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'FORCING THE PACE
AT QUEEN'S.
HEADMASTER'S STRONG COMMENT ON SHORTCOMINGS
OF PRESENT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
Buthless Prunning.
GOVERNOR'S HINT REGARDING CHANGES.we do in school and should be such
At the annual distribution of prizes at Queen's College yas terday, the Headmaster, Mr. F. J. de Rome, made some very outspoken comment on the educational system of the Colony and criticised the forcing of the pace in the senior school in order to gat boys to take the Junior and Matriculation examinations. Mr. de Rome thought that three years in the senior school was not sufficient preparation for Chinese boys taking the Marticula- tion. He agreed with the suggestion that the Matriculation should be replaced by School Leaving Certificates examination.
H.E, the Governor, in addressing the scholars after the prizes had been distributed, admitted that the results of the recent. Uni- veralty examinations were very disappointing, and added that he was making investigations for changes in the system.
GOVERNOR'S SPEECH.
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rules and regulations always acem rather onerous, but they are "al Hence the present Matricula-
His Excellency, addressing the solutely necessary. A man cannot tion syllabus must be ruthlessly school, said, in part:I think it rule well unless he had learnt in You cannot the pruned to serve as a School Leaving is a most difenit thing to make his tuns to obey.
a satisfactory speech at a prize successful captain of a ship, Certificate syllabus: the standard giving. It is almost impossible to colonel of a regiment, head of a of attainment expected may be put ind anything to say that has not bank or commercial undertaking, foothill or a cricket intermediate between the present been said often before, and almost captain of
impossible to avoid well worn team, unless you have been trained Junior Local Examination and eliches. Moreover, one's remarks thoroughly in observing discipline. Matriculation. The School Lonving should mainly be addressed to the and rules.
Nor is discipline confined to the Certificate should reflect the work boys, who are only anxious for one.
to cut the tackle,' "as they say, class-room. It looms very large in. the playing fields. Rules often seem and let them get away. that the boy of average intellig "I congratulate the College on very irkaotic, and it may be some- ence, after three years in the Upper Mr de Rome's report in general times difficult to ace the reason for The success is the more admirable them; but you must remember that School, has a good chance of passin view of the somewhat melan-they have been made by people of ing.The brighter boys would pass choly accommodation conditions tolong experience, and just as rules.
aro necessary in playing games, so with honours, distinctions or credits, which he referred. I have listened
with interest to his remarks in are they in the administration of and those who wished to enter the regard to certain points in the school, and indeed of any under- University could proceed to Matri-
taking.. Meaning of Tradition. culation in the five 'special subjects a few months later. But this, of course, is a matter entirely for the University authorities..
"Another thing that you come to learn at school is the meaning of tradition. I do not mean morely the tradition of the college. itself. That is very important, of course.. Queen's College has its own tradi tions, and it is for you boys to are that you help to maintain them; but there are other traditions-- tenditions of playing the game and dealing honourably with your fel low
nentional system. I agree with him that the results of the Junior Local Examinations have been very disappointing generally, and I feel convinced that there is something wrong in the system. I am having investigations made, and it is more "Class 4 is the top class in our than probable that some changes Lower School and in Government in the system will have to take District Schools. The ashunt ex-place. Though greatly interested in the question, frankly I cannot amination of this class for admit-claim to be an educationalist, but tance to Class 3 is controlled by I am hopeful that with the advice -the Education Office. There is and co-operation of the Vice-Chan
cellor (Sir William Hornell), and "These can probably be learnt
remaining vacancies, after bays from P. de Martin), an improvement will Here at school a boy is judged largely by his follows, who con- the Government District Schools be effected.
I congratulate those who have stituto very strict, but on the have been admitted, I am glad to won prizes to day, and also those whole, an impartial, tribunal." say that it is proposed to throw who, though they have not actually this examination open to the whole won prizes, have made a laudable
effort to do so. Prizes and exami Colony and not confine it to boys antions are not everything, but they
serve as an incontive to effort,
tremendous competition for the fowl Director of Education (Mr. G. better at school than anywhere, gine
of Government Schools,
Too, Many PasseS.-
Value of Discipline.
Photograph Unveiled. Subsequently, Mr. de Rome call.
PORTRAIT OF MR. A. H. CROOK UNVEILED.
In the course of a lengthy annual of these boys are ill-prepared, they report, the Headmaster remarked rarely cover more than a half to that punctuality and regularity of three-quarters of the syllabus, no attendance exercised a great effort time for discussion or revision or on discipline and tone, without general reading, but one hard, grind
ed upon flis. Excellency to unveil a photograph of Mr. A. H. Crook.. which no good work can he done in at examination subjects from 8-4.
the labo Headmaster. He remind any school. "I find the average,Very few survive, even the Junior
ed the gathering of Mr. Crook's "Too many boys now manage to attendance for the year was only Local Examination, and, with about
"I suppose most of you boys come long Asociation with Queen's 86 per cent.: on an average 4060 seven montha netual work we have got through this examination: atmain object is an academic educagraph had been handed to the school to school with the iden that the College, and said that the photo- boya were absent every day or again to put them in for Matriculation.
this, stage there, should be a cageful tion. While this is of considerable by an old scholar." "The_Matriculation and Junior weeding out and only those boys importance, it is not the only thing His Excellency, in complying with. on an average, eich boy in the school was absent for about 2) Local Examinations begin about the allowed to pass who are likely that you acquire at school, or even the request, said he had not the weeks during the school year. middle of November and it is to-to benefit by a higher education. Pole the most important thing. privilege of personally knowing. "There is, for instance, the ques Mr. Crook, but he had quickly learn- Parents go 'to no end of trouble to wards the middle of January when Many of the boys who now entortion of discipline. I suppose it led of the splendid reputation he get their sons into the school and we get the results of the latter Class 3 make very little progress: sounds a horrid word to boys, and had made for himself during his
that you think when you leave many years in Hong Kong. I could only wish that their sense examination. We cannot form our there seems to be a definite limit school, you will have finished with Cheers for His Excellency, the of responsibility did not cease new Matriculation classes until the to their further educability. For it. If you think so, you are making visitors. the Headmaster and, the there. Many boys seem to suffer results are out-boys, of course, will many years there has been great a great mistakic. Discipline never school torminated the proceedings.
Amongst these present on the ends until you shuffle off this mortal from a plethora of minor ailments not buy their books; hence, deduct-instago in Class 3: last year, for coil, and no, matter how old you platform, were Lady Peel (accom and are absent on the slightest pro-ing holidays, there remain only example, there were 108 on the Rell are, you always find that you have panied by Mr. G. W. A. Tufton),. vocation: perhaps, owing to living about seven months work in school. divided into seven sections; 59 loft to be constantly disciplining your Sir William Bornell (Vice-Chan conditions this cannot be avoided, There is much to be said for the during the year and of the re-self. It is essential, therefore, that cellor of the University), Mr. G. P. mainder, only 94, passed into Class but what can and should be avoid point of view recently raised by a 2, ., 42 per cent, and of these you should get the right idea of it, do Martin (Director of Education),
Discipline, and the Hon. J. P. Braga. ed is the habit of parents with correspondent to the newspapers that at least 60 por cent; will fail the presumption is from past years drawing their sons for weeks at a that these examinations take place in the Junior Local Examination at stretch to solace the sufferings of in July. I am not simply repeat the end of this year. Only about 20 per cent, of those, therefore, who an aged grandmother or uncle: previous prize distributions Eight to Matriculation. The rest have ing what Mr. Crook urged ní many
enter the Upper Schood proceed. This is an age-long complaint
or nine years ago 1 had charge of either left or failed. of Headmasters of this College, but
these classes myself at Queen's the Upper School should be so "The boys, who are admitted to in these so-called enlightened days, College and I know from experience selected that there is a strong prob and certainly days, ob more stronu that most of our pupils are not ability of their passing the School one endeavour than a generation ready to be presented and I am sup-
Leaving Certificate thres ago, I think it is about time that
inter. ported in this statement by all my parents realised that regular irre gularity is fatal to their sons chances of promotion. I see no reason why the average attendance should not be in the region of 08 per cent. so far this year there aro signs of an improvement and I hope it will continue,"
mastera.
Half-Baked Students.
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time Class 4 is reached we have quickly and the result is a mentala shrewd idea of those who will Affer referring to the age of the muddle. The flowering stage has profit, and, of those who will not building, and the alpost constant been achieved before the roots and profit by advanced instruction: to necessity for repairs of a major leaves have developed sufficiently nature making it increasingly difte bear the fruit and our young fcult to do good work, the Head plants, raised from sced which has master Brid:–“ About half of our fallen on stony ground, pre olaanes have to work. with artificial maturely wither away.", light the whole day, the lighting of these rooms is still for from entis factory. A new common room for Anglo-Chinese masters has been
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"For this reason I welcome, the suggestion that this Matriculation Examination be replaced by School Leaving Certificate Examina- tion (S.LC.), but the change should not be a more changé'in naine ofly; the whole character of the examina
on with the latter is I venture to say educationally unsound, I think the fetish of number is at the bottom of the trouble and we were warned against this in this hall by Lord Lugerd in
3011. Those boys who do not respond to an English education beyond a cor- tain point would probably and their level in a different type of school, probably vocational, These boys, of course, are not entirely wasting their time or Government money. We do them a vnat amount of good, through ñssociation withTM Britial teachers, good discipline, games,
this, hall, for almost half a century tion should be changed. It should and other influences on character.
we
cational drawbacks,"
In
Standards to Maintain. conclusion, the Headmaster said should like to stress, the importance of education as far në. this Colony is cancerned, anil to
the repository of broken furniture,
It is not within my province, how- be entirely divorced from the over, to discuss such an interesting etc., in a filthy condition, and the
Matriculation Examination, it theme and whether it is worth the delight of all the Cats and vermin in the neighbourhood, has should be based on the work cost: I can only point out the edu been cleared out and cleaned up,tually do ip school and should be resurfaced, and lighted by the record of a good general educa- Public Works Department. It now tion, a standard of all-round general serves as an indoor recreation room,efficiency, as would cause it to be managed by the Queen's College regarded of the highest value by
Government had. employers..
"The Matriculation examination is unsuitable as a School Lenying Examination: it specialises in five subjects only, whereas the School
branch of the Y.M.O.A
Examination Results. Dealing with the examination results, the Headmaster said it was
hope that it will be possible to maintain the present facilities and standards. We need the best, bralna for the future welfare of this Colony and this depends on the education given in the schools. If we do not keep up the standards
not surprising that only a small Leaving Certificate should be com- of our educational institutions anıl percentage of boys managed to pass pulaory in what I regard as the equipment or the standards of the Junior Local and Matriculation. seven basic subjects of a goodcutants into the teaching profez- sion, then the efficiency of the “The syllabus in the various sub-general", edqalinn, viz, English, rising generation is reduced, and jects for Matriculation is
oven Chinese Mathematics, Physics, that is what this Colony can afford wider than for the London Matri. Chemistry, History aid Geography, lanes of all Economic distress is culation: hore, we have to cover the and pass mark should be requir naute in England and yet there is ed in each of the Becadth of tremendous educational develop- course in three gears, whereas at knowledge in school boys should ment going on. Given a wise seleo- home the average boy takes at least not be sacrified to the mastery of tion of pupils who will go right faw subjects Certain subjects through our 6-year course in the five yours to cover the same work houding he left out so that scheels, with the possibility of the and all the work hero is done in a others may be gang into more University afterwards, we would so language foreign to the boys. Ideenly; that is the function of a stamp and mould boys as to leave Hive no hakukmiroginipiversity not a school All the permanent marks, and this would
| subjects I have, mentioned
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