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Pace 4.
Page 4.
Class III: Europe.
II: Great Britain
History.
Class Ill: William I Elizabeth.
1: Special and Physical
(Outlines).
II: James I - George III
(Outlines).
I: Special Feriod.
I submit that no ong could have any conception of the real
method long employed in this College from reading (page 4.) The
subjects are fixed, not variable from year to year as stated.
The only class, in which Special subjects are variable, is
Class I; and it is absolutely necessary that this should be so,
as this is the only class where boys (with the exception of
failures) remain for more than one year, some non-Chinese boys
remaining in Olass 1 as many as three years. It is manifestly
undesirable in the interests of education for the same boys to
study the same Geographical and Historical subjects for two or
three years.
9.
Oxford Local Examinations are well known
and highly esteemed in Great Britain and the Colonies. The
papers are corrected by numerous examiners scattered all over
England, their marking being revised by several sub-committees
in Oxford. The system ensures a fair and thorough examination
of all the candidates, and provides a useful safeguard to the
honour and reputation of any school. The results just received
of the work done last July at this Centre are notably success- ful, particularly as regards Queen's College. It should there-
fore be evident that the work of the Upper School cannot real-
ly be so bad, as the Report under review indicates. It appears
a distinct pity for the Examiners to go out of their way to
condemn an examination which stimulates education and induces
boys to remain in school.
10.
Colloquial English. In the course of the
Examination Messrs. Irving and Ross while examining this sub-
VIII frequently commented to me on their
ject in Class IV
pleasure