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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.
10.DAT,
Helens May Institute, Concert by Mr and Mrs. A. Bower Smith Theosophical Society Meeting,
Hatston's Cirensa Kowloon, 0.15 pm
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Hockey Radio Sports Club v Hong Kong Police.
Golf Completion of Fourth Round, Taggart Cup (dies).
Queen's Theatre: A Frop Soul, Contral Theatre: The Sap from Syracuse
King's Theatre: The Virtuous Sin."
Star Theatre "The Looked Door. "
World Theatre: "One for the Other (Chinese fim)
Toa Dances at King's. Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel: Dinner Dances at Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant FRIDAY.
(February 6.)
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Oh, Those Prizegivings!
A FEW SUGGESTIONS
M 886 AND
SCHOOL ERS
DELIVER US FROM HOARY QUOTATIONS
· AND BANAL SPEECHES!
Priso-givings, now arriving thick who would rather be ignored or at and fast for the girls' schools all least intelligently praised. It is over the Colony, are exactly the no lack of sense on the part of the same to-day as they were in Eng speakers, who shine elsewhere, that Jaad teu, twenty, thirty. or even produced these mournful declama
tions, but the whole paralysingly Bity years ago. +
artificial atmosphere of feminine prize givings. How can they bo re- formed t
Generally speaking, the prize-giv- ing part of the show is a prolong- ed ordeal of pained boredum alike for staff, pupils, and guests.
Tha unfortunate staff ranged on the platform are objects of soute criticism
From the girls and parents, who sen with an intent Beginning of Spring (Li Ch'un nese worthy of a buyer in a Paris Chilese. New Year Eve.
Salon the new frocks donned for the first time on this occasion.
The pupils are divided between n tense agony sof expectation and weary indifference to the whole proceedings. The more intelligent
Chinese New Year Bazaar at Wanchai
Golf Completion of send round, Ladies Championship...
Hockey Hong Kong Hockey Club . Y.M.C.A. (King's Park). B p.m. Incognite St. Andrews, Caroline Hill.
The Virtuous King's Theatre Sin."
Contrul Theatre: The Sap from Syracuso."
Sidewalka of
One for the The Locked
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World Theatre Other,"
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In the first plson, most prizes ought to bo abolished or made con seicualy spectacular. The present attempt to give prizes only on the basis of uniform merit throughout the school year in absurd. Average merit in work should be assumed as a line qua non, otherwise both stall and pupils have obviously been wasting the time
Prizes should be for the exoop- tionally brilliant, for one definite outstanding pieces of prizework-as
or more highly string ostion of sway, a drawing, a piece of con the community attaches an incred-structive mechanics, a play, a poem, ible importance to prizes. The coma cako, a dance, anything or every- petitive instinct in augh girls is thing that has connection with the worked up to an overpowering work dons in the school, and one degree, with a correspondingly at least, such a general knowledge abysmal depression if the coveted prise or something similar, to give prize is not won while the more chance to the individual type hurgie pupils regard prizes as who will never shine in the routine quite out of their ken and romaineurriculum stolidly indifferent to the whole proceedings.
INFURIATING MAXIMS.
· A LOW LEVEL.
The standard expoted from the Prize-winners should be: very much It would be quite safe to lay ahigher than it is, and it should be wager that at nine out of ten girls' absolute, not relative. The present' schools, the prizegiver will quote) system of judging by ages, form Shakespeare as to the higher merit | standards, and so on merely oncour- of having "deserved a prize rather ages the already lamentably low 'maxim infuriates | level reached by schoolgirls? If no than won it. This both the girls who have won prizes one's work is good enough for a and who very naturally at the mo- prize let there be no priza. Pan ment feel that the earth is theirs dering to the conceit of parents or and all that therein is, and the the acquisitiveness of pupils should
SATURDAY. (February 3) Chinese New Year Day. Cricket-Hong Kong CC. United Services Craigangower C.C. Indian R.C. (F.): Second Divi. sion: Police 1. Kowloon. C.C. (L), University Hong Kong C.C. (F) Foothall.-First Division: E.W. Borderers v. Pelica, Club v Navy, St. Joseph's Kowloon: Second Division: University Navy, Club | unfortunate children who are be condemned outright.
Kowloon, Twelfth Battery E.W. Borderers, Chinese League Benih China "A". Yee Woo, Sung Cheng v. South China "B"
Contral Theatre: Charley's
Aunt."
King's Theatre: Merely Mary Ann."
Queen's Theatre: "Sidewalks of
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World Theatre: Lucky Fool" (Chinese film):
Star Theatre: "Pardon Us,” Tea Dances at King's Restaurant. and Hong Kong Hotel: Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Fear insula Hotel and King's Restaur ant.
periencing the blankness of failure and who, like all young things, reakon bangible proof far above subtle and spiritual consolations.
Close on the heels of this tag will come all the other old Actions,, the time at school being the hap piest in one's life, the opportuni- ties of the Modern girl for service being the greatest the world has even known, etc, all concluding in fulsome and undiscerning, com- pliment to the Principal and staff,
The identity of the prize-giver should be made a thing of more importance then at present_Girle do remember these days as high lights in the monotony of school life, and if the speakers gave ot their best and the right person- alities were chosen they would re- member the speeches too,
and
Why not ask young mon women as well as oldy alternating experience and action year by your t (Continued on Page 43.
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