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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
Colony. If ther teach, Kindergarten at
then have the same system in all the sobiblique
The Director of Education: It is only intended to try this EX- periment at the fag end of the term,
Mr. Wylie: I fear, Sir, that H that is "done the members of this
It arose from a question put by Board may be accused of having Mr. B. Wylie, who asked the Direcfads and fancies, of chopping and tor of Education (the Hon. Mr. E. changing about, and I do not want Irving) what steps the. Department that impression to get about. proposed to take with regard to The Director of Education: R the recent appointment of a seems that we may be accused Meatesseri mistress at Victoria of almost anything. It is no mas British School.
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the appointment. The lady in Mr. Wylie: I propose that this question-Miss Kennedy-held the particular teacher teaches kinder National Union higher certificate, Sarten as taught in other schools
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He thought it
garten system in Hongkong at all. pointed to come out here for the They spoke somewhat loosely at purpose of teaching kindergarten. their schools 39 kindergarten as taught in this Colony. schools, but what was taught was The Director of Education point- something in the nature of the led out that the experiment would primary education given in the not last very long. United Kingdom, and that system was rather important that mem- quite a number of ladies with thebers of the Board should know Freebel Institute certificate had something about the system and adopted without any difficulty. He then they would be in a position did not anticipate any dieulty in to know something of what they the case of Miss Kennedy. As were talking about. Personally he matter of fact he thought it would knew very little about the Mox- te rather interesting to find quessor system and he rather wel little more about the Montessori tomed the opportunity of seeing.
taught. system, and he believed that Mfr.
Ralphs had arranged that the ter- cher should take a small class in the system at Victoria School and see how she got on with it.
Objections.
Mr. Wylie: If we decide to teach Montessori in future then we shall require Montessori mistresses.
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The Director of Education: do not think there is the slightest possibility of adopting the Mon- Jir. Wye objected to the teach-tessori system. ing of Montessori at the Victoria British School. He did not object
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Mr. Wylie: Then I do not sze any reason for the change. It is to the system itself. Sectuse "he only tinkering with the subject. was not sufficiently qualified to Mr. Ralphs said it was art in- say whether it was good or bad. tended to change the system. The They did know, however, that lady in question had already fallen the Lady câme
the into the present system, Colony ader the impression Mr. Wyle: I do not think it is Phat she
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that system. She is here for a specific she had applied for certain mate- purpose, and if she canot do it rials for that purpose. When the he should be sent home, Sub-Committee reported no. the Mr. A. F. B. Silva-Nerto second- jquestion of education for British ed Mr. Wylie's resolution. He children, the Beard adopted its re-suggested that 1 sub-committee part almost in its entirety, and it should be appointed to study the was understood there would be whole question before coming to four Kindergarten schools in theja final decision, [Clony to feed a centrul British;
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The motion was then put to the meeting and carried.
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The Director of Education: I The Director of Education: That The Director of Edarution: 1 think IT is a matter for think we shall all be prepared to seems to work out correctly. Education: separate motion. I think you hanercept that. Primary schools.
better confine yourself to the m Mr. Wylie: "Kurdergarten ton before us. Ischnola"
British, Peak and Yaurai Schoels. TWO INDIANS VICTIMISED. the words used in were
Mr. Wylie asked how many of Dr. Woodman stated that he
The Director
masters The Rev. Dr. Pearce asked for the eight assistant Education:
and examined 62.boys and 45 girls ati Primary schlole" were the words information regarding the precise the eleven assistant mistresses the Kowloon School, three boya used in the report to the Govern- terms in which kindergarten teach required to complete the teaching and two girls belaz absent. Gen- ing for the Colony was described staff for the year 1921 had been ferally the health of the undren
Two Indians were seized by robbers neat the Marco Polo Bridge Mr. Wylle: I am talking about when the Government was seeking appointed since the last meeting was excellent. There were
Was of the Board.
cases of, bad teeth and two of on Sunday. the report made to this Board by teachers from Home. the Sub-Committee. [ have no particular system named or was it The Director of Education re- anaemia. Generally speaking all The robbers "took two hundres! thing to do with what sent called in general terms "kinderlied that since the last meeting of the children had increased in dollars and carried off to the hills to the Government. Mr. Wylie garten teaching?"
the Board two ladies had been ap-height. The younger children had the prisoners when some villagers". went on to say that Kindergarten The Director of Education: A pointed from Home, and were now gained very little da weight and subseqüently rescued. schools were recommended at Kow-Teacher must have the Froebel on their way out. No masters had several had lost weight, which was loon. Causeway Bay, the Peak and certificate. The Director of Educa-been appointed from Home. He to be expected after the summer. later 05 at Quarry Bay. Hision added that he had requested had, however, obtained the sans-The older children, especially the point was that if they were going the teacher in question to carry tion of the Government for the boys, had put on weight and nearly to have a kindergarten system for en for one month the Montessori appointment of a master locally fall had grown over an inch since. the schools, it was wrong to teach system. He wanted to see what recruited, Mr. Chay, who was the last examination. One hoy
lish Schools (Mr. E. Ralphs), the the children of one particular school she was doing. They might pick educated at Home, passed the Lon-had grown three inches and gain- another system. They must have up some hints.
don Matriculation with a Univer-ed 16 lbs. The general health of acting Inspector of Vernacular the same system taught in all the) Asked by the Chairman to repeat sity degree, and had been teaching the children was much better than Schools (Mr. R. A. D. Forrest), schools AJ that the children his resolution Mr. Wylie said his for many years in Peking. He ap- expected. Some of the recent ar- Mrs. Hickling, Rev. T. W. Pearce,
3 fully could be Interchanged. Personally motion was that the Board stick peared to be
qualified rivals felt the hot weather more Rev. Fr. H. Valtorts, Dr. Wan ha was sorry the question had one system for all the schoola. man, just the man he wanted for than those who had been out Man-kai, Mr. B. Wyle, Mr. H. BL cropped-up.
Dowbiggin, Mr. A. F. E. Siks He did not know the Jir. H. B. L. Dowbiggin: The some of the schools. lady's name. but he could under existing system"
The members present at the Netto, Mr. U. Rumjahn, Mr. 3. W. ethod that a public discussion! Mr. Wylie: Yes, the existing even masters and nine mistresses meeting were the Director of Tsp and the Secretary (Mr. Y. P..
he embarrassing to her system.
Education, the Inspector..of Eug-
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