15. Among the activities of these schools are to be noted school bands, and bathing parties, games, and ambulances, and gardens. They figure rather plentifully in the speech-day celebrations of the schools; and doubts have been expressed as to whether the energy devoted to them is altogether well employed. It cannot be too clearly remembered that the most lasting and main advantage a Chinese boy gets from his school life is the intercourse with his English teachers. That intercourse is not least valuable in its more informal aspects, when given as it so freely is out of school hours at a bathing party or on the football ground.
16. The Ellis Kadoorie School for Indians continues to make progress; the numbers in attendance are increasing, and the work done is improving. A considerable number of the pupils attend free, by the generosity of Sir Ellis Kadoorie and Mr. Arculli.
17. The Praya East School, which is under a Chinese Headmaster, continues to do very good work. The school is badly housed in a Chinese tenement in Queen's Road East, and has no playground attached to or near the premises.
18. Outlying District Schools.—Arrangements have been made whereby the Headmasters (Chinese) of the Un Long School, Taipo School, and Cheung Chau School, are enabled and encouraged to visit Queen's College and the District Schools at intervals, to refresh and improve their methods. These schools are making steady progress.
19. The Cheung Chau School during the year vacated the old premises which were found to be unsafe. The new building, which is larger and more suitable, is on the hillside in a healthy situation. It has the further advantage of possessing a larger garden which is being divided into plots for the use of the pupils. The school buildings at both Un Long and Taipo are too small and not very suitable.
20. British Schools.—The attendance at the Victoria and Kowloon British Schools shows a slight increase. The pupils in Classes 1 and 2 follow the curriculum laid down by the Hongkong University for the Matriculation (or Senior) and Junior Examinations respectively. The results are satisfactory, but it is regrettable that more children do not remain at school long enough to enable them to pass through these Classes. Cantonese is taught to the senior boys in these schools with some success, especially at the Kowloon School where the subject is now taught under the personal direction of the Head Master.
21. In my report for 1917 I pointed out that the chief difficulty in connection with these schools was one of distance and locality. It is difficult to devise a practical scheme for amalgamating them, while if kept separate, the small numbers in the top Classes make the teaching of special subjects a difficulty. It is partly got over by taking the big boys and girls together: there are objections to...
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15. Among the activities of these schools are to be noted school bands, and bathing parties, games, and ambulances, and gardens. They figure rather plentifully in the speech-day celebrations of the schools; and doubts have been expressed as to whether the energy devoted to them is altogether well employed. It can not be too clearly remembered that the most lasting and main advantage a Chinese boy gets from his school life is the intercourse with his English teachers. That intercourse is not least valuable in its more informal aspects, when given as it so freely is out of school hours at a bath- ing party or on the football ground.
16. The Ellis Kadoorie School for Indians continues to make progress; the numbers in attendance are increasing, and the work done is improving. A considerable number of the pupils attend free, by the generosity of Sir Ellis Kadoorie and Mr. Arculli.
17. The Praya East School, which is under a Chinese Head- master, continues to do very good work. The school is badly housed in a Chinese tenement in Queen's Road East, and has no playground attached to or near the premises.
18. Outlying District Schools.-Arrangements have been made whereby the Headmasters (Chinese) of the Un Long School, Taipo School, and Cheung Chau School, are enabled and encouraged to visit Queen's College and the District Schools at intervals, to refresh and improve their methods. These schools are making steady progress.
19. The Cheung Chau School during the year vacated the old premises which were found to be unsafe. The new building, which is larger and more suitable, is on the hillside in a healthy situation. It has the further advantage of possessing a larger garden which is being divided into plots for the use of the pupils. The school buildings at both Un Long and Taipo are too small and not very suitable.
20. British Schools.—The attendance at the Victoria and Kow- loon British Schools shews a slight increase. The pupils in Classes 1 and 2 follow the curriculum laid down by the Hongkong University for the Matriculation (or Senior) and Junior Examinations respect- ively. The results are satisfactory, but it is regrettable that more children do not remain at school long enough to enable them to pass through these Classes. Cantonese is taught to the senior boys in these schools with some success, especially at the Kowloon School where the subject is now taught under the personal direction of the Head Master.
21. In my report for 1917 I pointed out that the chief difficulty in connection with these schools was one of distance and locality. It is difficult to devise a practical scheme for amalgamating them, while if kept separate, the small numbers in the top Classes make the teaching of special subjects a difficulty. It is partly got over by taking the big boys and girls together: there are objections to
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