HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1931.
PRIZE DAY AT THE ITALIAN CONVENT. starve or degenerate if its natural
HEADMISTRESS PRESENTS EXCELLENT REPORT ON PAST YEAR'S WORKING.
"HOW SHALL WE MAKE OUR CITIZENS GOOD MEN?
BY EDUCATION)".
Sir William Hornell, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, presided at the prize-giving ceremony at the Canosiion In- stituto last evening, when a large number of parents and friends of the pupils of the institute were treated to a concert by the girls which proceeded the distribution of certificates and awards.
Sir William congratulated the staff and pupils of the school on the splendid results at the recont University examinations, and. paid great tribute to the excellent work done by the hard working. sisters, who, by their self-sacrifice, had made the institution one of the landmarks of education in the Colony.
SIR WILLIAM HORNELL'S TRIBUTE.
The Rev. Father Joy extended a the Commission's scrutinizing eye, welcome to the visitors on behalf nor is there any reason why it of the Rov, Mother and Staff of the should. Education is an expensive Italian Convent and said that it, business and the stewards who ad gave them pleasure, in particular, minister this most vital public to welcome Sir William. His pre-trust are quite rightly called from sence at the function provided them time to time to account for their with an opportunity of offering him stewardshipe. But the difficulty is
nourishment be denied as surely as will the body if its wants are neglected.
"We would not have our citizens," wrote Plato, "grow up Among images of "naral deformity sa in somno noxious pasture, and there to browse nud feed upon many #baneful her and Bower day by day, little by little, until tho: silently gather a mass of corruption in their own soul." The greatest force, he added “in. shaping the lives of men and women is public opinion. Whose voice sounding in the Assembly and the Law Courts is practically irresistible by the efforts of individuals”, “The pow- er of evil," ho concluded, "con only be counktacted by creating a power of good as penetrating, as unconscious, as universal. To do this is the true function of a system
of education."
The true domectratic ideal is that
PRIZE WINNERS.
His Lordship's prize for Cate chism has been won by Miares Olive Cincarrategui and Mary Cheung,
The distinction of having her name
Shield for integrity and unselfish- inscribed on the Lugard ness, has been awarded by the school staff to Miss Mary Cheung,
The Lugard Scholarship for the years 1031-32 Miss. Molly Choa..
Lady Ho Tung Scholarships for good conduct and progress have been awarded to the Misses Evelyne Olacs, Tuka dia Rosa and Amy Chu. Matriculation and Senior Certi-
ficates and Prizes. Mary Cheung, 1st class prize, Matriculation Certificate with Hon- ours and Distinction in English and Biblical Knowledge.
Olive Chacarrategui, 2nd class
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MIX-UP AT THE
MORTUARY.
CORONER'S VERDICT AT INQUEST.
REPORT TO BE FORWARDED
TO GOVERNMENT. -
The inquiry arising out of the the Public Gardens on November 14 finding of the body of a baby in Inat and the subsequent discovery by the medical ofloor in charge of the Mortuary of the body of an other child, which had been strangled, and which was alleged to have been sent from No. 1 Police. Station, concluded at Central Magistracy yesterday, when Mr. R. E. Lindsell, the Coroner, returned the following verdict:
The Verdict.
every boy and girl should be given prize and Distinction in Biblical child from Wret Point out, to the
Knowlodge.
Amy Leong, 3rd class prize. Ida da Roza, Distinction Biblical Knowledge.
"Th the case of the body of the Mortuary about 9.30 a.m. on into natural causes.
November 14, 1030, death was dus
"In the case of the body found The other senior certificates were in the Publio Gardens and sent to Maria Gomes, Gertie Bowen, Eve-p. on November 11-murder hy won by Audrey Wingel, Irene Chen, the Public Mortuary about 230 lyne Olaes, Thelma Webster, Agnes person or persons unknown. Leong, Minna Abbas, Pearline Kwan..
The junior certificates and prizes are as follows :-----
Josephine Won, lat class prize, Biblical Knowledge.
Riders: No suficient exami- nation of the latter body was made by Inspector Shaftain, though it is improbable that immediata dis- covery of the cause of death would
sponsible for the crime.
their congratulations on the honour that times of strees sometimes lead others do not get, bús ervery school. Distinctions' in English, Dutch, and have helped to discover those re.
for education.
THE HEADMISTRESS' REPORT.
follows:-
Daisy Chon, 2nd class prize, Dia tinctions in English and French.
Marguerite Chaillet, 2nd class prizo, Distinctions in English and French.
Amy Chiu, 3rd class prize. Alice Bodrigues, 3rd class prize,
2. Tying to each body of the identification card covering that body before it is bent on to the Mortuary is absolutely essential.
3. The two bodies involved in this case must have been mixed up at the Mortuary awing to the fact that the steps taken by the Mortu ary authorities to differentiate be tween one body and another wore insufficient."
the chance of developing what is in him or her. The idea that it is the duty of the State or Govern- ment to provide education which and largely or wholly at the public will lend, irrespective of capacity expense, to certain favoured pro fessions and octtain supposedly easy and pleasant ways of earning a living, is a travesty of that ideal a travesty which is sterilizing the modern intellect.
*Citizens of No Menn City." Some of us have chances which recently conferred on him in recog-
girl who ig bere this afternoon is nition of the great work he has done to the obscuring of issues. Doubthe future citizen of no moon city. ters ask what in sobor fact, when You arb all in receipt of benefits the fog of antiment has been dis.which came to you without effort on pelled, is this much-booned educa-mistake of supposing that your your part. Do not make the Intal tion really effecting? Does it real heritage will necessarily continuo ly make men and women happier ? indefinitely unimpaired and that it Father Joy then read the head-Dos it make the community richer? will always be some one else's busi-Distinctions in English, Needle-work mistress' report for the past year as You start with the idea that every their children after them will enjoy and Biblical Knowledge. neas to so that your children and and Biblical Knowledge.
Mary Smith Distinction in English child should learn to read and at lonst as good, if not better op-
Mary Botelho, Distinction in Eng- write, to add, subtract, multiply come your way. The whole world portunities, than those that have
Mr. Lindsell informed Mr. P. P. liah. and divida and the tax-payer virys passing through a period of acute
J. Wodehouse, QLE, (A.S.P.), who Other junior certificates were was in Court, that the whole of the soon finds that he is expected to
economic distress; the difficulties Tomi, Ada Tong, Anna Brown, Law-quiry will be forwarded to the won by Margaret Dandu, Vicencia report and depositions of the in- eubsidize secondary as elementary schools and
well as through which they are passing are to con unsettling the minds of men; old Ruby Moy, Ermina Xavier, Olga
reen L, Lily Law, Mathilde Pank, Cavernment. tribute large sums towards univer-land-marks are being swept away Botelho. The Inspector of English Schools, sities. And then the old argument now claims are demanding atten Mr. Sutherland, visited the school is repeated-that education beyondtion; new ideas are clamouring for during the last ten days of October, the 3 R's is a luxury for which recognition. In the general read I take this opportunity of express those who want it should be made justment which is now taking place ing our appreciation of Mr. Suther-to pay.
throughout the world, the welfare land's comments on the school on
Back to Fundamentals.
and development of any particular the points of efficiency, progress and
wetion of the general Hong Kong discipline which, are always appre
When one is hot and bothered-as community will depend more and eintive and encouraging and helpful, hot and bothered the school and more on its own efforts and its University SuccOBBSS, university teacher must needs be capacity for unscifiaines. We can at this moment-the only thing to not all realize the stupendous, The most successful candidate was do is to go back to fundamentals. though to many, unpalatable, truth Miss Mary Cheung who obtained And I am going to ask you to bear that the progress of humanity is the matriculation certifiedto with with me a few minutes while the Epic of the rast, tragic, cu honours and distinction in English glance back to the great days of nobling, immortalizing, and all- and Biblical Knowledge,
Athens, when master-minds like conquering ethic of Ranunciation." The ten girls presented for the those of Aristotle and Plato minds But there is not one of us who is that saw things clearly and saw not capable of the experience that senior examination, all passed, with them ne a whole-were laying the in unselfish devotion, in subordinat Fong, 3rd prize;. Daphne Wong, 4th
Attendance-The average daily attendance in the year 1930 number ed 160 scholars. The highest enrol ment was attained in the month of March when the pupils on the roli numbered 302, 46 in excess of the previous year, 1920.
honours and distinction in English Knowledge.
The 18 pupils who attended the junior division were all presented for the junior examination, and all were successful, obtaining 14 dis- tinations, in English, 2 in French, 1 in needle-work, Dutch and Biblical Knowledge.
foundations of the political socialing our selfish aims
the good of
and ethical philosophy of the West. others, there is joy and peace. Plato. died in Athens in 347 B.C. Love is the supreme principle of and Aristotle who amongst other unity in Nature, for to love is to things was tutor to Alexander the become one with another's life. great lived from 384-322 B.O. Had Love is oleo the supreme principle Aristotle and Plato anything to say of expansion or growth for to love about education, and has what they is to transcend the ever-recoding said any relevance to the problems limits of self.
To meet the demands of the which are confronting the world to- now regulations, last October we day? They had a great deal to introduced object drawing in the say and what they said was pro lower classes, and a systematic foundly relevant to the problems Dirse of model drawing in of to-day, for what they said went the remove and upper classes. to the root of the matter. This addition to the school curri- Aristotle started proclaiming calum has captured the interest of that man was by nature a social the pupils, and should be of great animal, ie., a living creature whose educational value by developing in development was only possible as them the power of intelligent chaer a member of an organized com vation of objects as they stand in munity, a Stato as he called it. nature.
Now the State to Aristotle was not The children love their work and 1 mero fortuitous collection of their duty; and duty, when loved, individuals living in a certain area. brings its own sweet reward. Out-It was far more than this. The side of actual school work the Stato," argued Aristotle," has a children go with their teachers for moral character exactly as an in- nienies, for walks and to shows of dividual has and its responsibility educational interest and value. is like his. If the object the Stake This has formed a bond of union sets before it is not realized in s and affection which, we hope with citizens it is not realized at all God's loving providence, will con- tribute its share to the noble is sion of preparing good, fit Christian women for society.
Maddalena di Canossa. Maddalena di Canossa came of a
noble family, being a descendant of the famous Countoss Matilda di Canoss who gave hospitality and protection to Pope Gregory VII, She was born on March 8, 1974, and on the death of her father she had managing the affairs and estates of to shoulder the responsibility of the family-an exnoting task in which she showed great wisdom and common sense. A revolution broke out in Veroas and the family was compelled to fly to Venice. At Venice the Countess conceived the idea of founding a religious in the idea: finally one day she left etitute. For some years sho nursed home and opened a school for poor girls in a small bouse. Her efforis and this object is not something other ladies joined her. She then succeeded, the pupils increased, indefinite but the building up of fixed type of character, what Aristook over a monastery out of which totlo called "Ethos" Failure to drived by Napolcon. At the age of some women herinita had been produce this type of Ethos at SIR WILLIAM'S SPEECH.
character is the failure of
4 she established the Convent of State, for this Ethon" is that St. Guiseppe. Other houses follow- Sir William was greeted with living spirit that keeps the politicaled in Fauld succession-in Verona, Joud applause is ho rose to address body healthy and united "The Venice, Milan and it five other the gathering. He said that he greatest of all wourity," Aristotle titles of Northern Italy. She died wanted to thank the staff and wrote, for the permanenos.of in 1835 but by then her Institute pupils of the school for the hatour constitutions" is what all men now had already read to England, they had done hiin by asking him neglect, namely klucation in India and Cisins. to give away the prism. This was cordance with the constitution, for the first time he had visited the the best laws in the world are of Convent, but ha hoped it would tot no avail, if men are not educated be the last. Continuing the speak er jald:-".
the
Such tras Maddalona di Canossa, a Wotnan in whose life there were. no romantic episodes, a quiet lov
in the spirit of the State. When,oblé character, an efficient organiL“, therefore, Aristotle asked himself er strong with that strength "How shall we make our citizens which
of education.
Comes
First of all, let me congratulate good men 1" he replied without a at once simple and straightfonsard, from a nature the staff and pupils on the success moment's hesitation, gained at the recent local examination." To him in fact the funds pelling ideal of helping others..
By adaça a nature suffused with the all-com- tians. To had passed 100 per cent.mental problem of politics was one of the girls sent up for the junior Idén examination is something of which you may be justly proud. I nm not golig to discuss, this after- noon, the difficult question of school examinations. This question is re ceiving due attention In the local
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The Power of Evil. Modern edication inevitably divides itself under many heads primary, higher, technical, br, as sonte would sky; vocational, scien
And so it a come about that to the devotion of an Italian Countess who had probably never heard wf Hong Kong the women and girls af this "Colony one this Italian Con vent and all that it has stood for. and stadds for still.
Class 3:-Molly Choc, 1st prize; 2nd prize; Eva West, 3rd prize. Mary Osako and Mabel Gardner,
Ciney Tam, ad prize; Ivy Wong and Class 4-Winnie Yu, 1st prize: Maria Albers, 3rd prize.
Class 5-Bessie Wong and Lily Lo, 1st prize; Dolly Leong and May Chan, 2nd class; Norah Disbury, 3rd prize.
Matis da Ross, 2nd prize; Phyllis Class G-Beatrice Lal, 1st prize; Chon, 3rd prize; Dolores Cheung, 4th prize.
Class 7-Frances Chen, lat prize; Ausejo and Mabel Chen, 2nd Prize; Florence Kwan and Dores
prize.
Muriel Kew, 2nd prize; Annie do Class B-Anita Wong, 1st prize; Rocha, 3rd prize; Marion Vincent, 4th prize.
Maude Chaillet, 1st prize; Victoria Class :-Nellie Cooper and song, 2nd prize; Elaine Kwan, 3rd prize.
Infant Classes,
Class 10 i-Irene Chen, Sophie Treb, Christina Botelho, Julia Leong.
Class 10 :-Nena Luz, Rosie Ros, Erminia Tung, Lolly Cheong. Special Classes for Chinese Biris.
May Chan, 2nd prize: Charity Class 7:-Anna Chan, 1st prize; Yeung, 3rd prize.
Class 8:-Carmen Yee, 1st prize; Amy Lo and Mary Tsui, 2nd class.
London Trinity College Examinations.
HIGHER LOCAL.
Theory, Honours.
Miss Anita Silice, Practical and Miss Frances Lau, Practical, Pass. Theory, Honours
SENIOR,
Miss Olga Aredo, Practical, Pasa.
INTERMEDIATE.
Miss Gertio MeNeillie, Practical,| Honours.
Misa May Chan, Practical, Hon.
́JUNIOR.
ours.
Honours, Theory, Pass.
Miss Agnes Laing, Practical,
Pasa Theory, Honoure
Miss Grace Bwan, Practical,
tical, Honoura
Miss Amparo Karagdag, Prac
Honours,
Miss Amparo Fanio, Practical,
Miss Marie Albers, Practical, Pass.
ABOLITION OF LIKIN IN KWANGTUNG. EXPENDITURE NOW EXCEEDS INCOME.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,}
CANTON, Jan. 21. Kwangtung is seriously affecting That the abolition of likin in the revenue of the Provincial Gov- ernment was shown in a report submitted by Mr. Fan Ki Mo, Finnage Commissioner, to the Pro vincial Council to-day.
The report stated that the yearly expenditure of the Government has abolition of likin and the inaugurs. been $30,882,081, tion of the excise tax to take its But with the
place since the beginning of this 125,165,24, showing a decrease of year, the year's income will be
11,117,738.
Under these conditions it is diffi cult, according to the Finance cover expenditure. It was on this Commissioner, to account that he suggested to Nan make income
king during the latter part of last year that the abolition of likin should be postponed.
It wil be recalled that Nanking refused to accept the suggestion, nation-wide, and that Kwenglung: maintaining that the order was
could not be excepted.
The Finance Commissioner there- upon sent in a letter of resignation, but was prevailed upon to remain in office, He is leaving for Naa- king in the course of the next two or three days, to confer with Mr. T. V. Soong, the Finatios Minister, on the financial affairs of Kwang- tung. Now that likin in abolished. the most essential thing is how to in Kwangtung, as in other provinces, make income cover expenditure, Mr. Fan said.
OPIUM FOUND ON SEIZED LAUNCH THREE MEN SENTENCED AT MAGISTRACY.
Sentence of twelve months' hard labour was passed by Mr. R. E Lindsell on a Chinese convicted in connection with an attempt to amuggle 1,900 taele of oplum into the Colony. Two other men who were charged in connection with the satte offence were each sentenced to ten, months hard labour. A Explaining the facts of the cane, Revenue Officer Grimmitt said that Areb défendant engaged a launch, the Chi Kwong, from Canton, on which the other defendants were Pana.
Miss Helen Leung, Practical, respectively coxswain and engineer, The launch arrived in Hong Kong on December 15 and entered a re- gistry at the Harbour Office. She was then moored in the Yaumati Prac-Typhoon Shelter.
Misa Luz Faulo, Practical, Pass.
PREPARATORY.
FILET STEP.
Miss Rachael Hego, Practical, Miss Alexandra Henkina,
The Colony of Hong Kong ise or religious. These distine vant past, present, anti to
Pupils of the Italian Con- Paas, 60 marks.
vione are real and can not be ignor come you have inherited a great tical, Pass, 88 murks,
that
at the moment passing through one ed but in the controveraics to whith tradition; see to it that in your of its ever-recurring of Tha they give ring it is well just because lives and conversation you show local currency has collapsed; the it is hard to remember
Prixes for Portuguese. commithily generally is hard bit Hidrate is & contion is a living organism—a girl or
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wolves worth of the armawang pagpatay
The Concert. dition of considerable embarrass-
Roes and Maria de Roze. a boy, a man or a woman, whose
Class 2:-Patricia Rozario. ment.
During the evening the girls took vital powers though divisible is part in a concert, the different item4.
Class 3-Alicia Xavier. His Excellency the Governor has thought, are really one, and un-of which were very well received.
Class 4-Beatrice Ozorio. appointed Retrenchment Com-divided; that the vital wants of An operetta, "The Five Continents" mission and this Commission is the boy, the girl, the man or the was very well done while the Misses
Prizes for Application. going very carefully into the whole woman, are equally such whether M., Chan and G. MeNellis at the range of public expenditure. It is they be for fresh air or religious piano, rendered F. Listz'a “ Chro- not likely that educatint will escape truth and that the mind will eatigio Galop very excellently
· Erminia CastilhÓ,
Alice Rodrigues. Portuguese Junior Examination.
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