Annexe A.
EXTRACTS FROM REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
Kowloon and Victoria British Schools.--On Empire Day, His Excellency the Governor announced the establishment of scholarships in connection with the Kowloon British School and the Victoria British School, one free Scholarship for one year being given annually in each class from Class 7 to Class 2 inclusive.
Preparations were made during the year to introduce the teaching of Shorthand and Book-keeping, but there seemed to be no demand for these Subjects. A Class for the study of Chinese was started in August. It was held twice a week by an experienced Chinese Master. Conversation and reading in Cantonese are taught. Six boys from the Victoria British School and eight from the Kowloon British School joined; of the nine who presented themselves for examination 1 was classed as Very Good, 3 as Good, 2 as Fair, and 3 as Poor.
Prizes were offered through Mr. Frost by certain Members of the Overseas Club for essays on "The Great War". Two boys and two girls in each of the British Schools received awards.
Kowloon British School.—The Maximum Enrolment was 71 (87 in 1915).
The Minimum Enrolment was 56 (63 in 1915).
Average Attendance was 60 (66 in 1915).
The cost of each unit in Average Attendance was $150.44 ($140.62 in 1915).
Twenty-two new pupils joined during the year. One boy and two girls have not missed a day for three years.
In September Mr. E. J. Edwards was appointed Headmaster vice Mr. A. T. Hamilton transferred to Queen's College.
Two rooms in the School quarters are now utilised as Classrooms. The health of the School generally has been good throughout the year; there have been no cases of serious illness. The Medical Officer has carried out periodical inspections.
Throughout the School, a very considerable improvement is noticeable. Work is done and corrected systematically, with the result that exercises which at one time were conspicuously untidy are now carefully and neatly written. In every Class, there are evidences of careful and diligent attention to work, on the part of both teachers and pupils. Untidiness in the Classrooms has disappeared, and the buildings, grounds and offices are in a satisfactory condition. The School is undoubtedly making rapid progress.
The syllabus of studies in Classes 1 and 2 is drawn up to meet the requirements of the Hongkong University Local Examinations. All pupils in these Classes were presented for the University Examinations in December. Two girls took the Senior Local Examination, and both passed; seven girls took the Junior and six passed.
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Annexe A.
EXTRACTS FROM REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
Kowloon and Victoria British Schools.--On Empire Day, His Excellency the Governor announced the establishment of scholar- ships in connection with the Kowloon British School and the Victoria British School, one free Scholarship for one year being given. annually in each class from Class 7 to Class 2 inclusive."
Preparations were made during the year to introduce the teach- ing of Shorthand and Book-keeping, but there seemed to be no demand for these Subjects. A Class for the study of Chinese was started in August. It was held twice a week by an experienced Chinese Master. Conversation and reading in Cantonese are taught. Six boys from the Victoria British School and eight from the Kow- loon British School joined; of the nine who presented themselves for examination 1 was classed as Very Good, 3 as Good, 2 as Fair, and 3 as Poor.
Prizes were offered through Mr. Frost by certain Members of the Overseas Club for essays on "The Great War". Two boys and two girls in each of the British Schools received awards.
Kowloon British School.—The Maximum Enrolment was 71 (87 in 1915).
The Minimum Enrolment was 56 (63 in 1915).
Average Attendance was 60 (66 in 1915).
The cost of each unit in Average Attendance was $150.44 ($140.62 in 1915).
Twenty-two new pupils joined during the year. One boy and two girls have not missed a day for three years.
In September Mr. E. J. Edwards was appointed Headmaster vice Mr. A. T. Hamilton transferred to Queen's. College.
Two rooms in the School quarters are now utilised as Class-rooms. The health of the School generally has been good throughout the year; there have been no cases of serious illness. The Medical Officer has carried out periodical inspections.
Throughout the School, a very considerable improvement is noticeable. Work is done and corrected systematically, with the result that exercises which at one time were conspicuously untidy are now carefully and neatly written. In every Class, there are evidences of careful and diligent attention to work, on the part of both teachers and pupils. Untidiness in the Class-rooms has disappeared, and the buildings, grounds and offices are in a satisfactory condition. The School is undoubtedly making rapid progress.
The syllabus of studies in Classes 1 and 2 is drawn up to meet the requirements of the Hongkong University Local Examinations. All pupils in these Classes were presented for the University Ex- aminations in December. Two girls took the Senior Local Examina- tion, and both passed; seven girls took the Junior and six passed.
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