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be aware that such instruction is
in
fore "quite the exception. I am therefore very doubtful of the advantage of teaching Chinese Notation, itself a novelty to the
the boys, addition to English Notation which is the
they will practically require as clistes. This is not then such a groes example of
in School bystem ignorance
as is suggested
онь
in the Report.
high class English
(10) "teach as much high class Mathematics side by side with as much classical Chinese to."
2
This statement is quite unfounded Higher po English and Mathematics are reserved for The 200 boys of the supper Ochool, which are exempted from behinese and devote their " whole time to Englick studies (C.SO.613/88)
Chinezoboy (11)" real problem to give Chinese boys an elementary English education".
Gazette 1888 p. 405 par. 12 Dr. Eitel wrote " " Government Central School not only maintains it's
its high
standard successfully
but
" but continues to make solid progress, year " by year.
The
remedy appears to me " to tie in forming a higher division over and above that which now includes the first "class..
all the higher subjects like Chem-
" istry, Bookkeeping, Latin and Mathematical " Drawing and so forth might be relegated " to this senior division which eventually
"
might be affiliated with some English University
#
The high aspirations for the future of Victoria College and the lopty educational ideal of the Inspector of
suddenly
the Inspector of Schools have
faded away.
His prevent desire is to sel
Victoria College reduced to the level of an
elementary school .
み
my
letter 798
88 acknowledging
the receipt of 6.8.0. Letter No 1597 convey.
ing
sion
Lord Knutsford = desire for the exten-
of the scope of
Victoria
College. have shown that the train had been duly laid
6 for the realisation of Dr. Vitit's anticip- ations, when we should be removed to Victoria. College. Moshave only been three yearshire
and