TABLE III.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
SCHOOLS.
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Page.
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Year.
1857.-A. Chinese elementary School. An Orphanage for Chinese,
1860.--A Girl's School is opened in Caine Road. A Boy's School is started in Staunton Street. 1863-A Reformatory is opened in West Point. St. Saviour's College is built...... 1864-An Orphanage for Girls is added to the Schools at the Italian Convent in Caine Road. 1865.-H. E. Mr. Mercer, Acting Governor, at St. Saviour's School, said that "he was happy to know that
there was such a good School in the Colony. 1866.-H. E. Sir Richard MacDonnell, at St. Saviour's School, says "to the Roman Catholic Missiouaries chielly we do owe any earnest effort to provide an adequate body of future interpreters of European parentage." H. E. gives a medal to the School..... 1869.-Sir Richard MacDounell at St. Saviour's School, he must confess that in this Colony, the efforts of the Roman Catholic Church far outripped and were in excess of those of all other deuomi- natious in promoting education. The grant to the Reformatory had been made on behalf of the Government."
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11
11
12
21
22
1871,-Major General Whitfield, Lieut. Governor, at St. Saviour's, "I have with me the strongest sense of gratification at learning the highly satisfactory and most cheering results, which have attended the institution of these establishments."
Then H. E. distributed the prizes, among which was a gold medal given by himself..................... 1872.-A Correspondent in the China Mail urges the Government to give a grant to the Roman Catholic Schools. Father Raimondi in a Pastoral states the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church, concerning education. "The Catholic Bishops with the Sovereign Pontiff have emitted their decision grounded on the experience and long study of years, proving that Schools, where only secular education is given, cannot do for Catholic children...
The Editor of the China Mail thinks "that the best solution would be the establishment of a Church of England School. The Catholics have taken up a defined position, Catholic educa- tion for Catholic children; and having both the will and the ability to carry out the programine we are relieved of the necessity of reconciling the conflicting claims of Catholic and Protestant." Sir Arthur Kennedy at St. Saviour's School said: in this Colony there were great wants on ac- count of the diversity of the population, and this School supplies many of them. The require- ments of the many nationalities belonging to Father Raimundi's Church, were, he believed, from what he knew of the persoverance of those intrusted with the supplied by it instruction of the youngsters, he was sure these Schools would always show satisfactory resuits. The Report on the Rowan Catholic Schools has some bints on the endeavours made by some to proselytize the Catholic children to secularism. The writer censures the term superstition used by Mr. Stewart in his Report against the supporters of religious education................ 1875.-The Editor of the China Mail supports the views of the Catholics, opposing secularism, and advocates that a liberal measure of support should be afforded to those under Catholic or any other auspices, provided the competent authorities were convinced that the facts of education were well taught, no matter what deductions were drawn from them.......
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25
27
28
23
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30
Report of the Roman Catholic educational and charitable establishments and their progress: they
were 22 in number.
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The writer makes some remarks corroborated by facts ou the necessity of religious education....... 187C--A correspondent in the Hongkong Times writes in favour of St Saviour's School, proving that its
standard is not inferior to that of the Central School.
St. Joseph's College for boys is opened.
Report for 1876, an increase of scholars. It is a mistake to omit from the calentations all cousi- deration of the much greater expendituro entailed on those who undertake the education for the European youth.
Expenses incurred by the Roman Catholics for their educational
and Charitable establishments.
In the 2nd period
$ 33,000.
Brd 12
$ 14,900
4.4.h
5th
22
31
Total
8 72,000
$100,000.
$210,000
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45
45-16
Granted by the Government.