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VERNACULAR MIDDLE SCHOOL PRIZE DAY
MR. H. K. WOO ON THE NEED FOR PROPER STUDY OF CHINESE
TREASURES THAT MAY BE LOST TO THE WORLD
The annual prize giving of the Vernacular Middle School took place yesterday morning, when those present included Mr. G. P. do Martin (Director of Education), Mr. H. E. Woo, LL.B., Mr. Y. P. Law (Inspector of Vernacular School), Mr. Lob Hei Tong and Mr. Fung Ping Wah.
The prizes wors given away by the Director of Education, Mr. H. K. Woo gave a most interesting address, appealing for a propor· study of the Chinese language by students and pointing out that a real mastery of English was just as dimoult to obtain as a true knowledge of Chinese.
THE TWO LANGUAGES COMPARED
Addressing the gathering Mr. H., collany" on what Chinese books to K. Woo anid :---
rend and how to read them,” which
Mr. de Martin, Mr. Li and Contlemen, Forgive me for being a little personal to start with. Like ail old fashioned Chinese, ny father required me to study Chinese when I was very young and in due course I was initiated into Chinese litera ture. After a few years I had to change over to English.. Subse- quently I had to give up all studies and work for a living. Then follow ed a period in which I was so much engrossed in my daily rounds of work that my Chinese wha complete- ly neglected. The years rolled on, more years than I care to recol
lert.
I now find myself suddenly called upon to talk about Chinese litera ture. I hope those who know more on the subject will make allowance for any imperfections in what I hm going to say.
the very
was contributed by Leung Kai Chiu, the well-known Chinese education. alist. Certain books are mentioned in the article as books which a student must read as lowest minimum. These comprise classics, histories, collected works of individual authors, and treatises- a list of over 20 books. My own opinion is that some farther reduc tion in the list should be made. It is more desirable to know a few books well then to have a nodding acquaintance with many.
Twell remember the days of the Chinese literary examinations, whos candidates were required to com pose the regulation essay Essays written by the best stylists were committed to memory by students as a standard to be followed. They used to read them aloud hundreds and thousands of times for the pur pose of appreciating their rhythm. remembered them in They even their dreams, The result was that when they put pen on paper the right expressions came naturally, and without the loast effort..
to them
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Since the commencement of the Republic, the average man has be come imbued with the idea that unloss we Chinese adept Western waye we cannot make any headway, in this world. The Chinese have therefore been vying with ons 'ng- The best part of the Chinese other in their endeavour, to learn civilization is contained in Chinese English; and as time goes on there books. It would be a pity if they have been fewer and fewer students were entirely neglected. The Chi- of Chinese, and more and more nese literary monuments might students of English. Now keenness gradually disappear which would be in the pursuit of scientifo know a great loss to the world. led and a desire for acquaintance are numerous schools in this Colony with Western ideas, are a healthy where English is taught as the prin sigh. Often it amounts to reject cipal subject, whereas there is only. ing what is unfit by adopting what one school, namely, this Vernacular is efficient. It must be remember | Middle School, where Chinese is ed, however, that the history of the taught as such. Chinese people covering thousands of years, are only to be found in Chinese books and can only be understood by those who study the Chinese language. Unless we dig into the literary remains of eminent Chinese writers, and endeavour to get nt their true interpretation, we cannot hope to be able to appre ciate their true significance. We are most grateful to the educa- tional authorities in this Colony for encouraging the study of Chinese in locality where the study of Eng liah is becoming almost universal."
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Until quite recently I acted as one of the examiners in the annual examination of the highest class of this School, and also as one of the examiners in Chinese in the Local and Matriculation examinations of the Hong Kong University. From my own experience I have hesitation in saying that during the years in which I acted he examiner the knowledge of Chinese of the studente in this School was very much higher than that of the can- didates for the Local and Matri- culation examinations. While this It has been said of the Chinese is partly due to more time being language that it is a difficult sub-devoted to Chinese in this School ject to learn, and the reason for than in the Anglo-Chinese schools such assertion is not far to sock.it in also evidence of the efficient Three or four years in an English teaching of Mr. Li, and his staff. school will qualify a Chinese youth for some situation, and enable him to earn a living. No wonder some people think so much of English studies, and so little of Chinese: But ne regarda comparative diffi- vulty the fact is that either Inng. uage is as easy or as difficult to learn as the other. If the sole object of the student in English is to obtain some employment, then language will be amply sufficient for three or four years study in that him. On the other hand; if his.am-" bition is to be the equal of the average educated Englishman in his achievements, the Chinese student inter alia: can never hope to gain his goal without putting in over ten years
and. I take this opportunity to con- gratulate them on their achieve- mente. I hope you boys will con- centrate on your studies, and work steadily and conscientiously, which is the only way to ensure success. You will then be a credit to your teachers, and have done your part in freserving the written monu- ments of what is best in Chinese tradition. I have no doubt you will take my advice.
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THE ANNUA REPORT
The Headmaster's report states,
With the closing of 1932 the
of hard work, as it cannot be denied school has passed the 7th year of that the average Englishman will its history. The maximum enroll- find it easier to learn English than ment of the year was 251 against the average Chinese. From this it 208 in 1931 and 253 in 1930. The will be seen that while it takes a average daily attendance was 215.04 Chinesa ten years at least to be or 85.87 -por cont., the number of fairly well educated in his own school days being 225, language, the same length of time for reasons explained in our last will be required for him to become report resnits of our university fairly proficient in English. As the examination are less gratifying years which a child can afford to than those of front 1927 to 1930. spond ou his studies are necessarily
·limited, is follows that the ordinary student cannot hope to be equal at home in both languages, ri alternative is either to devote me time to English at the expense of his Chinese, which is the system in vogus in most Anglo Chinego schoold of this Colony, “er to devote more time to Chinere at the expen
his English, which is the system peculiar to this Vernacular Middle School. In und Bretandşə tbað Ethe highest standard in Eriglish which the students in this school are ex- pected to attain, is the junior loos standard. Oney, would – naturally presume, that the students, în tait sebool have plenty of time to study,
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Of the nine students entered, ond left the Colony in June, and two out of our eight candidates who sat [for the examination“ turned out successful. Sixteen normal students, including two deferred from the previous year, were examined by Government examiners-four are
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