Page
PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS. DIOCESAN BOYS SCHOOL.
HON. MR. KOTEWALL'S SPEECH. DAY ADDRESS.
GOVERNMENT „DRANTH · CRITICISED BY HEADMASTER.
זי
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNSDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 1924.
Mr. E. Zimmern, the Hongkong Gov ernnient Education Sekolar for 1993, then gave an address on the School's games: Mr. W. Barnes `delivered a speech on school history; and the Headmaster' pre- sented the annual report,
THE READMASTER'S REPORT. The Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Victoria, This was printed in book form and (Dr. Duppuy) presided at the Speech-occupies 23 pages. The following extracts Day celebrations of the Diocesan Boys are made from the report School, held yesterday afternoon,
The principal speech was delivered by the Hon. Mr. E. H. Kotewall, who is an Old Boy of the School. He said:—
GOVERNMENT GRANTS CRITICISED.
The whole system, of awarding Grants is antiquated, unfair to British Schools
see now
As a result of the appeal for subscrip. tions for buildings there is a balance of j $30,073.01 in the bank and 321,470 have been promised Thus we can $337,34101 for buildings. In addition we have nearly $17,000 in an endowment fund and $20,000 in reserve funds. The committee have decided to spend $600,000
My Lord "Bishop, Mr. Featherstono, with British Stafft engaged at home with Ladies and Gentlemen.-I thank Mr.adequate salaries, passage and furlough it is essential that we should plan for Featherstone most sincerely for his very
MYSTERIOUS, DISAPPEAR-
ANCE OF A LAUNCH.
REPORTED SỰNK BY SHELL FIRE.
AFTER OFFERING BATTLE TO A CUSTOMS CRUISER,
The mysterious disappearance of a
to begin with, on site formation and steam launch, Krong Tak, from Hang- buildings sufficient for the present numikong Barbour on Friday afternoon, has ber of boys, ke.. 120 boarders and 300 day been occupying the attention of thờ| boys. The whole scheme is planned for Water Police. It appears that at 11 a.m. extensions so that eventually we will be on that day the Tung Sheung Company, able to accommodata 800 to 1,000 boys. No. 119, Connaught Road West, received telephone message, ordering a launch to be at Wake Pier at 130 p.m. to take party of Chinese to Castle Peak. The
Chinese, was at Blake Pier at the ap- pointed time and a party of three Chinese mon and two Chinese women harbour. Since then nothing was heard board and the launch steamed out of
of the launch, its crew or its passengers for several days.
the future.
kind and generous remarks about myself allowances, and does not tend to encour the large hall, a gymnasium, a swimming launch, manned with a crow of sereni
Mr. Featherstone could not have assignage higher education. od me a more agreeable task than that of addressing my old School, and I am exerslingly grateful to him for the op- portunity, afforded me. My increased by the presence bore of the pleasure is Inspector of English Schools, Mr. Ralphs, who taught mo in this School, and to whom, as to your late Headmaster, Mr. George Piercy. I owe more than I can properly express.
We have listened with intense laterest to the extracts which the Headmaster has read from his report, and I am sure that we have all been struck by the extraord nary record of successes. It is a record of which hay school might be proud, and I heartily congratulate Mr. Featherstone, his able staff, and the boys on the re- suits, which represent no small amount of labor and sacrifice on the part of all
{
I have been very much impressed with the speeches of the four young fallows: their delivery was good, and the langu age used, well chosen. Public speaking ahod, think, receive greater encour agement is schools in Hongkong than it ases at present. After all, a language is what we apeak as well as what we write: and a man is generally judged, and quite properly, by the style of his that every school-boy shouki blossoms out speech. I don't for a moment suggcat into an orator, but he should certainly be able to express himself with ease and Juridity when on his feet..
The Headmaster has kindly allowed me to see beforehand his report which con- tains one or two points I wish to com- tent upce. In referring to the subject "Chinese, he says that the results were very poor. I understand that the major ity of the boys in this. Scheol are Chi- nese and Eurasians, and there can be no doubt that all of them should have a food grounding in the Chinese language. however, high his foreign attainments, if he is incapable of expressing himself property in his mother tongue, and is ignorant of the literature of his own country. And such a man is certainly at a great disadvantage in the ordinary pursuit of life not only in his native land, but wherever he goes. I would therefore urge all boys to pay special attention to their own language and literature.
In addition a school of this kind can not exist school fees alone; it must have large da Government grants and cudowment and reserve funds.
AS APPEAL
went on
The mystery has now been solved. The launch is either in the hands of the
Chinese Maritimo Customs Authorities at Lappa Island, or else she is at the bottom of the sex some miles from Macao.
The launch. it appears, was met and challenged eight miles outside Maco by Customs cruiser during the night following her departure from Hongkong.
In recent years we have turned away so many boys, especially boarders, that More money is needed for pond and the formation of playing fields, After enumerating the Grasts enjoyed | 4 pavilion, art rooms, engineering shops, by the School, the Headmaster said: a library, general equipment, and the The Capitation and Examination Grants many things which an important British Building and Equipment Grants it should the standard of, British education in the should be abolished. When there are Public School should bave if it is to set not be possible for schools to spend their Far East balances, made up largely by Capitation and Examination Grunts, on buying land and putting up buildings; the money should be voted for and spent on a speci fic purpose. In addition to the Building and Equipment Grants there should be
Most of the great public schools in a Salary or General Grant based on a school's actual expenditure on the staff's England, for example, could not carry on salarice, passages, furlough, and super. without the large endowments which par annuation expenses From the Census ents, guardians, old boys and friends. Reture for 1921, Table 8 Occupation of have bequeathed to them in the past. the Noa-Chinese Population by Nation- Therefore I close this paragraph with an alities it will be aben, that, even after appeal, and it is in the words of the first excluding Portuguese and Japanese, the appeal I made for the School in the first number of British people engaged in annual report I presented in January, religious and educational work, including 1910- I appeal to all old boys, to the The people on board the launch replied Government School Teachers, is consider parents of old boys and of boys at pre-to the challenge by opening are on the alily less than the number of other nation sent in the School, to the great business cruiser with small bro-arms,
houses of this Colony who profit largely alities engaged inaimilar work.
by the results of the labours of boys from further ado, the Customs officers return- British Staff and a heavy expenditure on men who have benefitted from the old
The Diocesan Boys' School, with an school like this, and I appeal to alled the fire from a six-pounder gun fixed salaries, etc. gats the same grants per boarding and dey schools in England shell was fired, but this proved suficient,
In the bow of the cruiser.
Only one head for its scholars, as a school with a which were heavily endowed by our an- son-British Staff and a small expendicestors--to all. I appeal to come forward for it struck the launch amidship and sha ture on salaries; even schools with a and help now" with the Endowment and Teachers for English subjects can get School Chinese and Local Staff and no English Building funds in connection with this commenced to make water badly. The the same grants as a school with English
piratical crew-as they apparently were- "In the future honoured will be their surrendered and were taken on board Teachers for English subjects and with names, and I can assure you that the Customs cruiser. An attempt was heavy expenditure it salaries, etc. This school connected with the Church of made to tow the sinking-launch to Macao, system does not tend to encourage British Christ all will be done to the Glory of Schools nor does it tend to raise the God and for the extension of His King but, it is stated, she went down whilst standard of education. The Examination dom." Grants should not encourage schools to
under tow. It is added that some of the put boys into Classes 1 and 2 and thus
people on board the launch lost their increase their grant by the amber of briety, said the Headmaster, in conclu- candidates presented (not passed). There sion. There should be no limits to the lives either by drowning or by the explo should be no Examination Grants and extension of Christian education; we are sion of the shell on the launch. boys should pay their own entrance fees heard much recently, for example, about Strangely enough, the coxswain and 10- Further, it is n
il? the boys in one Church of England is doing no educa-
I have one more subject to mention
Without
A man cannot be considered educated. tion which coinnal or system of educa: the need of the Church in Kanning; the other member of the original crew of the class to take an examination set by national work in an important port like launch reported to the Water Police external authority such a system does Swatow in this diccese and it is doing Festerday and gave a brief account of not encourage real education and the practically no work in the New Territories what happened to them when the launch glorification Cl examinations and certi of the Colony of Hongkong Well-estab-arrived at Castle Poak. They were held ficates may be one of the causes amongst lished schools like this school might well up by the passengers and under their the Chinese of their great lack of ability consider doing definite educational work orders disembarked at Castle Feat. The to apply their knowledge in a practical through branch schools in various parts rest of the crew were made to work the
of the tremendous Diocese of Victoria launch in the direction of Macao. Such schools would be an excellent train-
QUALITIES FOR SUCCESS.
have the interests of the School at heart to the parents of Old Boys and pre- seat pupils, to the Old Boys themselves, and to those who believe that the school is doing good work. In view of ita splen- did record I am sure that I need only point out this shortage for the desired help to be forthcoming.
28
way.
With regard to the Government Educa-ing ground for assistant Chinese teachers the pirates of this lautch and the pirates What connection there may be between tion Selwfarships, the term Scholarship who could be sent for short term service of the Tui Zee it is impossible to say. is a misnomer; those "Scholarships" of in rotation and the Mother schools might but in some quarters it is thought that $1,000 per annum which are given to boys be responsible for giving financial sup the launch was seized for the purpose of at the Government School who merely port where necessary. It is my firm con- pass the Matriculation Examination can viction that much more use could be made carrying away the loot taken from the not be called scholarships; if they are to of Chinese teachers in educational and Tai Lee. The use of the ship's lifeboats be called scholarships they should all be missionary work; in the past the inade by the pirates of the Tai Lee and the thrown open to competition; for three qunte salaries or allowances have not absence of junks at the spot where the years there has been one scholarship for encouraged the best type of teachers and pirates disembarked seems to support, boys open to competition; this school has sufficient authority has not been delegated this theory. won it every year and many of our boys to them. The advantages of short term have been highly placed.
service under a mother school are many.
For several
GAP ROAD ANGLO-CHINESE .
SCHOOL
2
I was very pleased to hear that the successca of the School are due, among other things, to the jutroduction of more English teachers in the lower classes, and to teachers, taking special subjects in Beveral classes instead of taking one class in all subjects. These changes are stops in the right direction, and should show yet better results us the years pass. Our young friend, Feter Pau, has given 'us a very clear account of the scheme for
The ludicrous meetings of the Board of
SERIOUS STARBING - CASE-- new school-building to, be erected in Education do not engender the respect Kowloon. From this account Igathered due to an educational authority nor that the School is still short of about would they appear to further the cause
A Chinese hawker, samed Weng Choi, | aged 24 years, was found stabbed outside $150,000 for the purpose, if it is to proof education; 1 refer especially to the ceed with its full programme of work, last meeting to the meeting on the Train tributed the prizes at the Gap Road West. His wounds are considered serious, The Hos. Mr. R. H. Kotewall dis- his home at No. 3, Queen's Road I wish to take this opportunity to appeal ing of Teachers and to the report on Anglo-Chinese School, yesterday at noon.
one of his lungs having been pierced, for Enancial assistance to all those who
British education. If such a Board can The Headmaster's report showed that The police suspect, the hawker to have only be advisory, with a cadet or with the maximum enrolment of scholars w
been stabbed by a mattan worker," 30 an expert on education as its head, then, an increase of 58 over the previous years of age, who has since absconded. it would appear to be wise to ask advice year. The average attendance was 160 It is stated that the hawker's wife had from as many heads of schools and assist against 10a in the previous year.
a quarrel with another woman living in ant teachers as possible. years now I have arged that an anunt the Headmaster said: "This has been affair. The rattan worker is said to have Referring to the discipline of the school the same house over tome little domestic conference of teachers with a duly ap pointed sub-committee should be bellwell maintained. In regularity in attend taken the part of the other women and Let me now say a few words to the If the present Board is not to be volun-uce the school has been able to main-the husband and he had a serious quarrel tain its high position on the list of which is said to have ended on Monday to leave School, to become old boys like effective if such a conference were held schoola. We held the 5th place last term rattan, worker. boys, especially to those who are about tarily wound up it might be made more attendance porcentage of Government in the hawker being stabbed by the myself. I wish to share with them the and the sub-committee appointed by the experience I have gained since I left conference made members of the Board and 1st this term This is the second School in 1805. first as an employé, and or advisors to the Board. The Education time we have headed the list since such afterwards
lists were inaugurated last year. employer. To my Department of Hongkong ought to ex- mind, the most cssential qualities. for tend its scope and could be a very great
"The school," he said, "has not been success, besides character, are thorough influence in the brighbouring country; at medically examined by nay Government nes, and doing things to a finish. Boys, present it would appear to be the least doctor this year. The health of the some of you may think these attributes effective Government Department, where-school, however, has been excellent. of small importance, but my experience as it could be the most powerful in gen- Very few boys were absent on alok leave has taught me otherwise. If you work cral influence in the Far East. In many and there has been no record of death by the clock, if you measure your work ways, and especially in education, the or accident. The latter is, however, much by the amount of salary you receive, if British people have not made that effec-feared at all times owing to the fact that you or your task in n kloven. sliptive use of their position that other coun- the school is situated so close to a public shed munner, or even if you simply make tries have. done. A much larger staff is road which is open to such a tremendous it" good enough," you will assuredly be needed with sub-departments; one of amount of traffic.. The results of the out-distanced by those who do their level these sub-departments might be useful annual examination have been very satis best in everything they undertake, big for supervising the publishing of suitable factory, throughout. 150 boys passed out or email, and see it throught in spite of text books at cheap prices in Chinese and of 106 presented, the percentage of passes difficulties and obstacles, and the allure in English, for travelling and research being 91 as against 2 last year.?? ments of case and pleasure. (Applause.) work, and for the dissemination of British The Hon. Mr. R. H. KornwALL, WHO Some one wisely
says," Faithful per trade catalognes in English and Chinese spoke in Chinese at the request of the formance of small duties is the only pre- and as general advisors to British busi- Director of Education (the Hon. Bir. E. paration for
servicos." Another ness houses.
A. Irving); said the exceptionally good person, no less sagacious, once said.
results should be gratifying to both the How you start is very important, but
teachers and students From the report, it is more important how you finish up."! We are glad to report that at last some he gathered that the boys who had fass My young friends, profit by these two thing definite has been done with a viewed into the Wanchai School for further wise sayings, and you will soon find that to moving the school to larger buildings education had invariably done well and in their application lies the difference with large playing fields. The Governin fact, some of them during the between failure and success.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I once to the School, on certain conditions, showed that the school had Inid a good ment of Hongkong have delinitely given year had obtained first places, his inore express the great pleasure I feel twenty-three nacres of land on three hills foundation. in coming to address my dear old School adjoining Yaumati Railway Station Although it was an English School, con-
listening to the report, concluded to-day, and in finding it stronger than About thirty-nine thousand square feet tinued the Hon. Mr. Kotewall, he found Mr. Keterall, the had beard that the ever, with marked improvements and of the old aite at Bonham Road, on which that all the masters were Chinese, but in were rather weak in dictation and col progress made in every direction, especi- there has been a school since the year spite of this, the results had been as good loquial English, and he had noticed that ally during the years when its esteemed 1860, has been sold at $11.50 per foot as those shown by any other school of Headmaster, Mr. Featherstone, has been on condition that we vacate the site in its class even with English teachers. This a very high standard could neither speak & number of boys who bad left school in its destiny, (Applause.) I wish February, 1926 the remaining number of reflected great credit on the teaching nor write English, very well. In order Old Diocesan continued success. square feet, about six thousand, have staff. He understood from the Inspector to promote the study of English, the Hon. (Loud and prolonged applause.)
been sold to the Government for road of English Schools (Mr. Ralphs) that Mr. Kotewall- said he would offer a To the tune of the hymn, God Our improvement at 22.00 per square foot, every member of the staff from the scholarship for one year to be given to Help in Ages Past," the ceremonial open and in addition the Government under- Headmaster downwards was a product of the boy who excelled in these English ed with the Chairman, the Hon. Mr. B. took to build a large retaining wall to the Technical Institute Training Teach subjects in Class 7 in the year 1024, in H. Kotowall and the Headmaster (the support the road. These sales will bring cra Clasa proof that this class had order to enable him to have another Mev. W. T. Featherstone, M.A.) catering in about $406,000, of which sum $95,000 justified its existence. “ Big School.
year's free tuition in the sixth class. have already been paid into the bank. (Continued al foot of next column)," (Loud cheers)
Ruiding
the
grand
THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.
THE SMALL POX EPIDEMIC.
10 DEATHS LAST WEEK. “
The number of smallpox casca notified in the Colony Last week was 97 The number of deaths from the disease during the week was 104. The cases included. 1. British, 1 American and 1 Portuguese.
During the 24 hours ended the 21st inst., go further cases Kere reported. These included 1. British and 1 American case, the rest being Chinese.
15
Though the school was in a temporary building, Mr. Kotowall said, it seemed
it
bigger premises would be required sooner or later, though at present it was. meeting its requirements.
was the school's standard of education Mr. Ralphs had told him that so high that he could call it a model school for schools of its kind Mr. Ralphs had.. highly praised the school and they had
success; they must carry on and do even much reason to be proud of this praise, but they must not be satished with their better.
DELICIOUS AFTER DINNER COFFEE.
The use of a good Percolator will make you a delightful cup of coffee, which is a pleasure to drink.
Such a Percolator is the CAFENOIRA. It makes lovely Coffee retaining all the flavour and aroma yet.
leaves the sediment and grounds behind,
All parts that touch the Coffee are of glass and
"allow for thorough clensing. We have them in four
sizes.
2
4
6
Cups
11.50
13.50 16,50 18.50 each.
ik
A complete range of Aluminium and Electric
Percolators also in stock.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
PHONE 4567
Ironmongers.
ESTABLISHED 74 YEARS.
Four Lines.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
Best Portland Cement
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
GENERAL MANAGERS,
HONGKONG.
COLUMBIA RECORDS
PROCESS
TH
I'M A ROVER
(ANNIE LAURIE... Gange, Baritone
9874O THAT WE TWO
WERE MAYING (QUEEN OF THE 2685-EARTH
LA BANJO SONG... (TOMMY LAD
2893
KING CHARLES
Allia, Hass
2364
7 THE VILLAGE
· BLAUKSMITH
Allin, Bas
サン
"THE FLIGHT OF
AGES
Herria, Contralto THE RIVER OF YEARS 10 BESTIN TEH LORD | 1928, GOD SHALL WIPE
AWAY ALL TRARS
$1.60 EACH
ANDERSON'S.
Powell
TELEPHONE
The New OLYN HATS are wall worth your consideration. The wide range of styles ensures satia- faction for each gustomer. no matter what his taste or pre- ference.
ALL FUL HATS from $10.50. Ww. POWELL, LTD., Bole Agents,
HONGYONG HOTEL BOTINGS.
3146
THERE IS A
GLYN STYLE
FOR EVERYONE.