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BANK HOLIDAYS.
WOMEN AND EDUCATION
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will be closed for the transaction of Public Business br Wednesday and Thursday, the 25th and 26th December, 1935, (Xmas Holidays).
-X'MAS SHOPPING HOURS
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Friday, 20th ... Saturday, 21st Sunday, 22nd Monday, 23rd Tuesday, 24th
8.8.m. to 11 b. 8.m. to 10 p.m. 8 h.. to 8 pm.
sound proof. Celling fans have been installed In the new building, which is not so open to the Lyemoon breezes. Equipment very good. - Many ....na- tionalities attend this school, ao in addition to English, instruction in French, Portuguese and Chinese In provided. Discipline very good. The garten is of material assistance, for school a very efficient. The Kinder-
its children are aliovä
required or thes of standard when The annual distribution
they pass into Class.. prizes and cortineates of St. The essays, written by Clagach 1 and Mary's School, Kowloon, a branchining, given to the pupils. Bluch 2 provided evidence, of the sound of the Italian Convent, was held interest in Caken in drawing, painting, on Saturday, when Professor · Is music and neädlework. Forster, of the Hongkonging unit of Univeralty, presented the awards Nine pupils sat for the School Certificate Examination and six were to the successful girls, and pre-successful, securing in all four distinc sided over the function.
Hons in English, three in Religiou Knowledge, three in Domestic Science And ons In Arithmetic.
Prior to the reading of the School Shakespeare's "Macbeth" Report, was presented by the girls. The play and was acted with great sincerity enthusiasm, and reflected credit on the actors and those who trained them
The outstanding performer was un- doubtedly Bella Marr, who gave a though all of splendid characterisation of Laity fects one of
Thi
I will not discuss here the con- venlence of the School Certificate, but I may add that it is a plty our three failed candidates should go off in life without ad official Certificate, even
and
Distine-
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the satisfaction
year, we had the
cellently, and her portrayal of scheming, crafty, wicked lady, carned of seeing a pupil of ours, entering the her much applause Jeannette Marr Hongkong University, the first of our
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do Bot End we hope she will be
future.
by many others in
the examples of our Foundress, the Venorable Magdalen of Canosso, the
ly notable was her performance in the scene of the murder and Intor at the banquet. The
roles of Duncan and Banque adequately filled by Lolita
was very good as Macboth. BASEMENT whose
death recurs thin
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tributions will begin in May next and will be of beneft in the following November,
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The bill follows in its main lines the recommendations of the Unem. ployment
Insurance Committee except In that it provides a somewhat highm rate of contribution and weekly benefit of fourteen shillings in case of an adult male worker instead of the Committee's twelve shillings. employer, employed and state will each contribute four pence half. penny per week.
The scheme is financially self-con- tained and will bear no Habilities in respect of the general unemployment schome-British Wireless.
Tho
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were
BK, much 颗赳 spectively.. Ruby, Moy, la. Marr our possibility allows, in solving the and Katy Marr, as the three witches
the education problem were very good, their weird dances children, and open our doors to all and wild exclamations, to the accom- who otherwise would go without even paniment of rushing wind and tum- the most elementary education. This been givin blings, and against a background of year 93 children have wild country, thrilled the audienco.completely
free schooling. books, Other roles of lords, Indies, attendants clothes and occasionally food, while and murderers, were in, well-trained 102 others are here at reduced fees. hands.
For 40 of the latter group the Society
players. Everything was done with giving us
Mention must be made of the of St. Vincent de Paul, the Benevolent elaborate scenery and costumes of the Society, and the Liga Portuguesa are most generous help for sincerity and care of detall. The fact which we thank them heartily. that the play lasted an hour and a We wish to thank the Rev. Fathers the least, testified to the good acting cleus spiritual assistance to half without tiring the audience in Riganti and De Angells for their pre- the school, and presentation.
as well as all the parents of our pupils for their co-operation in the work of Mother Superior's Report education.
Then
wo tender our of St. thanks to you all, friends The Report of the Mother Superior Mary's here convened this evening, Mother Louise, was read by the Rev. and especially to Prof. Forster. It's Fathor de Angelis. It stated in part:
hore The school year opened with 618 a great privilege to have you
to-day and the Mother Superior, the and the attendance was very Sisters, teachers and all the pup'ls stendy,
their heart-felt We had regular classes of drill and
thanks
to the devotedness of L. A. Duncan, to whom wo wish to express our gratitude. In the winter wo took our children for some After the prizes and certificates had launch bathing plenies.
been presented, Professor Forstar The school stage is made very good, heartily congratulated the girls une of. Last year the two plays their excellent performance, and sald we presented fetched a net income of, he thought the role of Lady Macbeth $945, which proved extremely useful was excellently played.
Wishi to express gratitude. (Applause).
Prof. Forstor's Speech
Dn
to three different Mission Districts "I was very glad when Mother of the interior, where the money was Louise Invited me to distribute your devoted to the
support of an orphan-prizes to-day. Though I am interest age in Tam Tong, of a a leper colony od in education generally, I am parti- In Ping Shan, and helped in the build-i cularly interested in the education of ing of a little Mission School in Nam-¡ girls, for I have four daughters, and Too. This year the Recitation Cup naturally, I have watched very care.. Was won by Class 1, who acted a scene from theft Sot Book, the Merchant. of Venice.
Needlework has been given a now and practical interest by adding the cutting and sewing of dresses for the poor, some 240 of which are dis tributed at Christmas to destituto families, the material being bought by the children themselves.
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their progress. "One of the many absurd things Dr. Johnson said in his downright emphatic manner was the remark ho made when he was asked what his opinion was upon education. The last word ho sold had been spoken about this subject centuries ago. A good deal had been said about it by the ancient writers, but certainly not Other charitable. activities have the
the Inst word. The woman generally been the assiduous collecting and dis- has the last word, and in this canc tributing of old clothes, the providing its true, for the greateat names in with a complete layette more than Educational reform in recent years one destitute baby; two others were are those of women. provided with milk. Fifteen familles Madame Montessori, Charlotte were given Christmas hampers, and Mason. Helen Parkhurst, Rachel and given a small monthly subsidy.
They have in-
lette
two Vernacular Mission Schools were. Margaret Macmillan system with a j
Inspector's Report
spired the now life. Madame Montessori has completely revolutionised the work of The school was inspected by Mr. the kindergarten schools, and the A. O. Brawn, Inspector of English
Macmillan sisters have instituted the Schools. I will quote literally from: greatest reform in this century by his Report. Building: Very suitable establishing nursery schools for with a very pleasant outlook in every children, between two and five years growing direction, the wooden partitions of of age. The movement is cover the the Junior School have been replaced rapidly and is bound to by walls so that the rooms are nearly whole population in the course of the
next twenty-five years...
Christmas Eve
Careers for Women
"The subject of women's education, however, is particularly difficult, far more difficult than it is in the case of men, for we cannot foretell with any certainty whother a woman is going into the labour market to com- pete with men, or into the domestic
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we must aim at both worlds. The old iden
was that a girl should be
trained for one profession-marriage-and so a practical training in domestic selence, followed the mastery of the elements of learning, then embroidery, music, English literature, a foreign Janguage and fine art provided the necessary cultural background for such a girl and made her a pleasing companion as well as an efficient mother.
"It was an adequate curriculum for the
purpose that was being sorved, as it satisfied the more prominant domanda of woman's naturo, by refla- ing her emotions and equipping her with the means of aking home A pleasant and attractive place.. But now a girl may never be mistress. Of her own home. She may spend hor life in an office, or in a shop, in fact compete with men in the Inbour market in almost every sphere; and therefore she must be trained along #imilar lines. Such is the nature of the modern world. Though the scientific influence is very pronounced In boys' education, and though girls on the whole are not scientific by nature or in outlook, still the Loky- ing Certificate examination of the University does permit reasonablo scope for the form of education which is most congenial to a girl.
There is domestic science, and there is
multable foy, both of which are
-study in a girls, school.
It is desirable too that women should know something about arithmetic, for, after all, they spend 15 per cent of the income earned by men and should know therefore how to calculate and, above all, appreciate the value of money. · (Laughior).
Congratulations
The Report that Mother Louise has read is an excellent one, for it brings out, thongh; brlanu, the" com-
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