10. The work in these schools suffers inevitably from the small attendance and the consequent necessity of grouping children of diverse age and attainments. Another handicap arises from the periodic departure of children for Home, during their parents' furlough. In most cases these children do not attend school while at Home, as the parents do not consider it worth their while to send them for so short a time. Such children return to school here after losing several months' schooling, and they become disheartened when they find their former equals ahead of them.
11. Discipline is satisfactory. All boys of ten years and over belong to the Cadet Corps.
12. Athletics are popular. The Victoria School is fortunate in having attached to it an excellent field for football and hockey, as well as a Fives Court, which is much used. In summer the Cadets go on bathing expeditions at least once a week.
13. At the Victoria School some 24 children belong to the Ministering Children's League. Meetings are held monthly, girls bringing their sewing and the boys reading aloud or helping with the tea. The children assisted at the last annual Bazaar, the sale of articles they had made realising about $60.
14. The full report on Kowloon School made in July last was not altogether satisfactory. This was reported at the time. The following extracts are from a later report of the Inspector of English Schools:
"I inspected the home work exercises and other books in the Senior Boys' Classes. The work is neat and tidy, and a great improvement upon that shown last Midsummer. In the Senior Girls' Classes very satisfactory work is being done. The monthly reports do not err on the side of lavish praise, but seem to be valuable criticisms of the pupils' work and conduct. These reports are read and initialled by the parents.
"Throughout the School, special attention should be given to hand-writing, the proper method of holding the pen being insisted upon. Care should be taken that all written work is neat. Suitable home tasks should be set daily, and no opportunities should be given for children to do such work on the school premises. All work carelessly or badly done in school should be done again at night, in addition to the ordinary home work.
"There are, as in all schools, individual cases where work is unsatisfactory. The Headmaster is instructed to give special attention to such cases; also to report in writing to parents (without waiting for the monthly report) where he has serious cause to complain of the work or conduct of any pupil."
15. Reporting on the Victoria School, which has made steady progress, the Inspector states that Arithmetic needs a great deal of attention. Composition, good in a few cases, also needs to be considerably improved. The correspondence is in some cases good.
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10. The work in these schools suffers inevitably from the small attendance and the consequent necessity of grouping children of diverse age and attainments. Another handicap arises from the periodic departure of children for Home, during their parents' furlough. In most cases these children do not attend school while at Home, as the parents do not consider it worth their while to send them for so short a time. Such children return to school here after losing several months' schooling, and they become disheartened when they find their former equals ahead of them.
11. Discipline is satisfactory. All boys of ten years over belong to the Cadet Corps.
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12. Athletics are popular. The Victoria School is fortunate in having attached to it an excellent field for football and hockey, as well as a Fives Court, which is much used. In summer the Cadets go on bathing expeditions at least once a week.
13. At the Victoria School some 24 children belong to the Ministering Children's League. Meetings are held monthly, girls bringing their sewing and the boys reading aloud or helping with the tea. The children assisted at the last annual Bazaar, the sale of articles they had made realising about $60.
14. The full report on Kowloon School made in July last was not altogether satisfactory. This was reported at the time. The following extracts are from a later report of the Inspector of English Schools:-
"I inspected the home work exercises and other books in the Senior Boys' Classes. The work is neat and tidy, and a great improvement upon that shown last Midsummer. In the Senior Girls' Classes very satisfactory work is being done. The monthly reports do not err on the side of lavish praise, but seem to be valuable criticisms of the pupils' work and conduct. These reports are read and initialled by the parents.
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"Throughout the School, special attention should be given to hand-writing, the proper method of holding the pen being insisted Care should be taken that all written work is clean and Suitable home tasks should be set daily, and no opportunities should be given for children to do such work on the school premises. All work carelessly or badly done in school should be done again at night, in addition to the ordinary home work.
"There are, as in all schools, individual cases where work is un- satisfactory. The Headmaster is instructed to give special attention to such cases; also to report in writing to parents (without waiting for the monthly report) where he has serious cause to complain of the work or conduct of any pupil."
15. Reporting on the Victoria School, which has made steady progress, the Inspector states that Arithmetic needs a great deal of attention. Composition, good in a few cases, also needs to be considerably improved. The correspondence is in some cases good.
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