ST. PAUL'S GIRL'S SCHOOL
THE BUILDING COM. MITTEE'S WORK,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, JANUARY
YMCA, already mentioned, there formation of the
Chinese Education, For Girls. site, was were also prises awarded by the $250,000; but since the plans were To my minds, there is a greater Hok Roi Library Committee for prepared by the architects, Messrs. used for our girls than ered for literary efforts, six of which were Little, Adams and Woods.. has our boys to know their language won by our School, when only been computed that the cast would well before trying to acquire a ļeight essays were sent in by us be nearer $300,000. The plans foreign language; for the girls of ifer the contest. This result is have been passed by the Building to-day are the potential mothers of The celebration the Third due to the conscientious work of Authority, and a perspective of the the future. It is the mother who Graduation and anual prize dis the Staff, who, without exception, fine building, as it would look when first teaches her babes the la
St Paul's tribution
Girls' assessed a retaine zest for educa-completed, is now in your hands. Suage of the heart, and it is the School took place at the Theatre tion. Royal last evening
uf
Chow Shou-sen, Hou
Government's Generosity.
the site and the monetary giant from the Government, and she has been equally tireless and successful in raising fund
"Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honour and pleasure to have Lady Stabbs with us today. gracions presence sets the seal of approval on the aims and ideals of
Her
the School and affords final proof of the worthiness of the appeal which it is now my privilege and de- light to make publicly." (Applause)
School's
mother who exercises the greatest The Building Committee have
influence on her children in the His Lordship "Mrs. Grace, when distributing carefully considered the question one. The aim of this School is the Bishop of Victoria presided, the prizes to our girls last year of cutting down the aire of the so to train the girls as to fit them
a prise for building as designed, 30 as to
A Big Step Forward. and among the large gathering very kindly offered
are taught the sane and practica! The Chairman said that after present were Lady Stubbs, Captain good conduct, and we thank her reduce the cost, but they came to for that great task. These girls
[the HE the sincerely for this encouragement.
conclusion that with the
wisdom of Confucius, based on the hearing the reports of Miss Woo to Neville, AR C.
School rapidly expanding as it is, family, and wisely adapted to our and the Hon. Mr. Kotowall they trovernor, Hon. Mr. E. A Irving (Director of Education), Hon. Mr. "In June last we received notice it would be unwise and, in fact, social life which has, in funda-tall realised that a great step for-1 Mr. H. from our land-lady to quit our false economy to so amend the mentals, changed so little since the ward had been taken this year by Kotewall Mr. J. M. Wong, Mr. Lam(present premison. We would have plans, which were expressly draw days of that great sage. The girls St. Paul's Girls' School Mr. Kate
would have up with a view to future expansion. Woo and other prominent Chinese been homeless and
been compelled to close the School. This, then, leaves us, in spite ofiare also brought in contart with wall had expressed the
indebtedness to the Government gentlemen.
Christ's teaching-meekness, self- As in former years opportunity but for the kindness of the lady in the $50,000 promised by the Govthe iritual beauty and virtues of was taken of the occasion by the Permitting us to stay on for atlerement, and the $109,000 already sacrifice, loving forbearance, and and other supporters. for their! least another year. As something secured privately, with $141.000 true kindliness. That is why St. generosity; but he would like to School of entertaining these present had to be done, the Government still to raise. I am, however, Paul's Girls' Schro! has so strong say how much they owed to Mr. by a varied programme of songs, was asked to grant us a free sits ident that it is dances, etc. carried out by the for a permanent school building power to raise this sum, consider appealed to the sympathy of the Koterall himself as chairman of the Lady Stubbs then gave away the pupils, whose efforts received the and a strong Building Committeeable though it is, if the readiness thinking Chinese, be they Con- Building Fund Committee.
with which those who have promis-fucianists or Christians. And that hearty appreciation of the large was formed under the distinguished the first $100,000, can be taken why I have never hesitated to ask any one, who believes in the right education of girls, to give this School such help as was in bis power.
audience.
The annual report of the school of which the following were extracts, was read by the Headmistress Miss Wan
not beyond our
ed chairmanship of the Hon. Mas a fair indication.
R. H. Kotewall. To the great joy!
"I must not omit to mention that
"I have heard it said that the of the School, the Government very generously acceded to our request, needs of the Colony in the field of and granted to us a site measuring education are so numerous and so over 30,000 sq. ft. between Kes varied that it is possible to com-the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son, Mr. aedy Road and Macdonnell Road. mend to the generosity of On this area we shall not only Community many other institutions
B ser have reem
erect a building werking in that field. But St. adequate for our useds for some Paul's Girls' School seems to me to
OWD have fill. a niche of its
"We are indeed grateful ; clads Stulti-ing having so kindly some to this prize-gising, and 11, is source of rejaiding to us to that she is completely restored,
health.
The
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vears to come.
but
also
As regards the progress of the a Ruilding Scheme. I leave
to you in detail."
Progress of Building Scheme.
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on
prizes.
Before the gathering dispersed Mr. Kotewall said: "I am desired by the Chairman to say that as this is the last occasion on which the
Director of Education will be with
us and as he has done a lot for the the Liang Shi-yi, ex-Premier of China,
and Mr. Yeung Wing-tal, ex-Civil school we wish to take this oppor our tunity to express our very grateful Governor of Canton, are
The fact thanks to him and also wish him Building Committee. our that these gentlemen have interest-many years of happy retirement”
the scheme in
The Hon. Mr. Irving thanked Mr. imple space for a playground. educational structure. It affords ed themselves in
sound Chinese education to this practical way is the best evid Kotewall for his remarks and 'said "We are today celebrating the
it to Chinese girls, giving special atten-ence that the School is worthy of he was glad to have this opportunity Third Graduation of our Chung Hek Class, and the extupletion of the the Hon. Mr. Kotewall to report tion to the classics to domestic the support of the Community saying good bye to the school
ecocomy or household management. Nor must we omit to express our He wished to
congratulate the ninth year of the Sciol
to thrift, and to physical culture, grateful thanks to the Hon. Mr. higher number of pupis on the roll
while strictly preserving that Irving and Mr. Fletcher for the Headmistress for the very satisfac in the year 1 way 10 which
the sympatheti: and practical support tory position in which the School In submitting his report the Hon.sense of propriety, which is shows that we have again "grown Mr. Kotewall (Chairman of the inborn characteristic of the they have given to par riflerts; to was at present. He had heard Miss out of nur clothes." We have been
Building Committee), said:
Chinese girl. It is, I believe, one Mr. A. H. Hollingsworth for, the Wo many times; in fact he had known her when she was a young very fortunate in our Staff, which
"The building in which, the of the only two schools in Hong-great treable he has taken in con is composed of nine met and nine School is at present housed is only kong-and the larger one-which nection with the grant of the site; girl at school and it was proof of teen women. uine of whom
rented, and is inadequate to its give a higher education in Chinese and, above all, to His Excellency the the good education Hongkong gave' part-time teachers, and five needs, while its location is grow to girls. On a previous occasion, invernar for the geperias grant of to girls to see Miss You the Head- mistress of a school of which he serving in an honorary capacity. ing more noisy and less suitable in another, place, I dwelt upon the land and money.
boys 3 I desire also to testify to the cald say without making invidious "We are Anding more and more as the traff on the narrow Caine necessity for giving our
the mother-
wonderful way in which Miss Woocomparison the Colony need not be the importance of Physical Culture, Road increases. For three or four careful training in
He hoped has inspired in all i whom she has ashamed (Applause) for it makes a tremendous difference wears. the Committee of Manage-tongue. I said in effect, that no 3 foreign in the health of the girls. Had irment had been hoping to have a acquired facility in not been for the kindness of the permanent building, but want of language can make up for weak-jappealed for help, complete Captain Superintendens i Police, funds prevented the realisation of hess in the speech which binds usfidence in car ability to carry this was untiring in her efforts to secure Mr. Wolfe, and of the YMCA their hopes. At the beginning of in thought and sympathy to those scheme to a successful issue. Committee, in giving as permission last year the School had notice to of our own blood and traditions.
were were
to use the Police play ground and the Gymnasium, respectively, for
quit. This brought matters to a head, for the Committee could find
no other premises, and would have
some mornings in the week, been compelled to close the School
girls would have been deprived of their physical training. They begin to show that they realize the valve
but for the kindness of the owner
in permitting it to remain for at least another year." It was then
of it by their regular attendance clear to all that a permanent build- at the gymnastic classes, but it is ing had become an urgent neces- still considered by some people tosity; and the Headmistress. Miss be improper for girls to fun, jamp Woo, after having enlisted the or swim I sincerely hope that the support of some leading Chinese to provide such a parents will cooperate with us, and in a scheme encourage their children to get building, and with the approval of the physically t When we have our the Committee. applied to
Government for a site. Thanks to own building we shall be able to pay greater attention to physical the sympathetic interest shown in
the project by the culture, which is a needed Education, Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving), the present generation of girla
and by the then Acting" Colonial) Secretary, Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher). the Government most generously granted to the School a valuable area of over 50,000
Chinese Education. "Five of the Chung fok girls speceeded in securing half of the prizes offered by the YMCA for site of an
Director of
the best casays written is the sq. feet. between Kennedy Road vernacular Du "Thrik." The other and Macdonnell Road, with a pro- half was wen by boys from Emised grant of $50,000 towards the different schools in Hongkong and of the building, provided that proud of this $200,000 was raised for this pur- Aaccess. "because it proves that the pose by private subscription and
Canton
We are
cot that St. Paul's Girls' School would
She
permanent and better building in be housed in aerr commodious and
one or two years' time.
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inferior to that given in bogs vercated by the Government. nacular schools, especially as it is "The existing Committee saw no the general opinion that girls in difficulties in complying with these Hongkong de
ale two conditions, and accordingly opportunity for a good education în accepted with gratitude the site their own language as boys. We and the proposed donation. A are fulfilling our air in giving the Building Committee was at once the appointed, and subsequently the girls a sand education in
honour of vernacular, hat it is the hope of the members did me the Committer also to provide when electing me their Chairman. Up to the present $109,000 has been our own building is erected, the raised, and you will be interested to English instructions to Matrienlation hear that the eatire amount has standard, so that we do not have been secured from or through to pass on var pupils to another some of the members" of the Build- school when they finish theiring Committee. It is my great Chinese studies with us.
pleasure to announce here the
"The girls showed keen interest names of these generous donors their studies. They showed and helpers: Mr. Lam Woo, Mr. marked improvements in Arith-Kan Hutz-chio, Mr. Mok Kon- metic and Geography, which shang, Mr. Mok Ching-kong, and formerly were the weakest sub- Mr. Lee Hy-son have each given jects in the School. The standard $10,000; while Mr. Wong Kwok- of our present graduates, 13 inshuen and Mr. Li Yak-tong have umber is higher than that of the contributed $2,000 each. Mr. Lee two previous classes both in Hy-son, Mr. Kan Tong-po, Mr. Kan Ying-po, Mr. Li Tse-fong and Mr. Chinese and in English. This class Li Sing-ku have each guaranteed has set the others examples of love $10,000 and Mr, Kwok Yau-ting bas of knowledge pursued with per guaranteed $5,000. The school is severante in overcoming difficul-under a deep debt of gratitude to ties, and readiness in bearing res these gentlemen for their most ponsibilities. I learn that several generous contributions and guar- of them are continuing their antees. But the amount 80 far studies in English either in the promised, large as it is, is still far! Colony or abroad, and 1. am sure short of that actually required for! that wherever they go they will the purpose. prove themselves to be worthy of their old school.
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