chinese are taking the examination in Hongkong pad Whampoa Dock Co. who chal, W. Forsyth, D. Puncheon,.. a foreign language and the Chinese con emailed us to for manual, instruction Rasmussen. cerned did not begin to learn English ninasen by a generous gift of five curpen- until they were 19 or 13 years of age and ters' benches and a cabinet containing have to keep up their knowledge of eight complete sets of tools. These Chinese, while studying English! They classes are under the direction of Mr. work very hard indeed,
Mould and good work is being done,
MISERABLE · FIGURES,
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Pass.
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Div. IV.-S. Weill, H. Angus, F, Duan, W. Jenner, D: Lyon, J. Collett, E. Bell, W. Forsyth, A. Kinross,
Div. IIL-J. Locte, E. Angus,
Our indebtedness to the Dock Company | Arnold, E. Barth, J. Collett, S. Weill, G.
is further increased by their gift to the Ramsay, A. Kinross, F. Duns School of the Gymnastic apparatus you Nicholls, E. Bell,
GOR
ORDERS BY LIEUT-COL." L. G. BIED, D.E.O..
ADMINISTELATIVE COMMANDANT.
PARADES,
Infantry Drill, Bayonet Fighting and.
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Lewis Gun Instruction will take place on Monday, January 23rd, at Volunteer Headquarters, and Kowloon Docks, on Friday, January 27th, at 5.30. p.m., for trained mich. and recruite
see here, the boom, horse, ropes, etc., Div. IH. Pitt, C. Foster, D. Pun Dress: Plain clothes,
cheon, D. Goodman, J. Pearne,
asmussen, Welli, W. Tillery S.No Musketry will take place on Sunday,
8.
The second group of subjects I took was mathematics. The results for Kow foon School are:-Very good, nil; good, 1 (arithmetic 69 per cent.); fair, poor, and with the aid of this apparatus Miss 10, bad, 19. These are miserable figures. Macdonald is enabled to carry on her As Virgil said to Dante, “Let us not work in physical instruction," the result Weill, H. Pearne," D. Ogilvie, J. Barth, speak of them but look, and pass on." of which is already evident in the up A. Stevons, H. Baynes, J. Leete, F. Please do not misunderstand me. I am right carriage, the physical development Dunn, W. Chester, E. Leete, O. Collett. not finding fault. The school has many and the healthy appearance of the pupils. Div. L-H. Bayres, E. Collison, E. inherent difficulties; many not of its own The Headmaster quoted extracts from Leete, D. Stevens, N. Gerrard, E. Bell, making. Of the 20 pupils whose marks report of the Medical Offices of Health 0. Haines, J. Raymond, C. Hast, H. I have been considering only six are who held an inspection of the whole Pitt, & Wall, "E.Ensign, Á. Stevens F. classed as old pupils, the rest have been School in October. The general standardij Angus, G. Edwards, E, Barth, D. Salter, at the school less than two years. Some of Health seems to the Medical Officer A. Smyth, K. Jenner, E. French. times, too, 4" boy will go home for a year to be unusually good.
The programme of the entertainment and drop all his work during that time: Through the generoaty of the Hong, comisted of the following fiems: But this I must say with the utmost kong branch of St. George's Society,1, Pianoforte, Valse Arabesque, emphasis. I do hope parents will not several volumes had been added to the
M. V. Eees-Newland. suppose that the boys or girls who have School Library The St. George's So-
G. BOYD, passed the Senior Local are bearing away cicty's prize for the best cushy on "St. 2, Song, Life's Lullaby, Gerald Lane. the fruits of a secondary education. George and Merrie England" was award-
Donta PUNCHEON. That docs not follow at all. The pupils ed to B. Davidson and A. Kinros Accomparist DOROTHY GOODMAN. who have passed the Senior, Local may Thanks were specially due to Mr. Walter, Gymnastia Exercises by the pupils. be said to have had an elementary, edu Joseph for supplying the Library with, The School Song, Words by Mrs. cation and no more. This is a very low | magazines and illustrated and other |
Jackson. standard for us to reach
Music by Dr, Fenton
papers
MUSKETRY
January 29th
MACHINE GUN SECTION. Attendances at parades having been very poor up-to-date, members are quested make an effort to attend those for the remainder of the Sasson. Dzilla: will be held on Mondays and Fridays, at 5.30 p.m. at Volunteer Hoodquarters, and, na training, should be progressive, -it is essential that attendances.
should be consecutive
CADET COMPANY. Tarade.The Company will parade at. Headquarters on Monday, January... 23rd, at 5:30 p.m. Dress: Drill order.
order
E. B. YOUNG, Major, Acting-Adjutant, H.V.D.C.. Hongkong, January 20th, 1922.