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169
QUEEN'S COLLEGE SPEECH DAY,
PRIZES DISTRIBUTED BY HE. THE GOVERNOR.
KING EDWARD SCHOLARSHIP«<«WON FOR
THIRD TIME.
ADVICE AND A WARNING TO STUDENTS.
The annual speech day of Queen's College was held yesterday morning, the awards gained during the year being distributed by H.E. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.).
H. E. the Governor in the course of an address to the students, referred to the 1995 strike, and condemned the ridiculous and disgraceful episode" participated in by the schoolboys. His Ex- cellency expressed the hope that all school boys would confine their attention to study at school and boms duties, and appeal- ed to the students at Queen's College to refrain from any participation in political demonstrations.
H.E the Governor addressed the largo assembly of parenta and scholars who thronged the Hall of the College, H.E the Governor said:-
Mr.
An admirable and very pleasing
JANUARY 29th, 1927.
The Chinese written script and poorly printed text books are blam- ed for this. I do not believe this. When the boys come to us (about 10 or 18 years of ago) they have done no English The Chinese text books have big well printed charac- ters. The only text books that could be complained of are the commentaries on some of the classica ised in the matriculation class; but This is a somewhat smaller per- I can assure my hearers that no centage of passes especially in the boy pours over the commentaries to lower school than in former annual uch an extent as to injure his eye-examinations. Perhaps the exami- sight, The cause is deeper. My nations were a little more search be taught. Ordinary honesty and own belief is that the high zygomatic ing. Perhaps also it is partially due the propriety of honourable action arch of the Chinese which is par- tintly responsible for the almond- shaped appearance of the eye in some cases presses on the eye so as to impair vision.
At the half-yearly examination in my opinion the foundations of Uni- the lower school we examined 260 versity education in the Colony boys; out of these 259 passed. In the would be immensely benefitted there. upper school we examined 194, of by: " whom 120 passed.
We have made very few large In the annual examination at the alterations in the curriculum of close of the year in the lower school college or in our ideais. Our aim we examined 978 boys of whom 236 is twofold. We must teach these passed: in the upper school, 113, of elements of language and its stru whom 85 passad:...
ture "and of number and calcula, tion on which social communica tions are based and social inter- course made possible." Through these the elementary virtues must
In order to try in some measure.
out the lower school the gramo
THE PRIZE WINNERS,
1
H.E the Governor distributed
the prizes an under-
Scholarships.
Kar Hang, and Mak Kai Cham
Senior Morrison Scholars:-Mak
Scholar:-Hu Par Mi.
Belilios Scholar:Omar :-* Wright Scholar:-Mak
Pak Kin. Ho Tung Scholar-Pau Koan Tat. He Kom Tong Scholazi
to the fact that there was only one and truthfulness are often better European teacher in the whole lower taught from a lesson in Arithmetic school. In the former years there fer Algebra than from a direct dis- were not less than three and some-fquisition on the subject. The ser times four. The absence of a Euro. manic method is notoriously Behaviour.
pesa voice though nos noticeable failure. Supporting H.E, the Governor on the platform were
Defective vision, however, some" perhaps in the immediate resulta A. H. Crook (Headmaster), Mr. W. W. Hornell, C.LE. (Vice-
times goes with brains above the eventually affects considerably the Chancellor of the Hong Kong University), Mr. A. E. Wood (Director of Education), Sir Show Son' Chow, Sir Robert Ho. average. Three of the cleverest atu- quality of the students.
deals we have had in the last. Tung, Mr. Ho Kwong, Mr. E. Ralpha (Inspector of English Schools), and Capt. C. Steele (A.D.C. to H.E. the Governor). twenty years had very defective eye to rectify this I introduced through HIS EXCELLENCY'S SPEECH. also to thank Mrs Minett, the sight
The Government at great expense phone lessons in coloquial English Medical Officer of Schools, for the i excellent work which she has done and trouble has the vision of all boys designed by the Linguaphone In- Blake in this school and in other schools carefully examined and glasses pro- stitute. These were a great help. Senior
vided for defectives. of the Colony.
They are not, of course, equivalent Hassan Discipline and morals generally, to a human voice but in staying fentare in connection with Queen's closely bound up as they are with power and repetition they win Tso Po She. Lee Hy San Scholar Many years ago the Hong Kong College is the loyalty and devotion health and social welfare, continue can thoroughly recommend them to Wei Hee. Ho Fook Scholar:-- Fung Ting Yau Junior Belilios Government appointed me to be one to the school shown by its former to be good. The ordinary activi. any Chinese who wish to make ScholarWoo Yuk Fan. Lugard of the examiners of Queen's College pupils through the Old Boys' Asso-ties of the college were carried on themselves proficient in English and Scholar-Chan Kwok Sik Junior. Morrison Scholar:-Sung Fook Tio. and from the experience so gained citien This esprit de corps in throughout the year, without the who have not the opportunity of Full Government Scholars-Wong I carried away two vivid impres- school life's most important need for resort to any severe diaconstant daily intercourse with a Wing SIP Wai Wa and Tong Tapi Hin Wa, Tang Pak sions which still remain with me, has helped to build up the fame ciplinary measures. In connection European teacher.
Half Government Classes one and two do not take Scholars: An Wai Ming and Li with this good order I wish to thank namely, first that the Chinese lang- of the British public and it can uage is a very refractory medium render services as valuable to the
A. W. Grant through which to give instruction cause of education in the Far East
Scholar:-Lo Chi Kai Ho Wing ia western knowledge, and secondly It breaks down selfishness and it
Scholar:Leung Kwong Taoi. Ho In Scholar :-Fung Kam Ho. Ho that the Chinese school boy is brings home to every school-boy it severely handicapped by having to an early age the fact that he is
wong Schclar: Tam Chun Lam. T. K. Dealy Scholar-Chan Hing
Ng In Scholar-Lai acquire western knowledge through part of an organized society and
Woo the medium of a foreign language that his aim must always be the
Ying. E. Ralphs Scholar:-Kwok Kam Lin. Trang Chung Scholar :- Fertunately the Chinese learn Eng. welfare of the whole society in Personally I much prefer the inter up to, and in many respects sur Lai Kam Tong. Kong Ki Fai Jish much more readily and much which he livee rather than his own
Echolar:-Chan Shiu San..
better than the English learn individual profit. To the school boy Chinese. If this were not the case, the honour of his school should be our difficulties would be almost is an inspiration; and then in later superable As it is, I cannot but life he will find it less difficult to admire the result which the Hong understand that Kong schools, and particularly Queen's College, still the premier school of the Colony manage to
achieve in face of most discourag ing obstacles In the case of Queen's College there are also dif- ficulties due to its unsatisfactory situation hemmed in on all sides by houses and without an adequate playground. Happily this defect can be overcome; and, as soon as funds are available, it will be pos sible to house Queen's College more worthily and in better surround
ings.
From the centre of home and
hearth
Our love must widon to clasp
- the earth;
In self-surrender self-realized,
In mortal passion immortalized.
HEADMASTER'S REPORT.
} Lau,
Skiu
the prefects who performed their any annual examination in this Hou Mo. Alfred J. May Scholar:-
college but sit instead for the Leung Kit Tong duties faithfully and well.
Sports,
Matriculation, Senior Local, and The interest in the sports of the Junior Local Examinations; and I college was keen. The interclass am pleased to be able to say that football and volley-ball competitions at the Matriculation and Senior were entered into by all the classes. Local examinations we have come
outside competitions. On this sys. We obtained 15 passes in the Matri class system to any inter-school or passed, all our previous records.
tem more than half, and perhaps culation and 4 in the Senior Local the whole of every class gets certain out of a total of 29 who sat. exercises, and practically none of the evils resulting from the inter- sehool, system arise. When there are inter-school contests a few boys get
Four of these were put in the honour list with a total of fourteen distinctions.
Special Prizes.
E. Ralphs Head Prefect Medal :- Ha Pak Mi.
Machell Memorial `Prize:---Omar, Hassan.
Ellis Broa. Prizes for Mathema- tics :-(Class 1), Mak Kai Hung (Class 2), Tso Po She.
Henry G. Leong Prizes for Com- position:-(Class 1), Mak Kai Hung; (Class 2), Wei Hes; (Class 3), Fung Tin Yau.
The King Edward Scholarship, far too much training and exercise much coveted distinction has again while the rest get practically none. come to this college for the third During the summer months we time in its history. But this year had our launch picnics for bathing.we have been twice blest, receiving
U. Rumjaha Prize for Litera Some of these were whole day ex-both King Edward Scholarships-ture:-Mak Kai Cham. cursions, some for the afternoon unique record as far as this college History Prizes:-F. 3A, Harbans only. In these outings practically is concerned. The lucky recipients Singb; F. 3B, Chan Po Ying; C. 34, Mr. A. H. Crook (Headmaster of the whole school took part indulg-are Mak Kai Hung and Mak Kai Fang Yin Chaa; C. 3B, Mak Shin the College) presented the following ing in that most enjoyable and Cham. Two of the honoursmen report:
natural of pastimes. Unfortunate-Mak Kai Hung and Omar Hassan The total number in attendance ly, owing to the fact that the have also qualified for the valuable during the year was 637 as against V.R.C could not lend us the swim- Studentships-in Training. Scholar in 1815. Except those admitted ming baths we were unable to have ships under the Education Depart to Class 8 practically all the new our ananal equatic sports.
ment. Indeed Mak Kai Hung cotnes beys admitted were from the Gov.
Grade 2 (Class 3)E. to. C, We had our annual tennis match very nearly within the radius of that Wong Wing Hang (C..34); C. to between the staff and boys and also terrible anathema "Woe unto you. So Kai Sang (F.34).........
ernment District Schools to divi- sions of Class 3.
Of the new applicants for admis sion I accepted about 90, 60 being to divisions of Class B: the others to different classes that were not already full t
a ping-pong match In the tennis when all men shall speak well of the staff won but this decision was you,"-but I should think be gladly well reversed in the ping-pong.
takes the risk.
Ca
Composition Prizes:-F. 38, Ho Hung Chin; C. 3A, Ho Hung Yan. Special Translation Prizes, Grade 1 (Classes 1 and 2):-E
to C. Li Kai Yeung (F. 2); C. to
E., Mak Kai Hung (F. 1).
Grade 3 (Classes 4 and 5)};-E.
E., Tsui Hin Ws. (4B). to C., Wong Hung Wa (58), C., to
Special Chinese Prizes.
Discipline and Character, But in education, however im portant the housing question may be, it is the house not made with bands" that matters most. I mean by that discipling and formation of character. In this respect the re- cord of Queen's College in 1945 left much to be desired. I cannot but recall with indignation that the general strike of that year began knowledge in Chinese and about ten in the school the Chinese only Trust Fund have kindly awarded with a strike of schoolboys and that others rejected for their luck in Eng-taking a very half hearted interest two Senior Morrison Scholarships A, 8. Sufiad. C. 1: 1st, Chu Kan boys of this College participated lish or Mathematics.
in these games,
Cricket was encouraged and In view of the brilliant results matches were arranged with outside of the two brothers, Mak Kai Hung teams, but I regret to say that and Mak Kai Cham, and their Of the remainder thirty-one were cricket like tennis is confined almost closeness of marks on the total ré-
1st Prizes, Pun Kam Man (46); 2nd Prize, fam Kam Shay (F. 1); 3rd Prize. So Kai Sang (F. 3A)) 4th Prize. Wong Kung Fut (C. 1),
rejected as unsuitable in their exclusively to the Non-Chinese boys sult, the trustees of the Morrison Tam Yük Taun (F. 3A).
selves to their duties to school and fore the New Year,
within their homes. It is only by self-discipline while, at school that any boy can hope when be is come to years of discretion, to become &
Attendance.
instead of one.
English Prizes List.
F. 1: 1st, Tam Kani Shan; "2nd,
Pin; 2nd, Chan Kin Kung F in that ridiculous and disgraceful We received two additions to the
We had our annual school sports In the Junior we obtained 22 Hau. C. 2: 1st, Yeung Shiu Hung; 1st, Li Kai Yeung; 2nd, Chao Wai episode. How the parents allowed Anglo-Chinese staff, graduates from in March Thanks to the co-oper passes with 8 distinctions out of end, Chan Koon. Ching. F. SA it, I cannot conceive. The Three the Hong Kong University, Mr. ation of the Old Boys' Association a total of 51 who sat for the 1st Bo Kai Sang; 2nd, Weng Mun Character Classic says, as you know, Cheong Wai Fung, B.A., and Mr. cessful than formerly. In previous.
the gathering was even more suc-examination.
Fai F 3B 1st, Ho Hung Chin ;, that education without discipline Cana Cheuk Wa, B.A., and at the years the Old Boys' Association had to whose constant work and pains Pang Ying Chan; 2nd, Chau Ching I should like to thank the stall 2nd, Chan Po Ying. 0.3A 1st, shows parental crror; and, as I am beginning of March, Mr. O Yau annual cricket and football matches taking efforts these results are due. Hoi, C. 3B 1st, Chung Shing Ho; Sheung In June we received Mr. with the present boys, but this Satisfactory resnita mean for the 2nd, Mak Shin Un 4A: Ist, Wer now addressing both parents and Wong Nim: Cho,
year they decided to attend, "and teacher unremitting work and often Chung; 2nd, Li Po Pun. 43: 1st, boys, I wish to any very empho- Towards the end of the year we take part in, the school sports. tically that boyhood is the time for received Mr. LG Morgan, B.Sc. Not only did they attend in large Mak Kai Hung and Mak Kai Cham Chia, 5A 1st, Li Ka Tit 2nd, drudgery. The two best pupils Chan Hoi Yung; 2nd, Chan Chi learning not for political agitation. Mr. D. M. Richards, B.A., and Mrs. provided ten and cakes for the college from the very lowest class.
A fresh arrival from England, and numbers but they very generously have some up right through the rug Man Chin 6B 1st, Ip Kam I expect the boys of this school G. Stabbings, returning from Home whole school. As only a short time
Wing; and, Wong Yuk Yee. 64: and of all the schools in the Colony { leave.
previously the Old Boys Associa I should like here to urge again Moo Chiu:6B: 1st, Hu Sau Tin; 1st, So Ming Mun; 2nd, Hong to abstain always from any partici- These came so. Inte in the year tion had given two annual scholar- the enforced provisions of two years End, Ip Chin Fook. 7A: 1st, Leung pation whatsoever in political deus to make it inadvisable to alter ships to the college, the Ng in add between Junior and Matriculation Sik Kwan; znd, Lai Tung K... 78: monstrations, and to confine them the class organization for them he-like on behalf of the staff and boys passed his Junior Local Examina Wa. 8A lat, Lai Kam Kwan; 2nd, Taang Chung Scholarships, I should Examinations. When a vy 1st, Ho Pak Hi; 2nd, Wong Yee to thank the President and Com- tion he is not fit or mature enough Ng, Che Keung BB: 1st, Yau Ka mittee of the Association for the to take his Matriculation the next Chung; end, Lam Tat Tsoi, "The total number of school days constant support and perennial in year was 228-just about the average of terest in the welfare of this college The Vice-Chancellor of the Uni- Vemacular Ulaas Ezizės, useful citizens and promote the wel- former years. The average daily at: in all its activities. I may say, too, the students who have passed the Chan Kin Kung. F. 2 let, Chan versity has complained that some of Matric 1st, Chu Kam Fiur:2nd, Moreover law and order are essencent. This was better than the pre- these valiable prizes to bo present well-grounded to proft to the full C 2: 1st, Chan Koon Ching 2nd,
452 84 per that practically all the money for fial throughout life, at school no vious year.
ed to-day comes from the generosity. less than in the world of men out
of Old Boys most of whom are by the lectures which they had to Tong Hung Fay. F. ĐA : 156, Tom side. At school you must learn to The increase. in the percentage enthusiastic supporters of dis Old Attend. If we try to stop a boy Yuk Trun; End, So Kai Sang obey; and only if you learn to obey, of attendance is on the whole a very Boys' Association.
from taking the Matriculation Ex. F. 38: 14t, Yung Nai Fun; 2nd, will you ever be 6t to command good sign. It is one of the best Studies and Examinations.
amination Immediately after Junior Kwan Hin Fan. Ú. 3A: 1st, Wong Getting Back to Normal. tests of the health of school. For,
Local he simply goes to another Wing Hang; 2nd, Yung Hoi Chuen. afthough some of the absencca are tions. Much, of course, can be said from there. If the University in- In la I am glad to learn from the not due to ill health a good average
We have not given up examina-school and takes the examination C. 38: 1st, Chang Shing Floi 2nd,
Ting: 4A: 1st, So Zaang
Yes; Headmaster's speech that Queen's attendance implies that the health against them. I remember when in eisted that unless the students pro 2nd, Tang Chan W. 4B 1st, Pun College is now getting back to is not bad.
my college days I sometimes com sonting himself for Matriculation Kam Man, 2nd, Chan Chi Chi normal conditions and I congratu
plained to my tutor of all the could produce & Junior and Benior SA. 18t, Ko Ping Chuen. 2nd. Ip wretched examinations. With a certificate be would have to pay Koon In, 68 Chau King Yee; twinkle in his eye he used to say $100 entrance fee all dificulties 2nd, Cheung Ka Tun. 64 : lat. Ba Hogar anexetastes bios ou biotos would be obviated. For all those Ming Mun 2nd, Ma Shum Woon. anthropo," translating it," A life who had passed Junior and Benior 6B let, Eu Sou Tin; 2nd, Li Hoa vious records. Mak Kai Hung and Defective eyesight is one of the without examinations is not worth Local Examination the Matricula Ping 74 at Chan Kit Ting; Mak Kai Cham obtair d very high most frequent complaints of the living.
tion fee would remain as at pre- 2nd, Lui Tang KL 7B: 1st, Chan marks and I congratulate them Chinese. As compared with Euro. In a large college like this no sent. This would involve a little Wai Nam; 2nd, Ho Fak. Hi. B warmly on winning, each of them, pean children the shortsightedness other system is a uniformly fair organisation in the schools in pro- 1st, Kong Chun To 2nd, Ma Kwok a King Edward VII Scholarship at (myopia) of the Chinese children is and free from abuse as a well con vision of staff for an extra cras Hong. 8B: 1st You Ke Chung: the Hong Kong University, I wish quite noticeable,
ducted examination
near the top of the school: but in 2nd, lam Tat Isol
Health.
late both, masters and boys on the We had no epidemics of any kind work done in 1926, especially on the during the year: most of the sick excellent matriculation and senior aes being transient ailments, such local results, which surpass all pre- as colds or fever.