Second Section
Hongkong Telegraph
Magazine Features
SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1941.
NEW TEACHERS' TRAINING COLLEGE
Splendid New Building
Now Ready For Use
1 General view of the new? building. 2. The laboratory. The Principal's office.
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The cookery class. 5. The art classroom. 6. The Col.2 lege gymnasium.
In September 1939 a new melod of training teachers for the Colony's grant and vernacular schools was Inaugurated. Previously, those who had passed the Matriculation were taken on the staffs of these schools and had to attend a three-year course In the teachers' classes of the Even- ing Institute. This placed a consi- derable amount of extra work, an these teachers, and it was difficult to organise practical work of a critical nature.
The Teachers' Training College How gives a two-year full time pouro with facilities it was im possible to provide under the Even- ing Institute. There are two sides to The course provided, as there are classes in which Instruction is given In English and others in which Chinese is used.
In 1939, the College started with 18 students, half being men and half women students. In 1910 two more classes were added, and this year three more being added ln the College's new building at the corner of Bonham Road and Eastern Street, which has now been occupied and pictures of which appear on this page. The site is that formerly occupied by the Diocesan Boys' School,
The new bullding contains every thing that thought and foresight could suggest as being necessary for the training of a teacher and Is. more- over, centrally placed with regard to schools for practical work.
The design and construction of the new College has been carried out by the Architectural Office of the Public Works Department under the direc tion of Mr W. A. Cornell, F.R.L.B.A., F.S.I. in collaboration with the Principal of the College, Mr T. R. Rowell, B.Sa.. Dlp.Ed.
The main outline of the bullding 1 based upon the traditional "C" shaped plan which has been evolved over a number of years and generally adopted for schools and colleges lit England and America, and consists of along centre portion with a shorter wing at each end,
The College is designed to accom- mvists 144" teachers-in-training, in addition, there is accommodation for 60 pupils from local schools, to whom special criticism lessons will be given, The basement contains ale raid shelters, and around the building are inrted areas for outdoor physical truining,
The cost of the completed College
is approximately $325,000.
(Photos: Sun Ying Ming).
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