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did badly last year has now taken a fair place. St. Francis' for a small school has done well. It would be useless to attempt to base elaborate arguments upon all the results. The intellectual capacity of candidates varies from year to year, and nothing more can be expected than a steady average of efficient work. The examiner reports as follows:---
"On the whole there is shown an improvement over previous years. There were very few papers sent in which showed practically no knowledge of the subject.
The great fault, though one less evident than formerly, is still the habit of not answering the question asked, when it is put in such a form that it cannot be properly answered by quoting from the text book, but of substituting for it a question on the same subject which can be so answered. There is even an inference possible that previous questions have been carefully studied and the answers learnt given in these papers without seeing that they do not reply to the questions set (sic).
Thus in question 4 most answers merely discussed the relative merits of wool and cotton for clothing.
Question 7 was largely treated as though it asked how to guard against Malaria and the provision of mosquito nets and the taking of quinine was discussed.
Questions 2 and 3 which are answerable from the text book directly were generally well replied to.
In replying to question 8 many students correctly said that they would boil the water, but went on to say that they would filter it afterwards, or filter it only. It does not seem to be impressed on the students that the proper care of filters so as to render them safe is something requiring more trouble and attention than would even be given by the majority of people in their houses. This is important; as filters of the best kind but improperly looked after are still to be found in very many cases, and undoubtedly make the water passed through them worse than the water as drawn from the house taps.'
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It is a great advantage to have an examiner so thorough in his criticisms as Dr. Pearse.
VISUAL INSTRUCTION ON THE EMPIRE.
54. The lanterns and slides were issued in the usual manner to the District Schools, Diocesan Schools, Italian Convent and the Ellis Kadoorie School.
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
(Tables VIII A, B, & C; and IX.)
55. Extracts from the report of the Director of the Technical Institute are given in Annexe A. The number of students in attendance since its opening is shown in Table VIII C. After the first novelty wore off, many students who had joined out of curiosity disappeared, and the attendance fell. It is now rapidly increasing, and there can be little doubt as to the value of the work done. The number of students "passing" has increased still more rapidly, from 91 in 1908 to 152 last year. The numbers in attendance show a considerable increase to 327 (256 in 1909). The net cost of each pupil has slightly fallen to $21.41 ($22.18 in 1909).
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did badly last year has now taken a fair place. St. Francis' for a small school has done well. It would be useless to attempt to base elaborate arguments upon all the results. The intellectual capacity of candidates varies from year to year, and nothing more can be expected than a steady average of efficient work. The examiner reports as follows:---
"On the whole there is shown an improvement over previous years. There were very few papers sent in which showed practically no know- ledge of the subject.
The great fault, though one less evident than formerly, is still the habit of not answering the question asked, when it is put in such a form that it can not be properly answered by quoting from the text book, but of substituting for it a question on the same subject which can be so answered. There is even an inference possible that previous ques- tions have been carefully studied and the answers learnt given in these papers without seeing that they do not reply to the questions set (sir).
Thus in question 4 most answers merely discussed the relative merits of wool and cotton for clothing.
Question 7 was largely treated as though it asked how to guard against Malaria and the provision of mosquito nets and the taking of quinine was discussed.
Questions 2 and 3 which are answerable from the text book direct- ly were generally well replied to.
In replying to question 8 many students correctly said that they would boil the water, but went on to say that they would fifter it after- wards, or filter it only. It does not seem to be impressed on the students that the proper care of filters so as to render them safe is some- thing requiring more trouble and attention than would even be given by the majority of people in their houses. This is important; as filters of the best kind but inproporly looke after are still to be found in very many oases, and undoubtedly make the water passed through them worse than the water as drawn from the house taps.'
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It is a great advantage to have an examiner so thorough in his criticisms as Dr. Pearse.
VISUAL INSTRUCTION ON THE EMPIRE.
54. The lanterns and slides were issued in the usual manner to the District Schools, Diocesan Schools, Italian Convent and the Ellis Kadoorie School.
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
(Tables VIII A, B, & C; and IX.)
55. Extracts from the report of the Director of the Technical Institute are given in Annexe A. The number of students in attendance since its opening is shown in Table VIIIC. After the first novelty wore off, many students who had joined out of curiosity disappeared, and the attendance fell. It is now rapidly increasing, and there can be little doubt as to the value of the work done. The number of students "passing" has increased still more rapidly, from 91 in 1908 to 152 last year. The numbers in attendance shew a considerable increase to 327 (256 in 1909). The net cost of each pupil has slightly fallen to $21.41 ($22.18 in 1909).
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