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ERIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1927.
obtained from Home, an English teacher with previous experience of the phone system is a sine qua don. A half-time mistress for an hour or two in the forenoons would suffice. The Sports Bide.
'AMID DEADLY GERMS.
PROF. SPAHLINGER'S
· GALLANT WORK.
At the prize distribution of the
Our now Urdu books arrived from Ellis Kadoarle School for Infans, Indla early in the year, and rapid (yesterday, Mr. J. Ralston, Head- and steady progress has been made
Geneva, January 3-Tho riska master, read the following report: in overy class under the instruction to which bacteriologists are sub- of a new Urdu mister, supervisedjeci, word strikingly shown by an During the year ending Dec. 41 1920 the school was opened on 225 by Mr. Bishon. Detation compost diccident in Prof. Spuhlingor's tion, grammar and translation are dayn, a decrease a compared with on integral parts of the Urdu Laboratory, when a glass flask 192e due to the latter year being
containing huge quantities of viru- an augmented one of thirteen months, syllabus. The maximum otirolment Increa: eil
II.B. the Governor, Sir Ceel Cle-lent tuberculosis cultures explod. school in the ad, scattering millions of deadly by Ave 1b 112, and the average menti, visited the percentage attendance throughout spring and after seeing the class
over Spahlinger the whole year was the high figure their work he wrote on the school germs of 974
log book, "I Insported this Belsool throughout the whole laboratory. today and was much pleased with Spahlinger, in order that his os.
The atiendance is excel-sistants might not contract dis all 1 B lent and the school s beautifully
onses, allowed none to enter the sitanted."
room in which he remained for several hours, changing 'his clo- thes, and disinfecting himself, and cleaning the laboratory. Thia. is. the second time that such a mis- hap, had occurred to Spählinger, but it is hoped that his strong im- munity against tuberculosis will the germs he has inhaled.
La June Mr. Abdullah returned from India and replaced a Chinese temporary master who was LILI- ferred to another district school. Alr. Bialen Singh and his leave in India extended owing to ill-health and returned to his duties liere in July.
Beiling Progeena
the
Ping-pong, football, cricket and tennis are played "by practically all boys, and nearly every pupil in the school compete in the various Faves at our anindal "schoal sports held on Decoraber 27 on the LR.C. ground. For permission to use this ground at any time I am very grateful to the scamille f the
A small portion of the playground has just repeally been covered in a very much needed improvement to the school building. It will now be possible for all boys to vacate class | club. rooms during recess and tifin even
on a very wet or very sunny day,veral education walks and taunch be sufficient to protect him amint
For this year the P.W.D. has pro- mised as the completion of a modern sanitary system.
The long-suffering school garden, ke the rust of Hongkong, went through trying times during the finods of fast summer. Os three different occasion we had to exer- vnto our plots and beds from under two fort of decempoxed gruite washed from the hill slopes behind.
pics have been held, and the masters and boys have on
these excursions gradually built up a small. bat Interesting collection of acu- shella under the supervision of Mr. Khan. On one outing last month twenty boys und Lwo masters managed to reach the-summit Tao Shan.*
of
I trust the new ullahs since gandeia greater extent during the year, and the turfing which has been done will make
il
Ferarrence
dismater impossible,
Library and Health.. The school library, has been used personally superintend the issue of books and have added to the shelves Citis
a small number of books suitable Why discipline throughout,
the for the very youngest hdys. It is re- school has been exceptionally good.markable bow keen some of them have No corporal punishment has been become on home reading, and I con administered in the school for the sider that it is never loo early to in
esteste a desire to read something last eight months,
more than is prescribed for class The Phonic Method,
Work Once again in the open examina-The health of the school has been tion for entrance to Queen's College every bay in Class-4 was sueressful uniformly good throughout the year, and in the lower classes 88 per cent
fact borne out by the extremely of attendance. passed in the and examination high parentage
There may be many causes for this set and marked by the staff then- be able to state that the Reseruling to attach some importance to selves. During 1920 I am pleased improvement in health but I feel in- eatness in all subjects has greatly the regular systemte drillsson
I started in which is
in 1926. In addition, improved. This is hoch to react
on. favourably on the actual subjects swimming, parties went three times
werk last themselves. «
summer to the public beach at North Point. Admission was Tree by permission of the Govern fram and the visits were continued in charge of masters during the sum- mer-bulidays
Affer the summer holidays 1 f trodured the phonic method teaching reading in the infant Paum, an innovation which has mit, with very marked success. The le
I take this opportunity of thanking propres, is much greater than under all friends of the school who assisted the old alphabetical methodia, with an as financially to buy prizes and the almost pobolievable improvement mementoes which were distributed al in pronunciation. However, ly take the annual sports. Lastly, "I offer fall advantage of the new apparatus my personal thanks to my assistants and phonic primera which LÏ, have|on the staff, both Indian and Chin-"
PROGRESS OF THE TIMES.
OFF WITH THE OLD
AND
.:
ese, for their loyal co-operation dur. ing the year and "als to Mi. Ar- culli for his advice on certain ques- tions connected with the school
The prize list was as follows: Class 4.-1st Prize and Government Scholarship terable at Queen's College for 3 years, For Dill; 2nd Prize and
K. Scholarship tenable at Queen's College for 3 years, Garbachan Singhs. Government Half Scholarship tenable at Queen's College for 3 years, A. M. Rumjaan
for
Class 5.1st Prize and Government Scholarship tenable at E. K. I. School S. M. Rumjah; English Prize, Hari one year, D. M. Khan; 2nd Prize
Singh; Urdu Prize, Gurbux Singhi »
Sir
Class 61st Prize and Government Scholarship tenablo at Indian School for one year, "Yusha el Arculli; 2nd Prize, Man Singh.
Class 7-1st Prize and Goverment
Prize; Malimoni Khan; Baglish Prize, Scholarship tonable, at Indian School for one year, Yusuf Shamsuddin: 2nd 'd. Wahab Urdu Prize, Balwant Singh.
Class SA-tat Prize and Govern- ment Scholarship tenable at Indian School for one year, Vizir Ahmed; 2nd Prize, Bashir Ahmed; English Prize, A. R." Markar: Urdu Prize. Darshan Singh.
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Class Bb: 1st Prize and Govern- ment Scholarship tonable at Indian School for one year, Ibrahim; 2nd Prize, Mah'd. Shuff; English Prize, Abe Hassan: Urdu Prize, Jaggit Singh.
Special prize for progress present ed by Mr. A. R. Sutherland, Hari Singh.
"Attendance; (100% for 4 years).--- K. Nazarin,
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