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raining special instructors through the agency of
the Physical Training Supervisor is inferior to that
whereby teachers are recruited to the school staffs
qualified for some share in physical instruction as
a part of their school duties. The Governor now
reports that, in accordance with the A.C.E.C.s view,
one physical training class for women teachers and
two for men have been instituted, and that those
teachers who completed the course in these classes
are now undertaking some physical training work in
their own schools. The system is to be extended so
as to include teachers in training at the University
and the new Teachers' Training Centre, and results
so far have been good. As regards paragraph 4 of
this despatch, a European Master qualified to teach
General form subjects and educational handwork has
now been appointed (Mr. Ravies see 53565/39).
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No.10.
The previous papers on the subject
of the training of teachers in Hong Kong are 3 and 8
on 53541/38 and 3 and 5 on this file.
The new Teachers' Training College is to
undertake the training of non-graduate teachers for
Anglo-Chinese and vernacular schools, and post-
graduate training is to be left as hitherto to the
University Department of Education. It is also
apparent that there will be a good measure of
co-operation between the University and the Education
Department in the training of teachers.
? This despatch together with. No.9 should
be circulated to the A.C.E.C. for their information;x
and the opportunity might be taken to circulate the
report enclosed in No.12 as well.
action säker 53541/2/39
No.13.
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