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PUBLIC SCHOOL AFTER UNITED KINGDOM MODEL.
1928.
The Public School System, The public-school system has now come to China and it is going to stay Hitherto Chinese have been
H.E. THE GOVERNOR LAYS ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE accustomed to educate their children
FOUNDATION STONE
TO COMBINE EASTERN AND WESTERN CULTURE.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT STANLEY BAY.
The laying of the foundation stone of the new St. Stephen's College at Stanley Bay yesterday by H.E. The Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, K. C.M.G) marked an important step in the scholastic life of the Colony. St. Stephen's will be the Arst educational establishment here to be run on the lines of an English Public, School
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"Great among the glories of Great Britain are her public school," said His Excellency; and if we in the Far East can catch something of the epirit which, inspires these wonderful foundations we shall have won a great triumph for the cause of education
chapel.
school
A notable tribute to the English public school system expecially in the formation of character was paid by Dr. S. W. Tso. He hoped to see the ideals of manhood, taught in the Chinese Classics and too often a dead letter, revived at St. Stephen's College. About 300 people went out to gymnasium, and later Stanley Bay yesterday to witacas the ceremony, pertorined by HE. The Governor (Sir Cecil Cement, CG), of laying the foundatwa stone of the new premises Q-St. Stephen's College. Excellent ar
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As early as 2.80 p.m. the guests began to assemore and the prales where the may building will be erected was crowded an hour inter when His Excellency the Governor On the hill and party arrived. sopes round about were a large concourse of Chinees inhabitants of Stanley vilage and workmen and women smp.ayed on the building.
The winding path which led to the site was spanned in several places by gaily decorated arches, and a festive epiris prevailed. The band of the Battalion the
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The playing Bolds which would roon be taken in hand would be as apacious as any schools in the Colour. The erection of the hostel, of which His Excellency was to lay the stone, was in the capable hands of Mr. Lam Woo who said he ex pected the work to be finished within twelve months. In the ineantime, by arrangement with the Government, connection would be made with Tytam Tuk so as to obtain a pure water supply and the cecessary motor roads affording access to the eits would be con etructed.
In conclusion, Sir Henry said the Council intended to establish an institution with a high standard not only of education but of public service for the good of athers.
DR. S. W. TSO.
KONG.
Queen's Royal Regiment played A PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR HỒNG during the afternoon by kind per mission of Col. Boyd and Officers, performing for half an hour before and about the saiz.e.time after the
ceremony.
As one of the Founders of St. Stephen's College and on behalf of the students and their parents i extend to your Excellency our most hearty welcome and thanks for com-
Promptly at 3.30 the band struck up God Save the King and thore present, who were by this time seated in a large semi-circle around th pavilion which was erected over the foundation stone, rose to theirng here today to lay the Founda feet as His Excellency Sir Cecil Clementi, pccompanied by Lady Clementi, Captain Whyte and other A.D.C.. passed under the Archway which gave onto the itc.
SIR HENRY POLLOCK'S WELCOME.
TO HIS EXCELLENCY AND OTHER HELPERS,
The Hon. Sir H. E. Pollock, K., Chairman of the Building Couaittee then expressed his the thanks His Excellency
10 Liovernor or attending the mony, his time beng very tally or his coming occupied in ausente on leave from the Colony
e used the word leave advisedly
view
because it was much to be teared that His Excellency's well known devotion to the welfare of the Colony and its interests was likely to curtail considerably his time for rest and leisure in the Homeland.
nt their own home where they can have more supervision and CON- trol over their character and con- duct, and less danger of bad asso- ciation, and contamination. This
ethod of education was only pos- sible in days of old when one had nothing more to learn than his can Ianguage and literature, and the object of education was to pass the old form of state-examination in China.
Bus when social intercourse bo- tween men of all nations becomes more and more extensive the need of acquiring a knowledge of modern | science, foreign languages, and the ideals of other nations becomes im- gerative Parents if they want tợ keep up with the times must give their children the benefit of a public school education and training."
However, the fear of some parents that their children may get into bad company when associating with a large number of boys in a public" school still remains, and it behoves, therefore, the masters, who have the charge and responsibility of boys, to allay this fear by keeping strict discipline in school; by associating themselves closely with the boys in their work and play; and by keep- ing them so much employed in utc- ful work that they can have no time to get into mischief. These aims the Boarding School system only can effectively achieve.
St. Stephen's is now catering on its second stage of development. It is the first time the School has a building of its own, with 'ample ground for playing fields and for future development. It is a fitting that I should re-state and emphasize occasion at this day's ceremony the hopes and expectations of the founders 25 years ago; however, much I may Tail in my ability, to express them adequately.
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Formation Of Character. Generally speaking the object of parents in sending their sous to school is
scholastic Dr. S. W. To LL.D... J.P., re-achievements.
atrain But the English presenting the Founders and the Public School system aims figher Counch of the College, said:
than that, that is, the formation of the character of the students. Parents should be reminded that it is not given to every man to be of the same ability, but every man, can be of good character. It is the duty therefore of every school to- on stone of this new College wards both the state and country The great interest your Excellencylish Public School system is the best to produce such men, and the Eng- has taken in use taucation of the means of attaining this desired end Chinese here and the strong sup- port and encouragement you have ten to the establishment of a Chinese School at the Hong hong Linaversity, and your exhortation to Chinese to learn Chinese litera- ture and classics, have won for you, Sir, the incatimele admiration, respect and gratitude not only, of the Chinese nere but also of all patriotic men in China
building.
What we hope of the students is that they should acquire a spirit of self-reliance, fair play, willing- ness to make sacrifice to do others good, cheerfulness in defeat and magnanimity in success, an caprit- de-corps, as well as the courage of carrying out their own conviction for good and a determination to re- frain from doing what they have learnt to consider infra dig. When the inte Sir Kai Ho Kai,
This spirit, courage, or deter- with whom I associated in all matmination cannot be acqured in the tere of public interest," was ap-class rooms but on the playing archdeacon, Banister, and the Rev. team work, defeat often turns into proached by the late Bishop, then fields where, by co-operation and Mr., but now Archdeacon, Barnett victory while selfishness and conceit un the subject of establishing a high-grade Anglo Chinese School that the Battle of Waterloo was cannot find a footing. It is said for the Chinese, an opportunity for won on the playing fields of Eton the realization of a long cherished which shows what great value is nope of founding in the Colony a sat on the training of a public school on the lines of an English school in England. Public School at pace presented it self to us. That opportunity was taken advantage" of, and, in order
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Same Ideals In Chinese Classics. With the Chinese similar ideas of manhood are taught in their books.
Chinese classics he would find them
tical training to put their ideas into execution rendars the teaching almce: a dead letter? It is this very spirit of practical action that we hope to see in our youths so that they may on attaining such spirit show to the world what the old Chinese traditions and civilization really are.
Sir Henry also expressed his to secure Chinese support to the thanks to Lady Clementi and the project, it was agreed that the pro-If one would go carefully into the other guests for their presence posed school should provide an and said he also took the opportu-education up to the standard of all there. But the lack of a prac nity of expressing the great grati-atriculation of a University; that tude of the College Council and should have, at all times, a 2151 the Building Fund Committee to atan of English Masters whose duty the donors to the Building Fund it was not only to teach but also for their generous contributions to assosiate themselves with the boys amounting with interest, to a sum and to impart to them a notion of of $350,000.
the traditions of English Public He aco expressed his apprecia Schools; that the students should be tion of the effective labours of the taught and encouraged to take an
We thank the Government Learti- Old Boys' committee and the stud- interest in athletic sport ents of St. Stephen's in Leiping in games; and, above all, that they for granting this magnificent site for the development of the connection with the aur rated. study or Chinese literature and He added that the generosity of classics should be made compulsory. School and your Excellency for
giving all the facilities
and the Government in placing nearly
Started 25 Yeais Ago.
encouragement which enable the 23 acres of land at the disposal of
With this the Council of the College was very Stephen's started 23 years ago, and with the Building Scheme. We understanding St. Building Committee to preced much appreciated sad that such
it has ever since occupied a unique are most honoured by your per generosity was calculated to pur position among the educational informing the laying of the Founda The Council on to establish sa stitutions in the Colony, Many of on Sune. We feel sure that un- educational institution. which would be in every respect a credit to the students, after leaving school, der your auspices the success. of St. went abroad for "further study and in their respective professions and have since returned duly qualified
are doing splendid work in China and in this Colony.
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PRESENTATION OF CHINESE- POEMS.
His Excellency' was then present- ed by Mr. Yeung Sze Keung, the Senior Prefect of St. Stephen's College, with a scroll of Chinese poems.
In fact, he added, the Council and the Building Committee were reach- ing forward to the erection of an extra hostel in addition to that of which His Excellency was about to Jay the foundation etone. Such an extension was estimated to cost How far St. Stephen's has ful- about $150,000, being apparently filled the expectations and hopes of warranted by the prospective sum-its tounders is a difficult question * Well And Truly Laid," ber of hoarders already in view, to answer. For the traditions of a
Col. LG. Bird, of Mesers. Palmer He thought it would be
school are not things tangible and & Turner, architects, who has pre- economical to start a new one now they can only made inanifest by pared the plans then presented before the old one was finished the charactery deeds and behaviour His Excellency with a silver and while the building plant was still of its students, shown in their after-bhckwood engraved trowel and school life. But judging from com bammer, and the Governor having on the spot.
Sir Henry also said that with the mon report, b. Etephen's boys are taken up his position behind the addition of these two hostele which admitted to be well behaved and blocks of granite, it was lowered
from the would accommodate 190 boys the public-spirited; and,
into position. With the assistance Counel hoped in the course of the splendid effort and great energy of Mr. Lam Woo, the contrarior, next few years to build on the site displayed by the Old Boys' Amocis His Excellency spread the cere. two more hotels so as to provide tion as well as the present Students monial amount of cement and tap- accommodation for $50 boarders, in helping the College New Build- communal dining hall for the whole ing Scheme they have proved them. ping the stone announced it to be
well and truly laid es school, a library and muses, selves to be most loyal to their dima
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