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"To meet a demand for scholarships from the New Territories Vernacular to English Schools, it was decided to allow three scholarships each to Taipo and Un Long English schools respectively from Vernacular schools in the neighbourhood. One application for Taipo was sent in, and one for Un Long."
It is not very easy to extract comfort from the reports of the Inspector of Vernacular Schools. At any rate regularity of attendance has improved. The figure is now 86.4% (75.3% in 1914).
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
(Tables VII and VIII.)
60. The Director of the Institute reports:-
"The Institute was open as usual during 8 months of the year. "The nett cost was $7,812.77 ($7,656.38 in 1914). The average cost per pupil was $13.56 ($16.02 in 1914), the lowest since the Institute was established.
"The number of students in attendance during the Session ending June 1915 was 576, an increase of 98 upon that of the previous year. The increase is due chiefly to the opening of Teachers' Classes for Female Vernacular Teachers. A slight increase is shown also in the attendance at the Advanced Mathematics Class, the English Teachers' Class (Women), and the First Aid Class; whilst the Elementary Shorthand Class and the Vernacular Teachers' Class (Men, First Year) show a decrease. The Steam Class and Third Year English Class were not opened, owing to lack of support.
"At the end of the 1914-1915 Session in June, examinations were conducted by Independent Examiners.
335 Candidates were examined; of these 205 passed in 1 subject, 13 passed in 2 subjects, and 1 passed in 3 subjects, a total of 219 (or 65%) passed. The figures in 1914 were 269 examined, 175 (65%) passed.
"The most popular subjects are Teaching, to which further reference is made below, First Aid, Shorthand, English, and Mathematics. The classes in Building Construction, Field Surveying, Machine Drawing, Book-keeping, Chemistry, Physics, and Electricity were fairly well supported.
"In Shorthand there were 29 passes in theory and 5 in speed.
Teachers' Classes. These classes now constitute a very important part of the work done by the Institute.
"Beginning in December 1908 with a single class for men, with 14 in attendance, the scheme has expanded until in the 1914-15 Session there were eight classes with a maximum enrolment of 193. They are divided into two Sections: (a) for those preparing to teach in the English Language, and (b) for those preparing to teach in Chinese, and are subdivided into classes for Men and Women; and for each a Three Years' Course is provided.
"At the June examination 7 men and 3 women, all attending the "English Teachers' Classes", obtained Teachers' Certificates on the successful completion of the Three Years' Course,
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"To meet a demand for scholarships from the New Territories Vernacular to English Schools, it was decided to allow three scholar- ships each to Taipo and Un Long English schools respectively from Vernacular schools in the neighbourhood. One application for Taipo was sent in, and one for Un Long."
It is not very easy to extract comfort from the reports of the Inspector of Vernacular Schools. At any rate regularity of attend- ance has improved. The figure is now 864 (753 in 1914).
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
(Tables VII and VIII.)
60. The Director of the Institute reports:-
"The Institute was open as usual during 8 months of the year. "The nett cost was $7,812.77 ($7,656,38 in 1914). The average cost per pupil was $13.56 ($16.02 in 1914), the lowest since the Institute was established.
"The number of students in attendance during the Session ending June 1915 was 576, an increase of 98 upon that of the previous year. The increase is due chiefly to the opening of Teachers' Classes for Female Vernacular Teachers. A slight in- crease is shown also in the attendance at the Advanced Mathematics Class, the English Teachers' Class (Women), and the First Aid Class; whilst the Elementary Shorthand Class and the Vernacular Teachers' Class (Men, First Year) shew a decrease. The Steam Class and Third Year English Class were not opened, owing to lack of support.
"At the end of the 1914-1915 Session in June, examinations were conducted by Independent Examiners.
335 Candidates were examined; of these 205 passed in 1 subject. 13 passed in 2 subjects, and 1 passed in 3 subjects, a total of 219 (or (53%) passed. The figures in 1914 were 269 examined, 175 (65%) passed.
"The most popular subjects are Teaching, to which further reference is made below, First Aid, Shorthand, English, and Mathe- matics. The classes in Building Construction, Field Surveying, Machine Drawing, Book-keeping, Chemistry, Physics, and Electricity were fairly well supported.
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"In Shorthand there were 29 passes in theory and 5 in speed.
Teachers' Classes. These classes now constitute a very im- portant part of the work done by the Institute.
"Beginning in December 1908 with a single class for men, with 14 in attendance, the scheme has expanded until in the 1914-15 Session there were eight classes with a maximum enrolment of 193. They are divided into two Sections: (a) for those preparing to teach in the English Language, and (b) for those preparing to teach in Chinese, and are subdivided into classes for Men and Women; and for each a Three Years' Course is provided.
"At the June examination 7 men and 3 women, all attending the “English Teachers' Classes ", obtained Teachers' Certificates on the successful completion of the Three Years' C'ourse,
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