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11. At a meeting of the Legislative Council on 31st October, 1916, the Hon. Mr. Lau Chü-pak made the following comments on the education of Chinese boys:-

Turning to the question of the teaching of Chinese boys in English, we also agree that the methods in vogue may well be looked into and improved. Given the same length of time for schooling, and the same standard of education, the Chinese boys learning English nowadays do not as a rule speak and write the language so well as the students of a decade or two ago. The reason is, we should say, that too many subjects are crammed into the heads of the present day students before they have had a proper grounding in the fundamental elements of the language. At any rate English not being their mother tongue, the Chinese students cannot be expected to learn it with the same facility as the English students taught under the same system. We commend this important question to the careful attention of the authorities interested.

We say important, Sir, because, on the present day students the Courts here more or less depend for the supply in future of competent interpreters and translators, and the University for qualified undergraduates.

12. At the Annual Prize-giving at Queen's College, His Excellency the Governor announced his intention of appointing a Committee to consider these questions. The subjects taught in the Upper School at Queen's College are English Grammar, Composition and Literature, Mathematics, History (with its Geography) with Physics and Chemistry to those in the University side, and Commercial Geography, Book-keeping and Shorthand to those in the Commercial "side". Chinese Literature and Translation from and into Chinese are taken by all. In Queen's College Lower School and in the District Schools the subjects taught are English Grammar, Reading, Conversation, Recitation, and Composition; Geography, Arithmetic and Object Lessons.

13. The call of the war has adversely affected the staff of English teachers and has drained the establishment of English-speaking Chinese Masters.

14. An investigation brought to light a curious weakness in the connection between the District Schools and Queen's College. A large number of free places from the former are given to the latter thus making an educational path towards the University. Unfortunately--whatever the reason--the holders of these free places do not as might be hoped all follow the path. Of 19 appointed in 1912-13 to Class 3 only 5 were to be found in Class 1 two years later, and of 19 in 1913-14 only 3 were there in 1915-16. One reason is probably the poverty of the parents who require their sons, of 18 or 20, to be earning money and not merely getting free tuition. Another reason may be that most of these boys take the Commercial Side which has hitherto stopped at Class II. A Class I Commercial has lately been formed in the hope of retaining them.

15. The Ellis Kadoorie School for Indians at So Kon Poo was opened on 16th October, 1916, by His Excellency the Governor. The building (presented to the Colony by Mr. Ellis Kadoorie) is very suitable and the playgrounds are, by the standards of the Colony,

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11. At a meeting of the Legislative Council on 31st October, 1916, the Hon. Mr. Lau Chü-pak made the following comments on the education of Chinese boys:- Turning to the question of the teaching of Chinese boys in English, we also agree that the methods in vogue may well be looked into and improved. Given the same length of time for schooling, and the same standard of education, the Chinese boys learning English nowadays do not as a rule speak and write the language so well as the students of a decade or two ago. The reason is, we should say, that too many subjects are crammed into the heads of the present day students before they have had a proper grounding in the fundamental elements of the language. At any rate English not being their mother tongue, the Chinese students cannot be expected to learn it with the same facility as the English students taught under the same system. We commend this important question to the careful attention of the authorities interested. We say important, Sir, because, on the present day students the Courts here more or less depend for the supply in future of competent interpreters and translators, and the University for qualified undergraduates. 12. At the Annual Prize-giving at Queen's College, His Excellency the Governor announced his intention of appointing a Committee to consider these questions. The subjects taught in the Upper School at Queen's College are English Grammar, Composition and Literature, Mathematics, History (with its Geography) with Physics and Chemistry to those in the University side, and Commercial Geography, Book-keeping and Shorthand to those in the Commercial "side". Chinese Literature and Translation from and into Chinese are taken by all. In Queen's College Lower School and in the District Schools the subjects taught are English Grammar, Reading, Conversation, Recitation, and Composition; Geography, Arithmetic and Object Lessons. 13. The call of the war has adversely affected the staff of English teachers and has drained the establishment of English-speaking Chinese Masters. 14. An investigation brought to light a curious weakness in the connection between the District Schools and Queen's College. A large number of free places from the former are given to the latter thus making an educational path towards the University. Unfortunately--whatever the reason--the holders of these free places do not as might be hoped all follow the path. Of 19 appointed in 1912-13 to Class 3 only 5 were to be found in Class 1 two years later, and of 19 in 1913-14 only 3 were there in 1915-16. One reason is probably the poverty of the parents who require their sons, of 18 or 20, to be earning money and not merely getting free tuition. Another reason may be that most of these boys take the Commercial Side which has hitherto stopped at Class II. A Class I Commercial has lately been formed in the hope of retaining them. 15. The Ellis Kadoorie School for Indians at So Kon Poo was opened on 16th October, 1916, by His Excellency the Governor. The building (presented to the Colony by Mr. Ellis Kadoorie) is very suitable and the playgrounds are, by the standards of the Colony,

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11. At a meeting of the Legislative Council on 31st October, 1916, the Hon. Mr. Lau Chü-pak made the following comments on the education of Chinese boys:-

Turning to the question of the teaching of Chinese boys in English, we also agree that the methods in vogue may well be looked into and improved. Given the same length of time for schooling, and the same standard of education, the Chinese boys learning English nowadays do not as a rule speak and write the language so well as the students of a decade or two ago. The reason is, we should say, that too many subjects are crammed into the heads of the present day students before they have had a proper grounding in the fundamental elements of the language. At any rate English not being their mother tongue, the Chinese students cannot be expected to learn it with the same facility as the English students taught under the same system. We commend this important ques- tion to the careful attention of the authorities interested.

12. At the Annual Prize-giving at Queen's College, His Excellency the Governor announced his intention of appointing a Committee to consider these questions. The subjects taught in the Upper School at Queen's College are English Grammar, Composi- tion and Literature, Mathematics, History (with its Geography) with Physics and Chemistry to those in the University side", and Commercial Geography, Book-keeping and Shorthand to those in the Commercial "side". Chinese Literature and Translation from and into Chinese are taken by all. In Queen's College Lower School and in the District Schools the subjects taught are English Grammar, Reading, Conversation. Recitation, and Composition; Geography, Arithmetic and Object Lessons.

13. The call of the war has adversely affected the staff of English teachers and has drained the establishment of English- speaking Chinese Masters.

14. An investigation brought to light a curious weakness in the connection between the District Schools and Queen's College. A large number of free places from the former are given to the latter thus making an educational path towards the University. Unfor tunately--whatever the reason--the holders of these free places do not as might be hoped all follow the path. Of 19 appointed in 1912-13 to Class 3 only 5 were to be found in Class 1 two years later, and of 19 in 1913-14 only 3 were there in 1915-16. One reason is probably the poverty of the parents who require their sons. of 18 or 20 to be earning money and not merely getting free tuition. Another reason may be that most of these boys take the Commercial Side which has hitherto stopped at Class II. A Class I Commercial has lately been formed in the hope of retaining them.

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