BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL.
ANNUAL PRIZE-GIVING.
THE GOVERNOK ON FEMALE EDUCATION.
231d lost. 'The fourteenth annual presentation of prizos in connection with the above school took place. at soon, to-day, H.E. the Governor (Sir Mat them Nathan, RE, R.C.M.G.), kindly distribut ing the prizes to the successful scholars. He was accompanied by Mr. RA. B. Ponsonby, his Private Secretary, and Mr. E. A. Irving, Inspector of Schools, there being a very large attendance of parents, old scholars and friends of the pupils. The proceedings were prefaced part, of drilling and club swinging, recitations, dumbbell drill by the junior girls (which was really very good), and singing. All the items were cleverly presented, and reflect the highest credit on Mr. Bateman, the Head Mistress, and her able staff of assistants. The pro gramme being concluded,
THE REPORT,
The Inspector of Schools read the following report addressed to the Hon. Mr. F. H. May:
Sir--I have the honour to forward you the J4th annual report of the Belilios Public School
for Girls..
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1965.
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Good Attendance.—Mary Peterson, Wan Ying pany.including a very large number of ladies Ching, Tsui Mel Ngo, Merriam Alarakia. The procċedlings opened with a chorus. Zahara Alarakia, O, Lee Chooey, Mollie Mooney, M. Lindbloom, A. Olson, Li King Ngo, Chan Wei Cheung, Lo Yun, Ester Noma, May Kiu, R. Lee Chocey, Lo Kwan Ying, Ida Noma, A. Wing, C. Lex, . Lesbitel, Le La Wa Mow Fung, L. Rose, M. Long, D. Croticus.
Scholarships.-1. Ida Noma, 2 Edith Mow Fang, 3. Daisy Crolious, 4. Lily Fok, 5. Hunk Kau Mui.
THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH.
...HEAD MASTER'S HEPORT. Mr. G. Piercy read the following report 3-- The past twelve months: have been marked by several important changes. As more boys apply than we can possibly receive; we have selected young applicants rather than the older of the school is lower than formerly: and the ones of 18 to 23 years so that the average age several members of a class are more nearly of
sin age.
cent, the first boy obtaining 84 per cent, while the first eight were most satisfactory.
Standard IV. was not quite so good. Out of twenty-six boys only six obtained over 40 per cent......
OXFORD LOCAL EXAMINATION, 1904.
Seniors--Edward Law, in honours with distinction in history, U Wai-Tak Juniors
Brandt, B. G. Brandt, Chan Lam Fal, R. Preliminary:-). Crolius in honours, F. I. Drudo, T, Jex, C. G. Mackenzie, Pan Ping Leung, F. F. Biemson and W. Thom.
CLAES PRIZES,
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and higher rate of salaries for Chinese assist--
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200 years after the signing of Magna Charta, marked the highest point ever reached in the assertion of those claims. The ill-success of Mr. A. J. May, the second master, returned the King who followed Henry V, and the sub-to the Colony on the 28th September; Mr. sequent internal troubles in England at the Ralphs had been acting for him up to 29th The majority of the boys in Standard III. time of the Wars of the Roses, led her to aban. February and Mr. Denly from the 1st barch evidently did not understand the questions, don the attempt to become a continental pow having returned on the 25th February. Mr. and their answers were in most cases anything er. Some two hundred year after Agincourt, Ralphs went on twelve months' leave to Europe circumstances is far from surprising laid the foundation of her commerce, and (Dublia), and Garett, B.A., (Cantab.) arrived on but to the point; however, this under the
the had started her first colonial efforts, and 23rd March. Messrs do Martin, B. A. ext of Holy Scripturs was displayed, and very that led her again to take part in wars on the both gentlemen have zealously and successfully
On the whole a very good knowledge of the it was her colonies and her commerce CHINESE DIVISION,
25th February and 24th September respectively; Embroidery-Class VII.-Lei Mai Yok,
The now Code which came into force on 1st the Church catechism.
many of the boys seem to be well grounded in continent, and, to the battle of Waterloo in taken up their work, which being chiefly of an Class Vi-Kwan Un Yau, Class V.-Hung Teiu Lac, Class IV.-Tian Yau Bo, Class 111. January allows greater latitude in arrangement
1815, exactly 400 years after Agincourt, and elementary character with Chinese pupils is a Mak Wo, Class H.-Yau Kwai, Class 1-of-subjects and classification of pupils. Ov
600 years after the signing of Magna Charta, novel experience. The former is a new appoint. King, Li Ut Ying, Fung Chan,
reassembling after the Chiuose New Year
With these examples of historical scaffolding went to the eleventh English mastership, put on Chinese Literature, Class VII.-Hung Tai, holiday, each of the four lower classes was
from the general history of Europe and 1904 Estimates for the first time the latter fills by a short programme, in which the girls took Lei Mei Yak, Lel Shan Kan. Class VI divided into two sections, namely, A for non- Pung Hing yuk, W. Hagen, T. Loft, Ng Wai stop. I should have liked to have given Seymour, who was at his dutles from 9 to 12 the history of England, must, 1 fear the vacancy caused by the sad death of Mr. Kwan Un Yau, Wong Sal Mui, Chau Chi. time for Arithemtic and other subjects which Chinese, Bfor Chinese. The former bave more Class V.-Ng Lin Yau, Ch'an Pik Mei. Class small European and Eurasian boys find dial-
have run over briefly the salient features in another with reference to the East, and to Saturday, 14th May, was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital at 3.30 the same IV.-Leung Yuk, Leung Ping Ying, Chan Pik Lin. Class III--Kong Tsai, Ko Taui Lan, Cult, and the latter spend more time in Reading
the histories of the five ancient monarchies day on a medical certiffente declaring bim to Yip Kat Taeung. Class Ho Tsui Ngo Inspector no longer holds an annual examina and explanation by à Chinese teacher, H. M.
of Egypt, Chalden, Assyria, Babylonia and
he suffering from Bright's disense, and died Fung Kel Kwan, Yau Kam. Class 1-Leition of every boy in every subject, but dard, (1) E. G. Brandt, (a) J. Crolius V. Stan Empire of China, which differs from the other classes passed successfully with high percent Persia, of my own people-the Jews, of cinesi Tuesday, 17th May, al 11.30 p.m. Mr. Seymour VII Standard, (1) Fung Hing-yuk; VI Stan-cal India, of Sanscrit times and of the vast Teul Ping, Leung Kan, So King.
took great interest in the boys' apoříz, and his bases hit opinion of the school on surpring dard, (1) G. Wong, (3) R. J. Hastings; IV.A Eastern countries I have named in having ages. Four Chinese assistants left in the past visits of inspection of the ordinary work” and H.E. the Governor said Ladies and Gen- such examination as he judges necessary, Standard, (1), L. Clement, (a) 1. Chin, Ties remained under practically the same form of twelve months, Mr. Au Wing Ching, 9th OA.; temen: It was only after some besitation that On 28th May he wrote "Generally speaking thin, IV.B Standard, (1) Chung Tsa-ting, (1) government from the endliest dawn of history on 3rd February going to the Sanitary Depart acceded to the suggestion of the Inspector of the work done was very satisfactory. On 28th Fung Hon-pak; 111. A Standard, (1) G. Liiton, to the present day. But my speech has degement, Mr. Wong Ming, 3rd CA., on 19th schools that I should include this school September be examined the four lower stand.) A. Kay 111. B Standard, (1) Young nerated in a lecture which has made an undue February, as interpreter and translator to mong those at, which I was to present prizes ards in reading, geography and arithmetic and cheung, (3) Yan Fat-ku; 11. A Standard, (1) claim on your time and attention, I only hope Messrs. Johnston, Stokes, and Master, solici his year, as the subject of girl's education is on 19th December the three highest standards, N. D. Rumjabn, (2) C. K. May: II. B Stan that what I have said may have impressed the ors. Mr. Luk Ki-kwong, 5th C.A. On 31st not one with regard to which I have very and wrote that pending a full report he might dard, (1) to Hing-tung, (2) Tang Hing-yes; 1. iden on some here that a scaffolding of dates
March as instructor at the Military College at A(1) T. Rowland, (1) G. F. Lammert; 1. B definite ideas, and such ideas as I bave are, say that the school did very well."
and facts acquired in a school course of history, Whampoa, and Mr. Wong Kai-leung, 4th C. A. fear, somewhat heterodox. The functions of Twenty-one boys entered for the Oxford Standard, (1) Tam Iu-chung, (2) Tam Taz-yau. helps the subsequent building up of the world's on 31st December to join the interpretation men and women lu life are very different, and Local Examination: 16 passed, namely, a
stories, and that these stories are of intense bianch of the Registrar General's department. aust I believe always remain so. The most senior, 4 junior, to preliminary. For the first
interest. I will now conclude by evincing my
These unavoidable losses lamporarily weaken ardent supporter of women's rights will hardly time we had a senior candiate in honours,
own interest in the subject and stimulating that
the strength of the teaching staff. Mr. Wong claim that they can become soldiers, or police Edward Law having that proud position and
of the boys of this school in another way, viz.: Kai-leung, with his bright cheerful disposition men blacksmiths or carpenters. As no one being also specially distinguished in history,
has shown himself the most promising student The Yellow Dragon, will be specially missed. by presenting an extra prize to the boy who and readiness to contribute to the college organ, can well direct work he is physically incapable which is the only Distinction won by Hong of himself performing, it follows that women kong candidates. John Crolins was placed in
senting this parcel of books to Mr. Edward 7 of history, and I have much pleasure in pre- are by nature precluded from those professions honours in preliminary Mr. 1. Hastings, a
Law, who has earned distinction at the Oxford ultimately based on physical force or hard former pupil now resident in Formosa, has
Local Examination in the study, and I hope he labour, such as the administration of govern-kindly presented valuable prizes to these two.
will find them of great value. (Applause), ment, the practice of navigation, war, law, engineering, etc. Then I believe that with the physical difference between men and women goes a mental difference. There are two elements in the mind of every man and every woman. The first is the male element, which is called variously judgment, reasoning power, or colloquially, sound com- mon sense. The second is the female element which is by different people termed intuition, imagination, and sometimes genius. In the man the first of these elements predominales, and in the woman the second. But without some imagination, a man, though he may be often lacks that closeness of reasoning power. necessary to give practical effect to their genius, and it is thus only through her influence
Attendances. These show a decided impro. yement on the last few years, partly due, no doubt, to the absence of the plague epidemic which has so seriously affected our numbers in former years. The average daily attendance (excluding the Chinese girls learning Chinese only) for this year is 113.635.as compared with 1903 93-5; 1902 89.5. In the purely Chinese division the number on the roll totals 290. The attendance has, on the whole, been very regular, some pupils living as far away as Kowloon and Wanchai having made the full number, 266, while several have only been absent one or two days throughout the year.
Changes in the school. At the beginning of the year a new arrangement of the Infant De partment was made. Up till that time, all begin ders, no matter what their age or nationality, were admitted to the Infant Department. By the new arrangement all the English-speaking in fants were formed into a class with Miss Winnie Bateman as their teacher. All the non-English speaking pupils in the Department were placed under the care of Miss Bateman with Miss Vanstone to assist her. The Indian boys were drafted off to form the nucleus of a school, for Indians, and Mrs. Hatwell was appointed to
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SPECIAL PRIZES.
VII Standard, Oxford Prize, E. Law: Shake- speare, do, T. Loft: Scripture, do. J. Glaiser. man; VI (do.) Oxford, do. J. Crolius; Mathe- matics and Scripture H. G. Brandtv (do) Mathematics, G, Wong; Scripture, Wan Ho lok IV.A. Scripture, L. Clement; IV (do.) Scripture, Chiu Yau-ter: III.A Scrip- ture, A. Watson; III.B Scripture, Ya. Fut-Ku 11.A(do.) Scripture, H. Parker and W. Lynborg II.B (do.) Scripture, Chiu Yan-tak; LA (do. Scripture, C. L. Shaw; 1.B (do.) Scripture, Li Kang wa.
Chinese Studies: (1) Lam Sing-fung. (1) Cheung Kwok-mau, (3) Chan Cheuk-nam Chinese Translation: Chan Wing.to. Type-writing: R. S. Simmons. Music: W. Thom. Conduct: W. Drude.
THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH.
H.E. the Governor said My Lord Bishop.. Ladies and Gentlemen: The report of the Head Master which has been read to us
take charge of them. They occupy, at present, Affectual, cannot be great. In the woman there the teaching of Chinese and in translation, is satisfactory. Here as nt Queen's College to ba congratulated in having a Governor
one of the class rooms on the top floor.
The number of Chinese girls learning Eng. lish has increased under the present arrange. ment from 32 to 69. The number entered in the year being 68. (During the year some bave left for various reasons, the number now in attendance being 60).
The number of English infants under Miss Winnie l'ateman has also increased. When the clats was formed it numbered 16, and the number on the roll in December was 32. It is certainly easier as well as pleasanter to teach pupils all speaking the same language, whether that language be Chinese or Fnglish.
The two highest clases in the Chinese division come up for lessons in English with Miss Bateman's pupils, for 2 hours every morn ing. For this no fees are charged as it is more or less ampulsory The girls are shy and awkward when they first come, but they soon overcome this and, to judge by their faces, seem to enjoy their English lessons.
The first class, representing St ndard VII, are young for such advanced work, their ages averaging 14 years only. But by diligence and co-operation with my efforts they have over come many difficulties and it has been a great pleasure to work with them. They have all worked very well and those who have obtained prizes have done so by gaining only a few marks more than their less successful class.
mates.
Staff-The staff has changed a little during the year. Mrs. Tutcher has been away on leave since March. We expect her back next March. I shall be very much pleased to have her with us again. Miss Vanstone sent in her resignation in April, having learned typewriting and preferring it to teaching. She left shortly before her month was finished or another teacher appointed in her place. Fortunately we were able to secure the services of Miss Lily Heang, who has proved a kind and capable teacher. Mrs. Hatwell resigned her position as teacher of the Indian boys in November owing to the corps to which her husband belonged being sent home. Mrs. Whitehead was appointed as her successor and is now in charge of the class.
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on others that she can become the creator of
great works. Roughly speaking, man mukes life possible woman makes it beautiful, or as a poet has prettily put it: "Men are God's trees: Women God's flowers." Culture is necessary for the proper development of both, but has to be differently directed. In the use of the trees, we want the wood and the shade, that is the strength and the protective power, In the use of the flowers it is the fragrance, the colour, and the form,-that is we tness, sympathy and gentleness of manners that we look for. While there fore the education of boys must be largely utilitarian, the training of girls should be directed towards making them intell gent and appreciative. The power of conversing in their own and other languages, and the under- standing of art, music and literature, with its attendant studies of history and geography, are the proper subjects for them to be taught, with only so much arithmetic as will help them in their marketing and household accounts, and such practical science as will enable them to apply the principles of hygiene to their homes, and may help them in that great and com- paratively new branch of woman's work, the nursing of the sick. I see no need for the instruction, which I found being given in one of the Girls'
chools of the Colony,
It is my practice to hold weekly examin ations of classes throughout the year, in the higher forms this is done on paper. The half year's work was tested before the summer vacation. The prizes are awarded on the marks throughout the year checked by the annual examination (for promotion) which was held from 4th to 16th January when the year's work was passed under review and was found on the whole to be very satisfactory, particularly the geography and history papers ; | the English composition has also greatly im proved; the Euclid was somewhat weak, Considerable changes have also been made in The total Enrolment of scholars was 256, and the average daily attendance was 188 (last year 171)
On March 22nd the teaching staff was in creased by the addition of Mrs, Noble who has had experience both in London and Fombay and has proved a valuable acquisition,
On September 9th Mr. P. L. Brown arrived from England. He is a trained and certificated teacher and has taken the place of Mr. C. R. S. Cooper who left for the Shanghai Public School after two years' residence in Hongkong. We were very sorry to lose the services of Mr. H. Jackson, whose knowledge of English and Chinese was in valuable. He had taught the lower classes with great care and success for nearly three years and left the Colony in October to return to his native place in New Zealand. Mr. Ma Shiu-tau tok Vr. Jackson's place. The rest of the staff, Mr. Sykes, Mr. Brawn, Mrs. Arnold and Mrs, Grimes have continued to give every satisfaction.
Great attention has, as in former years, been given to physical training; the popular bathing expeditions were kept up twice a week when ever the weather permitted during the summer and were closed with races and aquatic sports at Fu Tau-chau. Cur new drill instructor from the West Kent Regiment has not been able to attend as regula ly as his predecessor, his time being more required for army duties, so that our intended exhibition of drill bas to be postponed.
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of my annual report dated asth January, Nearly all the recommendations made in para. 1902, have now been carried into effect, English master has been appointed; an allow with very promising results. An additional
Bishop Hoare said he wanted to say a few ance for a normal master has been granted and words, and first of all, he would say he was sure
a vernacular school has been restored. he thanked His Excellency most heartily for in 1904 were, as regards Queen's College, inferior he was voicing the feelings of all present when
The results of the Oxford local examinations
coming there to distribute the prizes. He to those in 1903, only 18 good marks being was sure it was of very great valus to all their obtained as against 40
The percentage of educational work in the Colony to have the passes were: senior so, juniors 50 and pre Head of the Government showing a real prac-iminary 78, the last being very satisfactory. It tical interest in the education of the youth of is worthy of record that several boys from this the Colony, and come around their schools Colony (including this college) have recently a great deal of the educational work should great value on proceeding. to England and and give them real good advice, as to how found the possession of Oxford certificates of
be carried on. And he thought they were
America; the senior being accepted in lieu of the Entrance examination required by medical who could really be a help to them in and legal societies, and the funior facilitating their educational work. His Excellency bad admission to various schools, been speaking on the study of history. Now he had had a great deal of experience in teaching of all kinds, and he had never yet found a royal road to teaching his tory, for he considered it the most difficult of ail subjects to teach. It was a most interesting subject to read, but it was a most difficult sub ject to teach and a most difficult subject for boys to learn, and to his mind the difficulty lay in the fact that the teacher did not know where to begin and where to end, the subject was so vast, He had to announce that the holidays began that day, and the school re- opened on the 1st March. He wished them all pleasant holiday, and a very prosperous time when they came back at the beginning of next term. As at the prize distribution at St. Ste- phen's College, he had promised prizes for the encouragement of athletics amongst the boys, he had great pleasure in promising the boys of the Diocesan School similar encouragements, and he hoped the two schools would meet in friendly matches at cricket, tennis, etc., through- out the year.
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Three cheers were then lustily given for the Governor, the Ladies of Hongkong, and the Headmaster and Mrs. Piercy, after which the
ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION
AT QUEEN'S COLLEGE.
THE GOVERNOR ON MATHEMATICS.
25th insi,
Under standing orders from the Governing Body I held the annual examination. Oral examination, 1,025 boys in reading and conver- salion, and 170 boys of class VII in grammar lasted 24 days from Monday, 28th November, to Saturday, 17th December. Paper-work occupied 18 days Dec. 23, 27-30, Jan. 4-7, 9-14' 16-18. The results are as follows;
over School....... 39 bays examined 137 or 86% passed. Preparatory 19 Total for the College sea"
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These figures compare very favourably with those of 1903, but, with the exception of class 11. A, which is deserving of special mention, the general tone of work throughout the col lege was lower than in the previous year. The total marks obtained by the head-boys of classes were lower, and marks 19-49 fair ware far too common. These farts, coupled with the depression referred to above in Oxford local results, corroborate the estimate formed in the course of the year by my staff and myself that 1904, as compared with 1902-1903, was a year of 'lean kine.'
Reading, dictation, composition, history and Shakespeare were the subjects in which boye most fully repaid the labours of their masters. Both the translations from and into Chinese, now confined to the upper school, were well done, there being considerable improvement | in the attempt to render the unseen pieces given in both subjects to all three classes, Mathematics were very weak, algebra belog the best subject, Euclid and mensuration the worst. Book-keeping in class II.A proved a fianco, serious blunders vitiating 70 per cent. of the papers.
The large hall of Queen's College was Conversation. One of the instructions to crowded at noon, to-day, on the occasion of the H.M. Inspectors of Schools in England in (Sir Matthew Nathan, R.B, K.C.M.G.) being understand the subject matter, which they annual prize distribution. H. E. the Governor to test the extent of which English boya present and handing the prizes to the successful have read. I have always pursued his excel- scholars. Amongst those present were the lent course, and find this year that boys in the Hon. Mr. F. H. May, C.MG., and Mrs. May, lower and preparatory schools have a very Consul General Romano, Hen. Dr. and Mrs. slight acquaintance with the meaning of sent. Gershom Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, before. Conversation, though creditable, is on Atkinson, Hon. Dr. Ho Kal, C.Mo.. Mrs. ences read by themselves but a few seconds Rev. T. W. Pearce, Mr. James, Miss W. the whole considerably below the standard at Wallace, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Craig, Miss Shel-noticeable in classes II-B, III B. Cf and IV B, Bateman, Misa Holmes, Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. tained in 1903, the weakness being specially bourne, Mr. and Mrs. Braidwood, Mr. and Miss English masters being responsible for this sub Seth, Rev. J. W. Southam, Mr. Ho Kom Tong, Ject in the three first named classes, it is mani Mr. E.A. Hewett, Mr. S. W. Teo, Mr. T. Piercy, fest that the source of the weakness must be Secretary to the Governor), Mr. J. Dyer Ball, The fact is that the cream of all the sections of Mr. Irving, Mr. R. A. B. Ponsonby (Private sought elsewhere than in the native teacher, Dr. Thompson, Rev. C. H. Hickling, Mr. J. J. cl 1V go into III. A. and similarly in other Leiria, Mr. and Mrs. Mooney.
classes, the B sections get boys of lower mental calibre.
there are more boys desirous of entering the school than can be received, showing an in- creased appreciation of the education offered at the principal boys' schools in the Colony, The division of the lower classes into Chinese and non-Chinese sections has affected an im provement which the report for 1903 showed was necessary. The school did well on the visits of the Inspector of Schools and at the Oxford Local Examinations and I would add that I had direct evidence at my own inspec. tion on September 26th that the teaching of the boys was thorough and the tone of the school good. I congratulate Mr. Piercy and his very capable staff on these results. The weak point of the School according to the report of the Inspector of Schools is his. tory. In spite of the distinction gained by Fdward Law, the Inspector calls attention to the fact that while the boys who presented themselves for the Oxford Local Examinations passed in geography, they were successful in less than half of their papers in history, seems to me possible that the lack of interest aroused in schools by the study of history may be due to the dullness of its groundwork con- sisting, as it generally does, largely of names and dates committed to memory. I have often thought whether this could not be avoided and some more attractive method of teaching in-proceedings terminated. troduced; but I have been forced to the con- clusion that names and dates easily and more permanently learnt in our in Stocks and Shares. Such instruction
school days than afterwards, and are the only can lead them to no ideals and hardly In cricket, under the fostering care of Mr. satisfactory scaffolding from which a sound even to that object of questionable desirability Brawn, our first and second teams have so far structure of historical knowledge can be after- the acquisition of wealth. I see little advant been invariably successful in their matches wards erected. It is true that unless one is en- age to be galoed from the study of algebra, with other schools in the Colony. We dowed with the memory of a Macaulay one and piber branches of mathematics, subjects have joined the new Football League and cannot carry a collection of dates through life. not likely to yield either profit or pleasure to a
though our boys are younger and smaller than
but if one starts with such a collection one has girl in after life. In science again, more than those of most other schools we intend to do incidents and penods between or round which in other subjects, the little knowledge likely to our best towards winning the Challenge Shield. to group the great movements of the world be gained in a girls' school may prove a dan Tennis and Fives are also played. At the development. I will give you one or two gerous thing. Ladies and Gentlemen: What Victoria Regatta, as no other school entered examples of this grouping. At the present have said has been addressed to you. It was for the Boys' Race, we sent in two crows and moment I am ashamed to say I do not possibly, as it was intended to be, above the the prize was carried off by the boat of which recall the exact date of the founding of heads of the boys and girls here. Children: IT, Jex was cox.
Rome or of the fall of Constantinople, but I We have had several pleasant interruptions know that Roman history limited in either am satisfied with the report that has been School Grant-An increase was made in made on your work during the past term. I to the monotony of routine. On Sept. 26th we
direction by those events, extended from about the school grant and we were able to send want you to go on working, hard, so that when were honoured by a visit from H.E. the Gover. saven and a half centuries before the Christian home an order for several school appliances you have finished your school course you will nor, who kindly devoted much of his valuable Era to nearly five centuries after R. The that were badly needed. Our school.rooms
be able to understand and talk about the time to a thorough inspection of the boys and first two and a half centuries were those with the new pictures and maps on the beautiful things that are described in buoks, premises and was vociferously cheered when a of the growth of Rome under the more walls, look much brighter, and the lessons with and are to be seen and heard in every corner holiday was announced. Through the kind- or less mythological kings. During the next the pictures to ilustrate them are much more of the earth, so that you may be able to ness of Mr. Taylor and Mr. H. C. Austen two period of nearly equal length Rome as a re- Attractive in the eyes of the juniors. There is help your parents in the house, and that the very enjoyable evenings were spent with the public extended over Italy. In the third period sill a want unsupplied and that is suitable girls when they marry may be companions 10 gramophone. The Rev. T. Wright gave an ofsome 250 years which brings us to the Christian readers for those learning to speak English. their husbands and that the Chinese girls may interesting lecture on his journey round the Era she became an empire covering the West The ordinary readers are either altogether too be of assistance to their mothers-in-law, The world, illustrated with lantern slides. The and South of Europe the North of Africa and childish in their ideas or else too advanced in statement in the report that has pleased me girls and boys of the two Diocesan Schools the East of Asia. It was close on 300 years
HEAD MASTER'S REPORT. language. It is surprising the long and difficult most is the favourable mention of your con-
had an enjoyable Christmas picnic in the before this empire began to break up and for Dr. G. H. Bateson Wright, D. D. (Oxon),
I append à repost by the normal master, Mr. words that are used in English Children's duct, and of the improvement in mauners launch Dragon (kindly lent by E. A. Hewett, another 1000 years its traditions and forms Head Master, read the following report, which Tauner, upon the pupil teachers under his story books.
among the Chinese girls. I wish now to pre. Esq) to Little Hongkong; an amusing pro- lingered as is the Easter Empire with its capital was addressed to the Hon. Mr. F. H. May, charge. I agree with him that they have all Examination. Our school was examined sent a special prize to the best conducted girl gramme of sports was carried out and after tes at Constantinople. The fall of that city which Colonial Secretary: have the honour to sub-worked well, and paid great attention. I can. before the Xmas holidays and the Inspector of the senior class, and Mrs. Bateman has said prizes and gifts were presented to all, Mr. J. sent classical learning wandering westward oc- mit the annual report an Queen's College for not sprak too highly of the manner in which took away the exercise dooks of the Chinese that that prize should be presented to Miss Ida Sullivan, of Amoy, kindly contributing to the curring as it did about the same time as the inven. the year 1994. The total number on the roll Mr. Tanner has discharged his duties as nor learning English to judge of the pupils' progress Noms.
tion of printing and the early maritime discover- was 1,501, the average daily attendance being mal master, he seems specially adapted to the by them. Some of the classes had a short
les produced the first great movement of Europe 1,000: both figures are in excess of those reach work, and shows considemble tact in encourag oral examination and some did papers set by
the Rennaissance. The height of that movement ed in 1903 and form a record. Our attendances, ing these young teachers. 1 must confess, Mr. Irving. We have not had the Report yet,
was at a date which always clings to my memory which in England would be the object of con. however, that after my observation of the ex- and so cannot quite tell whether to feel jubilant
the year 1492. In that year a new world gratulation and envy, were seriously affected cellence of the course of lnstruction given in or sad,
was discovered across the Atlantic. The Mua by the phenomenal number of cases of bri. conversation, I was disappointed in the actual sulman who had so recently gained a footing beri. The slight diminution in fees, $313, is knowledge displayed at the examination. Even in the East was finally expelled from western due to the unprecedented exodus, in the first in the preparatory school I could not accept as Europe by the conquest of Grenada and the half of the year, of the boys from the upper conversation "That is Queen's College, Bir, &c. death of Lorenzo the Magnificent and also in school, which in March consisted of day boys. No boy could indicate and name in succes the downfall of Florence the city par excel. The vacant accommodation was as far as pos- Queen's College to the Clock Tower forfrom
sion the streets he would pass in going lence of art and learning where the Tuscan |sible utilised for the preparatory school where painters, Michel Angelo, Galileo, Pico, and the the fees are lower. It is much to be regretted Civil Hospital. There was also an astounding Platonists and a host of others flourished that parents and guardians do not recognise ignorance of the locality of the Gool. Again it under the enlightened patronage of the Med- that it is a penny-wise-and-pound-foolish policy
would appear that pictures do not convey ici. As the Renaissance was the movement to curtail the bay's education just when it is clear ides to the Chinese mind; one boy called of the 15th century to was the Reformation ripening in'order to eam so much the earlier a
a green A!!! studded with trees a cloud, neveral that of the 16th. The close of the 17th century few dollars a month. Parents have often sub-pointed to a car as as animal, casons and was marked by the growth of modern scientifle sequently deplored the fatal mistake they have dates, human dress and relationships appear to and philosophic ideas and the desire for freedom || thus made,
have been entirely forgotten after a careful which acted against the oppression of the The total number of applicants for seats in drilling of several months. Strange to say one ruling classes produced the great upheaval of 1904 was 682, of which 160 (or 13 par cent) fall. of the best classes at conversation was the bot the French Revolution in the last decader of ad to satisfy the simple entrance test in Chinese, tom class VIII C composed of boys who en- the 18th century. The absolutism of Napo- and 69 more were refused for want of room.tered in September (not in March) The pup!! leon at the commencement of the 19th century Thus 453 boys were admitted. On the other teachers passed a very creditable examination was the natural reaction from the success of hand, 495 boys left in the course of the year translations and in practical and theoretical in dictation, grammar, geography, composition, the Revolution, and the quiet period that So long ago at in my annual report, January followed the downfall of Napoleon was again 1896, 1 pointed out that, while this annual teaching. Chan Sz-yul came out head of the a reaction from the stirring times of the war change of one-third of the total number of which lasted during the domination of Europe. scholars is prejudicial to the best interests of This quiet time gave birth to the industrial education, it has always obtained in the history movement which characterised the latter half of this college, ie for over forty years, The annual distribution of prizes, in connec
Eof the ninet enth century. I will now leave fa the Estimates, $66,689 were voted for kon with the above School, took place at noon,
the general history of Europe in order to give Queen's College, of this sum only $50,411 were to-day, B. E. the Governor (Sir Matthew
you an example from English history of the expended, including Crown Agents Account, Nathan, R.E., K.C.K.O.) giving away the prizes
use of dates as bistorical scaffolding." The The total amount of fees was $29,048, and to the successfal students. The Rt. Rev. the The four boys in Standard VII, did excel. year 1215 is familiar to you all as the date of minor sums were paid to the credit of the Colaese girls studying English (2 hours only, Bishop of Hongkong presided, and was suplent papers, and gave evidence of understand. the signing of Magna Charta in the reign of Government, leaving $37,337 as the Govern daily). Kwan Un Yau. Lal Yuk. ported by, in addition to His Excellency, Revs ing and appreciating what had been taught John. This King was nicknamed Lackland ment share of expenditure on Queen's College
Needlework.. Martha Peterson. a. lvy. T. Johnson, T. W. Pearce, W. Bridie, J. H. them,
because he lost his French territories. The for the year 1994 chargeable to the public, it LeeChorey, 3. Annie Olso. 4. Mabel Mooney, France, W.J. Southam, J. Wells, Gottschalk, J. Of the eighteen boys in Standard V1, the result of this loss was that the Plantagenets, is to be noted that though in the Estimates 5. Lee Ut Ying. 6. Li King Yung.
Guttmas, Hon. Dr. Atkinson, Meun. R. A. B. first six on the list did very well indeed, while from Norman Dukes, holding England by right there was an increase for expenditure of 58,145 Seniors-Ida Name Juniors. Ponsonby, G. Piercy (the Headmaster), E. A more than half obtained more than jo per cent. of conquest, became English Kings who con- the actual increase of cost to the Government
Hewett, H. Sykes, R. Matthagy, J. Vanstone, W. Twelve of the twenty-eight scholars com-aldered that they had claims on the Norman was only $5,184 for normal master, an ad D. Braidwood, H, Baker and sibers, the come priving Standard V. were awarded over 60 per | Ducky. The battle of Agincourt in 1415, and | ditional English master, five vernacular masters
Is October of last year we had the honour of receiving our new Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, at our school. He expressed satisfac. tion with what he saw. We were only sorry he had so little time to spare us, but before coming to as he had been at Queen's College and that being
large a school had taken up most of the time.
Perhaps we may have the pleasure of another and more lengthý visit another day, when we can show him more of what we do.
Mia Noma then came forward and received
the prize from His Excellency.
expenses.
The health of all bas been remarkably good, there being an almost entire absence of main- rial fever, wounds and bruises incidental to football and cricket being almost the only ailments.
The Committee are considering a scheme for the further development and Improvement of the Institution.
Mr. Irving, on behalf of the Bead Mistress and Staff, thanked His Excellency very sincerely for his kindness in coming there to distribute the prizes They did not forget that this was not the first by many occasions on which he had distributed prizes in their schools, and be thought if His Excellency would allow The charitable side of the work is not him to say so, the results were likely to be neglected and in fact is increasing. In addition most satisfactory. Their scholars were stimu to 4 orphans supported by the Freemasons, lated by receiving prizes at the hands of the there are 6 boarders entirely dependent on the representative of His Majesty the King, and school for board, clothing and education, as any words of advice or encouragement coming well as others on reduced fees. Two English from such a source, were likely to have a last-boys born in Auitralia have been rescued, one ing effect. With regard to the views His Ex-sent us by R.M. Consul at Amay, from actual cellency had expressed in regard to female slavery, in the interior and the other sent us education, be hoped they would do their best by the Ladies' Benevolent Society, evidently a H. E. the Governor distributed the prizes as to embody them is a practical form,
case of kidnapping for slavery.
Our best thanks are again due to the follow- ing friends who have kindly contributed prizes: Mrs. Stebs, Hon. Wel Yuk, Rev. F. T. John son, Messis. L. Arnold, F. B. L. Bowley, T. Edwards, Fung Wa Chan, H. Hastings, E. A Hewett, Ho Fook, Ho Tung, J. Olson, A. Rumjaho, Sin Tak-fan..
follows
PRIZE LIST.
ENGLISH DIVISION.
Class L-Elia Hyndman, Ester Noma, M. Peterson. Class 1-Wan Ying Ching, Oliva Lee Chooly, May Kiu. Class III-Mabel Long, Mary Lindbloom, Agnes Lea. Clais IV-Nellie Ray, Kitty Hung, Daisy Crolius. Class V-Mabil Mooney, May Lesbirel, Ethel Mooney,
CHINESE LEARNING ENGLISH, Class III-Li King Ngo, Tsui Mai Ngo, Lo Lai Wa. Class 1-Chan Wei Cheung, Rodney Lee Chosey, Charlotte Gittins. Clasa 11 (8.).— Li King Yung, Cissie Johansson, Hung Kai Mui. Class 1-Luk Ngan, A Lin, Yung Nai Chi. Yung Kam Kag.
Kitty Hung.
· Map Drawing, Annie Lesbirel,
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This concluded the business, the children after singing the National Anthem, giving three cheers as the Governor left the building.
THE DIOCESAN SCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE.
ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF FRIZES,
THE GOVERNOR ON THE STUDY OF HISTORY.
The report of the
SCRIPTURE EXAMINATION
held this month, by Rev. P. Jenkins, is as follows:-
Taking into consideration that most of the boys are taught and examined in what to them is a foreign language, the result of the Scrip ture Examination is very sutisfactory,
I heartily endorse the rare given in the report of the independent examiners to the five masters of the vernacular achpol for their effi clent and successful teaching in subjects and an lines entirely new to them. 1 was particul arly struck with the excellent discipline main tained by them, which shows a marked 'im provement on the conditions ten years ago, when an audible hush from the master heralded the approach of the headmaster, Six masters, in cluding my Chinese teacher, sat in conclave ta mark all the papers and agree upon fattures: and order of merit, 738 boys were examined, one third being in the bottom class, and one. thirteenth in the top. 97 per cent of the boys passed. A satisfactory feature was the laude