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the end of the current year the refurnishing of the Class Rooms will be completed.
Under this heading mention may be made of pictures recently hung in the hall of the King (presented by Mr. Ho Kam-tong), of the late Queen Victoria (subscribed for by the boys), of Edward VII (presented by Mr. A. Arculli); of Mr. Falconer, for many years Second Master (Mr. Ho Kam-tong), of Dr. Stewart the first Headmaster (Mr. Ho Fook) and of Mr. A. J. May, I.S.O. ("old boys"). A bust of Dr. Bateson Wright is now being executed in London by Mr. Mackennel, the designer of the new English coins.
Library.-In July last a Class Room in the College was converted into a Library and Reading Room. The Queen's College Library consisting of 670 books was located here. With it is amalgamated the Technical Institute Library consisting of books presented by the Li Shing Committee and the Hongkong Sanitary Institute. It has been greatly enlarged during the year and now contains nearly twelve hundred volumes. Various Magazines are placed from time to time in the Library, for the use of the boys. There is also a fair collection of books of reference.
The Library is available for the use of all Teachers under the Education Department, and all Queen's College boys, as well as Technical Institute Students and Medical Students. It is under the control of a Committee which includes eight senior boys among its members. That it is appreciated is evident from the fact that since the opening of the Library the boys have borrowed some 600 books.
Debating Society.-A Debating Society has recently been formed, membership being confined to Class 1 boys. All speeches are delivered in English and are confined to non-religious and non-political subjects.
Sports.-Great interest has been taken in sports during the year, due in a great measure to the enthusiasm of Mr. Brawn. In the Schools Athletic Sports the Quarter Mile Challenge Cup, held by the College continuously for many years, was again won for us by A. R. Samy.
At the All China Athletic Meeting in Nanking we were represented by four Chinese boys; in Football the "South China" Team which defeated all comers included two Queen's College boys, one of whom Fung Kai-ming captained the winning team.
Swimming is becoming more general among Chinese boys, and in October last we held very successful Swimming Sports; the last occasion on which such sports were held was ten years ago. Tennis, Hockey, Cricket and Football are becoming increasingly popular, but we are handicapped by the lack of a suitable field near the College. The Gymnasium Classes are most efficiently conducted by Corporal Bedbrook, R.G.A.
22. The following extracts are from a report made on the Teaching of Chinese by the Rev. H. R. Wells who has since been appointed Translation Master at the College:
"Having inspected the Chinese Education in Queen's College, I find that, speaking generally, the results are good.
There are however many faults that strike one at once in the course of such an inspection, and which call for immediate attention. In the lowest Class (Vernacular 1) there are some very young boys in attendance, ... there are two brothers, said to be seven and eight years of age. Neither of these boys knew all the characters
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the end of the current year the refurnishing of the Class Rooms will be completed.
Under this heading mention may be made of pictures recently hung in the hall of the King (presented by Mr. Ho Kam-tong), of the late Queen Victoria (subscribed for by the boys), of Edward VII (presented by Mr. A Arculli); of Mr. Falconer, for many years Second Master (Mr. Ho Kam-toug), of Dr. Stewart the first Headmaster (Mr. Ho Fook) and of Mr. A. J. May, I.S.O. ("old boys"). A bust of Dr. Bateson Wright is now being excented in London by Mr. Mackennel, the designer of the new English coins.
Library.-In July last a Class Room in the College was con- verted into a Library and Reading Room. The Queen's College Library consisting of 670 books was located here. With it is amalga- mated the Technical Institute Library consisting of books presented by the Li Shing Committee and the Hongkong Sanitary Institute. It has been greatly enlarged during the year and now contains nearly twelve hundred volumes. Various Magazines are placed from time to time in the Library, for the use of the boys. There is also a fair collection of books of reference.
The Library is available for the use of all Teachers under the Education Department, and all Queen's College boys, as well as Tech- nical Institute Students and Medical Students. It is under the control of a Committee which includes eight senior boys among its members. That it is appreciated is evident from the fact that since the opening of the Library the boys have borrowed some 600 books.
Debating Society.-A Debating Society has recently been formed, membership being confined to Class 1 bays. All speeches are delivered in English and are confined to non-religious and non-political subjects. Sports.-Great interest has been taken in sports during the year, due in a great measure to the enthusiasm of Mr. Brawn. In the Schools Athletic Sports the Quarter Mile Challenge Cup, held by the College continuously for many years, was again won for us by A. R. Samy.
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At the All China Athletic Meeting" in Nanking we were repre- sented by four Chinese boys; in Football the "South China" Team which defeated all comers included two Queen's College boys, one of whom Fung Kai-ming-captained the winning team.
Swimming is becoming more general among Chinese boys, and in October last we held very successful Swimming Shorts; the last occasion on which such sports were held was ten years ago. Teanis. Hockey, Cricket and Football are becoming increasingly popular, but we are handicapped by the lack of a suitable field near the College. The Gymnasium Classes are most efficiently conducted by Corporal Bedbrook, R.G.A.
22. The following extracts are from a report made on the Teaching of Chinese by the Rev. H. R. Wells who has since been appointed Translation Master at the College:
"Having inspected the Chinese Education in Queen's College, I find that, speaking generally, the results are good.
There are however many faults that strike one at once in the course of such an inspection, and which call for imme lite attention. In the lowest Class (Vernacular 1) there are some very young boys in attendance, .., there are two brothers, said to be seven and eight years of age. Neither of these boys knew all the characters
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