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Hongkong Daily Press.
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ESTABLISHED 1857 # # 15-19 Marine House, Queen's Road Central.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1939.
G.P.O. Box No. 1,
WAH YAN COLLEGE PROGRESS REPORTED
900 STUDENTS ATTEND
IN THE PAST YEAR
Prizes Presented By Mr. D. J. Sloss
where, after all, the child spends but six hours out of the twenty- four. Greater co-operation with the school authorities would be to the advantage of parents, Duplis and teachers.
that of the old Junior Loen!
Examination, but it should be recognised that it does not and cannot take the place of the Class 1 Examination." "If therefore parents with to send SCHOOLS INSPECTOR'S PRAISE their children into the world with
"Mr. Ralston inspected the school
*he full course of secondary on November 28 and 29, in a very schools of the Colony behind them. education as provided by the favourable report, in which he points out certain things that they should leave them in school might be improved, he ends with until the stapletion of Class 1. In these words: "Once again it gives connection with this examination, me great pleasure to express great very sincere thanks are due commendation for the general or-
to the Hongkong Teachers' Associa→ Sanisation of the school Texton for the excellent work done by books are carefully chosen, and the it in connection with the prepara- time-tables and syllabuses are betion of syllabuses. yond reproach,
"In the Diocesan Catechetical The results in the Matriculation ed, of whom 58 passed with five Examination 67 boys were present- on that of the mat for the Examination 23 passed need of the world, to-day is not so were very good Of the 32 who distinctions and 29 honours. The
An enrolment of 900 students during the past year was repor- ted by the Rey, Father Gallagher, Rector and Headmaster, at the annnal speech day of the Wah Yan College on Saturday.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Mr. D. J. Sloss, distri- buted the prizes, and among those present was His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote.
.FR. GALLAGHER'S ADDRESS "In his address, the Very Rev. Fr. R. W. Gallagher, S.J., Ph.D., Rector and Headmaster, said:--
marked increase previous year,
-- seven.
distinctions. More
self-
with ATTENDANCE OVER 96%
glatifying was the fact that four much for men of intellectual and "The average attendance for the students, Messrs. Bim Ka Sun, Yu
physical excellence, as men "Mr. Sloss, Your Excellency, Rev, year was over 9 per cent In this Ping Chung, Yu Suk Shiu, and Lal
of staunch moral character. Fathers, Ladies and Gentlemen connection it is, perhaps, wurth King Shung were called for Cover-systematic moral training, which Very Our Prize Day this time is rather making a remark which though it mant scholarships.
great stress is therefore aid on late. We had intended holding it, must have suggested itself to those accept as the conditions did not curriculum of every disses in the Two did not holds an important place in the as usual, on the last day of the a charge of schools does not it in with the careers they had winter term, for which date Clase usually find expression in Head-marked but for themselves, one theory, but encourage in every way. school. We are not satladed with I devoted much time to the pre-masters' speeches. It is this: the already bela a Donor scholarship, the practical expression of those paration of a play, when a call for industry, discipline, and regularity One accepted. Of the 23 who qualities of uprightness, public service put all thoughts or of the ordinary Chinese student are passed 14 entered universities, all sacrifice and thought for others a Distribution out of om minds. very remarkable: so much so that except 2 the Hongkong University which are the real basis of good The sudden influx of refugees taxede is inclined to demand from the charitable organisations of the them standards one would not look to make is a minor one. It would any other we can be proud of our "The only comment I should like citizenship. This year more than Colony to the utmost. Volunteers for elsewhere. The ordinary atu-be more helpful, I think, to Heads boys in this regard. You have were called for to cope with the dent in a school does not come for of Schools and to Prefects of neard what Class I bas done, Clang situation and Class I responded. much mention What they did you have just hear therefore take this opportunity of by the candidates were given, es organised
in public, and Studies if the actual marks gained ITA, not to be outdone, has I am not going to add to the thanking the boys of Wah Yan, of old, at least on request. Boys charity, a free night school for another work of real story, but I wish to take this op and I do portunity of thanking them public-prize winners, but all for their examination, and the system of roll
not mean merely the who fail may wish to mpent the poor boys. There are 160 boys on ly for the splendid work they se- loyalty and spirit during the past averages while helping authorities complished. When asked to sanction year. the undertaking I immediately did
· WAR HELIK? "Those whose absences account them in the dark with regard to "The War Relief Amociation, so, for I realized the value of what for the remaining 4 per cent, bave the individual student. The actual which comprises all the present they were about to do. Not only in the main, genuine reason for marks give an accurate estimate of boys, the members of the Past would it bring them into contact being away. Soma-very few in-both. with suffering and sorrow and so deed, I must admit-did during the
(Students Association, the students develop sympathy for others, but it course of the last few years, IOW
of the Sacred Heart Behool, and the would bring the blessing of God and again play trmnt. With fees
members of their families, have on them and their work: "What paid to the end of one terms they amination 61 passed of whom Ave ending October 10, when we had a "In the School Certificate ex-done magnificently. In the year. you do to the least of those my did not appear after the holidays, secured honours. The number of general meeting of the Association brethren you do unto Me.”
It was only when parents or guard- honours was below expectation, but in the Oriental Theatre, they had “Our last Prize day was held in sans asked for a report months not unduly so, as only one school gathered nearly $10,000 (mostly in the Queen's Theatre on Dec. 31, afterwards--and in one case a year got more than six. It is wise to cents) which, converted into medi 1937, when His Excellency the and a half afterwards that we keep the standard in Honours high, cal supplies and clothing by the Governor, just lately arrived in the found out that boys whom we had even very high, else this special association, were desputefied." to Colony, did us the signal honour crossed off our rolls were supposed jencomium will cease to have real centres in · China," Ifề for
to see how classes are taught leaves
SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAM
"It has been stated that the The supplement the money?" standard in Mathematica WAS brought in by the ordinary collee- not sufficiently high, and, onion, the various classés organised the other hand, that the mark- "iraffles. At the St. Vincent de Paul Bazaar at Movember, the students ran a stall and took in some $3,800 which, when all expenses |were paid, presmet profit "of
risarly $1.100 for the peor.
of giving away the Certificates and to be still with us. Care on the value. The examination itself, held midst of such a bust of willing. "Awards. Two plays "The Bishop's part of parents or guardians, in-this year for the second time, work-workers I must angle out any one Candlesticks in Chinese and an sistence on seeing and regularity ed smoothly and well. It does very for a special word of thanks it abbreviated version of "Macbeth" in signing the report books which adequately in the purpose for would be Mr Ko Fook Son, our in English were staged and won a the boys must submit to them at which it high meed of praise from those the end of each month, would cir- however, impossible to please every-under whose expert supervision the was Instituted. It is, President, and Mrs. Kwan Man Wal who saw them,
euvent such happenings,
body. "The College during the year
various articles are prepared. "May I refer here to the words uxder review had an enrolment of of the Parliamentary Secretary to over 900. Our accommodation was the Minister of Education, England, stretched to its limit, and many which I quoted in 1933: "Parents hundreds of applicants had to be gre and must remain piimarily res-Ingka Engilah erred on the refused., From the College point of [ponsible for the education of their view this flood of applications is children. Nothing can or should very welcome, as it enables a good divest them of that responsibility selection to be made. One feels,when the child is old enough, however, a real regret that so many to go to school, that responsibility have to be turned down, especially is still paramount. It is for the Just now when one would like to state and the school to supplement do all one can, for it ever the the parents, not to supplant them." youth of China had need of our The same ruth is stated clearly and assistance and charity it is to-day. definitely by His Late Holiness, Owing to the losses sustained by Pope Pius XI, in his Encyclical on the families of many of our boys, the Christian Training of Youth, the number that are admitted free Parents are inclined to throw too or on reduced fees has shown a much responsibility on the school,
severe side. I am inclined to
regret very much that Biblical agree with both comments, X
Knowledge will cease to be an Examination Subject after this Jear. Further, I think that the successful candidate's photo- graph should be attached to the certificate. Parents und employers should remember that this certificate represents the completion of Class 2. It falfis excellently a local need. „The standard is higher than
PAST STUDENTS
"The Wat Tan Pat Badents Association la flourishing and held: many meetings during the year; not as many as in previous 'YORIN, as these were mcrificed to the more pressing need of work for the war sufferers. Many of our Past Stu- Cents are at present working in