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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1934.
PRIZE DISTRIBUTION AT QUEEN'S
COLLEGE
Good Foundation In Chinese Essential
THE HON. MR. A.E. WOOD CONGRA-
TULATES SCHOOL STAFF
Speaking at the Annual distribution of prizes at Queen's College yesterday: the Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood said that it was absolutely essential that beginners at Queen's College should good foundation in the reading and wilting of have
The right age to join Chinese, before they joined the school. the school was between eleven and fourteen (Chinese reckon- ing) so as to enable the boy to reach the top class by the age of 19.
Many points of intereat are contained in the report of Mr. F. J. de Rome, Headmaster of the School. There were a num ber of visitors present, includng, Sir Thomas Southern, the "Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, Mr. N. L. Smith, Mr. Kwok Siu Lau, Mr. W. Kay. Mr. J. L. MacPherson, Professor Forster and Mr. Ip Lan Chuen.
SHORT SCHOOL YEAR REVIEWED
HON. MR. A. E. WOOD
The Hon. Mr. AE Wood ad- dressing the gathering said:-Mr de Rome, Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys of Queen's College:
1 count it a very great honour to have been invited by the Head- master to come here to-day to Governors, present these prizes.
and other exalted people Like Chief Justices, have been my pre- decessors on this platform, so you may imagine how Battered I feel. Well, although I was Director
of Education for some years, I `am not going to presume on thas to weary you with an educational speech. This ought to be an un- spolit day for you youngsters who have a glorious vista of holidays ahead. I congratulate the school on a good year's work, and shall do well to remember how much of a school's success is due to the patience and zeal of its staff. (Applause).
We
ST. STEPHEN'S GIRLS'
COLLEGE
Mrs. Borrett Distribute Prizes
A SUCCESSFUL YEAR'S WORK
Mrs. Bortelt, wife of Major-General O, C. Barrett, distributed the prizes at St. Stephen's Girls College yesterday.
The girls of the school gave a very entertaining concert prior to the prize" distribution. The items consisted of songs, recita- tions, music and a very brief extract from Goldsmith's "She stoops to conquer."
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MISS ATKINS REPORT
Miss Atkins report Was follows:-
and
own
as, Braga is to be congratulated on having won the Teacher's Diploma I was particularly interested in the Headmaster's remarks about Mrs. Borrett, Bisliop Hall Ladies (Licentiate of the Trinity College prefects in a Dayschool, I was and Gentlemen:-The year 1033 of Music, London," and Choy O once a Prefect in a Dayschool and was on the whole very uneventful. Chee on having passed. the prac
tical part of the examination for although I am now of an nge Steady work in classroom suficiently advanced for "retire-playground with little to interrupt the Teacher's Diploma (Associate). ment I, can well remember a Pre- the daily routine may sound rather Five old girls are on our fect's difficulties and the call foi monotonous, but school life is a teaching staff. Five this year have courage that is made upon him. life of variety and monotony has entered the Hong Kong University, two the Yenching University, Pel- Those of you who are, or will be. very little chance to take root. prefects of Q.C. must set your
The system of house prefects in-ping, and many others are doing useful work in schools, hospitals shoulders to the job and strive to stituted early in the year has
the and offices. They have our in- conquer difdence and fear.
abundantly justified Itself; prefects. have taken their duties terest and good wishes, and we are seriously and have done their work" helped by their loyalty and love.
And so with hearts filled with well.
the New thanksgiving; we face
with courage and falth. trusting that God, Who has led us in the past, will guide us all the days (Applause.)
the
cultura. The Headmaster said in part:-, subjects which from.
Take More to Cricket for maximum enrolment
point of view are much more im- The
portant for school boys and which
The school seems to have done the year was 626, the maximum
examination point o. well on the sporting side. I am number on the roll at any one from an
An experiment was made in the time 800 and the average attend-view are much more difficult. One glad to say that it usually does.
distinction II only wish that more of you summer to substitute early morn-Year ance 576.
Our accommodation is rarely hears of a strained to the utmost capacity. any of theser the old Matricula- would take to cricket, one of the ing for afternoon school. It was unsatisfactory for two very wide: three best games in
world. found I think that more "boys are now tion syllabuses were
Q.C. and the Chinese Recreation reasons, one that transport dim-
made completing the full school course We were prepared to put all on
for it impossible
PRIZE LIST than formerly, e. going right Class 1 boys in for a 'proposed de- Club stand in a close relation one culties
arrive in time for
University Examinations examination inth to the other, and it is my strong everyone to through" from Class 8 to Class 1:partmental
and secondly, and this personnal hope that if I come back school,
Rosa Wong, Senior Certificate. this is probably due to the reall-coming June on the lines of the
a visit in two or three seemed to the Staff to be most im-Qualified for Matriculation, Senior here on sation by parents that a boy, is 1935 School Certificate. Examina-
years time, I shall find the C.R.C.1 portant.-it killed all social life. better equipped for the battle of 'tion and I regret that the Examin-
Cricket team once more going The tiffin hour ceased to be a time life these days by leaving him ation had to be abandoned.
"strong as in the palmy days that of friendly intercourse, the Wa longer at school, and also to the
many of us remember with affec- Kwong Club could no longer or- polley of admitting beginners to
tion.
ganise parties and meetings after Well. I mustn't detain you un- school hours, and one was too tired duly. There is just
ather after the long morning even to point mentioned in the Head-enjoy bathing picntes. So after a
old hours.
General Education
A general education will always Class 8 at an earller age than for- i be more friutful than a specialis- merly. The Government age limit to Class 8 is 14 (13 English reckoned one in developing initiative, ing)-we get many boys now at adaptability and self-reliance. At
one
Scholarship Cup.
Wong Man Lal, Senior Certia- cate, Qual. for Matric, Distinction
Biblical Knowledge.
Li Wat Wa, Senior Certificate, Qual for Matric.
Cheung Lai Ying, Senior Certi- Acate. Distinction Biblical Know-
11 (10 English). I think the limit the same time it is impossible not master's Report that I should month's trial we went back to the ledge..
in this respect has been reached I do not think it is wise to take them younger: they do not appear to respond very well to an educa- tion in English and moreover I am informed that their Chinese is weak at 10. It would be an ad- the brightest vantage if all but boys remained for 2 years in Class 8, but of course all "schools would have to fall in line in this respect. The school year was a short one,
to October. from January
'The in end present school. year will July. Thereafter the school year will commence in September and end in July.
Staff
I was absent" on home 'leave for
to recognize that many boys now the various schools are not cap- able of pursuing a purely second- ary education, that the 'wastage is great and therefore unecono- mical. I pointed this out in 1927 and again in 1930. I will quote Report on this occasion in 1930: "At Class 4 we have 且 shrewd
а
few lines from
ILY
Annual
idea of those who will profit by
I
like to touch on, that is the best age for Chinese boys to begin here at the bottom of the school. is absolutely essential that they should have a really good founda- writing tion in the reading and of Chinese, their own language. agree that 14 (Chinese reckoning) is te before they come here. 1 old, and that Chinese eleven
1s
in many cases probably too young.
split If you
the difference. it right, ought to work out about and that would enable a boy to reach the top of the School as the age of 19 English reckoning.
Well, that is really all and I de Rome, vers thank you, Mr. ago. warmly for your kind reference to
myself and for asking
here
advanced instruction: to go од with the rest is, I venture to say. educationally unsound. These boys would probably find their level in a different type of school, prob- ably vocational," Further ex- perience has not changed 133 vlews expressed four years At home these boys would bu drafted at the age 11 (correspond- to-day. I hope it will not be toc
4. in "Hong Irg roughly is class Kong) to Modern, Central, Trade Great a strain on your forbear- ance if I ask you in your discre- Schools- Junior Technical Ellis Kadoorie Indian School
tion, to give the school a holiday with an industrial 01. January 1st. Mr. Broadbridge was schools appointed to the Staff from the commercial bias and which give, at some suitable date on my ac-
count. (Applause), and Mr.I believe, a practical training to University in January, Mauricio
a greater or lesser degree 白宫 Physical Instructor.
the greater part of the school year! Mr. Kay took my place. Mr. Handyside WES transferred to
on
ΟΣ
with-
Sergt. Betts of the Lincolnshire out being purely vocational, Such
Regiment has since taken his place. types of schools should undoub-
as part time, instructor. I hope in tedly form a part of the educa- shall get a tional organisation of Hong Kong,
the near future we
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me
SCHOLARSHIPS
The scholarship winners are as
full time Physical Instructor: Be the existing facilities. being giv-tolows:- could then take charge of games and act as trainer. This would be of great benefit to the boys and to the organisation of games. We hope to stage a tournaments later on in the year.
en of course to boys of real pro- Senior Morrison Scholarship.... mise to take the full secondary
Discipline
The discipline and tone of the school are good. I should like, however, to see the Prefects exert their authority a little. more in many minor ways. They rather shrink from undertaking respon- sibility. I have always found Chi- dis- nese boys very amenable to cipline by their masters but they do not seem to take kindly to the exercise of authority by their fellow students. It is an interesting sub- Ject for speculation how far this is determined, by national tempera- ment. The Prefect system in day schools does not as a rule work satisfactorily.
course up to the School Certin-Intermediate Morrison Scho- cate, and to enter the University. A Suggestion
can
their
larship
Apart from this month, the Wa Kwong and Rainbow Clubs have functioned well. In May we took part in a Singing and Dramatic between various Competition. schools. It was held in St. Paul's Girls' College, and St. Stephen's carried off the prize for singing. In October we held an Exhibition of Chinese arts and industries, various groups of girls competing. and between us all a very fine and instructive collection of things was produced. November was a month of International efforts. A small group represented China at the International Pageant in Kowloon, while a few days later our own entertained representa- students
Alice
Choy. Senior Certificate, istinction Biblical Knowledge. Daphne Chan.. Senior Certificate. Marian Chan, Senior Certificate. Leung Kim Man, Senior Certi-
flcate.
Lui Chi Yin, Senior Certificate. Luk Ngan Hong, Senior Certi- ficate.
Bella Ma, Senior Certificate.
Trinity College Of Music Li Chi Yin, Higher Local. (Prac- tical Part).
Luk Ngan Hong. Higher Local (Practical Part).
Luk Sau Lin, Senior Honours. La! Chung Yue, Senior Honours. Daisy Woo, Senior Honours. Violet Shum, Intermediate Hon- ours.
Margaret Chang. Intermediate Pass.
Wai Ching
Ki, Intermediate Pass
Ching Wai Man. Intermediate
Choy Wing Lun, Intermediate Pass.
tives of about ten different nations to tea. On the more definitely re- ligious side, the weekly visits to the Government Civil Hospital and have been faithfully carried on. Pass. the weekly student prayer meetings The Free School has completed the sixth year of its existence. Giris and boys from the neighbourhood are taught each Wednesday and Pass. Saturday afternoon by volunteers from our own school; we hate to thank Fairlea School for the loan of two classrooms, in which this work in done.
Kwok Tin Yau, Intermediate
MRS. BORRETT'S APPEAL Addressing the school after the Borrett distribution; Mrs. prize LA Shi Y
congratulated the staff and stud- These activities are run by ents upon their success and ap- Lai Kee Leung Student Committees, but thanks pealed to the girls to remember 2 Class Morrison Scholar-
are very much due to the support that their teachers had once been I hope Government
Mok Kai Wing of the Stan, and in particular to students themselves. If the stud- ba ship
3 local Class Morrison Scholar- persuaded to recruit
Miss Li Luk Wa. the Committee ents should feel a little rebellious at times, they would do well to try clerical staff only from those who
ship
Ng Shun Hung | Advisor.'
Our results in the University and see both sides of the picture, nave passed the School Certificate Junior Morrison Scholarship
Lo Kan Local Examination. Le., substitute this
Examinations were satis-and remember that while the factory. Out of 18 enteles. 11 teacher is doing her best for the examination for the special G. Blake Scholarship
Li Kwan Tons passed Senior, 3 qualifying for pupil, she also had to look after Examination which is now held
ele Wright Scholarship
Matriculation, and 3 gaining dis-the discipline and the traditions of annually, and which is very
Chung Wing Kwong tinction in Biblical Knowledge. In the school. is mentary by comparison... It
the Trinity College of Music all Ho Tung Scholarship taken by boys from now
have Boys who classes.
... La Fon Wah Examinations all our candidates stayed
(33 in number) were successful, 21 the full course at school should Ho Kom Tong Scholarship. have. I think, a prior claim on
Fong Chun Kwan obtaining honours. Miss Braga is
to be congratulated. Government than the unfinished Ho Fook Scholarship
Chan Kam Hung product. The Hongkong Cham-
General
Grant Scholarship .....
Kong Ki Fal Scholarship......
Mak, Siu Kau Tsot Kung Po Scholarship ......
Pun Ching Fong Lugard Scholarship
Chan Kay Ming Government Free Scholarships
for 3 years
are
CAPITAL IN JAPAN
Japanese Dairies Seek Industry
"
Our Annual Bale of Work, which we hold in co-operation with Fair- Pang Kal Tulea School, though not quite so successful this year financially as N. Ahmed in previous years still realised well Junior Belülios Scholarship... over $3,000 so we were able to give Yeung Fu Lim help to the many people who ap-
pealed to us. Lee Hy San Scholarship
Our thanks
due to Mr. Mok Kwong IL
Kwok Stu Lau, who last year add-
Over 120 leading dairy men Choy Shiu Mined to his already great generosity.
by presenting the electric fans voiced opposition to the activities which you see in this beautiful of the Nestle Anglo-Swiss Conden- Hall, itself his gift. In the sum-sed Milk. Company in this country when they assembled at the Im- mer months we shall have abun- dant cause to remember his good-perial Agricultural Society Hall. The meeting was sponsered by the. wil and be grateful.
Central Live Stock Society (Chao Chikusan Ka).
Since the Nestle polley is legitimate," they admitted, they cannot restrain its activity, But at Alumnae Association. Meetings, he condensed milk business in and "we hear with great pleasure Japan needs no foreign capital, The expansion of from time to time from those far they claimed, away in England, in Shanghai, the Nestle activity is able to Peiping and elsewhere., Caroline throw the market into disorder. and hinder the healthy growth of the dairy industry.
bers of Commerce could later on Alfred May Scholarship be similarly approached for the recruitment of office staffs; in Senior: Belillos Scholarship fact an employment agency for youths could well be set up under Examinations
the auspices of the Education De- All this would streng- There was no Junior Local Ex- partment. amination in 1933-the next Uni- then the School Certificate Ex versity Examination will be the amination enormously, and would, School Certificate Examination in I think, be of great benefit to June 1935. In Matriculation 20 the Colony generally. passed out of 54, and 4 gained the Senior Local We congratulate Li There are now. 32 Old Queen's Shi Yi on gaining honours, with College boys at the University and distinctions in Mathematics and we continue to get good reports Chinese he has since gone to the of them, both in work and on the University with an educational playing fields. I should like to thank the Queen's College Old scholarship. It was apparently a
con- regards Matricula-Boys' Association for their lean year as tion results. Perhaps.. I should tinued interest in the school and for their donations to the Sports explain that. for the last 3 or 4 years, we have been anticipating and Scholarships; also those who the conditions of the new School have "so generously contributed to Certificate Examination and have the Prize Fund.
Finally I wish to express my been gradually working up to the
Hon. Mr. position whereby all boys in the sincere thanks to the
A. E. Wood for presenting the Upper Bchool (Classes 3-1) are ob- liged to "take all the 7 subjects prizes to-day. Mr. Wood "ts, I
We have
understand, shortly to retire from in the 5 groups.
more realized that. Our Matriculation Government Service after
than 28 years in Hongkong. We, candidates last year (as also our
the Education Department,. Junior Local candidates in 1932) in were not encouraged or even al-once had the pleasure of serving
Dow
Muzic. Successes
past
Chau Wing Bhum, Chan Waf I cannot close this report with- To. Chan. Chee Fun, Wong Ting out In. Kwok Ming Hol Chan Yuk Kwan.
Government Free Scholarships
Cláss
54 Au Cheung.Iu 8-5 Au Hung Che 7-8 Leung Ying Hay 8-7 Li Chiu Yuen Woo Hay Tong Scholarship
5 4 Chan Chung Kee 65 Ng Ching Ting -76, Yuen So Kwong
8-7 Cheung Tat Ming lowed to concentrate on such "soft under him for 3 years. On behali Ho Wing Scholarship
wish him
Yue Bhi Kwan examination options" as Mechanof. Queen's College I
and Ho Tu Scholarship ics. Drawing, Mandarin, Co-ordin-many years of good health
............ Chan Yim Cheong ate Geometry, etc., or to substitute happiness: if I may strike a per-
Geo-sonal note I hope he will shoot Ho Kwong Scholarship any of these for History.
Wong Yuk Yin graphy, Physics, and Chemistry many birdies and eagles.
B reference, to our students. We meet some of them
In order to debar- foreign capi- tal, they considered it highly de- Dealy Scholarship
La King Yin sirable for Japanese condensed:
milk companies to amalgamate Ralphs Scholarship
** Tam Yu Yan and strengthen their footing im Ng In Scholarship .......
mediately, and hence appointed; a Leung Sul Chun special committee to push on the Taang Chung Scholarship ... campaign systematically, The Li Bik. Lam Committee will shortly visit the Sheung Hing Scholarship.
Government offices to seek their Yuen Yuk Luen kupport.
ay, February
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