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1932
HEADMAS
QUANDARY
DR. ALINGTON ON EDUCATION
INSTRUCTING BOYS AS IF ALL WERE PRODIGIES.
The Youths Frolio Dance, hald at the Peninsula Hotel on Satur day last, might be considered as one of the best successes of the sea-
The Rose Room," filled o Dr. Alington, Headmaster of gon." the utmost of its capacity, was Eton, moved
a rosolution at the ombodied with a joyful atmospher, cpening session of the Head which is seldom found in Carnival masters' Conference, at Charter house, Godalming, Surrey, urging
Balls.
The races provided the greatest | thrills and fun, the egg and spoon. competition being won by Mia Focken, the sack jumping race by Lt. Keith Murray and the Balloon Dance by Mr. Boaity and Mrs Pyontt Altrasliye, prizes. distributed to the respective win
ners,
י"
waro
It was altogether a very enjoy able evening, which we hope the
that there is need for drustic revision of the education of the Faverage boy"
The resolution was withdrawn later on
tha suggestion of the Chairman, Mr. Frank Fletcher, Headmastor of Charterhouse, who
said that the discussion had been
useful, but that it was not suitabl for passing as a definite resolution.
Dr. Alidgton said that during the 35 years he had been a school
The Hon. Trossurer soknow lodges with thanks the receipt of the following donations towards. The St. John Ambulancs, Brigade New Territory Fund: HE the Gover nor, $50, Mr. Chan Lim Pak, $1,000; Mr. Ng Wah #000; Mr. Ho Kom Tong, 8500; Mr. Woo Hay Tong #500; Mr. Choi Wai Hung, 500; Mr. Kwok Sin Lau, 1500; Mr. Chat Yue Ting, 500; Mr. Kan Tat Choi, $300; Mr. Mok Kon Sang, #250; Mr. Tang Shiu Kin, 830); Mr: E. M. Raymond, #200; Mr. Pang Shi Ki, 8900 Mr. Lou Shiu Touon, $200; Mr. M. K. Lo, $100; Mr. T. N. Chau, #100; Mr. Ngan Shing Kwan, #100, Mrs, Tsang Chiu Sau Nin, $100; Mrs. Hui Yeung, #100; Mr. Wong Wai Chung, 8100; Mesars, Hang Sang, 350; Mr. H. K. Wong, $50; Mr. Ling Chi Ging, 160;. Mr. LA Tu Nam, 860; Mr. Lai Fat Son, $30; Mr. Lau Ho Ting, #10; Mr.management of the Peninsula master he had witnessed many bit La Kai Yeung, 10; Mr, Cheung Yee Hotel will not be late in repeating. ter struggles. between subjects Yan, 810; Mr. Wong Ein Man, $20: Among those present we noted:fought out with very little regard Mr. Yau Sui U, #10; Mr. Ng She Capt. and Mrs. Moir, Capt. and to principle. Amid all de con Mee,' 810; Mr. Tang Se Hok, $10; Mrs. Dunlop, Capt. B. M. Ede, ficting voices, what were those Mr. Tang Kan Yan, 38; Moeurs. Mrs. Powys Maurice, Comd, and so-called educational experts, the| Tak Cheung, 85; Mr. S. Hamer, 5; Mrs. Majendie, Mr. and Mrs. headmasters, to do? Mr. Chan Ping Kan, # Mr. Loung Bourne, Miss Focken, Capt. Wal "I can tell you what they do, in Wai Tai Mr. Lam Chung Man lace Lt. Church, Lt.. Graham, Lt. fact," he continued. "The barato 05; Mr. Lam Yust Chou, ; Mr. Keith-Murray, Mr. Shrubsole, Mrs., ed headmasters, in fact, endeavour Lam Woon Chi, #5; Mr. Ng Sing Haygood, Mr. and Mr. Griffiths, to trim their mails to every breeze Chee, #; Mr. Tang Lam Ming, Mr. 1. D. Lenox, Miss Hynos, Mr. and grossly overload their curri Mr. Tong Pui Kins, 86; Mr. Lam Morris Stranack, Mrs. Gibb, Miss culum, starving every subject of ita Siu Cheung, $5; Mr. T. G, Brown. Stranack, LSA M. Else proper quantity of hours in a vain ing, #5: Mr. Lai Wing Un, 8; R.N. L. C. Price, R.N., Mr. F. attempt to propitiate criticism, Small amounta, :814.
Matthew, Mr. and Mrs. Pyeatt, forgetting that if the average Mr. and Mrs. Scout Mr. Englishman could not blame his
·and. Mrs. Beatty, Mr. and own education he would and it Mira. Flascher, Mrs. Newman, vory difficult té account satisfpo Mr Robinson, Mr. Stone, Mr. and torily for his own inefficiency." Mrs: Hall, General M. A. Cohen, Lt. and Mrs. Frost, Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson, Mr, W. J. Kelly, Mr.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Poste Restante Correspondence.
G. Abily, Anti-Mist Chemical Co, E. Brocard, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Brooke, Amos, Burg, G. Borsa, T. C. Banninger, P. P. Buchler, Chine Bird Co, Mrs. J Croath waite, B. Clement, Mrs V. 1. Caton, Mrs. A. Clear, Mrs. M. De Choy, R. Clayton, Mr S F. Chalon, Mrs. W. D. Clark, V. Carnac, P, O. Curry, Dr. E. Chambers, G. Carlli,
Si
A Century Ago.
The English education a century
H. C. Pound, Mr. Gosch, Miss Kelago, he went on, was lamentably ly. Lt. Comd. and Mrs. Allinson, narrow, but it was, at any rate, Mr. and Mrs. Simonetta, Mr. and based on principles in which its Mrs. Schroeder, and many others professors heartily believed.
SIBERIAN MAILS."
I would like to express the con viction that we put an entiraly exaggerated value upon knowledge as such. There are very few things. indeed that we can say with onr tainty that everyone ought to know."
The Postmaster General Dumberline, S. J. A. Daoud, }, Mise J. Dark, D. Davies, F. a. guy informed us that although He Davis, Mrs. G. T. Fulford (a/o G.. has been informed by the Shanghai T. Fulford Co.), Franquelli, Ampy Post Office that they have not yet
When they had said that t bay and Fely, J. Eleming, V. J. Field- determined on a change of route, must know arithmetic in the sense” ing, Miss M. Tilch L. A. Gile, he does not propose to despatch of being able to divide and sub- Mrs. A. S. Gomes, A. Gerschel, C.mails vid Siberia for the next few tract with roaacnable sccuracy, and Goldkette, J. F. Gargen, F. A. days, at all events, until the situs that he must know enough of his Hopking, M. C. Holloway, F. H.tion is clearer. He pointed out that own language to understand is Tyudman, S. H. Haskell, W. Hoch- there is a considerable difference in when used by others and to employ stadt, J. Henderson, G. Herrlian, the rates and it would be unfair it himself, he verily believed that International Trust Co., Inter-to the public to prematurely re-open Į they had exhausted the demande
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CHINESE CONSTABLE
CHARGED."
ALLEGED POSSESSION OF
ILLICIE OPIUM.
that they had a right to make..
There was no other knowledge. which might rightly be regarded as indispensable, and, they ought, in the name of principle, to begin, by separating the indispensable from the desirable.
"We are sure that the average boy we instruct will never attain to more than a reasonable pro
national Assurance Javier, F. H. Jewell, Jeswanki Trading Agencies, C. Jousen, Capt. 9. R. Kitching (8.9. Chasinar), K., 1. Ribort, O. Katz, F. J. Kemp, E. J: Leo, A. Lázaroo, Toby Loy, Miss M. Leslie, J. S. McCall, Miss M. Murphy, Dr. and Mrs. F. Metcalf, Mrs V. Mocioreo, Eric McMillan (8... Chusina), Reni Mockly, Miss Metcalf, J. McCarthy, Mrs E. P.
A Chinese constablo, Luk Sau, ficiency in some one subject, and MacDonald, Miss F. Moorhead, D...
was charged before Mr. W. Schot wo teach him as if he is likely Maeleod, A. G. Wm. Marr, North- field at Central Magistracy, on
to become a prodigy. Our funda ern Bank Ltd, W. Newborn, Saturday, with possession of a mental error is to teach all sub R. Pollak, C. E. Peterson, Mr. quantity of illicit opium and with jects in the same way and that the Piters or Cherniakoff, G. Parisot, misconduct a
Polico Officer, way which leads to expert know. Revenue Officer Ward prosecuted
ledge,"
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whilst Mr. A. H. Major, A..P., He regarded as 'disastrous tha
was present in Court.
men recent change in Latin pronuncia."
Miss F. loot, I. W. Rodgers, D. Ramos, Wm. Stewart. Mrs. T Soares, Misa M. Sollman, Srichandra (Siamess Student), Tessier, W. U. J. Tabalen, Miss H. the charge, defendtions which put a serious stumbling Uhlman, Dr. J. A. Urquhart, td that he picked the opium block in the way of the average
Vacheron, Chpt. J. A. Vemon, Mrs M. Watson, Miss Wood, E. White-
G. Watson, Dr. G. O. Wood,
up, and had intended to take it take the Police Station.
RO Ward said that in the
Mr.ing, defendant, who
There is. I believe," Dr. Aling ton said, “a similar movement to wards the correct pronunciation ef
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head, B. Walton. J. A. Welis, AGA hours of Friday #Greek, but, as this monstrosity is agreement with Dr. Alington on the education was not the result of
Was in in the main confined to girls most of the ground he had covered, any thought-out, principle, and Mrs M. Wahb, A. Watsony uniform and wearing - An ove shools, and as my opinion of it 10 He would point out, however, that He did not think that any good
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Mathematics or Latin.
Public Schocks were responsible for could be done by tinkering with only the latter half of the curri- the curriculum. What they had to do first was to change their ex- The curriculum, he said, stood in amination system, need of drastic revision as concern. Not 10 per cont, of pupils
culum.
thres packets were found in the Boys must be taught accuracyed the earlier part through mans-secondary schools are going to nai left pocket of the overcoat, and either by mathematio or Latin fest defects presented by boys when vorsities," he added, “and vet the two in the right. RO. Dunlop came pre but not unreparily by both, they entered Public Schools at education of a quarter of a zii
of boys and girls is being deter on the scans and the defendant was The great object of education was 13 to 14 years of age. taken
WAS TEW.
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alon in custody. All the opium, to main powers of custody and
cbservation.
In the first place, they were phy-mined solely by the academic de
inferior to the products of mand of the universities to
the elementary Stato-aided system
of education, because they are exclusion of the interests of frequently unable to stand up or dustry and commerce. stand still or asercles phytoal con- Mr. E. 0. Flecker, Hand- Both trol. They were also unable to pay master of Christ's Hospital," said algebra and Latin prose ought not their hands to make things and to that any drastic revision of
Motorene oye is draw, and were untrained in the education of the boy must receivi u use of the eye or cap valdes l to co-operation and assistance of to the demanded,
Dr. Cyrill Notwcod, Himante Ho disagreed with the Head-universities, the business world. Lef Harrow, said that he was master of Eton when he said that and, in fact, public opinion
3894 0577 0034 0714 0800 from evidence, the C.R.O. mid that. The modern touching, of science, Swatow, Joesthoons from defendant hep wo packets of ho said, was too often conducted in betong: 230 1479 8164 1643 6429 623.) opium to the ground. This was formal echolarly from Canton Bochichip, from phatically denied. Shanghai Branch (812, from
In order that further evidence Chefoo; Sochiship, from Shanghai; " 375 from Changsha; 3444 0071 208 on that point might be given,
Worship adjourned, die case, king...