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Chapter V.
REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
The Institute was open throughout the year except during vacations which were three weeks at Chinese New Year, ten days at Easter and nearly four months in the summer. Its scope was again extended. A few years ago all Classes met at Queen's College. Students now also attend classes at King's College, the University, Belilios Public School, Wantsai School, Central British School, Taikoo and Hunghom. Altogether there are thirty-eight Classes and thirty-four Lecturers engaged in the work of the Institute. Provision is made for any technical, scientific or commercial subject for which there is sufficient demand. It appears therefore that Adult Education is not lost sight of in this Colony. The economic situation of to-day together with increasing competition for lucrative posts is making individual efficiency more imperative. Yet the bulk of the younger generation are content to rest on their oars after leaving school. They feel at five o'clock they have done enough for the day. This is mainly
attributable to the climate and environment. It is however beginning to be realised that the "desk and white collar" market is glutted, and new methods of qualifying to earn a livelihood must be sought. The new Junior Technical School and the evening classes for young artisans will cater for these. Three classes at Taikoo and two at Hunghom were opened for their benefit about one and a half years ago. The Principal of the Junior Technical School has been deputed to supervise these classes and wherever feasible to develop their activities. He has informed me that they began and are continuing "on the right lines".
2. Instruction was given in the following subjects:-Sanitation, Hygiene, Pedagogy, Electrical Engineering, Mechanics (elementary), Field Surveying, Building Construction, Architecture, Book-keeping, Shorthand, Chemistry, English Literature, Commercial English, French, Art (for educational students) and Physical Training (for Vernacular teachers). The lecturers were Dr. Minett, Dr. Dovey, Dr. Yeo, Miss Bascombe, Mrs. Blandford, Mrs. O'Connor, Miss Swift, Miss Tasartey, Miss Hung Miu Chi, Miss Kwong Sui Ha and Messrs. Bell, Clark, Day, Dickson, Edwards, Gandy, Hamilton, Maughan, Moore, Munro, Price, Rowell, Wallington, White, Wilson, Li Tze Sung, Lo Yuk Lun, Tsui Pak Yuet, Kung Hon, Li Lun Kwai, Pak Chik Po, Liu Hoi Tung, Leung Cheuk U and Ng Pak Keung. I have named them because their good work deserves recognition. The most successful classes were Pedagogy (English teachers) Book-keeping and Electrical Engineering. Fifteen joined the sanitation Class, eight sat for the Royal Sanitary Institute Examination in Sanitary Science and seven were successful. The results of the Pedagogy